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Who does Aeneas see among those who died in love?
Dido
Who is Dido with in the underworld? (give name)
Sychaeus
What usage of the ablative is harena in this sentence: “Navita sed tristis nunc hos nunc accipit illos, ast alios longe summotos arcet harena.”
ablative of separation ("keep off from the beach")
The following sentence contains what rhetorical device: “Inter quas Phoenissa recens a vulnere Dido errabat silva in magna…qualem primo qui surgere mense aut videt aut vidisse putat per nubila lunam.”
Simile (compares Dido to moon)
What real-world figure is Aeneas meant to represent?
Augustus
Through which gate of Sleep does Anchises send Aeneas and Sibyl through?
The gate of Ivory
Sibyl is a ___ (job)
Translate this sentence: “Extremum fato quod te adloquor hoc est.”
This is the last (word) I shall address to you.
The following sentence contains what rhetorical device: “Nec ripas datur horrendas et rauca fluenta transportare prius quam sedibus ossa quierunt.”
Synecdoche (“ossa” = bone, referring to the dead)
The Aeneid is related to what two other ancient works?
The Iliad and The Odyssey
Why are there people around the River Lethe?
They have cleansed themselves of their past and are now returning to the world a second time.
What is Charon’s job in the underworld?
A ferryman who carries souls across the river Styx
Translate this phrase: “nec datur transportare”
The right/ability to transport was not given
The following sentence contains what rhetorical device: “Centum errant annos volitantque haec litora circum.”
Anastrophe (usual word order is “circum haec litora”)
What step of the Hero’s journey does Aeneas undertake in Book 6?
Descent into the underworld
Who does Deiphobus blame for his injuries?
Helen
What dead character does Aeneas meet in the Blessed Groves?
Anchises
What usage of the accusative is vultum in this sentence: Illa solo fixos oculos aversa tenebat nec magis incepto vultum sermone movetur quam si dura silex aut stet Marpesia cautes.
Accusative of respect
The following sentence contains what rhetorical device: “nec vero Alciden me sum laetatus euntem accepisse lacu…”
Litotes (Charon was not eager to be punished again after helping a mortal cross the Styx last time)
Through which character does Virgil portray the future of Rome?
The voice of Anchises
How does Aeneas successfully find the golden bough?
He followed the doves sent by Venus.
Which character begs to be taken across the river Styx despite not having a proper burial?
Palinurus (Aeneas’ dead helmsman)
Give the scansion for this line: iam tandem Italiae fugientis prendimus oras.
iam| tan|d(em) I|ta|li|ae| fu|gi|en|tis| pren|di|mus| o|ras|.
spondee, dactyl, dactyl, spondee, dactyl, spondee
The following sentence contains what rhetorical device: “...et cantu vocat in certamina divos, aemulus exceptum Triton, si credere dignum est, inter saxa virum spumosa inmerserat unda.”
Hyperbaton (separation of "exceptum" from "virum")
When Anchises says "Sons, refrain! You must not blind your hearts / Turning against your country's very heart / Her own vigor of manhood.", what does Virgil warn of?
A civil war