Aeneid 2.611-620 and Interceding Lines

612-617

101

hic Iuno Scaeas saevissima portas prima tenet,

Here most savage Juno holds the Scaean gates as leader/first, 

102

sociumque furens a navibus agmen ferro accincta vocat.

and raging she calls her allied battleline from the ships, (she) having been equipped with a sword/iron.

103

Iam summas arces Tritonia, respice, Pallas insedit,

Now, look back, Tritonian Athena sits on the highest citadels, 

104

nimbo effulgens et Gorgone saeva. 

shining from her cloud with her savage Gorgon (breastplate).

105

Ipse pater Danais animos viresque secundas sufficit, 

The father himself (Jupiter) supplies spirits of the Greeks and favorable strength, 

618-620

101

ipse deos in Dardana suscitat arma. 

he himself stirs up the gods against Trojan weapons.

102

Eripe, nate, fugam, finemque impone labori.

Take flight, son, and put an end to your work.

103

Nusquam abero, 

I will never be absent, 

104

et tutum patrio te limine sistam."

and I will stand you safe on your country's threshold."

105

What literary device is found in the text of line 620?

et tutum patrio te limine sistam."

synchesis

Interceding Lines

101

Does Aeneas listen to his mother, Venus?

Yes, he decides to get get his family and leave Troy.

102

What are the 3 signs that convince Anchises that he should leave Troy?

1. Flames around Ascanius' Head.

2. Thunder Boomed after praying to Jupiter.

3. Shooting star in direction of Mt. Ida.

103

Who is Aeneas carrying, whose hand is he holding, and who follows behind?

1. Carrying Dad - Anchises

2. Holding Son's Hand - Iulus/Ascanius

3. Creusa/wife travels behind

104

What does Aeneas do when he discovers Creusa is missing?

Leaves Anchises and Ascanius hidden outside of the city with friends. Goes back to search Troy alone.

105

Creusa's ghost appears as a 3rd apparition telling Aeneas to go, travel far, come to Italy, marry new wife and take care of their son. He returns to father and son and finds lots of Trojan refugees have joined them. Where do they head with Aeneas as leader?

Mt. Ida

Language Questions

101

What literary device is found in line 612?

hic Iuno Scaeas saevissima portas prima tenet,

Synchesis, alliteration

102

What is the literary device in line 614?

Ferro

metonymy

103

What is the mood of "respice" in line 615?

Imperative

104

What verbal construction is "effulgens" in line 616?

present active participle (PAP)

105

What case is "nate" in line 619?

vocative