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when and how does king Priam die?

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is stabbed on an altar by Achilles son Neoptolemus

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______ Aeneas (epithet)

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good, father

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who does Venus disguise her self as in bk1

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what extended simile shows dido will suffer

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which book contains a pageant of heroes, historical and mythical

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who is achates

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close friend of Aeneas

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who is the muse dressed in bk7

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how does Venus get dido to fall in love with Aeneas

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she sends cupid down disguised as ascanius to slowly ‘poison’ dido with one for Aeneas

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what are the trojans compared to as they build their camp

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which goddess protects the trojan ships

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how is the second half the he Aeneid different from the first

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who is Neoptolemus

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who is evenders son

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what recurring imagery shows love as dangerous

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the death of which animal sparks a war

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identify three images on Aeneas shield

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what is the centre of Aeneas shield

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why can’t Aeneas stay in Carthage indefinitely

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what kind of pietas are there

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in which city is bk 7 set

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who gets left behind in troy and die

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in bk1 what is Neptune calming the sea compared to

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who tells Carthage that dido has neglected her city

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what is furor

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what goddess is dido often compared to
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how does dido die
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what is clementia
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for whom are the funeral games in bk five
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name of Aeneas roman bride
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what is patriotism
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name the old king of Latium
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what does turns say that enrages allecto
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who is the king of the rutulians
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who or what is Allecto
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what does Aeneas see on the wall of didios temple
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give the two names for Aeneas son
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name of Aeneas antagonist
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what is the topic of bk4
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name three characters within the Trojan horse
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how to Aeneas and achates get into Carthage invisibly
cloud
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who is ilioneus
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give three examples of Aeneas pietas
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identify three similarities the Aeneid has with the odyssey
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where do we get a depiction of Cleopatra
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where does the sibyl live
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which character is based on the penthesialea
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household gods are lares and _____
penates
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why does Aeneas kill turnus
bus turns has pallas belt, killed pallas
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why is the myth of Hercules and accuse important
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how does Juno trick turns in leaving the battle field in bk10
a shade of Aeneas tricks him on a boat
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what is the name of the boatman of the underworld
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what does turnus take from pallas as a trophy
sword belt
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who forges Aeneas shield
vulcan
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name three people Aeneas meets in the underworld
dido, augustas, Anchises
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whom does Aeneas carry on his back
Anchises
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what does euryalus take from mess-ups how does it betray him
helmet, shiny
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explain the myth of Romulus and remus
dependents of Aeneas who went to found cities on the seven hills of Rome rem climbed over rom walls rom killed him
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identify three important extended similes in the epic
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what colour usually represents empire
purple
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what does magus beg for, how does Aeneas react
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who is Aeneas mother
venus
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what does Aeneas have to do before going into the underworld
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what is the topic of bk2
fall of troy
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what imagery is often used when people get ready for war
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how and why does Laocoon die
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which god gards the gates of war
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what is the relationship between lausus and mezentius
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what does allecto send to infect amata
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who is juturna
turnus sister
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who avenges the death of camilla
opis
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which book has a catalog of warriors
bk 7 war in Latium
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name evaders kingdom
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in which battle did Octavian defeat Antony
Actium
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3 similarities between Aeneid and the Iliad
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describe the relationship between nisus and euryalus
very close friends "love"
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why can't pallas lead Rome instead of Aeneas
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what is calliope the muse of
epic
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what does turnus do to the trojan ships in bk9
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______and the man I sing
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list three significant prophecies in the epic
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in which bk is Augustas himself depicted
bk6 underworld
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who is the rainbow goddess
iris
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what is a formula
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whose death does bk 10 end
pallas
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give three typical Virginian formulae
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where do didos people originally come from
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what item does Aeneas have to take to Proserpina
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in bk10 which omen shows Aeneas is divinely blessed
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which god tells Aeneas to leave Carthage
mercury
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which warrior kills camilla, which god does he pray to
arruns apollo
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give and example of a warrior failing to show clementia
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which god saves ascanius in bk 9
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name didos ex-husband
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what is the Pax Romana
roman peace
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who is Anna
dido sister
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what image is depicted on pallas belt
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which book is most like a tragedy
bk4 dido
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what does drances beg turns for in bk 11
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who is panthus
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what is the last word of the Aeneid
"it is pallas who exacts the penalty in your guilty blood"

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