Events Flashcards
(37 cards)
What did Aeneas dream of?
Hektor, covered in blood and dust
What did dream Hektor tell Aeneas?
Troy was falling
He should take the sacred relics and household Gods of Troy, and find new walls to protect them
What happened when Hektor woke up?
He could hear the Greeks attacking
Deiphobus’ and Ucalegon’s houses were burning
Who came to Aeneas’ door and what did he say?
Panthus, a priest of Apollo, with Troy’s sacred relics
He told him that Troy was gone, as warriors had come from the wooden horse
Who did Aeneas and his friends encounter in the streets of Troy?
Androgeos, a Greek warrior
He mistook them for Greek fighters, so they killed him
What did Coroebus suggest?
That they change their shields and pretend to be Greek
What happened to Cassandra?
Priam’s daughter was abducted by Ajax
What did Coroebus do when he saw what had happened to Cassandra?
He started fighting back against the Greeks madly
However the Trojans started fighting Aeneas and his friends as well as the Greeks due to their changed armour
What happened to Aeneas after he tried fighting to get Cassandra back?
He was separated from Pelias and Iphitus
He went to Priam’s palace
What is happening at Priam’s palace?
There’s a big battle
What are the Trojans doing during the battle at Priam’s palace?
Using parts of the palace as weapons
Defending the inner doors with swords
Climbing ladders on the walls
What does Aeneas pass in the palace?
A secret passageway that Andromache used to visit Hektor’s parents (Hecuba and Priam)
Who led the charge against Aeneas?
Pyrrhus, with a double axe
What happened when the palace gates were broken down?
The Greeks came in, killing anyone in their path
What happened to the royal family once Pyrrhus and the Greeks entered the palace?
Priam put on his armour to face the enemy
Hecuba and her daughters huddled by an altar, holding statues of the Gods
Priam’s son, Polites, managed to escape but Pyrrhus then killed him infront of his family
What did Pyrrhus do to Priam?
After Priam tried throwing a spear at Pyrrhus..
- Pyrrhus dragged Priam to the altar into his son’s blood and killed him
- Priam died seeing his city in flames
- Now an unrecognisable corpse
How does Aeneas feel seeing his destroyed city?
He’s filled with fear and despair
Who does Aeneas feel angry towards, and what does he want to do?
Helen- he thinks killing her will be justified as its vengeance for his people
Who persuades Aeneas not to kill Helen/
His mother, Venus
She reminded him of his duty to his family, and explains that this war is not Helen’s fault, but the Gods
What does Venus do to Aeneas?
She clears his vision
He sees that the Gods are helping to destroy Troy
What are the Gods doing to Troy?
- Neptune is shaking the walls and foundations of the city
- Juno is attacking with her troops
- Jupiter is supplying the Greeks with courage
What happens when Aeneas reaches his house?
His father refuses to leave Troy with him, as he doesn’t want anymore burdens on his life, and he thinks he’s useless
Who is Aeneas’ wife and what does she ask him to do?
Creusa pleads with him to defend their home
