Aeneid People Flashcards
(60 cards)
Who are the Muses?
Divinities charged with inspiring mortals in music, art, literature etc.
Who is Juno?
Queen of the gods, dislikes anything Trojan.
Who is Parca and Saturnia?
The female personification of destiny
Who is Paris?
Trojan prince who stole Helen from Menelaus.
Who is Ganymede?
A Trojan boy, made Jupiter’s cupbearer.
Who is Danaus/Danaians?
Ancester of the Trojans.
Who is Achilles?
Greek hero who killed Hector.
Who is Teucer/Teucreans?
An ancestor of the Trojans.
Who is Pallas?
Alternative name for Minerva / Athena.
Who are the Argive?
The Greeks.
Who is Ajax?
Punished by Minerva for the rape of Cassandra in her temple.
Who is Oileus?
Ajax’s father.
Who is Jove?
Alternative name for Jupiter.
Who is Jupiter?
King of the Gods and God of the sky.
Who is Venus?
Goddess of Love, mother of Aeneas and daughter of Jupiter.
Who is Aeneas?
Trojan hero of the story, son of Venus.
Who are the Troes?
The Trojans.
Who is Antenor?
Trojan hero who settled in Padua.
Who is Cythera?
Another name for Venus - the first island she came to after being born in the sea.
Who are the Rutulians?
Local tribe resident in Latium who were defeated by Aeneas.
Who is Ascanius?
The son of Aeneas.
Who is Iulus?
Ascanius’ surname to cement link between Julius Caesar, Augustus and Aeneas.
Who is Ilus?
Ascanius’ previous name when Troy still existed.
Who is Hector?
A Trojan hero who was killed by Achilles.
