Aeneas

Aeneas

• Hero of “Aenead”, Progenitor of Roman race

• Son of Venus nad Ancheis

• Father of Iülus/Ascanius

• husband of Creüsa, Lavinia, and Dido

• Favored by Jupiter and Venus

• Hated by Juni

Vergil

• Scholar in the Republic and Imperial Periods

• Born near Mantua (70BC)

• Studied around, interested in Epicurean philosophy

• last family home in the battle of Philippi

• dead before finishing Aeneid

Aeneid

• Legend of Aeneas

  • Roman epic, 19 BC

• 1-6: Aeneas’s odyssean wanderings

• 7-12: Aeneas Iliadic war

Anchesis

• Father of Aeneas

• Dies In Sicily

  • That’s (not) Amore

• trojan nobleman

• IDK why he gets his own slide

Iülus

• son of Aeneas and Creüasa

• Founder of Alba Longa (city in central Italy)

• Ancesror of ALbon kings, Romus/Remulus

Dido

• Queen of Carthage (city in Northern Africa)

• Falls in love with Aeneas (Amor shot her)

• Kills herself on Pyre after Aeneas tells her he’s leaving for Italy

Turnus

• King of Rutulians

• Original Fiancé of Lavina

• Wages war against Aeneas to reclaim Lavina

• Kills Pallas (steals his amour)

• Killed by Aeneas in duel

Pallanteum

• future site of Rome

• ruled by Evander

• visited by Aeneas; gets help and a tour

Lavinium

• founded by Aeneas after he wins war against Turnus

• Capital city Latium

• The groundwork for Rome

Dardanus

The Trojan ancient home; What they’re looking for the entire time