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BOOK V
Trojan born kind of Sicily, offers wine to Aeneas and his men. Appears again in Book V during the games, and wins archery contest. Fairness, hospitality. |
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BOOK VII
Allecto, one of the furies, searches for Latium and sits at the threshold of Amata. Throws snakes at Amata to make her go crazy and run while through the city and the woods. Suffering (inflicts), Animals/Snakes, Rashness (takes away). |
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BOOK I
Queen of Latium, wife of Latinus, mother of Lavinia. Snakes entwine her and plunge into her breast which results in her madness. She compares her daughter's marriage to Turnus and to Paris taking Helen. Goes psycho, faking Bacchic possession and hides Lavinia in the woods while she's running through the city. Kills herself upon hearing of Turnus' death, even though he is not actually dead. Suffering, Animals/Snakes, Rashness (disturbed), Parent/Child Relationship. |
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BOOK III
Aeneas' father. Tells Aeneas that he needs to said to Hesperia (Italy) to re-found Troy because he recived omens from Apollo and Cassandra. Dies in Sicily. In Book VI Aeneas meets him in the underworld and says again that he needs to go to Latium and found Rome. Suffering, Future, Parent/Child Relationship. |
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BOOK III
Wife (widow) of Hector. She still loves him very much and Aeneas encounters her mourning his death. She then marries Helenus. Suffering, Loss in War. |
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BOOK IV, V
Dido's sister. She is a prevalent character throughout Book IV. Dido complains to her about Sychaeus and Aeneas. Helps prepare Dido's funeral pyre because Dido tricked her into thinking it was a ceremony to rid herself of Aeneas. Family, Disguise |
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BOOK V
In honor or his father's funeral, Aeneas sets up a bunch of funeral fames and prizes. Acestes' name is last to be chose and the people before him had already hid the birds. He, however, despite his age, still goes and his arrow catches fire in the sky and vanishes. Everyone takes it as an omen that Acestes deserved the prizes and honors. He is awarded Anchises' bowl. Fairness (or lack thereof, fates control everything), Omens, Age. |
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BOOK V
During the funeral games for Aeneas' father (Anchises), the Trojan youths take part in the parade and perform mock battles. The children and the future leaders of the Trojan Race, the most impressive parader being Iulus who later becomes king, and they represent the continuation of the Trojan line and traces of Trojan ancestors still remain in the children, i.e. the grandson of Priam is called Priam. Family, Legacy. |
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BOOK V
Aeneas organizes a boat race for the funeral games. The race has four contestants: Mnestheus on the Pristis, Gyas on the Chimaera, Sergestus on the Centaur, and Cloanthus on Scylla. It is a close race, but Cloanthus wins. The Prizes are awarded: Cloantus recives a cload with the story of Ganymede, Mnetheus gets a massive coat of mail that Aeneas took from a Greek, Gyas gets two bronze cauldrons and some silver bowls. Epic simile about Sergestus limping like a run-over snake on a road, and he only get a slave skilled in weaving. Competition, Honoring Ancestors. |
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BOOK VIII
King Evander, the king in Latium who allies with Aeneas, is telling a story after they eat to honor Hercules and his deeds. Cacus is a crafty half-human monster (ogre) living in a cave. He kills people and his father was Vulcan. Hercules was sent to defeat the monster. Hercules is full of rage and Cacus runs back to his cave scared and shut himself in. A huge rock blocked the entrance, Hercules is still raging, and he finally heaves a tall sheer rock and split apart the bank. AN epic simile compares the split to an endless abyss in the ground. When Hercules corners Cacus, Cacus belches a cloud of fog. But Hercules ironically suffocates Cacus. All the cows were freed. This is the story behind and annual festival. Bravery, Strength. |
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BOOK VII, XI
Camilla is a wealthy female warrior and general, who dresses much like Dido who also worse purple, gold, and bronze. People state at her in wonder because she did not learn women's work, instead she learned how to fight and to be fast. Later she sides with Turnus during the wars in Latium. Diana laments to decision because she knows she will die. Camille grew up in the woods, like Diana, and always remained a faithful servant to Diana. Piety did good for Camilla too. She killed many men, but she was distracted by passion and Arruns kills her. Diana take revenge on him and sends a nymph to kill him. Girl Power, Piety and its Rewards. |
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BOOK V
Dares, a Sicilian, and Entellus, a Trojan, have a boxing match. Dares is a confident showoff and Entellus is past his prime. Entellus fell mid-fight and shame pumped him up enough to almost kill Dares, but Aeneas intervened saying that the Gods wouldn't want his death. So instead, Entellus punches his prized-cow to death as an offering and retires as champion. And he also maintained his piety. Importance of Elders, Strength, Underdog. |
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BOOK XI
Drances, an eloquent council member of Turnus', critisizes the pointless war agasint the Trojans and accuses Turnus that he is waging it for selfish reasons and shouldn't kill citizens for his own vendetta. Turnus responds by stating his victories against the Trojans and critisizing Drances for not participating in the war himself. Peace, Reason. |
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BOOK V
Aeneas organizes games to celebrate the anniversary of Anchises' death and proclaims a foot race. The contestants were: three Trojans, Nisus and Euralys, Diores, two Greeks named Salius and Patron, two Sicilians named Helymus and Panopes, and other unnamed. The prizes are: two Cretan arrows for everyone, a horse with trappings for the winner, an Amazionian quiver with arrows and a gold belt and jeweled buckle for second, and a Greek helmet for third. Nisus slips in blood from a sacrifice near the finish line and trips Salius, which allows Euryalus to win, followed by Helymus and Diores. Salius is pissed, but the crowd supports Euryalus, followed by Helymus and Diores. To be fair Aeneas gives Salius a lion hide out of pity, and gives Nisus a shield from Neptune's temple. Competition, Honoring Ancestors. |
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BOOK VIII
Son of Mercury, kind of Pallanteum, and father of Pallas. Wine and dines Aeneas and friends. THen makes a massively long speech about holping Aeneas in battle and friendship, etc. Also hosts Hercules, and is speaks highly of him. He entrusts Pallas to help Aeneas. Hospitality, Trust, Strength. |
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BOOK II, VI
Helen never speaks, but she is references several times throughout the poem. Aeneas meets Deiphobus in the underworld completely mangled in book IV. Aeneas is curious as to what happened. Deiphobus recounts an abriged version of the Trojan War, and mentions how Helen was sneaking around helping the Greeks. She is also referenced in book II by Priam. He says that Helen has caused way too many problems, and she needs to pay for her "sins." Women, Love, Lust. |
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BOOK III
After Hector dies, Helenus marries his wife Andromache. He is Cassandra's twin brother and the prince of Troy. Aeneas meets him when they land on Buthrotum, where he is king. Helenus has some drama with Andromache over the death of Hector, but the most important part is when he makes a sacrifice to Apollo to help Aeneas find out what he needs to do. Basically he says that he needs to go around Sicily and Circe island and when they get to Cumae they should go visit the Sibyl to get more information. Then he gives them gifts and send them on their way. Fate, Prophecy, Hospitality. |
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BOOK IV
Iarbas is the son of Hammon (North Aftrican Jupiter) and the kind of a territory neighboring Carthage. Dido rejected him, so when he heard of her and Aeneas' "marriage" through Tomor he becomes jealous and angry. In order to get back at them he finds his father, Jupiter, that Aeneas needs to leave and found Rom. Jupiter agrees and sends Mercury down to Aeneas to tell him to get a move on. Jealousy, Rivalry. |
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BOOK IV, V
Iris is the goddess of the rainbow and often acts as a messenger to and from humans and gods. Juno sends here down to "cut Dido's hair," and relieve her of her slow and painful death. She is also disguises herself as Beroe, the aged wife of Doryclus of Tmarus. She tells all the women to grab torches and set fire to everything. Pyro, Priam;s babysitter, recognizes the goddess and calls her out on it. Iris flies away, leaving a rainbow behind. The women still set fire to everything, including Aeneas' ships. Mercy, Vengeance. |
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BOOK XII
She is Turnus' divine sister, and constantly convinces Turnus to incite war or abstain from making peace. She also protects him from several deaths. Near the end, she kills Turnus' own chariot driver and assumes his shape. She then proceeds to wreak havoc on the battlefield. Family, Protection. |
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BOOK X
He is Mezentius' son, and during a skirmish between Aeneas and Mezentius, he jumps between the two and dies defending his father. Loyalty, Family. |
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BOOK VII
She plays a non-speaking role, like Helen of Troy. She is arranged to marry Turnus, but her hair catches on fire. The Oracle of Faunus is consulted and he says she should marry an incoming foreigner (Aeneas) instead. Love, Fate. |
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BOOK X
Aeneas is angry about Pallas' death and kills a bunch of people. Cornered, Magus begs for his life, invoking his own son and father (also, his vast collection of riches). Aeneas kills him, insisting he save his gold for his son. Revenge, Greed, Pity. |
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BOOK X
Mezentius is wounded in single combat with Aeneas, and after Lausus sacrifices himself to save him, he cleans his wounds and returns, regretting his cowardice. Aeneas strikes him down in a fearless assault, and his last wish is to be buried alongside his son. Bravery, Father/Son. |
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BOOK V
During the foot race of Anchises' funeral games, in the lead, Nisus slips on ox blood, but he throws himself into Salius' path, knocking him over, but they are discovered and dragged away. They both try and save one another in vain in the most bromantic death scene ever. Competition, Loyalty. |
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BOOK V
Aeneas' ship's captain. He is tempted by Sleep to trust the calm sea, and is then thrust into the water, but no one notices. Later on, in the underworld, he asks Aeneas and to either let him cross the river Acheron there or go back and bury his physical body. The Sibyl says no, so Aeneas promises to bury him. Fate, Loyalty. |
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BOOK X
Pallas is not Pallas Athena, but instead the son of Evander, the kind of Pallanteum, which is the future sight of Rome. Pallas is like another son to Aeneas, and Evander entrust Aeneas with his safety after Aeneas visits Pallanteum. He is killed in battle by Turnus, who takes his baldric and is then killed by Aeneas. Family, Loyalty. |
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BOOK III
Polydorus is one of Priam's sons, who is sent midway through the Trojan war to a foreign country with a lot of money to be held safe there. When the ruler protecting Polydorus realizes that the Trojans aren't going to win the war, he kills Polydorus and keeps the money. When Aeneas lands in Thrace, a tree begins to speak to him, and it turns out that the tree is Polydorus. Divine Intervention, Punishment. |
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BOOK II
Priam is the kind of Troy and the father of Hector, Paris and many others. He is brutally murdered by Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, and plays a huge role in the Trojan war. Father, War. |
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BOOK IV
Pygmalion is Dido's brother, kind of their home country, Thrace, who killed her beloved husband Sychaeus and caused her to flee, out of fear, out of fear, to present day Carthage. He murdered him at an altar because of greed and took all of his money and pretended he didn't kill him. Betrayal, Revenge, Jealousy. |
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BOOK II
Pyrrhus, also known as Neoptolamus, is the son of Achilles. He fights in the Trojan war, with the Greeks, and violently and maliciously murders Priam, king of Troy. Revenge, Hatred, Violence. |
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BOOK II
Sinon is the Greek who was left behind after the Trojan horse. He tricked all the trojans into letting him stay the night, and convinced him that he was in fact agains the Greeks, but that night he opened the horse and released all the Greeks to end the war. Trickery, Betrayal. |
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BOOK III
Harpies are a type of monster with bodies of birds and heads of women. and they live on some islands off the coast of Greece, called the Stophades. Aeneas and his comrades land there, and the Harpies won't let them eat, but when the Trojans attack them, their leader, Celaeno, curses them, saying that they won't reach the future site of Rome until they have suffered a great hunger. Perseverance. |
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BOOK X
Turnus is a soldier on the enemy side of Aeneas and Evander, who kills Pallas in battle and takes his baldric. Because he took this Aeneas sees it and kills Turnus. He is evil, the some of Mezentius, and the brother of Juturna. Rivalry, Hatred, Violence. |
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BOOK I
Guy who controls the winds. Juno employs him to throw Aeneas and comrades off course. Plotting, Manipulation, Bribery. |
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| Aeneas' dead wife. Loss, Sadness, Love. |
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| Crew member, talks to Dido when they arrive in Carthage. |
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| Bard at the dinner party. |
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| Priest to Neptune, dies in snake incident. |
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BOOK VI
Augustus' first choice to be his successor, died tragically in battle, and thus the empire went downhill after his demise. Loss, Greatness, War. |
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