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Dr. J. Taylor The Aeneid Name and Terms Guide Greek/Roman Humanities Trojan Survivors: Aeneas – prince of Troy, son of Venus and Anchises Ascanius (Iulus) – Aeneas’ son Anchises - Aeneas’ father Achates – Trojan friend and companion of Aeneas Dead Trojans: Priam – King of Troy, slain by Achilles’ son, Neoptolemus on the altar of his palace Hector – prince of Troy, slain by Achilles Paris – Hector’s brother, 2nd husband to Helen In Carthage – City in North Africa, founded by Dido and the Tyrian exiles, traditional enemy of Rome Anna – Dido’s sister Dido - Queen of Carthage, widow of Sychaeus (Dido’s dead husband, murdered by her brother for his wealth) Iarbas – an African king, former suitor of Dido Names associated with Venus Cythera – an island off the south of Greece, near where Venus was said to have been born Cyprus – an island in the Mediterranean associated with Venus Cyprian, Cytherea – nicknames for Venus Greek Warriors (Argives, Achaian, Danaans) from Trojan War: Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus) – Achilles’ son Ulysses – Roman name for Odysseus Menelaus – Helen’s first husband Agamemnon – Leader of the Greek armies Achilles – Greatest Greek warrior, killed by Paris In Italy: (the Lavinian shores - Aeneas’ future wife, Lavinia, comes from Italy) The Sibyl – priestess of Apollo at Cumae, guides Aeneas through the underworld Rhea Silvia – mother by Mars of Romulus and Remus Romulus – descendant of Aeneas, son of Rhea Silvia, founder of the city of Rome Alba Longa – the settlement founded by the Trojans in Italy, predates Rome Lavinia – future wife of Aeneas, daughter of King Latinus of the Latin tribe The Underworld: (Orcus) Acheron, Styx, Lethe – Rivers in the Underworld. Lethe causes people to forget their past lives Cerberus – three-headed guard dog Charon – ferryman, ferries the dead across the river Acheron in the Underworld Tartarus – where the wicked people are punished Elysium – The fields of the blessed in the underworld Roman Gods Saturn – Cronos Jupiter or Jove = Zeus Juno = Hera Pallas Minerva = Pallas Athena Diana = Artemis Phoebus = Apollo Aeolus – God of the Winds Uranus = Ouranos Venus = Aphrodite Pluto/Dis = Hades Vesta = Hestia Neptune = Poseidon Vulcan = Hephaestos Mars = Ares Ceres = Demeter Mercury = Hermes Bacchus/Liber = Dionysos Amor – god of love (Cupid/Eros) Terms Pietas – system of duties/responsibilities of a good Roman citizen 1 – Gods, 2 – State, 3 – Family Furor – Madness of passionate love Assignment: Read Books 1, 2, 4, 6 Passages to look for: Aeneas’ first view of Dido as a wise ruler in Book I The Fall of Troy story Book II The cave scene in Book IV Dido’s Curse in Book IV The Parade of Roman Heroes in the Underworld Book VI. (Future Roman descendants of Aeneas-propaganda for Augustus and the Romans) Anchises’ description of Roman arts when he is speaking to his son Aeneas Book VI. Notice that for the first time, Aeneas is addressed as a Roman, not a Trojan Notice whom Aeneas talks to on his journey into the Underworld. There are three main persons he speaks with, who represent his past, before he reaches his father in Elysium. Aeneas’ journey into the underworld (the land of death) is symbolic of his own death and rebirth. Death of the Trojan, Birth of the Roman Aeneas becomes the first Roman and the founder of the future Roman race, he is therefore called Father Aeneas.