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Aenied Characters - Coggle Diagram
Aenied Characters
Trojans
Aeneas
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Book 2 - wants a hero’s glory/death so stays to fight in Troy, against Hectors warning
Book 2 - carries his son, father and the household gods out of Troy
Book 2 - Goes back to try and save Cruesa but is met with her ghost, he learns firsthand of his pietas
Book 4 - stays with Dido for a year, neglecting his pietas
Book 4 - when told by Mercury, takes action immediately
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Book 1 - worries for his son, once they speak to Dido, he is told to be found and to come to them immediately
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Book 11 - performs ancestral rites for the dead, however also questionable conducts human sacrifice of the prisoners of war
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Book 12 - final duel between him and Turnus, lucky turn of events makes him victorious
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Ascanius
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Book 9 - Stand in leader while Aeneas is away, yet still more of a figurehead (Trojan advisors do more)
Book 9 - promises prizes to Nisus and Euryalus if they were successful in their plan to go out and find Aeneas
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Anchises
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Book 6 - reunited with his son in the underworld, acts as a spiritual guide to help Aeneas learn
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Lacoon
Book 2 - voice of reason amongst the Trojans, the warning against brining in the horse
Book 2 - dies in a gruesome way, interpreted as the gods silencing maddness
Hecor
Book 2 - Ghost appears to Aeneas in a dream to warn him and tell him that his destiny is not to stay and die in Troy
Nisus and Euryalus
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Book 9 - Both try to protect eachother, both end up dead. Latins parade their severed heads on sticks
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Immortals
Jupiter
Book 1 - Comforts Venus in their conversation, informing her of the prophecy that he is fated to be the founder of a new city
Book 4 - dislikes the abandonment of Aeneas’ pietas for Dido (told by his son Iarbus) so sends Mercury to get him to leave
Book 10 - Runs the Council of the Gods, determines no more invention and will let fate play out
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Book 12 - discussion with Juno, Latins allowed to keep their language and customs
Juno
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Book 4 - has to free Dido’s soul as she wasn’t fated to die when she did, puts her out of the immense pain
Book 7 - angered that Aeneas has made it to Italy, vows to make it more difficult for him, can’t kill him so will just lengthen time it takes
Book 10 - requests to save Turnus from Aeneas’ rampage, uses a ghostly Aeneas figure to lure him out of the battle
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Venus
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Book 2 - has to intervene to make sure that Aeneas doesn’t kill Helen and goes to protect his family instead (leave for his journey)
Book 4 - Schemes with Juno, worried for her son, wanting to protect him
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Book 12 - saves Aeneas when he is injured in battle, getting him a magic healing plant
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Neptune
Book 1 - Stops the winds of the storm, allowing Aeneas and his crew to land safely at Carthage
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Links to Homer
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Books 1 to 6 = Odyssey, Books 7 to 12 = Iliad
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Links to Roman Context
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Turnus as a Mark Antony figure, Aeneas as the role model for Augustus
Latins
Latinus
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Book 7 - once war breaks out goes into hiding, doesn’t do anything
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Turnus
Book 7 - initially doesn’t care for what the Trojans are doing when Allecto appears, she forcefully makes him fall into furor (screaming for his armour)
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Book 9 - at his anger of being able to penetrate the Trojan fort he burns their ships (that turn into nymphs)
Book 9 - Turnus burns down a tower to access the fort, once locked inside he rampages
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Book 10 - unhappy being taken out of battle, tries to kill himself 3 times while with Juno
Book 10 - kills Pallas, in an unfair duel
Book 11 - forced to turn back from his ambush when he is told of the chaos of his army with Camilla dead
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Amata
Book 7 - made crazy by Allecto, takes the women out of the city
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Drances
Book 11 - expresses his dislike for the war to the court, explicitly blames Turnus
Book 11 - Latins agree to request a truce for peace, collect their dead
Camilla
Book 11 - female character in power, given charge by Turnus so has half the army
Book 11 - skilled warrior, kills ruthlessly
Book 11 - falls into trap of spoils of war, causes her to be distracted and then revive an unheroic death (at hands of Arruns)
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Carthaginians
Dido
Book 1 - Introduced as a troubled woman (backstory with her husband) but a very good and competent leader of Carthage
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Book 4 - Destroyed when Aeneas wants to leave her, arguement
Book 4 - In her amor, builds a funeral pyre and kills herself
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Anna
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Book 4 - is made to try and convince Aeneas not to leave, ultimately unsuccessful
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Arcadians
Evander
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Book 8 - shows Aeneas area of land nearby, described as the future of Rome (recognisable features that a roman audience would pick up)
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Book 11 - When receiving Pallas’ body doesn’t Blame Aeneas for his death and only wants him to conduct revenge
Book 8 - offers reinforcements to Aeneas and the Trojans because of their dislike of the neighbouring tyrant Mezentius
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Greeks
Sinon
Book 2 - lies that he has been outcast to get the Trojans to trust the horse and take it inside their walls
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