Background
Author of The Aeneid
Who is Virgil?
The protagonist, a Trojan of royal blood
Who is Aeneas?
King of the gods
Who is Jupiter?
The Aeneid begins with this
What is a storm in the middle of Aeneas' journey?
Mercury commands Aeneas to do this after Dido falls in love with him
What is leave immediately?
Genre of The Aeneid
What is an epic poem written in dactylic hexameter?
Aeneas' son
Who is Ascanius/ Iulus?
Aeneas' main divine enemy
Who is Juno?
The Trojans brought the horse into the city for these two reasons
What are Sinon tricked them and two serpents killed Laocoon?
Dido does these two things after Aeneas leaves her
What are curses the Trojans and kills herself?
Year The Aeneid was written
When is 19BC?
Aeneas' father
Who is Anchises?
Aeneas' divine mother
Who is Venus?
These two things finally persuaded Anchises to go with Aeneas and flee Troy
What are the omens of Ascanius' flaming hair and the shooting star?
The Trojan men do this in Sicily at Eryx
What is hold games in honor of the anniversary of Anchises' death?
Setting of The Aeneid
What is after the Trojan War around 1000 BC?
Aeneas' wife who dies in Troy
Who is Creusa?
The god whom Aeneas regularly consults for guidance
Who is Apollo?
These three people tell Aeneas to flee the city in Book 2
Who are the ghost of Hector, Venus, & the ghost of Creusa?
The Trojan women do this at Eryx instigated by Iris
What is set fire to the Trojan fleet?
Emperor the author read the first six books to
Who is Caesar Augustus?
Aeneas' armor bearer
Who is Achates?
The messenger goddess who takes Dido's life
Who is Iris?
These four cities Aeneas helped to found or build on his journey
What are Aenus, Pergamum, Carthage, & Acesta?
The way by which Aeneas gains entry to the Underworld
What is finds a golden bough and brings it to the Cumaean Sibyl?