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The Aeneid

Virgil

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Summary
- Summary & Analysis
- Book I
- Book II
- Book III
- Book IV
- Book V
- Book VI
- Book VII
- Book VIII
- Book IX
- Book X
- Book XI
- Book XII
Characters
- Character List
- Aeneas
- Dido
- Turnus
Literary Devices
- Themes
- Motifs
- Symbols
Quotes
- By Section
- Book I
- Book II
- Book III
- Book IV
- Book V
- Book VI
- Book VII
- Book VIII
- Book IX
- Book X
- Book XI
- Book XII
- By Character
- Aeneas
- Dido
- Turnus
- Ascanius
- Anchises
Quizzes
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Further Study
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Virgil and The Aeneid Background

Quizzes

Character List Quiz

Quizzes Character List Quiz

1 of 5
Why does Dido kill herself?

She made a sacrifice to the gods.
Her city was destroyed.
Aeneas abandoned her.
Ascanius forced her to.

2 of 5
Who is Aeneas's mother?

Venus
Juno
Minerva
Camilla

3 of 5
Why is Ascanius important?

He is the only one who knows how Aeneas can be killed.
He represents Aeneas's Roman descendants.
He is the symbol of Aeneas's piety.
He knows the route to Rome.

4 of 5
Who guides Aeneas through the underworld?

His mother
His sister
His father
His brother

5 of 5
Which god primarily directs Aeneas's fate?

Neptue
Jupiter
Mercury
Saturn

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