A2 Classical Civilisation: The Aeneid

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