Can you name the Characters in Vergil's Aeneid? by Romulus

Description	Name
Antagonist of the Aeneid
Aeneas' father
Aeneas' son
God of the Winds
Female warrior and enemy of Aeneas
First wife of Aeneas
Second wife of Aeneas
Aeneas' Italian Ally

Description	Name
African King and son of Jupiter
Aeneas' helmsman
King of the Rutuli
King of the Latins
Third and final wife of Aeneas
Etruscan King and despiser of the gods
Aeneas' right hand man
Mother and protector of Aeneas

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Characters in Vergil's Aeneid Quiz

by Romulus

Created Nov 1, 2009 in Literature
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	kelsh:	Nov 16th, 2009 at 19:49 GMT		1 point
	Good quiz, though I was hoping for some more obscure ones.

	TJL:	Nov 20th, 2009 at 03:09 GMT		1 point
	It's debatable whether Dido actually was Aeneas' wife. Typically, scholars take it to mean that she thought she married him, but wasn't actually married.

	Romulus:	Nov 20th, 2009 at 16:01 GMT		0 points
	If you read the Aeneid in Latin it's clear that it is. The book quotes (conscius aether conubiis) heaven is a witness to the marriage. It also states that Dido (conjugium vocat) calls it marriage. Whether or not you'd like to call this a proper Roman marriage is a completely different argument, but there is clear textual evidence of a marriage.

	magister:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 20:42 GMT		4 points
	Well, Romulus, I'm gonna have to disagree with that. Yes, the traditional elements are present, but this seems to be a marriage only recognized by Dido and Juno. Take another look at Book IV lines 338-339. Aeneas says "...nec coniugis umquam praetendi taedas aut haec in foedera veni." ("Nor did I ever hold out the torches of a spouse or come into these covenants") While it is clear that Dido conjugium vocat, it certainly seems that Aeneas does not. Even in ancient Carthage, or Troy, or Latium, I think it would take more than a cave, some lightning, and a few ululating nymphs to constitute an actual marriage.

	kwijiborjt:	May 12th, 2010 at 02:09 GMT		2 points
	haha this is delightfully nerdy. Rock on, classics dorks.