Who Am I?
I am "duty-bound", obeying the will of the gods
What is Troy?
"Fit out the fleet, but not a word"
Who is Aeneas?
we expect something grand, epic, or large in scale after this literary device
What is an Invocation of the Muse?
What are boxing, foot racing, ship racing, and ranged weaponry (javelin/archery)?
Who is Dido?
This city was described as lively and powerful, until its leader fell swiftly
What is Carthage?
"So I plan to forestall her with ruses of my own and besiege the queen with flames, and no goddess will changer her mood - she's mine, my ally-in-arms in my great love for Aeneas."
Who is Venus?
This literary device places readers straight into action without explaining any prior events
What is "in medias res"?
I was lost at Troy after my husband looked back, and I was gone
Who is Creusa?
I was placed on a mountain by my grandmother, and Cupid took my place
Who is Ascanius/Iulus?
The third stop on Aeneas' journey, where the Trojans were nearly wiped out by a plague
What is Crete?
With a Trojan army marching at our side, think of how the glory of Carthage will tower to the clouds! Just ask the gods for pardon, win them with offerings. Treat your guests like kings.
Who is Anna?
Aeneas' descent into the underworld.
What is katabasis?
When Aeneas arrives in Carthage, the sight of this event, depicted as a mural, brings him to tears
What is the Trojan War?
I killed the father of Hector, spilling blood on his altar
Who is Pyrrhus?
The small city where Aeneas encounters Andromache and Helenus, who have built a "mini Troy" in honor of their homeland.
What is Buthrotum?
"The huntsman will scatter, swallowed up in the dark, and Dido and Troy’s commander will make their way to the same cave for shelter and I’ll be there … "
Who is Juno?
After learning of his fate, and the future of Rome, Aeneas returns up to the surface world in this process
Dido returned to this person in the Underworld after encountering, and silently rebuking, Aeneas
Who is Sychaeus?
I am the brother of Dido who killed her husband, which caused her to flee to from Tyre and establish Carthage.
Who is Pygmalion?
The place where Anchises died on the journey to found Rome
What is Drepanum?
"I beg you, king, by the powers who know truth, by any trust still uncorrupt in the world of men, pity a man who's torment knows no bounds. Pity me in my pain. I know in my soul I don't deserve to suffer."
Who is Sinon?
Virgil uses this symbol to describe both passion, and destruction.
What is fire?
What is the Gate of Ivory?