Women
What was the name of the woman Turnus and Aeneas fought over?
- Lavinia
Who does Aeneas kill in the end of the epic?
- Turnus
How does the epic begin?
- With the spartans burning Troy
What were the gods instructed to do in book 10?
- The gods are told to stop interfering within the battle between the Trojans and the Latins
Who gave Aeneas his shield and why?
- Vulcan made Aeneas his shield
- He gave him this shield because Venus, Aeneas' mother, asked him to
What was the nickname that Dido was referred to throughout the epic? (Hint: name of book 4)
- The Tragic Queen of Carthage
what did men find glory in?
- war
How does Aeneas tie in with the Trojan War?
- He is one of the only survivors who escaped burning Troy. He led the remaining survivors and was in search of new land, Rome.
Who was the goddess that interfered with Aeneas’ journey, trying to stop him from founding Rome? She put forth many obstacles and questioned if Aeneas would make it through until the end.
- Juno
Why does Aeneas travel through the underworld in book VI?
- To visit his father and ask him for guidance
What role did Venus play in Aeneas’ fate?
- She was Aeneas’ mother
- Helped guide him through his journey.
- She healed his wounds and gave him protection
Who is the important figure that Turnus slaughters? His father sent him to war with Aeneas to train under his guidance...
- Pallas
What was in the heart of Aeneas' shield?
- Battle of Actium
What did Juno and Minerva both have in common?
They both were angered at the fact that Paris chose to award the golden apple to Venus
What did Virgil want to happen to his epic after his death?
- He wanted the Aeneid burned.
What does Dido’s character symbolize?
- She is the conflict between personal desires and political duty
- The tragic consequences of unfulfilled love and abandonment
What is the significance of the duel between Aeneas and Turnus?
- This battle between the two ultimately decides the fate of Latium. There is rage, fury, emotion, and guilt
What did Aeneas see that made him decide to show Turnus no mercy?
- He noticed the belt of Pallas around Turnus' shoulders, realizing the death of his fellow soldier
What is the role that the gods have in the Aeneid?
- The gods actively intervene in the lives of the men and women
- They can predict, alter, warn, and help by giving signs and paying visits
Why do some historians believe the Aeneid wasn't finished?
- Some historians believe the Aeneid was never finished because he wanted it to be burned after his death. Some believe it was because he was taking a subtle dig at Augustus.
Women were faced with many challenges because they were seen as "less" then men. How do women view the obstacles portrayed to them throughout the story?
- The women took on the challenges, whether or not death or success was upon them
Aeneas is a flawful hero and makes mistakes. How does his internal conflict influence his decisions and shape his identity as a leader/hero?
- his personal desires grow tensions between his decisions that will conclude the future
- his own human emotions shows conflict and struggle to meet the expectations a leader has
- his conflict also influences his leadership style; he gets challenged and he learns
How does Virgil use the idea of warfare to express the costs of consequences?
- he ties in immense suffering, grievance, constant loss, even the burden of leadership
- each character has to live through they war and the cons that comes with it, Virgil proposed this to show the dangers
To what extent does Juno's behavior challenge how the gods are portrayed in the human affairs?
- her actions both challenge and reinforce the idea of divine justice
- she represents potency, limitations, and the complexity of relationships
What is the overall impact of the Aeneid?
- It inspired future writers
- It told the story of the founding of Rome
- It solidified Aeneas as a Trojan hero