Aeneid 2

Father Aeneas

epithet: Aeneas is called this in the first line of Book 2

Athene/Minerva

character: she gave the Greeks the idea to build the Horse

Laocoon

character: the priest who didn't want the horse brought inside

spear

object: Laocoon attacked the horse with this

Sinon

character: the Greek sent to deceive the Trojans

lying, deception

what Virgil calls 'the arts of Greece'

Priam

character: king of Troy

two serpents

animals: they killed Laocoon

take the horse into the city

Sinon says if they do this, Troy will crush Greece in a future war

violate or mistreat the horse

Sinon says if they do this, Troy will be destroyed

a wounded bull at a sacrifice

simile: what Laocoon is compared to when dying

Cassandra

character: Trojan prophetess who warned them to leave the horse outside

Hector

character: his ghost told Aeneas to leave

Vesta

character: the goddess whose statue Hector gives to Aeneas

a shepherd

simile: what Aeneas is compared to when he is on the roof

starving wolves

simile: the Trojans as Aeneas leads them against the Greeks

Androgeos

character: the first Greek the Trojans meet, he thinks they are allies

a man stepping on a snake

simile: Androgeos when he realises his mistake

Greek armour

object: the Trojans put this on to confuse their enemies

Coroebus

character: he loves Cassandra and is killed trying to save her

a whirlwind

simile: the Greek attack after the rescue of Cassandra

Panthus

character: Trojan priest of Apollo, he is killed despite his piety

Pyrrhus/Neoptolemus

character: he killed Polites and Priam

a river

simile: the Greeks storming the palace

Hecuba

character: queen of Troy, she gathered round the altar with her daughters

Polites

character: prince of Troy, killed in front of his mother and father

Helen

character: Aeneas sees her hiding in a temple and is tempted to kill her

Venus

character: she shows Aeneas the gods themselves destroying Troy

an ancient tree being chopped down

simile: Troy falling

Creusa

character: Aeneas' wife

Ascanius/Iulus

character: Aeneas' son

light/flame

this appears around Iulus' head as a sign to leave Troy

a lion's skin

object: Aeneas puts this on as he leaves his house

Hesperia

place: Creusa tells Aeneas this is where he must aim for

3

the number of times Aeneas tries to embrace Creusa

Ulixes

character: he planned the Trojan Horse, Aeneas sees him guarding the loot in Priam's palace

Fire on Iulus' head, thunder clap, shooting star

Omens that Aeneas and his family should leave

Who starts telling a long story at the beginning of Book 2?

Aeneas

Behind which island do the Greeks conceal their waiting ships after they leave behind the Trojan Horse?

Tenedos

Which Trojan is the first to urge that they take the Trojan Horse into their walls?

Thymoetes

Which Trojan, before Laocoon, is notably reluctant to accept the Trojan Horse?

Capys

Name both of the Trojans, before Laocoon arrives, who trust and distrust the Trojan Horse

Thymoetes and Capys (respectively)

Which priest of Neptune at Troy tells the Trojans not to accept the Horse?

Laocoon

How does Laocoon display his disdain for the Trojan Horse?

He throws a spear into its side

Which captured Greek deceived the Trojans about the purpose of the Horse?

Sinon (of Argos)

On what charges did the Greeks murder Palamedes?

Treason

To which Greeks is Sinon blood-related?

Palamedes / Odysseus

Who allegedly told the Greeks that they needed to sacrifice an Argive life to return home?

The oracle at Delphi

Which Greek was allegedly sent to consult the oracle at Delphi when they were trapped at Troy?

Eurypylus

Whom does Sinon say conspired to doom him as a sacrifice to the gods?

Calchas and Odysseus (enmity for Palamedes)

Name the father of Sinon

Aesimus

How is Sinon related to Odysseus?

They are cousins (Sinon's father is Anticleia's brother)

How do the Trojans torture Sinon before he "reveals" the purpose of the Trojan Horse?

They cut off his ears and nose (this is NOT in the Aeneid https://www.theoi.com/Text/QuintusSmyrnaeus1.html)

What statue do Odysseus and Diomedes steal from the temple in Troy's citadel?

The Palladium

Which two Greek steal the Palladium?

Odysseus and Diomedes

What sign does Minerva/Pallas allegedly send that the stealing of the Palladium offended her?

The statue comes alive in the Greek camp

Allegedly according to Calchas, why do the Greeks flee Troy and leave the Horse?

They have offended Minerva, and need to renew omens at Argos and take the Palladium back, with the horse as an offering to replace the statue

What does Sinon say will happen if the Trojans take the Horse into their walls?

The Greek apology to Minerva will not work, and Troy will be mighty forever

Which deity sends the serpents to murder Laocoon and his sons?

Minerva

Name the two serpents that Athena sends for Laocoon and his sons

Porces and Chariboea

Name the two sons of Laocoon who die with him

Antiphantes and Thymbraeus

Why do the Trojans think that the serpents killed Laocoon?

For throwing the spear into the Trojan Horse

How many times does the Trojan Horse stick at the threshold of Troy before it gets inside?

Four

Which seer reveals to the Trojans that the Trojan Horse is a bad idea, to no avail?

Cassandra

Who releases the Greeks from the Trojan Horse?

Sinon

Name the Greeks inside the Trojan horse

Thessandrus, Sthenelus, Odysseus, Acamas, Thoas, Neoptolemus, Machaon, Menelaus, Epeius

Who built the Trojan horse?

Epeius

Name the father of Epeius

Panopeus

Who comes to Aeneas in a dream in Book 2 to warn him about the Trojan Horse?

Hector

What does Hector's ghost bring to Aeneas to keep safe?

The sacred headbands and flame from Vesta's shrine at Troy

Which priest of Apollo, dragging sacred relics and accompanied by his grandchild, does Aeneas see at Troy falls?

Panthus (son of Othrys) (...pantheon)

Which Trojans come to Aeneas' side during the fall of Troy?

Ripheus, Epytus, Hypanis, Dymas, Coroebus

Which son of Mygdon came to Troy seeking Cassandra's hand in marriage?

Coroebus

Why had the son of Mygdon, Coroebus, come to Troy?

He was madly in love with Cassandra

Which Greek do Aeneas and his allies run into, who at first mistakes them for his allies?

Androgeos

What clever idea does Coroebus have after Aeneas' band kills Androgeos?

They should all dress in the Greek arms

Who was dragged from the temple of Minerva during the sack of Troy?

Cassandra

Which two Trojans are left with Aeneas after the fight at Minerva's temple?

Iphitus and Pelias

Which Greek, wielding a double ax, hews through the gates of the Trojan palace?

Neoptolemus

Give the alternate name for Neoptolemus

Pyrrhus

Who dresses in armor to go fight the Greeks, but is pulled to an altar by his wife instead?

Priam

Which son of Priam is chased down by Neoptolemus and killed in front of Priam?

Polites

How does Priam die?

Neoptolemus murders him at the altar in his own palace

After Aeneas' companions give up or die, whom does he see hiding near the temple of Vesta?

Helen

Who stops Aeneas from killing Helen during the sack of Troy?

Venus

What does Venus tell Aeneas to do instead of killing Helen?

Look for his wife, son, and father

Name the wife of Aeneas

Creusa

Name the parents of Creusa, Aeneas' wife

Priam and Hecuba

Which gods does Venus point out helping the Greeks during Troy's sack?

Neptune, Juno, Minerva, Jupiter

What omen appears as Creusa begs Aeneas to not re-enter the battle at Troy?

Ascanius' head catches on (sacred) fire

What second omen appears that convinces Aeneas to leave Troy, after Ascanius becomes a candle?

A shooting star flies into the forests of Ida

How does Anchises leave Troy?

Aeneas carries him

What meeting place does Aeneas tell his family to converge at outside of Troy?

A temple of Ceres

Why does Aeneas give Anchises the sacred objects and gods to carry out of Troy?

His hands are impure from the slaughter

Who gets lost and left behind on Aeneas' flight from Troy?

Creusa

Why does Aeneas head back into Troy after he successfully escapes?

To look for his wife, Creusa

Who are guarding the spoils in Priam's palace when Aeneas returns to reconnoiter?

Phoenix and Odysseus

Give the Roman name for Odysseus

Ulysses

Whose ghost appears to Aeneas before he leaves Troy for the second time?

Creusa

What does Creusa's ghost tell Aeneas?

He must leave to Hesperia and find another, royal wife