THE AENEID

1. THE AENEID BOOK III

2. Summary of Book 3 Aeneas continues his story to Dido. As he leaves Troy, he encounters such wonders as Polydorus, Apollo, and the island of Crete. Here Aeneas begins to build a city, but is warned by the Gods to sail elsewhere. They arrive at Strophades and are then cursed by the Harpies. Aenas then meets Andromache and Helenus as king of Buthrotum. Aeneas pilots his fleet south of Sicily to witness a Greek soldier and his tale of Ulysses and a local cyclops. They flee, continuing their journey as Aeneas is finally faced with the death of his father Anchises.

3. Book 3 Outline I. Aeneas travels to Antander, Thrace, and Delos A. Aeneas leaves Troy and then recovers at Antander 1. Rebuild ships B. Aeneas arrives at Thrace 1. Offer sacrifice 2. Discovers Polydorus (son of Priam) as a bleeding plant a. Thracian king sides with Greeks and kills Polydorus 3. Aenas becomes highly unsettled and senses danger C. Aeneas arrives at Delos 1. Apollo instructs Aeneas to head to land of ancestors 2. Aeneas misinterprets this as the island of Crete

4. Book 3 Outline Continued II. Aeneas travels to Crete and Strophades A. Aeneas starts a new city 1. Progress interrupted by a plague B. The Gods intervene in a dream and warn Aeneas 2. Aeneas is mistaken and he needs to go to Italy C. The party departs and arrives at Strophades 1. They kill cows and goats 2. Aeneas and his group fend off Harpies a. Harpy places curse on them which is to be fulfilled i. Trojans won�t build city until they eat their own tables

5. Book 3 Outline Continued III. Aeneas travels to Leucata, Buthrotum A. Trojans arrive on Leucata 1. They make offerings to Apollo B. Trojans reach Buthrotum in Chaonia 1. Aeneas meet Helenus who is king of a Greek city a. Helenus and Andromache were taken by Pyrrhus b. They overcame him and gained power 2. Andromache tells Aeneas about Scylla and Charybdis a. He must pass them en route around Sicily

6. Book 3 Outline Continued IV. Aeneas travels around Sicily A. Disembarks Chaonia 1. Sees Mt. Etna erupting on Sicilian coast B. Trojans rest on beach 1. Meet Greek soldier who served under Ulysses a. Soldier and Ulyesses escaped Cyclops after stabbing eye 2. Cyclops appears on beach a. Trojans escape 3. Anchises dies

7. Characters Aeneas: Protagonist of book. Recounts story to Dido of his travels. He leads Trojans on his fleet. Polydorus: Son of Priam. Soul turns into a tree which bleeds as Aeneas picks at it. Killed by Thracian king. Apollo: God of light and music. Instructs Aeneas to return to ancestral land. Helenus: Son of Priam and king of Greek city. Once captured by Pyrrhus, he rules his kingdom after his death. Andromache: Hector�s widow. She now tells Aeneas that he must now travel to Italy. Greek Solider: Served under Ulysses. Tells Aeneas his tale of escaping Cyclops Anchises: Father of Aeneas. Advises Aeneas to head to Crete instead of Italy. Dies at the end of the book.

8. Where is the first place Aeneas travels to after leaving Troy? Antander

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10. Who is Polydorus the son of? Priam

11. What is Polydorus in the form of? A Tree

12. Who does Aeneas encounter at Delos? Apollo

13. What is the curse that the Harpies put on the Trojans? �That they shall not establish Italy until they are forced to eat their tables from hunger�

14. Who was Helenus and Andromache captured by? Pyrrhus

15. What two hazards does Andromache warn Aeneas about? Scylla and Charybdis

16. What is the name of the volcano that is erupting? Mt. Etna

17. What monster stumbles onto the beach? Cyclops

18. Who dies at the end of Book 3? Anchises

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