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The Aeneid
Virgil
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Summary
Plot Overview
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
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Duty
War
Fate
Divine Intervention
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Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
Book VIII
Book IX
Book X
Book XI
Book XII
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Aeneas
Dido
Turnus
Ascanius
Anchises
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Context
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Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book IX
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
Book VIII
Book X
Book XI
Book XII
Character List
Context
Plot Overview
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
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Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Character List Quiz
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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