Characters
the queen of Carthage who falls in love with Aeneas
Who is Dido?
The war in the ‘the illiad’
What is the Trojan war
Theme that involves loyalty to family and the gods in ‘the aeneid’
What is pietas?
"I will follow you underneath the ground"
City that is sacked in the Iliad
what is troy
The greatest Greek warrior in 'The Iliad’
Who is Achilles
What does Aeneas carry out of Troy?
his father, Anchises
Tragic flaw of Achilles
What is pride/hubris
"run for it now, my boy, you must. they're closing in, I can see their glinting shields, their flashing bronze"
who is Anchises
the one that guides Aeneas to the underworld
Killed Agamemnon in ‘the Oresteia’
Who is Clytemnestra?
the event that marks the beginning of ‘the oresteia’?
What was the return of Agamemnon from Troy
The central theme of revenge in ‘the oresteia’
What is the cycle of blood vengeance
"nor did I once extend a bridegroom's torch or enter into a marriage pact with you"
who is Aeneas
the object Clytemnestra uses to trap Agamemnon before killing him
what is a net
Aeneas’s son
Who is Ascanius/lulus?
Where Aeneas goes after leaving Carthage
What is Italy?
Theme that involves Aeneas’s sense of duty over personal desire
what is duty vs. desire?
"you shall give birth to a son, destined to rule troy and the peoples of Italy"
Who is Venus
the one that the Furies are pursuing in Oresteia
who is Orestes?
Trojan prince who judges the beauty contest between goddesses
Who is Paris?
The act of revenge Orestes commits in ‘The Oresteia’
What is the killing of Clytemnestra?
The theme in the Iliad that explores consequences of rage
What is the destructive power of anger
"justice turns the balance scales, sees that we suffer and we suffer and we learn"
who is Chorus in "the oresteia"
the disguise that Athena uses to visit Telemachus in the Iliad
what is a mentor