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A2 Classical Civilisation: The Aeneid
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- 1Who is Turnus?King of the Rutulians, an Italian nation, Aeneas' main mortal enemy
- 2Who is Dido?Founder and Queen of Carthage, she fled from her brother Pygmalion who killed Sychaeus
- 3Who is Venus?The goddess of beauty and love, she is also the mother of Aeneas
- 4Who is Ascanius?Aeneas' son also known as Iulus, connecting him toJulius Caesar.
- 5Who is Pallas?-Evander's son, fights for Aeneas and is killed by Turnus.
- 6Who is Aeolus?God of the Winds
- 7Who is Iris?-Goddess of the rainbow and messenger of Juno.
- 8Who is Allecto?Goddess of discord, a fury, who helps Juno start the Latin-Trojan War
- 9Who is Laocoon?-The Trojan priest of Neptune who was killed by a sea serpent.
- 10Who is Creusa?-Aeneas' wife and mother of Ascanius, who died during the fall of Troy.
- 11Who is Palinurus?-Aeneas' navigator, taken by Neptune as a sacrifice in exchange for safe passage to Italy.
- 12Who is Acestes?-King of Sicilian land where Anchises is buried and where the Trojans play funeral games
- 13Who is Latinus?King of the Latin people in Latium, father of Lavinia, husband of Amata
- 14Who is Lavinia?-Daughter of Latinus and Amata, destined wife of Aeneas. Turnus also wants to marry her
- 15Who is Mezentius?-A cruel Tuscan/Etruscan king, who fights for Turnus and father of Lausus
- 16Who is Lausus?-Mezentius' son, an enemy warrior second to Turnus, killed by Aeneas
- 17Who is Camilla?Queen of the Volscians and a formidable warrior fighting for Turnus. Beloved by the goddess Diana.
- 18Who is Evander?King of the Arcadians, who live on the future site of Rome, father of Pallas and Aeneas' ally.
- 19Who is Juterna?-Turnus's sister, Juno's helper and a nymph
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- Flashcards on A2 Classical Civilisation: The Aeneid, created by Grace Bennett on 25/04/2017.
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