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The Aeneid
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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
Characters
Character List
Aeneas
Dido
Turnus
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Duty
War
Fate
Divine Intervention
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Book I
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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
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Ascanius
Anchises
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Book I
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Book IV
Book IX
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
Book VIII
Book X
Book XI
Book XII
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Further Study
Book II Quiz
Further Study
Book II Quiz
1
of 5
What story does Aeneas begin telling Dido?
The saga of Romulus and Remus
The legend of the labors of Hercules
The tale of the fall of Troy
The epic of the journeys of Odysseus
2
of 5
Who convinces the Trojans to bring the horse inside their city walls?
Sinon
Ajax
Hector
Priam
3
of 5
Who stops Aeneas from killing Helen?
Achilles
Venus
Sinon
Jupiter
4
of 5
What persuades Aeneas's father to leave Troy?
Aeneas's arguments
A talking snake
Letters from Priam
Two omens
5
of 5
What does Aeneas find when he goes back to Troy to look for his wife?
Her dead body
Her ghost
Her severed head
Her jewels
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