vergil’s aeneid
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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 ) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vergil’s Vergil’s AeneidAeneid
An Introduction
The Trojans and the Sack of TroyThe Trojans and the Sack of TroyTROJANS
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 TroyThe Trojans and the Sack of TroyGREEKS
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 TroyThe 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 TroyThe 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 TroyThe 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 TroyThe Trojans and the Sack of TroyAccording 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 TroyAeneas’ Flight From Troy
Anchises = Venus
I
Aeneas = Creusa
I
Ascanius (aka “Iulus”)
Aeneas’ Flight From TroyAeneas’ 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 TroyAeneas’ 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”Aeneas’ “Odyssey”AeneidAeneid: Book III: Book III
- Thrace (Polydorus)- Thrace (Polydorus)
- Delos (Apollo’s priest)- Delos (Apollo’s priest)
- Crete (a new Pergamum)- Crete (a new Pergamum)
Aeneas’ “Odyssey”Aeneas’ “Odyssey”
- Strophades (Harpies)- Strophades (Harpies)
- Actium (Trojan Games)- Actium (Trojan Games)
- Buthrotum (Helenus and - Buthrotum (Helenus and Andromache; a mini-Troy)Andromache; a mini-Troy)
Aeneas’ “Odyssey”Aeneas’ “Odyssey”
- Italy and Sicily (Achaemenides, Italy and Sicily (Achaemenides, Polyphemus the CyclopsPolyphemus the Cyclops
- Drepanum (Anchises’ death)Drepanum (Anchises’ death)
- CarthageCarthage
CarthageCarthage
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 AnchisesFuneral Games for Anchises
Aeneid: Book V
- at Drepanum
- multiple contests displaying various qualities of the Trojans (and Aeneas)
- epic convention
Aeneas’ Visit to the UnderworldAeneas’ 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)
ItaliaItalia
Three races of people:
- Latins: King Latinus, Queen Amata, and daughter Lavinia
- Rutilians: Prince Turnus
- Greeks from Pallanteum: King Evander, son Pallas
ItaliaItalia
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
ItaliaItalia
- Queen Amata (Latin) is enraged that - Queen Amata (Latin) is enraged that her husband broke his promise to her husband broke his promise to TurnusTurnus
- Then, Latins (allied with Rutilians) - Then, Latins (allied with Rutilians) turn on the Trojans and declare warturn on the Trojans and declare war
ItaliaItalia
- Aeneas seeks an alliance with the - Aeneas seeks an alliance with the city of Pallanteum and its King city of Pallanteum and its King EvanderEvander
- The Etruscans also ally with the - The Etruscans also ally with the TrojansTrojans
- The Etruscans deposed leader - The Etruscans deposed leader Mezentius allies himself with the Mezentius allies himself with the Rutilians/Latins.Rutilians/Latins.
ItaliaItalia
Latins/Rutilians Latins/Rutilians
vs. vs.
Trojans/Pallanteum/EtruscansTrojans/Pallanteum/Etruscans
(King Latinus has abdicated authority (King Latinus has abdicated authority and Amata is supporting Turnus as and Amata is supporting Turnus as the new leader of both Latins and the new leader of both Latins and
Rutilians)Rutilians)
ItaliaItalia
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
ItaliaItalia
Aeneas challenges Turnus to a duel to end the conflict and decide who will marry Lavinia
Aeneas defeats Turnus, and then kills him.
The EndThe End