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Vergil’s Aeneid. An Introduction. The Trojans and the Sack of Troy. TROJANS King Priam his sons Hector and Paris. http://www.troy-movie.stasi.co.uk/troy-movie-film/troy-movie/priam-king-of-troy.htm. The Trojans and the Sack of Troy. GREEKS Agamemnon & Menelaus (the Atrides )
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Vergil’s Aeneid An Introduction
The Trojans and the Sack of Troy TROJANS King Priam his sons Hector and Paris http://www.troy-movie.stasi.co.uk/troy-movie-film/troy-movie/priam-king-of-troy.htm
The Trojans and the Sack of Troy GREEKS Agamemnon & Menelaus (the Atrides) Achilles Odysseus and Ulysses http://www2.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?480 http://www.troy-movie.stasi.co.uk/troy-movie-film/troy-the-movie-pictures.htm
The Trojans and the Sack of Troy All of Greek city-states (united by King Agamemnon) vs. Troy Re: Paris “stole” Helen; Menelaus wants her back 10 year siege of Troy
The Trojans and the Sack of Troy Achilles Subject of Homer’s Iliad: Menin aeide, thea, Peleiadeo Achileos “Sing, oh goddess, the wrath of Peleus’ son Achilles” http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gomery/achille.html http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/gaddis/HST210/Sept23/Default.htm
The Trojans and the Sack of Troy Aeneid: Book II The Trojan Horse and Troy falls http://thepomegranateapple.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/civil-unions-trojan-horse/
The Trojans and the Sack of Troy According to the Aeneid: • The warning of Laocoon (priest of Neptune) is ignored by the Trojans - Sinon’s (a Greek) deceit convinces the Trojans to bring the horse in • King Priam is killed by Pyrrhus (son of Achilles; aka Neoptolemus) - Aeneas (Trojan prince) takes a leading role in the city’s defense
Aeneas’ Flight From Troy Anchises = Venus I Aeneas = Creusa I Ascanius (aka “Iulus”)
Aeneas’ Flight From Troy - Aeneas wants to fight - Creusa convinces Aeneas - Jupiter convinces Anchises - They flee, planning to meet other refugees at a sacred shrine to Ceres outside the city
Aeneas’ Flight From Troy - Creusa dies along the way - The rest of the family gather with the other refugees - Aeneas leads them away from Troy
Aeneas’ “Odyssey” Aeneid: Book III - Thrace (Polydorus) - Delos (Apollo’s priest) - Crete (a new Pergamum)
Aeneas’ “Odyssey” - Strophades (Harpies) - Actium (Trojan Games) - Buthrotum (Helenus and Andromache; a mini-Troy)
Aeneas’ “Odyssey” • Italy and Sicily (Achaemenides, Polyphemus the Cyclops • Drepanum (Anchises’ death) • Carthage
Carthage Aeneid: Books I and IV - Queen Dido and her sister Anna - The “marriage” of Dido and Aeneas - Aeneas’ betrayal OR Aeneas’ piety? - Dido’s death
Funeral Games for Anchises Aeneid: Book V - at Drepanum - multiple contests displaying various qualities of the Trojans (and Aeneas) - epic convention
Aeneas’ Visit to the Underworld Aeneid: Book VI - Leaves Drepanum for Cumae (in Italy) - Cumaean Sibyl (Deiphobe) - Golden bough and Lake Avernus
Aeneas’ Visit to the Underworld Sibyl leads him into and through the underworld - Charon and Cerberus - Neutral region (Dido, infants, etc.) - Tartarus (judges and sinners) - Elysium (Anchises, Trojans, future Romans)
Italia Three races of people: - Latins: King Latinus, Queen Amata, and daughter Lavinia - Rutilians: Prince Turnus - Greeks from Pallanteum: King Evander, son Pallas
Italia Aeneid: Books VII-X - Turnus (Rutilian) is to marry Lavinia (Latin) - At first, Latins greet Trojans because King Latinus (Latin) thinks Aeneas is the one his daughter is supposed to marry
Italia - Queen Amata (Latin) is enraged that her husband broke his promise to Turnus - Then, Latins (allied with Rutilians) turn on the Trojans and declare war
Italia - Aeneas seeks an alliance with the city of Pallanteum and its King Evander - The Etruscans also ally with the Trojans - The Etruscans deposed leader Mezentius allies himself with the Rutilians/Latins.
Italia Latins/Rutilians vs. Trojans/Pallanteum/Etruscans (King Latinus has abdicated authority and Amata is supporting Turnus as the new leader of both Latins and Rutilians)
Italia Aeneid: Books X-XII - Among all the battles, Turnus (Rutilian) kills Pallas (from Pallanteum) - Aeneas is enraged by this, as Pallas and Aeneas had become great friends
Italia Aeneas challenges Turnus to a duel to end the conflict and decide who will marry Lavinia Aeneas defeats Turnus, and then kills him.