Mom! Mom!
This goddess loves her son so much that she will meddle in all sorts of human activities — in affairs of love and war.
Who is Venus?
How do you pronounce piety?
What is "pai-uh-tee?"
How many years had the Greek laid siege to Troy?
What is "10 years?"
What do the Trojan exiles do in Antandros?
What is "building a fleet of ships?"
What is "a mini Troy?"
Venus appears to Aeneas as he, consumed by a raging desire for vengeance, contemplates killing this woman.
Who is Helen?
What does it mean if a Christian is "pious?"
What is "duty and devotion to God?"
Who is the trickster who convinces the Trojans to wheel the giant horse into the city?
Who is Sinon?
This Trojan prince was murdered by the Thracian king, who betrayed his alliance with Troy, sided with the Greeks, and stole the prince's gold.
Who is "Polydorus?"
What does Helenus provide Aeneas?
What is "advice from Apollo?"
Venus tells her son, "Think: it's not that beauty, Helen, you should hate, not even Paris, the man you should blame, no, it's the _____, the ruthless _____ who are tearing down the wealth of Troy."
Who are "the gods?"
What does piety mean for a Roman?
What is "devotion to the gods, family, and country?"
What happens to Laocoon after he throws a spear at the horse, suspicious of its purpose?
What is "death by sea serpents?"
Father Anchises misinterprets Apollo's prophecy that “your father’s land that gave you birth will take you back again.” Where does he mistakenly lead Aeneas and co.?
What is "Crete?"
According to Apollo speaking through Helenus, what omen will alert Aeneas to begin building a city in Italy?
What is "a snow-white sow with thirty white piglets?"
How does Venus help Aeneas as Troy falls?
What is "leading Aeneas through fire and foes to his home?"
In Book 1 of The Aeneid, who describes Aeneas as pious (duty-bound, devoted)?
Who is "Virgil, Aeneas, and his crewmate?"
Who slays Polites in front of the aged king Priam?
Who is "Pyrrhus?"
In Strophades, Aeneas and his men feast on a seemingly unattended herd of goats. Then, they are attacked by harpies, and the leader, Celaeno, gives a prophecy of doom. What doom does she pronounce?
What is "gnawing your platters?"
Who is "Ulysses' abandoned shipmate?" What is "attack by the cyclops?"