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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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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
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Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
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Further study
Plot Overview Quiz
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
What city has just been destroyed at the opening of the poem?
Troy
Pompeii
Rome
Atlantis
2
of 5
Whom does Aeneas meet and fall in love with in Carthage?
Helen
Iphigenia
Dido
Artemis
3
of 5
Where does Aeneas go after arriving in Italy?
Rome
Mount Olympus
The underworld
The Isles of the Blessed
4
of 5
Which city is Aeneas destined to found?
Rome
Athens
Troy
Jerusalem
5
of 5
Who is Aeneas's primary enemy in Italy?
Tiberinus
Pallas
Turnus
Himself
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