The Aeneid Book 1 - Quick Questions

Which goddess is angry with Aeneas?

Juno

Which city does Juno love more than any other?

Carthage

What does Juno keep in the city of Carthage?

Her armour and her chariot

What would Juno like to do for the city of Carthage?

Give it sovereignty over the people of Earth

What two reasons does Juno have for hating the Trojans?

They are destined to destroy Troy and Paris hadn't picked her in the divine beauty contest

Who does Juno persuade to interfere with the Trojans' journey?

Aeolus

What does Juno offer to Aeolus, in return for interfering with Aeneas' journey?

Marriage to the nymph Deiopea

What is Aeneas first response to the storm, whilst escaping from Troy with his men?

A "sudden chill went through" him and "his limbs grew weak"

What does Aeneas wish had happened to him, during the storm on his way away from Troy?

That he had died in Troy

Who interfered and stopped the storm besieging Aeneas and his men?

Neptune

What else did Neptune do for the Trojans, whilst they were sailing away from Troy?

Triton and Cymothoe lifted them off the rocks

What simile is used to describe Neptune's intervention?

A mob running riot

Where do Aeneas and the remnants of his fleet land?

The coast of Libya

What does Aeneas look for the moment he lands?

Remnants of his allies' ships

What does Aeneas provide for each of the surviving ships?

A stag carcass

What is the difference between Aeneas' speech to his men after the storm, and his true feelings?

His speech was hopeful, but he was miserable

Who intervenes with Jupiter on Aeneas' behalf?

Venus

What is the focus of Venus' argument with Jupiter (i.e. is it personal welfare of Aeneas or something else?)

Aeneas' destiny not being fulfilled

What does Jupiter say that will Aeneas achieve during his lifetime, in his retort to Venus?

He will found the city of Lavinium

What does Jupiter say that Iulus (Aeneas' son) will achieve during his lifetime?

He will found the city of Alba Longa

What will limit the empire of the Trojan Caesar?

The limits of the world itself

What will happen to Strife, under Caesar, according to Jupiter?

He will be shackled behind the gates of war

What impact did Mercury have on the people of Carthage?

Made them welcoming to Aeneas

Who sent Mercury to Carthage?

Jupiter

Who did Aeneas meet when he was out hunting?

Venus

What relation did Aeneas have to Venus?

She was his mother

How was Venus dressed, when Aeneas saw her hunting?

As a Spartan girl (Thracian Harpalyce)

What did Venus claim to be looking for, when Aeneas spotted her whilst out hunting?

Her sister

Who was Dido married to, before she was widowed?

Sychaeus

Who was Dido's brother?

Pygmalion

What negative emotion motivated Dido's brother?

Lust for gold and power

What encouraged Dido to leave her homeland and set sail for Carthage?

The ghost of Sychaeus revealing his murder

What sign does Venus see, during her conversation with Aeneas?

Twelve swans landing

How does Venus interpret the sign she spots, during her conversation with Aeneas?

Aeneas and his men are destined to get "home"

What does Venus do to help Aeneas, after their conversation in the woods?

Covered him in a thick mist

What were the Tyrians building in Carthage, when Aeneas arrives?

Walls, a theatre and a harbour

What simile does Virgil use to describe the Tyrians as they work in Carthage, when Aeneas arrives with his men?

As a swarm of bees

What religious monument was Dido building in the centre of Carthage, when Aeneas and his men arrived?

A temple of Juno

What was the last scene depicted on the temple of Juno, that was being built in Carthage?

The Trojan War

What is Achilles doing in the scenes depicted on the relief in the temple of Juno?

Dragging Hector's corpse and selling it for gold

Which goddess does Virgil liken Dido to, when Aeneas arrives?

Diana

What does Aeneas see Dido giving to her people?

Laws and rules of conduct

What does Aeneas see approach Dido whilst he is hidden in Venus' shroud?

His lost comrades

True or false: Aeneas left his shroud and ran for his comrades after spotting them approaching Dido in Carthage?

False

What are Aeneas' lost comrades worried about when they speak to Dido?

Whether or not Aeneas is dead

What does Dido offer Aeneas' lost comrades, after they speak to her about their peril?

Supplies or a place in Carthage

How is Aeneas described when he first appears before Dido?

As godlike

What simile does Virgil use to describe Venus' embellishments to Aeneas' appearance in front of Dido?

A craftsman polishing ivory or marble

What did Dido do as she led Aeneas into the palace?

Appointed sacrifices to the gods

What was Aeneas thinking of whilst being led into the Carthaginian palace by Dido?

His son, Iulus

The belongings of which two famous women did Aeneas see, upon entering Dido's palace?

Helen and Ilione (the daughter of Priam)

Which god does Venus send into the Carthaginian palace, disguised as Iulus (Aeneas' son)?

Cupid

What does Venus turn Cupid into, in an attempt to disguise him as he entered the palace?

Iulus

What was Cupid's relation to Aeneas?

They were brothers

What was Venus afraid of, whilst sending Cupid into Dido's palace disguised as Iulus?

The "treacherous" people of Carthage

Where does Venus put the real Iulus, whilst Cupid enters the Carthaginian palace (disguised as Iulus)?

In one of her sacred shrines

Who escorts the disguised Cupid into the palace, amusing the god?

Achates

Whilst disguised as Iulus, what does Cupid cause Dido to forget?

Sychaeus

Which god does Dido pour libations to at the end of her banquet with Aeneas and the surviving Trojans?

Jupiter

After being forced to forget Sychaeus by Cupid, what does Dido ask Aeneas to do?

Recount his escape from Troy