The Aeneid Book 2

What does Aeneas describe in this book of the Aeneid?

The siege of Troy

What did the Greeks build in order to sneak into the city of Troy?

A wooden horse

Which goddess is alleged to have helped the Greeks build the wooden horse, which they used to sneak into Troy?

Pallas Athene

Where did the Greek fleet hide (i.e. what was the name of the island on which they hid)?

Tenedos

Which goddess did the Trojans think that the wooden horse was an offering to?

Minerva

What was the name of the Greek spy, who had deliberately been captured by the Trojan farmers?

Sinon

What does Sinon say was the purpose of the horse?

To appease the gods and allow the Greeks to return home

What happened to Laocoon?

He was killed by the serpents

What was the name of Priam's daughter, who had been cursed with fortune telling that would never be believed (and was trying to warn the Trojans about the wooden horse)?

Cassandra

Who stealthily undid the latch to the belly of the Trojan horse, and let all of the Greek commanders inside the city?

Sinon

What did Sinon and the rest of the Greek commanders do after being set loose from the wooden horse?

Opened the city gates and killed the guards

Which hero appeared before Aeneas in a dream, whilst the siege of Troy had begun to kick off?

Hector

What does the ghost of Hector tell Aeneas he must do?

Found a new city

What does Hector say Aeneas must take with him across his "long wanderings"?

His household gods

Where does Aeneas go immediately after the speech of Hector, in order to get a better view of the city in flames?

His rooftop

What does Aeneas put on when he sees the city is burning?

His armour

What motivated Aeneas and what was his purpose?

Frenzy and anger, to defend Troy

What does Aeneas say to the men he collects about the gods?

They have abandoned Troy

What is the name of the Greek leader who Aeneas and his men kill first?

Androgeos

Who does Androgeos assume Aeneas and his men are, upon first catching sight of them?

Fellow Greek comrades

What simile does Virgil use to describe Androgeos, upon realising that Aeneas and his men are actually enemy Trojans?

A man who has stepped on a snake

What trick does Coroebus suggest, after Aeneas and his men kill Androgeos?

They disguise themselves as Greeks

Despite the disguise that him and Aeneas and the other men are wearing, what caused Coroebus to fall into a frenzy and attack the Greeks?

Cassandra being kidnapped

What did the Trojans do to Aeneas and his men upon seeing them in disguise, causing mass slaughter?

They mistook them for Greeks and attacked

Who was the first of Aeneas' men to die, after they were attacked by the Greeks kidnapping Cassandra?

Coroebus

What is the name of the legendary Greek warrior who attacked Aeneas and his men, after Cassandra had been kidnapped?

Ajax

Where did Aeneas go next, after many of his men had died fighting the kidnappers of Cassandra?

Priam's palace

What god did Aeneas and his men see towering over the fighting taking place at Priam's palace?

Mars

What do the Trojans push onto the Greeks in desperation?

The treasures of their ancestors

Who burst into Priam's palace and sought to kill him?

Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus)

What was the name of Pyrrhus' father, who was a legendary Greek warrior known for his furor?

Achilles

How does Virgil describe the Greeks within the palace of Priam (furthering their extremely negative characterisation)?

"An orgy of killing"

What did Priam do when he heard the Greeks breaking in?

Put on his armour and attacked

Who was sitting by the shrines of the household gods within the palace, along with her daughters?

Hecuba (Priam's wife)

What simile does Virgil use to describe Hecuba and her daughters, as they sat by the shrine of the household gods in the palace?

As being like doves

What did Hecuba tell Priam to do instead of fighting?

To sit with her by the shrine

Who is killed in front of Priam and Hecuba, by Pyrrhus (and how)?

Polites (their son) is speared to death

What message does Pyrrhus give to Priam, to tell his father Achilles in the underworld?

To tell of his "wicked deeds"

Who did Aeneas think of when saw the death of Priam?

His family

What did Aeneas' men do in the palace of Priam, meaning that Aeneas was now alone?

Killed themselves

Who did Aeneas see in the temple of Vesta, after being abandoned in the palace of Priam by his dead-comrades?

Helen

What is Helen doing in the temple of Vesta, during the conflict?

Hiding from both sides

What does Aeneas immediately feel upon seeing Helen, hiding from both sides of the fight in the temple of Vesta?

Great rage

What did Aeneas try to do to Helen, as she hid in the temple of Vesta?

Kill her

What stopped Aeneas from killing Helen?

The appearance of Venus

What truth about the sack of Troy does she show Aeneas?

Jupiter is behind the Greek victory

What simile does Virgil use to describe Aeneas' vision of the final fall of Troy, which he has after Venus' speech?

Farmers cutting down a tree

What is Anchises' initial response when Aeneas tries to get him to leave?

Refusal

What does Aeneas again resolve to do in response to Anchises' refusal to leave the city of Troy?

Fight the Greeks

What sign from Jupiter changes Anchises' mind, and convinces him to flee the city?

Flames appeared in Iulus' hair

What further sign from the gods confirms the will of Jupiter for Aeneas and his family to flee from Troy?

Thunder over his house

Who did Aeneas carry out of the city on his back whilst fleeing the city with his family?

Anchises

Who was Aeneas leading by the hand whilst fleeing the city with his family?

Iulus

Who did Aeneas lose whilst fleeing the city with his family?

Creusa

What did Aeneas do when he discovered the loss of Creusa, as he and his family were fleeing the city?

Raged and blamed the gods

What did Aeneas see the Greeks were doing to the city, after he returned looking for his wife Creusa?

Looting its shrines

In what form does Creusa appear to Aeneas, after he returns to the city in search of her?

As a ghost

What instructions does Creusa give Aeneas, as she appears to him as a ghost?

To return to his family and flee without her

Where does Creusa tell Aeneas to go?

The land of Hesperia

What does Aeneas try to do to Creusa?

Hug her :(