Role of the Gods and Goddesses in the Aeneid!!!

Role of the Gods and Goddesses in the Aeneid!!!

1. Vulcan

   • Book 12 - Creates the sword for Turnus' father that Turnus has.

2. Jupiter

   • Book 1 - Calms Venus and introduces the first prophecy.
   • Book 2 - Rouses the Gods against Troy.
     • Book 2 - Puts himself into the hearts of the Greeks giving them strength.
   • Book 4 - Speaks to Mercury and tells him to tell Aeneas to leave as this wasn't the land promised to him.
   • Book 12 - Jupiter tells Juno to stop intervening and Juno agrees on condition that the Latins keep their name.
     • Book 12 - Makes his judgement with the scales.
     • Book 12 - Sends the Dira to warn of Juturna

3. Juno.

   • In General.
     • Spiteful.
       • Book 1 - Loves Carthageand hates the Trojans.
         • Causes storm in Book 1 - bringing Aeneas to Carthage.
           • Appeals to Aeolus.
       • Book 2 - First to seize the Scaean gate.
     • Selfish.
       • Book 7 - Returns from Argos and realises Aeneas has reached his goal and even though she can't do it personally she will disrupt his path.
     • Manipulative.
       • Allecto
         • Book 7 - Puts the serpent into Amata's chest.
         • Book 7 - Goes to Turnus as Calybe and tries to insight war but gets laughed off and bursts into blazing anger.
         • Book 7 - She goes to put the scent of the stag into the hounds of Iulus, making him kill the stag signalling the start of the war.
     • Petty.
   • Juturna
     • Book 12 - Sanctioned by Juno to interfere in the war to try to save Turnus.
       • Book 12 - Goes to the battle lines disguised as Camers to rouse the Rutulians to war.
         • Book 12 - Sends the eagle into the sky so that the Rutulians misinterpret the sign.
           • Book 12 - Takes control of Turnus' chariot and stops him from going to battle with Aeneas.
             • Book 12 - Turnus recognizes his sister Juturna and tells her to stop.
               • Book 12 - Gives Turnus his sword so Venus gives the spear to Aeneas.
   • Book 4 - Sends Iris to put Dido out of her misery by taking a lock of her hair to give to Dis.
   • Book 7 - Juno puts a stop to Allecto and will do it herself. She opens the gates of war.

4. Venus.

   • Cupid.
     • Sent by Venus disguised as Ascanius.
   • Book 1 - Disguises herself as a Spartan woman.
     • Angry when Aeneas questions her tactics.
     • Convinces Aeneas to go to Carthage.
       • Shrouds him in a cloud of mist.
   • Book 1 - Disguises
   • Book 2 - Appears to Aeneas to stop him
   • Book 2 - Appears to Aeneas to stop him killing Helen and to remind him of his fate.
   • Book 4 - Juno and Venus agree to marry Dido and Aeneas.
   • Book 8 - Faltters Vulcan into making Aeneas new armour used Thetis as a bribe/blackmail.
   • Book 12 - Venus sends dittany to Aeneas to cure his arrow wound and it is identified as the work of the Gods.
   • Book 12 - Tells Aeneas to go to the city of Latium.
     • Book 12 - Gives Turnus his spear back.

5. Mercury.

   • Book 1 - Sent Jupiter to make Carthage hospitable to the Trojans.

6. Neptune.

   • Book 1 - Calms the storm she has created.
     • Simile.
   • Book 2 - Referred to as loosening the foundations of Troy.
   • Book 7 - Prevents the Trojans from making harbour.

7. Athena/Minerva.

   • Book 2 - Referenced as being the one that helps the Greeks build the Trojan horse.
   • Book 2 - Sends the serpents to kill Laocoon convincing the Trojans to take the horse in.