Who is
Anna
A sister of Dido
A branch of Proserpine
A "key" to underworld
Why did the gods send the pestilence to Aeneas and his friends on the island of Crete?
It was not the right place to found a new homeland
Why did Creusa did not follow her husband?
She was destined to die in Troy.
‘O light of the Dardan land, surest hope of the Trojans, what long delay has held you? From what shores, Hector, the long looked for, do you come?
Aeneas is speaking to the ghost of Hector
Pygmalion
A brother of Dido, murderer of Sycheus
Lares and Penates
Household Gods
Why did Aeneas go to underworld?
To meet his father and to know his future
Who did appear in the dream of Aeneas in Troy?
Hector
“Sprung from blood of gods, son of Trojan Anchises, easy is the descent to Avernus: night and day the door of gloomy Dis stands open; but to recall one’s steps and pass out to the upper air, this is the task, this the toil!
Sybil instructs Aeneas how to go to underworld
Iarbas
A man, who wanted to marry Dido
Temple in Cumae
A temple of Apollo where a prophet Sybil sits.
Why did Dido did not speak to Aeneas in Underworld?
She committed suicide because Aeneas abandoned her.
Why did Dido escape from Tyre?
Her brother, Pygmalion killed her husband-Sycheus.
Come, arise, and with good cheer bear to your aged parent these certain tidings, to seek Corythus and the lands of Ausonia. Jupiter denies you the Dictaean fields.’
Penates are speaking to Aeneas
Achaemenides
One of Odysseus's men, is left behind by the Greek fleet on the island of the Cyclopes. Aeneas saved him
A honey-cake
To get by Cerberus, Sybil feeds him a spiked honey-cake that makes him immediately fall asleep
Why the certain souls can not be transported by Charon with his boat?
They are not buried properly
How did Iris help Dido and who did send her?
Iris was sent by Juno, who pitied Dido, to perform the ritual that allowed Dido's soul to enter the underworld.
“Your task, O queen, is to search out your desire; my duty is to do your bidding. To your grace I owe all this my realm, to your grace my scepter and Jove’s favor; you grant me a couch at the feasts of the gods gods, and make me lord of clouds and storms.”
Aeolus is speaking to Juno
Achates
A faithful companion of Aeneas
The giant sea serpents
Laocoon and his two young sons are attacked by giant serpents sent by the gods
Who did stop Aeneas from killing Helen and why?
Venus stopped Aeneas because she revealed to him that Helen's fate was not the cause of Troy's destruction, but rather the "harsh will of the gods".
What did Aeneas see in the temple of Juno?
In the temple of Juno, Aeneas saw a mural depicting scenes from the Trojan War, including the fall of Troy and the exploits of both Trojans and Greeks.
“Tell me, maiden, what means the crowding to the river? What seek the spirits? By what rule do these leave the banks, and those sweep the lurid stream with oars?”
Aeneas speaks to Sybil at the bank of the river Acheron