Latin Aeneid Lesson 8
📘 Aeneid Lesson 8 (I.88–101) — Full Flashcard Set
🔑 Vocabulary Flashcards
Q: What does “Aeacides” mean?
A: Achilles, descendant of Aeacus (patronymic)
Q: What does “aether” mean?
A: Upper sky, heavens
Q: What does “beatus, -a, -um” mean?
A: Blessed, happy
Q: What does “campus” mean?
A: Field
Q: What does “contingō” mean?
A: Happen, befall (e.g., contigit oppetere = it happened to meet death)
Q: What does “crēber” mean?
A: Frequent, crowded
Q: What does “effundō” mean?
A: Pour out
Q: What does “ēripiō” mean?
A: Rescue, snatch from
Q: What does “extemplō” mean?
A: Immediately
Q: What does “frīgus” mean and what device does it use?
A: Cold, chill; metonymy for shudder of fear
Q: What does “galea” mean?
A: Helmet
Q: Who is Hector?
A: Trojan hero, killed by Achilles
Q: What does “Īliacus” mean?
A: Of Ilium (Troy), Trojan
Q: What does “ingemō” mean and what device does it use?
A: Groan, sigh; onomatopoeia
Q: What does “intentō” mean?
A: Threaten, hold over
Q: What does “intonō” mean?
A: Thunder
Q: What does “membrum” mean?
A: Limb
Q: What does “mors” mean?
A: Death
Q: What does “occumbō” mean?
A: Lie down (dead), meet death
Q: What does “oppetō” mean?
A: Meet (death), encounter
Q: What does “palma” mean?
A: Palm, hand
Q: What does “polus” mean?
A: Pole, sky
Q: What does “praesēns” mean?
A: Present, instant
Q: What does “quater” mean?
A: Four times
Q: Who is Sarpēdōn?
A: Trojan ally, son of Jupiter, killed in Iliad
Q: What does “scūtum” mean?
A: Shield
Q: What is “Simoīs”?
A: River near Troy
Q: What does “solvō” mean?
A: Loosen; solvuntur = knees give way
Q: What does “subitō” mean?
A: Suddenly
Q: What does “ter” mean?
A: Three times
Q: Who is “Tȳdīdēs”?
A: Son of Tydeus, Diomedes, Greek hero
📜 Line-by-Line and Devices Flashcards
Q: What does “caelumque diemque” mean?
A: Both sky and daylight (acc. objects)
Q: What does “Teucorum” mean?
A: Of the Trojans (gen. possession)
Q: What does “pontō” mean?
A: Dative of compound verb
Q: What is “intonuērunt”?
A: Syncopated 3rd person perfect
Q: What does “crēbrīs ignibus” describe?
A: Ablative of cause or means (with frequent flashes = lightning)
Q: What does “intentant omnia” mean?
A: All things threaten; subject = omnia
Q: What does “solvuntur frigore membra” describe?
A: Limbs loosen with chill (fear); metonymy
Q: What does “ingemit” describe?
A: Groans aloud; onomatopoeia
Q: What does “talia voce refert” mean?
A: Says such things aloud
Q: What device is “beati”?
A: Vocative; apostrophe (addressing the dead)
Q: What does “quibus contigit oppetere” mean?
A: To whom it befell to meet death
Q: What does “ora patrum” mean and what device?
A: Faces of fathers; synecdoche (part for whole)
Q: What does “O Tydide” show?
A: Vocative; apostrophe (addressing Diomedes)
Q: What does “mea dextra” mean?
A: Ablative of means (by your hand)
Q: What devices appear in “ubi…ubi…ubi”?
A: Anaphora, asyndeton, ellipsis
Q: What does “Aeacidae” mean?
A: Of Achilles; patronymic
Q: What does “telō” mean?
A: Ablative of cause (by the spear)
Q: What does “sub undīs” mean?
A: Under the waves (ablative place where)
📊 Case and Reason Flashcards
Q: What case and reason is “Aeneae” (88)?
A: Dative, compound verb
Q: What case and reason is “Teucorum” (89)?
A: Genitive, possession
Q: What case and reason is “pontō” (89)?
A: Dative, compound verb
Q: What case and reason is “crēbrīs ignibus” (90)?
A: Ablative, cause or means
Q: What case and reason is “frigore” (92)?
A: Ablative, cause (from fear)
Q: What case and reason is “dextrā” (96)?
A: Ablative, means (by your hand)
Q: What case and reason is “Aeacidae” (99)?
A: Genitive, possession (of Achilles)
Q: What case and reason is “telō” (99)?
A: Ablative, cause (by the spear)
Q: What case and reason is “campis” (99)?
A: Ablative, place where (on the plains)
Q: What case and reason is “sub undīs” (100)?
A: Ablative, place where (under the waves)
💡 Heroic & Literary Interpretation Flashcards
Q: Why does Vergil imitate Odysseus’ fear from the Odyssey?
A: To elevate Aeneas’ heroic status to match Odysseus
Q: What heroic ideal does Aeneas express?
A: It’s better to die in glorious battle and be remembered
Q: What fear does Aeneas have at sea?
A: Dying unknown and without immortal fame (kleos)
Q: Why mention Hector and Sarpedon?
A: Their memory lives on; Aeneas fears being forgotten
🧠 Multiple Choice / Comprehension Flashcards
Q: What larger Greek work does Vergil expect his audience to know?
A: The Odyssey
Q: Who killed Hector?
A: Achilles
Q: Who killed Sarpedon?
A: Patroclus
Q: Who is Tydides?
A: Diomedes, son of Tydeus
Q: What literary device is “ora patrum”?
A: Synecdoche (faces/mouths standing for fathers)
Q: What literary device is “ingemit”?
A: Onomatopoeia
Q: What literary device is “ubi…ubi…ubi”?
A: Anaphora, asyndeton, ellipsis
Q: What heroic theme runs through Aeneas’ speech?
A: Longing for immortal glory through remembered deeds