the aeneid

The Aeneid

Rome’s National Poem

Julius Caesar Augustus Civil Wars Propaganda Vergil

The Aeneid in History

Judgment of Paris

Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera Minerva, Venus, and Juno

Trojan War Fall of Troy

The Story’s Beginning

Prince of Troy Son of Venus & Anchises Wife was Creusa Son was Ascanius/Iulus

Julian clan

Aeneas

Sees King Priam’s death; goes into a rage Warned by Venus Carries Anchises, leads Iulus Creusa vanishes in the confusion

Ghost when he returns Flees from Troy with 20 ships

Aeneas’s Escape

The Wanderings

Juno hates Trojans

Judgment of Paris Jealous of Ganymede Carthage’s fate; loves

Queen Dido of Carthage Massive storm at sea Neptune’s anger Shipwreck in Africa

Juno’s Wrath

Venus appears to Aeneas Dido’s Background

From Tyre in modern Lebanon, a Phoenician city

Rich Sychaeus & evil Pygmalion

Dido’s Vow; flight to Africa Asks Iarbas for land;

rejects his advances

Carthage

Aeneas enters Carthage & meets Dido Feast held for the Trojans; flashback

Prevent the Trojans from settling down Distract Aeneas with Dido Venus agrees – marriage between Aeneas &

Dido will end the goddesses’ feud Cupid replaces Iulus at banquet & wins Dido

over Anna, Dido’s sister, suggests marriage to her

Juno’s Plan

Hunting trip; the storm; Dido & Aeneas alone in

a cave Relationship becomes physical

Married or not? Fama spreads like

wildfire Followers question

their leaders’ priorities King Iarbas’s prayer

The Cave

Mercury & Aeneas’s dream Trojans start packing up; Dido’s rage Aeneas Unwilling

Pietas Anna Unknowing Dido’s Suicide

Curses Trojans Iris

Aeneas’s Departure

Sibyl at Cumae Golden bough; to the Underworld The Unburied Cerberus Fields of Mourning

Dido’s Silence

Landing in Italy

Aeneas meets Anchises Parade of Future Romans

Names and celebrates Romulus, Caesar, Augustus, and more

Why? Future wars in Latium Anchises leads Aeneas out of the Underworld

The Parade of Future Romans

King Latinus of Latium Queen Amata Lavinia Turnus the Rutulian An Oracle about Lavinia

Aeneas arrives, is welcomed

Up North Near Rome

I’ve tried and tried “If I cannot bend High Ones, then I shall move

hell.” Let them marry and suffer

Dowry (price) will be Latin and Trojan blood Bellona, a goddess of war, as bridal matron

Alecto the Fury and Queen Amata

Juno’s Wrath (again)

Fixes Turnus with a torch, making him savage Latins & Turnus demand that King Latinus

wage war against the Trojans Trojans flee King Evander

Greek for “Good Man” Future site of Rome Pallas

Vulcan’s Shield

Alecto Causes Chaos

Aeneas & Evander away getting allies Turnus attacks Trojan camp, sets ships on fire

Sacred wood; nymphs Nisus and Euryalus Turnus in Trojan camp

Fighting Begins

Venus blames Juno Juno says it wasn’t her fault Jupiter facepalms; stops helping anyone Punic Wars will settle the goddesses’ feud

Council of the Gods

Ship-nymph tells Aeneas Returns and joins the battle Pallas vs. Turnus

Turnus: If only Daddy were here! Pallas: No prob, man. I’ll either win or die in

style. COME AT ME BRO. Pallas prays to Hercules: Let Turnus see me

looting him as he’s slowly dying Jupiter & Hercules look away – Pallas’s time Pallas’s spear grazes Turnus’s shoulder

Aeneas Enters the Fight

Pallas takes it through shield to chest Pulls it out, blood and life follow Collapses, bloody Turnus takes Pallas’s belt

Aeneas finds out…slaughters without humanity

Juno saves Turnus

“Now see if mine pierces more.”

12-day truce Camilla’s Ambush

Warrior Woman Ally of Turnus Kills 12 in battle but is shot Turnus abandons plan

Single combat, Aeneas vs. Turnus New truce while this goes down

The Truce

Turnus’s sister breaks the truce Aeneas is shot, retreats, is healed Venus convinces Aeneas to attack the Latin

capital Queen Amata kills herself Turnus shows up to help; Aeneas vs. Turnus

for realzies Spears are ineffective… Turnus’s sword shatters…

Like That’ll Work

Turnus gets new sword,

Aeneas retrieves spear Juno finally gives up

her anger Turnus: T: “I fear not

you but the gods.” Aeneas hits Turnus in

thigh with spear Going to spare him,

sees Pallas’s belt MEGASHANK.

The End

Aeneas founds a city & calls it Lavinium Iulus goes on to found Alba Longa Romulus & Remus are from Alba Longa, then

found Rome

Aftermath