Translation
"Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit" (1.203).
Perhaps one day it will even help to remember these things.
"Res dura et regni novitas me talia cogunt moliri, et late fines custode tueri" (1.563-564).
newness; to undertake; widely; guard
Who does Saturnia refer to?
Juno
"Ō fortunati, quorum iam moenia surgunt!" (1.437).
Aeneas
What is the simile for Laocoon’s death in Book 2?
The mooing of a wounded bull.
"Fama, malum qua non aliud velocius ullum" (4.174)
Rumor, quicker than whom (there is) not any other evil
"Nos delubra deum miseri, quibus ultimus esset / ille dies, festa velamus fronde per urbem" (2.248-249).
temples; last; to cover; foliage
What happens to Laocoon after he warns the Trojans and hurls a spear into the horse?
Two sea serpents kill him and his sons
"Quid furis? Aut quonam nostri tibi cura recessit?" (2.595).
Venus
A leader calming a rioting crowd is used as a comparison to what in Book 1?
Neptune calming the storm and reigning in the winds.
"dant clara incendia lucem / erranti passimque oculos per cuncta ferenti" (2.569-570).
bright fires give light to (me) wandering and everywhere for (me) bearing my eyes though all (things).
"quotiens umentibus umbris / nox operit terras, quotiens astra ignea surgunt" (4.351-352).
as often as; damp; to cover; fiery
In what book does Aeneas travel to the Underworld?
Book 6
"quando aliud mihi iam miserae nihil ipsa reliqui" (4.315).
Queen Dido
What is the impact of Dido’s death compared to in Book 4?
A city, such as all Carthage or ancient Tyre, falling because of enemies attacking and flames raging through.
"'Hunc ego Diti / sacrum iussa fero teque isto corpore solvo'" (4.702-703).
I, having been ordered, bring this sacred thing to Dis, And I release you from that body of yours.
"pecudumque cruore / pingue solum et variis florentia limina sertis" (4.201-202).
cattle; fertile; flowering; garlands
In Book 1, whose divine order does Aeneas receive to leave Carthage?
Jupiter's command delivered by Mercury
"Umbrarum hic locus est, somni noctisque soporae" (6.390).
Charon
Who is Queen Dido compared to in Book 1, which characterizes her as a good leader?
The goddess Diana
"sed falsa ad caelum mittunt insomnia Manes" (6.896).
but ghosts send false dreams to the sky.
"Tandem trans fluvium incolumes vatemque virumque / informi limo glaucaque exponit in ulva" (6.415-416)
river; prophetess/seer; slime; swamp grass
In Book 4, whose mind is inflamed by Fama? Who was he born from?
Iarbas. Born from Hammon, an Egyptian god
"Quid primum deserta querar?" (4.677).
Anna, Dido's sister
What are the two comparisons used in Book 6 to describe the souls on the bank of the Styx, waiting to cross?
Autumn leaves that have fallen, and birds that are gathered to migrate.