Escape from Ilium
Whom does Aeneas carry out of the burning city?
His father, Anchises
What type of flying creature attacks Aeneas and his men?
The Harpies
The play ends with the death of whom?
Who tries to burn Aeneas' ships?
Trojan women
Who or what is Alecto?
One of the 3 Furies
Why do Nisus and Euryalus decide to leave the Trojan fortress?
They leave to sneak through the enemy lines and deliver important news to Aeneas.
Who is Aeneas’ mother?
Venus
Aeneas and his men encounter what man-eating creature on an island?
A Cyclops (Polyphemus)
Who or what causes Dido to fall in love with Aeneas?
Cupid's arrow
Anchises (his father)
Who opens the gates of war at the Temple of Janus?
Juno
Who makes armor for Aeneas?
The god Vulcan forges new armor for him at Venus’s request.
Whose ghost warns Aeneas that Troy is under attack?
Hector
Juno commands what character to send a storm to sink the Trojan ships?
Aeolus
How does Juno force Dido and Aeneas into time alone?
Creating a storming, driving them into a cave together.
Whose spirit does Aeneas see on the Plains of Mourning?
Why does the countryside shepherds become enraged at the Trojans?
Iulus kills their sacred deer
Camilla asks that the goddess Diana does what for her?
She asks Diana to protect her and honor her dedication
How did Sinon the Greek help trick the Trojans into accepting the giant horse?
Saying it would bring them good fortune
At the end of the play, Aeneas is headed directly for what city?
Carthage
Which god or goddess commands Aeneas to continue his quest?
Jupiter
Who is in the line of souls that Aeneas sees drinking from the River Lethe?
Future Roman descendants (Romulus and Caesar Augustus)
What god appears to Iulus?
Apollo?
Who dies trying to protect King Mezentius?
His son, Lausus, dies defending him.
What person does Aeneas almost kill before a goddess intervenes?
Helen
Aeneas sees what famous female from Troy?
Andromache
Dido is the favorite of what goddess?
Juno
What does Neptune demand in return for guiding Aeneas' ships safely?
The life of Palinurus
Who or what appears to Aeneas and tells him to seek the help of King Evander?
Father Tiber
Whose death causes Aeneas to go into a rage?
The death of Pallas, King Evander’s son.