Transcript Aeneid Book 2

Aeneid Book 2
By: Grace Anderson &
Ashley Llewellyn
Introduction
❏ Aeneas is telling his story to
Dido about the downfall of
Troy.
❏ Aeneas describes the war as
“an unspeakable grief.”
❏ Shows that this is painful for
Aeneas to talk about.
❏ Where is Dido the queen of?
The Trojan Horse
❏ Built by the leaders of the Greeks
(Ulysses).
❏ The Greeks hide on the island of
Tenedos while a few soldiers hide
inside the horse.
❏ Some of the Trojans want to bring it
into the citadel while others want to
get rid of it.
❏ Laocoon rushes from the citadel, says
the horse is treacherous and that the
Trojans shouldn’t trust it.
Sinon’s Tale
❏ Sinon claims that the Greeks wish to flee Troy, but are being prevented by the
weather.
❏ A prophet told the Greeks to sacrifice one of their own, and they chose Sinon.
❏ Sinon escapes during the preparations and is begging the Trojans to spare him.
❏ Trojans pity him because of his sad tale & ask what the meaning of the horse is
❏ Sinon says the horse is an offering to the goddess Minerva and if harm comes to
the horse, Minerva will destroy Troy.
❏ If, however, the Trojans take the horse into the city, they will be successful.
Laocoon
❏ Two giant serpents rise out of the water
and destroy Laocoon and his two sons.
❏ The Trojans see this as punishment for
hurling a spear at the horse.
❏ The Trojans move the horse to the shrine
of Minerva to appease her.
❏ The horse is now inside the city walls.
Night Falls
❏ Sinon opens the horse to release
the Greeks.
❏ The Greek warriors kill the Trojan
guards and open the gates of the
city to the rest of their forces
(previously on Tenedos).
❏ Aeneas and his men surprise and
kill many of the Greeks, through
instruction from a dream.
❏ Who appears to Aeneas in a dream
to inform him of the attack on Troy
Aeneas Sees Helen
❏ Aeneas sees Helen hiding.
❏ He is overwhelmed with anger
and disgust and wants to kill
her, because he believes she
caused the war.
❏ However, Venus appears to
him and explains that the gods
caused the war, not Helen.
❏ Venus is Aeneas’ mother. Who
is his father?
Aeneas Leaves Troy
❏ Venus advises Aeneas to leave
Troy, since his fate is elsewhere.
❏ Aeneas goes to fetch Anchises,
Ascanius, and Creusa.
❏ Anchises refuses to leave his home
and city.
❏ 2 omens appear: a harmless
tongue of flame on Ascanius’
forehead and then a bright falling
star in the city.
The Loss of Creusa
❏ Aeneas carries Anchises and their
household gods while Creusa
follows.
❏ Creusa is lost in the crowd and dies.
❏ Aeneas sees her shade or spirit.
❏ She tells him not to be sorrowful
because a new home & wife await
him in Hesperia.
❏ Aeneas leaves Troy burning and
leads the survivors.