The Aeneid Book 4

Why does Dido resist falling in love with Aeneas at first, according to her words to her sister?

because her husband died and she made an oath to the gods that she would never love another again.

What does her sister, Anna, advise Dido to do?

to not grieve her youth away alone

" dear one, dearer than light to me your sister, would you waste away grieving your youth away alone never to know the joy of children all the gifts you love?"

Dido is described as being like what kind of wounded animal due to her love for Aeneas?

wounded doe (slow death)

Juno approaches which goddess to seek a partnership in joining together Aeneas and Dido? What does Juno propose they do to bring the pair together?

Venus

create a storm

Where and why are Dido and Aeneas stranded together alone?

a cave because there was a storm that Juno created

they make love in the cave

What does Dido call their affair?

she says that theyre married

What is described as "swiftest of all evils in the world"? Notice how it is described as a monster.

rumor

Why does Iarbas pray to Jove after he hears the rumor about Dido and Aeneas?

Jove is his father (god of vows)

Dido broke her vows

Who does Jove send to Carthage in response to Iarbas's prayer? What message does Jove send, and to whom?

Send Mercury

to tell Aeneas to flee to Rome, Italy

When Mercury first sees him, what is Aeneas doing? What do Aeneas's actions suggest about his future plans? How are Aeneas's sword and cloak described, and where did he get them?

building homes in carthage

that he is planning on staying (civilization)

studded with tawny jasper stars, a cloak of glowing tyrian purple drapes his shoulders

got them from the queen

Mercury tells Aeneas that if he will not found Rome for his own glory, he should do it for whom?

his son Iulus

How does Aeneas react? What are his orders?

he is overwhelmed

keep it a secret

How does Dido react when she learns of Aeneas's plan? What vows does she claim they made together?

she freaks out

she claims that they made wedding vows

What does Aeneas say he never did with Dido?

he will never deny what she deserves, never regret my memories of Dido, not while i can recall myself and draw the breath of life

Does Aeneas tell Dido he wants to go to Italy? Why does he say he must go?

no but that it is his pietas

Does Dido seem to believe that Jove actually sent a messenger to tell Aeneas to leave? What does she say about this?

no she doesnt

What happens to the holy water at her altar while Dido prays for death? What happens to the wine? Whose voice does she seem to hear? What bird calls out?

it turns black

wine turned into blood

she hears her dead husbands voice

owl

Which god seems to visit Aeneas in a dream while he sleeps aboard ship, and what is the god's message to Aeneas?

Mercury

What does Dido pray happens to Aeneas and his people? What does she pray takes place between her own people and Aeneas's people?

never ending war