Characters
Aeneas' ultimate mission is to do what?
Conquer Italy and found Rome
Odysseus reunites with this family member last
his father, Laertes
Virgil may have written Aeneas' relationship Dido as an allegory for the relationship between Rome and this recently conquered empire.
Carthage
This Roman god made Aeneas' new shield
Vulcan
These two Roman emperors claim Aeneas as their forebear
Julius Caesar & Augustus
She commits suicide
This infamous suitor is slain by Odysseus first
Antinous
The Aeneid's opening line differs from the Iliad & Odyssey how?
no invocation of the Muse
Athena's Roman equivalent
Minerva
Aeneas sees Trojan heroes and great poets where?
the underworld
Dido & Aeneas establish a more intimate relationship in this location
a cave
Odysseus' Cretan Tale to this character focuses more on Odysseus himself and his clothing
Penelope
Virgil's Aeneid mimics this oral tradition
Homeric Epic Poetry
These gates determine if a dream is true or false.
The gates of horn & ivory
The reign of Augustus Caesar, emperor of Rome, began this golden age
the Pax Romana
This character, Queen Dido's sister, convinces her to pursue a relationship with Aeneas.
Anna
In Book 15 of the Odyssey, Athena reunites with this character who is visiting Sparta
Telemachus
Virgil & Homer were separated by aprox. what amount of time?
roughly 800 years
This man raised by a wolf with his twin brother is the legendary founder of Rome and a descendent of Aeneas
Romulus
During the footrace of the Funeral Games for Anchises, what happens to the man initially in the lead?
He slips in blood and falls
Aeneas sees this omen at his father's grave
a snake
The Cretan Tale Odysseus tells Eumaeus differs from the other tales in what way?
more emphasis on enslavement & suffering
the term for a story which relates the legendary origins of a place
Foundation Myth
The Greek equivalent of this Roman god, Dionysus, is god of wine, celebration, & sometimes madness
Bacchus
Virgil likely wrote much of this character's adventures to mimic Augustus Caesar
Aeneas