The Journey Begins
(Book 1)
(Book 1)
The Fall of Troy
(Book 2)
(Book 2)
Love and Duty
(Book 4)
(Book 4)
Iliad VS Odyssey VS Aeneid: Misc
Iliad VS Odyssey VS Aeneid: Deities
100
This goddess' anger drives the conflict in The Aeneid.
Juno/Hera
100
In Book 2, Aeneas recounts the fall of this city.
Troy
100
Jupiter sends this god to remind Aeneas of his destiny in Italy.
Mercury/Hermes
100
Aeneas’ journey mirrors the wanderings of this Homeric hero.
Odysseus
100
This goddess intervenes to protect her son Aeneas throughout the Aeneid.
Venus/Aphrodite
200
Aeneas and his men land here after a storm sent by Aeolus.
Carthage
200
The Greeks use this famous wooden structure to trick the Trojans.
the Trojan Horse
200
Where do Aeneas and Dido take refuge during the storm?
Cave
200
This war serves as the background for both the Iliad and the Aeneid.
Trojan War
200
This god crafts an armor for both Achilles and Aeneas.
Vulcan/Hephaestus
300
This is the queen of Carthage, who welcomes Aeneas and his crew.
Dido
300
Which Trojan hero’s ghost urged Aeneas to flee Troy?
Hector's
300
Aeneas leaves Carthage to fulfill this divine mission.
founding Rome
300
Both Odysseus and Aeneas visit this place where they meet the dead.
the Underworld
300
Venus in the Aeneid and Thetis in the Iliad both help their ________ .
son (Aeneas and Achilles, respectively)
400
Venus sends this god, disguised as Aeneas’ son Ascanius, to inflame Dido with love.
Cupid
400
This Trojan priest warned his people about the horse, saying, “Even when they bring presents, I fear Greeks.”
Laocoοn
400
How does Dido die?
Commits suicide with a sword
400
The second half of the Aeneid (Books 7-12) with the war in Italy echoes this epic poem.
Iliad
400
This god in both the Iliad and the Aeneid ensures fate is fulfilled.
Zeus/Jupiter
500
What happened to Dido’s husband, Sychaeus?
Murdered by Pygmalion, Dido’s brother
500
Which HERO is depicted here carrying WHOM on his back while fleeing Troy?
Aeneas, carrying his father Anchises
500
What does Dido predict before she dies?
The Romans and the Carthaginians will be in eternal conflict
500
In the Odyssey, Odysseus strives to return to this, while in the Aeneid, Aeneas strives to find this. What is it?
Home
500
Juno and Poseidon both delay Aeneas and Odysseus, respectively, for this reason.
Personal resentment (Juno for the Judgment of Paris - Poseidon for Odysseus blinding Polyphemus)