ID's Flashcards
(41 cards)
Juno
wife of Jupiter and antagonist of Aeneas due to her animosity of the Trojans in general
Jupiter
the major god of the mythical pantheon; oversees Aeneas’s destiny
Venus
goddess of love and Aeneas’s mother
Minerva
The goddess who protects the Greeks during the Trojan War and helps them conquer Troy
Aeneas
the Trojan son of Venus, fated by the gods to lead the surviving Trojans to Italy where his descendants will give rise to the Romans
Ascanius
the son of Aeneas and future destiny of Rome’s founding
Anchises
father of Aeneas
Creusa
wife of Aeneas who dies during the sack of Troy
Priam
the king of Troy who is killed by Achilles’ son during the Trojan war
Hector
The greatest of the Trojan warriors killed at Troy
Hecuba
Queen of Troy and wife to Priam
Laocoon
A Trojan priest who advises the Trojans recognize the Greek’s wooden horse as a trick which should be destroyed, but is ignored
Dido
The Queen of Carthage who is in love with Aeneas and kills herself upon his leaving
Anna
Dido’s sister who encourages her affair with Aeneas
Cupid
son of Venus, sent by her to poison Dido with the madness of love
Maenad (Bacchant)
female followers of Dionysus; “raving ones” whose image parallels Dido’s raving madness at the end of Book 4 of the Aeneid
Romulus and Remus
the twin offspring of Rhea Sylvia who founded Rome in 753 BCE where they were raised
Julius Caesar
general who formed the First Triumvirate and attempted to establish himself as a dictator over Rome; was killed in 44 BCE
Marc Antony
part of the Second Triumvirate supporting Julius Caesar’s son Octavius in becoming the first Emperor of Rome in 30 BCE; had an affair with Cleopatra
Catalina
lost in the election to Cicero and attempted to assassinate him; conspired to gain complete dictatorial power in the Senate
Cicero
Roman politician who spoke out against the Catalina conspiracy in favor of the Republic; was killed in 43 BCE by the order of the Second Triumvirate for speaking against Marc Antony
Emperor Augustus
in 30 BCE became the first emperor of Rome
Emperor Diocletian
became emperor in 284 CE and led an intense persecution of Christians in the empire
Emperor Constantine
Ended the persecution of the Christians in 313 CE with the Edict of Milan establishing religious tolerance