Aeneas - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Because Paris didn't pronounce her the "fairest" correct answers Why is Juno angry at the Trojans? He sees omens that indicate that he should leave correct answers How is Anchises finally convinced to flee Troy? Because Aeolus stirs up the waves, which are Neptune's territory correct answers In Book I, why does Neptune become angry at Aeolus? Romulus and Remus correct answers What are the names of the twin brothers, suckled at the breast of a wolf, who become the founders of Rome? ...

Richard Jenkins correct answers Says Virgil wasn't a misogynist in fact the opposite = through Dido's 'deeply sympathetic portrayal' Virgil wanted to 'enlarge Dido's tragedy to focus upon the woman's point of view' R D Williams on Aeneas as leader correct answers 'not aiming to achieve personal satisfaction by surpassing others in excellence, but to use his qualities in order to achieve their success' 'must not judge Aeneas adversely because we think he ought to be like Achille...

Who uses his powers to keep the trojans lost at sea? correct answers Juno who calms the ocean so aeneas could make it safely to land? correct answers neptune what does jupiter predict awaits aeneas in italy? correct answers a massive war & a new city & a new way of life. who would not be adecendent of aeneas' line? correct answers mars from whom would julious caesar get his name correct answers aeneas' son LULUS why did dido's people take on a peaceful mood toward aeneas' peop...

Who are Serestus, Ilioneus, Cloanthus, & Gyas? correct answers Trojan captains from whom Aeneas was separated in the storm What is the wound that still makes Juno angry & thus hate the Trojans? correct answers The judgment Paris gave AT the famous beauty contest, where he gave "slight to her beauty" & chose Aphrodite or Venus instead Who says "and give your king this message, power over the sea & ruthless trident is mine"? correct answers Neptune What do we learn about Dido in Book ...

Virgil correct answers preeminent poet of the Roman Empire, was born Publius Vergilius Maro on October 15, 70 B.C., near Mantua, a city in northern Italy. The son of a farmer. What does the story start with? correct answers On the Mediterranean Sea, Aeneas and his fellow Trojans flee from their home city of Troy, which has been destroyed by the Greeks. They sail for Italy, where Aeneas is destined to found Rome. As they near their destination, a fierce storm throws them off course and land...

Priam correct answers King of Troy Sinon correct answers Greek who fooled the Trojans into taking the horse Hector correct answers Son of Priam, greatest warrior killed Cassandra correct answers Wife of hector Pyrrhus correct answers Son of Achilles, and the killer of Priam Helen correct answers Greek who started everything How does Aeneas feel about retelling the story of troy to Dido correct answers Aeneas feels "sorrow, unspeakable sorrow "because it's in great pain Ho...

Omnibus 2 Primary Final Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Geoffrey of Monmouth - CORRECT ANSWER- Writer of History of Kings of Britain. said to have translated it, as well as the Prophecies of Merlin into Latin from an earlier original text. Brutus the Trojan - CORRECT ANSWER- Founder of the British people, much like Aeneas. Also like Aeneas, he is alleged to have descended from Trojans after the Trojan War

what is pietas correct answers - dutifulness - sacrificing one's own wishes in the service of those relying on you or that deserve it - social in focus, rather than individualistic what four things should people show pietas to correct answers 1. the gods 2. the family (parents and children) 3. dependants 4. patria or homeland what is furor correct answers - a state of mind and behaviour characterised by impulsive and irrational rage, usually triggered by a cutting emotional experienc...

What are the two dominant images of the book? correct answers Wound and the flame What effect gas Aeneas had on Dido? correct answers She loves him after his sad tale is told to her; Dido is obsessed with Aeneas Why was Dido determined to remain unmarried? correct answers She loved her first husband Sychaeus What advice does Anna give Dido? correct answers Trojan walls would increase their might, Trojans can protect them What meaning does the simile from 91-97 have for the story? Wha...

what was Virgil's occupation? When and where did he live? Virgil was a poet in ancient Rome. Where did Virgil tell Dante that joy and its beginning can be found? Virgil told Dante that Joy, and it's beginning to be found on the mountain. Name the creatures that Dante finds in the woods. Dante finds a leopard, a lion, and a wolf in the woods. Which creature was like most horrible and why? The Wolf was the most horrible, since it was greedy and never satisfied; it repres...