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The Aeneid
Virgil
Study Guide
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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
Quotes By Character
Aeneas
Dido
Turnus
Ascanius
Anchises
Further Study
Context
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Analysis of Major Characters
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
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Book I Quiz
Book I Quiz
1
of 5
Which deity is angry with Aeneas at the beginning of the poem?
Jupiter
Juno
Mercury
Vulcan
2
of 5
What happens to Aeneas and his men as they sail near Sicily?
Juno sinks their boats with a tidal wave.
Jupiter strikes their ships with lightning.
Aeolus causes a storm to blow on them.
Mercury brings them word of beautiful women on Sicily.
3
of 5
What does Jupiter promise Venus when she expresses concern about Aeneas?
Aeneas will be safe and his descendents will found the world's greatest empire.
Aeneas will have to find his own way to Italy from Carthage.
Aeneas will be the father of a great empire if he makes the correct sacrifices.
Aeneas will battle against Juno and emerge triumphant.
4
of 5
Where does Venus tell Aeneas to go?
Rhodes
Carthage
Athens
Troy
5
of 5
What happens to Dido once Aeneas arrives?
Juno causes her to neglect her duties to her people for the sake of Aeneas.
Jupiter blesses her with fertility in anticipation of her affair with Aeneas.
Cupid hits her with an arrow and she falls in love with Aeneas.
Neptune batters her palace with waves, forcing her to take shelter with Aeneas.
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