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greatest of the Trojan warriors, killed by Achilles outside the Scaean Gates
Hector
100
King of Troy
Priam
100
Sister of Dido
Anna
100
use of a concept to refer to a related concept
metonymy
100
Tyrians
C
200
City founded by Ascanius (Iulus)
Alba Longa
200
Trojan princess and prophetess believed by nobody
Cassandra
200
Greek name was Hermes, messenger god sent by Jupiter to Aeneas
Mercury
200
understatement or negation for emphasis
litotes
200
Danaans
G
300
Juno's second favorite city after Carthage (she keeps her chariot and other items here)
Samos
300
Island where the Greek fleet hid shortly before destroying Troy in the 10th year of the war
Tenedos
300
African king, son of Jupiter, former suitor of Dido
Iarbas
300
separation of a compound word into two different parts
tmesis
300
Phrygians
T
400
Trojan prince kidnapped by Jupiter (Zeus) to be his lover/cupbearer
Ganymede
400
Greek liar who convinced the Trojans to accept the Trojan horse
Sinon
400
Queen of the Underworld
Proserpina (Persephone)
400
transferred epithet
hypallage
400
Teucrians
T
500
daughter of King Latinus who would later marry Aeneas
Lavinia
500
Queen of Troy
Hecuba
500
Goddess of the Rainbow, messenger of the gods (usually Juno)
Iris
500
anticipatory use of a word before it is appropriate in context
prolepsis
500
Phoenicians
C