Classics: The Aeneid - Books
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Book 1
Aeneas is caught in a storm caused by Juno, ends up washed up on Carthage. Venus in disguise advises Aeneas. Dido welcomes Aeneas and his men.
Book 2
Aeneas' retelling (to Dido) of his escape from Troy: Hector appears in a dream to warn him, receives a series of signs to flee and does so with his family but accidentally loses his wife along the way.
Book 3
Aeneas' retelling (to Dido) of his wanderings:
-Lands in Thrace but the ghost of Polydorus (Priam's son) warns them to leave,
-Goes to Crete but get struck by a plague,
-Aeneas has a vision telling him to go to Italy
- They fight the Harpies who tell them they will eat their tables when they reach Italy
- Meet Helenus and Andromache
- Make it past Scylla and Charybdis
- Anchises dies
Book 4
Dido is made to fall in love with Aeneas, at Jupiter's command (via Mercury) he leaves Carthage without telling her and she kills herself.
Book 5
Aeneas reaches Sicily and holds funeral games for Anchises. Juno sends Iris to make the Trojan women go crazy and try to burn down the ships. They set sail again, Palinurus is lulled into the sea.
Book 6
Aeneas meets the Sybil at Cumae, makes it to the underworld by seizing the golden bough. Here he sees Dido and Anchises, who tells him about the future of Rome.
Book 7
Aeneas lands in Latium where a prophecy precedes him. The Trojans eat their tables! Juno and Allecto stir up war in Amata and Turnus. Juno opens the gates of war.
Book 8
Aeneas is warmly received by Evander, who advises him to seek help from the Etruscans. Venus presents Aeneas with armour and a shield made by Vulcan.
Book 9
Juno advises Turnus to attack the Trojans while Aeneas is away. He tries to burn their ships but they turn into sea nymphs. Nisus and Euryalus plan to warn Aeneas of Turnus' siege, but are killed on the way because of a shiny helmet that Euryalus took as time. Pandarus and Biatas decide to open the gates, Turnus attacks but is forced to escape into the river Tiber.
Book 10
A council of the Gods: Jupiter overrules Juno and Venus and declares himself neutral in the war. Aeneas arrives. Turnus kills Pallas, (Hercules is sad about this but Jupiter comforts him). Aeneas is furious about Pallas' death, kills Lausus and Mezentius, who begs to be buried with his son.
Book 11
Funeral rites are performed for Pallas. The scene shifts back to Latium - see the Latin's perspective. The introduction, aristeia, and death of Camilla.
Book 12
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