AENEID- Key Notes

Literature Aeneid key facts

who does Aeneas dream of

Hector

what does this dream Hector look like

bloody, crying and dusty like how he was when carried by the chariot

what good deeds does Aeneas mention Hector did

• killed Patroclus

• set fire to the Greek ships

what does Aeneas call out to dream Hector

• why has delayed him

• where he is coming from

• what happened to give him these injuries

what prophecy/advice does dream Hector give to Aeneas

that he should flee Troy

what should Aeneas take with him when fleeing Troy

its legacy, gods and sacred relics

what shrine does Hector bring out sacred headbands from

innermost shrine to Vesta

what epic simile is used to describe what is happening to Troy

compares Troy to a wheat field which is being ravaged by winds, rushing torrent of streams which are bringing down everything there

what people’s halls are being burned

Deiphobus’ and Ulcalegons

what does Aeneas do when seeing all of the destruction to Troy

goes to get his weapons to go and fight

why does Aeneas fight when he knows there is no use

because he believes it is beautiful to die fighting and wants to fight with his friends to defend his city

who does Aeneas see escaping Greeks

Panthus and his grandson

what does Panthus do (job)

priest of Apollo on the citadel

what is the name of Panthus’ father

Othrys

what is Panthus dragging with him as he runs away

sacred relics and gods

what does the grandchild ask Aeneas

where the best advantage is and what position to take

what does Panthus believe

the last day is coming and unescapable for Troy and their glory gone

what friends join Aeneas

• Ripheus

• Epytus

• Hypanis

• Dymas

• Corroebus

who is Corroebus’ father

Mygdons

why was Corroebus in the city

he was there as he is in love with Cassandra and wants to marry her

what does Aeneas say in his speech to his friends before they go to fight

• that all the gods who had supported them left and left behind their temples and altars

• tells them they are helping an already-doomed city but should die and rush into battle to try their best for their country

epic simile used to describe Aeneas and his friends fighting

they are wolves driven by rage, leaving their children waiting

what horrors are around them when they walk through Troy

dead bodies lining the streets, houses and on the thresholds to the gods

are Greeks also dying and why

yes because brave Trojans are still fighting

who meets Aeneas and his friends, thinking they are Greeks

Androgeos- a Greek

what does Androgeos call out to them

asks them why they are slow and to go and rape and plunder Troy

what do Aeneas and his friends do to Androgeos

kill him

what does Corroebus suggest they do after killing Androgeos

to wear Greek armour and pretend to be them and go into their ranks and kill them there

who do they see being taken away by the Greeks

Cassandra

where is Cassandra being taken from

the sanctuary and temple of Minerva

what is Cassandra doing as she is being taken away

• praying to the gods to help

• cries out

• her hair everywhere

what does Corroebus do when seeing this happen to Cassandra

couldn’t bear to look, makes him so sad and wants to die

where does Corroebus die and by whom

at Minerva’s altar, killed by Peneleus

what other of Aeneas’ men die now

• Ripheys

• Hypanius

• Dymas

• Panthus

what two of Aeneas’ friends are still left

Iphitus and Pelias

what is wrong with Iphitus and Pelias

Iphitus old and Pelias wounded by Ulysses (Odysseus)

where do Aeneas and these two friends go to

Priam’s palace

how does Aeneas describe how bad the battle at the palace is

its so bad that the rest of the war outside is nothing compared to it

how are the Greeks trying to get inside the palace

ladders are on the walls and climbing stairs

how were the Trojans trying to defend the palace

pulling down turrets and roof tiles, trying to block the inner doors with their swords

why were Aeneas and his friends reinspired to fight

saw all the Trojans defending the palace and they themselves wanted to protect the palace and help their comrades

how did Aeneas and his friends get into the palace

through a secret entrance with hidden doors and a passage between Priam’s halls and secluded gateway

who used to walk down that passage and why

Andromache used to walk with Astyanax to visit Priam

who then arrives from the Greek force

Pyrrhus

what does Pyrrhus’ name mean

fire

what is Pyrrhus’ real name

Neoptolemus

what are women doing inside the palace when Pyrrhus enters

crying and mothers wandering in sadness

who is sitting at the altar inside the palace

Priam, Hecuba and her women

what does Priam then do when he realises Pyrrhus has entered

he goes to put on his armour

what do Hecuba and her daughters hold at the altar

statues of the gods

what does Hecuba say to Priam when she sees him with his armour

asks him why he is mad and trying to fight and that they should stay at the altar and it will either protect them or they will die together

who is running away from Pyrrhus

Polites, one of Priam’s sons

what does Pyrrhus do to Polites

kills him and pours out his blood right in front of him

how does Priam react to this murder and what does he say to Pyrrhus

• very angry

• hopes the gods will avenge this

• talks of Achilles, his father, saying that he returned Hector’s body and would never do this

how does Pyrrhus kill Priam

drags him through his sons blood to the altar and kills him

what does Aeneas dream of this time

his father, his wife and their ransacked house

what is Aeneas’ wife called

Creusa

what is Aeneas’ son called

Iulus

where does Aeneas see Helen hiding

close to Vesta’s flame

why is Aeneas angry at Helen

because she caused the war and all the suffering of the Trojans

what does Aeneas say Helen’s life will be like after the war

• she will go home unharmed to Sparta, her house, husband, parents, and children as Queen when Priam killed and Troy consumed by fire

who appears before Aeneas when he is getting angry at Helen

his mother Venus

what is the other name for Iulus

Ascanius

what does Venus tell Aeneas to do

• go back to his family, which is what he loves

• to take them with him to leave Troy

• to stop trying to defend Troy

what does Venus tell Aeneas is happening to his family

they are surrounded on all sides

what is the one reason Aeneas’ family is not dead yet

Venus is protecting them

who does Venus say is the reason for the war

the gods

what does Aeneas see when Venus removes the mist from his eyes

• Neptune shaking the walls

• Juno taking to the Scaean gate and calling her troops

• Minerva sending lightning from a storm cloud

• Jupiter supplies the Greeks with courage and strength

where does Venus place Aeneas

outside Anchises’ door

what epic simile is used to show the destruction of Troy

like when foresters uproot an ancient tree

why does Anchises say that Aeneas shouldn’t take him with him

because he is hated by the gods and if the gods wanted him to live then they would’ve spared his house

why does Anchises say he will kill himself

so the Greeks can’t kill him

why does Aeneas get his armour and weapons again

because he wants to die as there is no hope left for anything else as Anchises isn’t going with them

what does Creusa do to Aeneas as he goes to leave the house to fight

grabs his leg crying

why does Creusa not want Aeneas to go to fight

because if Aeneas is to die, they should die with him and that he should defend their house first

what omen do the gods send to Iulus

light shines from the crown of Iulus’ head and a flame appears

how do Aeneas and Creusa react to the fire on Iulus’ head

they are afraid and try to remove it

how does Anchises react to the flame on Iulus’ head

jumps up happily and sees it as an omen from the gods

what signal does Jupiter send to Anchises that this is a message from them to him

a shooting star, which lands on Mt Ida

what does Anchises then agree to do because of the omen

he will go with Aeneas wherever he goes

how does Aeneas hold Anchises

carries him on his back

what does Aeneas do with Iulus when taking him

holds his hand

where does Creusa stand with them

slightly behind at a distance

where will they all meet to leave the city

by a mound at the entrance to the city where there is an ancient temple to Ceres and a cypress tree nearby

what does Aeneas tell his father to take

the sacred relics and Trojan gods

why can Aeneas not hold the sacred relics and Trojan gods

because he has blood on his hands from battle

what cloak does Aeneas put over his shoulders before leaving

lions hide

who is missing when they reach the mound

Creusa

what happens when Aeneas reaches the gates

they hear Greeks coming and get scared, have to run

what did Aeneas to when realising Creusa gone

goes back into the city to try and find her

where does Aeneas look for Creusa

• retraces their steps

• looks by the wall and gate

• goes back to their house in case she went there

• to Priam’s palace

• through all the streets

who is watching the pile of Trojan spoils at the palace

Phoenix and Ulysses

what ghost appears before Aeneas

the ghost of Creusa

what does the ghost of Creusa tell Aeneas to do

• not be sad and not try to find her because the gods wanted her to die

• tells him to go across the sees to find a new place to live

• to stop crying for her

• to look after their son

what does Creusa say Aeneas will find on his journey

• come to Hesperia’s land where the Lydian Tiber river flows

• will find happpiness

• kingship

• wife

where do they go when off to escape

towards the hills