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what does suadentque cadenta sidera somnos mean?
the setting stars urge sleep
what does Aeneas say about thinking about the events of Troy?
although my mind shudders at the thought of it -‘quamquam animus meminisse horret’
in Extract 2 what is said about the state of the Greek army?
that they were ‘damaged by the war’ - ‘fracti bello’ and that they were opposed by the fates - ‘fatisque repulsi’
describe the horse:
the horse was of mountainous size - ‘instar montis’, and it was made with the help of Pallas’ divine art ‘divina Palladis arte’
what do the Greeks pretend the horse is?
they pretend it is a votive offering - ‘votum pro reditu simulant’
what does Virigl use in Line 6?
Chiasmus ‘fracti bello fatisque repulsi’ to emphasise how destructive the war was as both the Greeks and the Trojans were heavily afffected
how were the soldiers in the horse picked?
they were chosen by lot ‘sortiti’
describe Tenedos:
-‘est in conspectu Tenedos’ - Tenedos was in sight
-‘notissima fama insula’ - it was a most famous island
-‘dives opum’ - it was rich in wealth
-‘nunc tantum sinus’ - now just a bay
-‘et statio male fida carinis’ - and an unsafe anchorage for boats
what does ‘ergo omis longo solvit se Teucria luctu’ mean?
all the Trojan land was free of its long sorrow
what does ‘pandantur portae’ mean?
the gates were opened
what does ‘iuvat ire et Dorica castra videre’ mean?
it was a joy to go and see the Greek camps
what does ‘desertos locos’ mean?
the deserted site
what does ‘litusque relictum’ mean?
the abandoned shore
what does ‘hic acie certare solebant’ mean?
here they used to meet us in battle
what were the Trojans reaction to the horse?
-they marveled at it’s size
-Capys wanted it to be destroyed and cast put to sea
-Thymoetes wanted it to brought inside the city walls and placed on the citadel,
-the Trojan people split into 2 factions, 1 for keeping the horse, 1 for destroying it
what reasons does Aeneas give for Thymoetes encouraging the horse to be brought into the city?
whether through treachery - ‘sive doto’ or because Troy’s fate was certain - ‘seu iam Troiae sic fata’
what does ‘duci intra muros’ and ‘arce locari’ mean?
dragged inside the walls, and placed on the citadel
what does ardens mean?
burning – could be Laocoon burning with rage
what does ‘magna comitante caterva’ mean?
a large crowd with him
what does ‘o miseri, quae tanta insania, cives?’ mean?
O unhappy citizens, what madness?
what does ‘creditis avectos hostis?’ mean?
do you think the enemy’s sailed away?
what does ‘aut ulla putatis dona carere dolis Danaum?’ mean?
do you think any Greek gift’s free of treachery?
what does ‘sic notus Ulixes?’ mean?
is that Ulysseus reputation
what reasons does Laocoon give for the horse being given to Troy?
he says:
-either there are Greeks hiding in it - ‘aut hoc inclusi Achivi’
-its to be used against there walls - ‘nostros muros’
-it’s to spy on their homes -inspectura desuper urbi’
-or it hides some other trick - ‘aut aliquis latet error’
