The Journey Begins
(Book 1)
The Fall of Troy
(Book 2)
Love and Duty
(Book 4)
Iliad VS Odyssey VS Aeneid: Misc
Iliad VS Odyssey VS Aeneid: Deities
100

This goddess' anger drives the conflict in The Aeneid.

Juno/Hera

100

In Book 2, Aeneas recounts the fall of this city.

Troy

100

Jupiter sends this god to remind Aeneas of his destiny in Italy.

Mercury/Hermes

100

Aeneas’ journey mirrors the wanderings of this Homeric hero.

Odysseus

100

This goddess intervenes to protect her son Aeneas throughout the Aeneid.

Venus/Aphrodite

200

Aeneas and his men land here after a storm sent by Aeolus.

Carthage

200

The Greeks use this famous wooden structure to trick the Trojans.

the Trojan Horse

200

Where do Aeneas and Dido take refuge during the storm?

Cave

200

This war serves as the background for both the Iliad and the Aeneid.

Trojan War

200

This god crafts an armor for both Achilles and Aeneas.

Vulcan/Hephaestus

300

This is the queen of Carthage, who welcomes Aeneas and his crew.

Dido

300

Which Trojan hero’s ghost urged Aeneas to flee Troy?

Hector's

300

Aeneas leaves Carthage to fulfill this divine mission.

founding Rome

300

Both Odysseus and Aeneas visit this place where they meet the dead.

the Underworld

300

Venus in the Aeneid and Thetis in the Iliad both help their ________ .

son (Aeneas and Achilles, respectively)

400

Venus sends this god, disguised as Aeneas’ son Ascanius, to inflame Dido with love.

Cupid

400

This Trojan priest warned his people about the horse, saying, “Even when they bring presents, I fear Greeks.”

Laocoοn

400

How does Dido die?

Commits suicide with a sword

400

The second half of the Aeneid (Books 7-12) with the war in Italy echoes this epic poem.

Iliad

400

This god in both the Iliad and the Aeneid ensures fate is fulfilled.

Zeus/Jupiter

500

What happened to Dido’s husband, Sychaeus?

Murdered by Pygmalion, Dido’s brother

500

Which HERO is depicted here carrying WHOM on his back while fleeing Troy?

Aeneas, carrying his father Anchises

500

What does Dido predict before she dies?

The Romans and the Carthaginians will be in eternal conflict

500

In the Odyssey, Odysseus strives to return to this, while in the Aeneid, Aeneas strives to find this. What is it?

Home

500

Juno and Poseidon both delay Aeneas and Odysseus, respectively, for this reason.

Personal resentment (Juno for the Judgment of Paris - Poseidon for Odysseus blinding Polyphemus)