Iliad quotes Flashcards
(14 cards)
the first line of the epic
‘I sing of arms and of the man’
what is Aeneas famous for
‘A man famous for his piety’
Juno gets Aeolus to create a storm
“Whip up your winds. Overwhelm their ships and sink them”
Aeneas says those who died in Troy were luckier than him
“Those whose fate is was to fall beneath the high walls of Troy … were many, many times more fortunate than i”
Neptune rebuking the east and west winds for creating the storm
“He is not the one who hold jurisdiction over the sea … that is my responsibility, given to me by lot’
Aeneas looking out from a large rock over the sea to find his fallen comrades
‘Aeneas climbed a rock to get a view over the whole ocean to see if there was any trace of’ his fallen comrades
Aeneas hunts and kills seven carcasses for his men
‘He succeeded in stretching seven huge carcasses on the ground, one for each of the ships’
Venus asks Jupiter if his mind has been changed about Aeneas’ fate
“Has some argument changed your mind?”
Jupiter tells Venus Aeneas will build a city
“He will build walls for his people”
Jupiter tells Venus that Ascanius will build a city at Alba Longa
“Build a city with powerful fortifications at Alba Longa”
Jupiter tells Venus that Rome will be named after Romulus
“Romulus … shall give his own name to his people, the Romans”
Jupiter tells Venus that he will allow Rome to live forever and stretch far (x2)
“On them i impose no limits of time or place”
“An empire that will know no end”
Jupiter tells Venus that Caesar will be born and will develop the Roman empire
“There will be born a Trojan Caesar to bound his empire by Oceanus at the limits of the world, and his fame by the stars”
Jupiter tells Veus that Augustus Caesar will be deified
“He too shall be called upon in prayer”
