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Aeneid Charactersss
Question | Answer |
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Aeneas | protagonist, fearsome warrior, determined to found Roman race |
Dido | queen of Carthage, lover of Aeneas, Aeneas abandons her and she kills herself |
Turnus | ruler of the Rutulians in Italy, Aeneas's main antagonist among mortals, wages war against the Trojans, |
Ascanius | Aeneas's son, symbol of Aeneas's destiny |
Anchises | Aeneas's father, symbol of Aeneas's trojan heritage, dies during journey but still guides Aeneas as a spirit especially through the underworld to show the fate of his descendants |
Creusa | Aeneas's wife in Troy and mother of Ascanius, dies in Troy but tells Aeneas he will find another wife |
Sinon | Greek soldier who tricks the Trojans into bringing the horse in |
Juno | queen of the gods, wife and sister of Jupiter, hates Trojans b/c of Paris, knows Aeneas's descendants will take over Carthage and tries to ruin Aeneas |
Venus | Goddess of love and mother of Aeneas, Aphrodite, helps out Aeneas whenever Juno hurts, creates a problem with the gods |
Jupiter | king of the gods, Zeus, directs Aeneas's progress and makes sure he ultimately reaches his destination |
Neptune | God of the sea, ally of Venus and Aeneas, calms the storm by Venus |