Divine Involvement in the Aeneid
- Created by: tash_c1ark
- Created on: 03-05-22 09:08
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- Gods in the Aeneid
- Jupiter
- Jupiter's Prophecy
- Imperium sine fine
- Romulus will be son of Mars
- Augustus will bring a Golden Age
- Pax Romana
- instructs Aeneas to leave Carthage (via Mercury) as his fate is far more important
- Book 10 council of the gods
- why has war broken out in Italy?
- he wont end the war
- and he won't take sides
- informs Juno that she will be greatly honoured by the Romans
- sends an omen to make Anchises leave Troy
- Jupiter's Prophecy
- Venus
- worries for her son
- asks Jupiter for reassurance == Prophecy
- makes Dido fall in love with Aeneas
- heals Aeneas in Bk 12
- instructs Aeneas to leave Troy. the gods are the cause of the war
- sent 2 doves to escort Ae to the Golden Bough
- worries for her son
- Juno
- Creates the Storm in Bk 1 which angers Neptune
- starts the war in Italy
- she instructs Alecto to get Turnus riled up to fight
- Proposes the marriage between Dido and Aeneas
- Yields her anger in Bk 12 as long as her conditions are met
- Latins are not inferior to the Trojans, they keep their language and culture. she will be worshipped
- Saves Turnus in Bk 10 - he sees this as shameful
- Lies at the Assembly of the Gods, Book 10, to counter Venus' argument
- starts the fighting again in Bk 12 with the help of Juturna
- tells Juturna to keep Turnus away from Aeneas
- Other Gods
- Mercury
- instructs Aeneas to leave Carthage
- ensure the Carthaginians are not hostile
- Diana
- swears vengeance on Camilla's death
- Rumour
- spreads the news of the 'marriage'
- 'tells' Turnus about Aeneas
- Iris
- aids Dido's death
- Mercury
- Jupiter
- Harrison: Soap opera *****
- West - The greatest liar in the Aeneid
- West - rowdy family... constant trouble between a jealous wife and unruly daughter
- Gransden - most of the plot of the Aeneid is generated by Juno
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