They are welcomed, and Aeneas tells Evander that in the name of their common ancestry he asks for help against Turnus. Evander remembers meeting Anchises and promises help; they feast together. One day when Hercules was returning from one of his labors in Spain with the cattle of Geryon, Cacus stole some of them and hid them in his cave. Hercules discovered them, and after a mighty battle with the fire-breathing monster killed him and delivered the people from their fear. Since then Hercules has been honored on his annual festival at the Ara Maxima.
Evander next tells Aeneas of the early history of Latium, and the golden age under Saturn, and takes him on a tour of his little city, showing him places destined to be famous in Roman history.
Within his workshop beneath the earth the Cyclops set to the task. Evander tells Aeneas about the tyrannical deeds of Mezentius which led to his exile from Caere and his alliance with Turnus in war against the Etruscans.
An oracle required a foreign leader for the Etruscans in this war, and Evander asks Aeneas to undertake this with the assistance of his son Pallas. A sign from heaven is given, and Aeneas agrees to do so; arrangements are made for him to set out to meet Tarchon with his Etruscan forces. Evander says goodbye to Pallas, beseeching the gods for his safety; in a splendid array they set off and join Tarchon. The pictures on the shield are described, scenes from early Roman history around the outside, and in the center the battle of Actium and Augustus' triumph over the forces of the East.
Aeneas takes up on his shoulder the pictured destiny of his people. Turnus accepts the divine call to arms. The Trojans, in accordance with Aeneas' instructions, stay within their camp, and Turnus, wild for blood like a wolf at a sheep-fold, prepares to set fire to the Trojan fleet.
They will find the Rutulians more formidable enemies than the Greeks. He urges his men to get ready for battle; they place sentries, and the Trojans for their part prepare defences. They seek an audience with the Trojan leaders, and present their plan.
Aletes and Ascanius accept it with great gratitude and admiration, offering lavish rewards. Euryalus asks that in the event of his death his aged mother should be cared for; Ascanius promises that this shall be so. The two warriors arm for their exploit. As they start off on their journey to Aeneas, the light flashing on the helmet which Euryalus has taken as part of the spoils reveals their presence to a band of Latin cavalry.
Nisus gets away, but Euryalus is caught; Nisus returns but cannot save his friend; when Euryalus is killed by Volcens Nisus rushes in to exact vengeance, kills Volcens and himself meets his death.
Next day they march forth to battle, carrying the heads of Nisus and Euryalus impaled upon spears. Euryalus' mother learns the truth and laments her young son. Vergil invokes the Muse to tell of the slaughter dealt by Turnus; he kills Helenor and Lycus and in the general fighting many fall on both sides.
Apollo appears to Ascanius and prophesies a glorious future, but warns him that from now on he must keep out of the fighting until he is grown up. He kills Bitias; Pandarus shuts the gates again, but Turnus is inside. Pandarus challenges Turnus with a taunt, and Turnus kills him. Turnus could now have opened the gates again and let in the rest of his army, but he is intenet on personal triumphs, and kills many Trojans. At last they rally, led by Mnestheus, and Turnus is compelled to give way.
He plunges into the Tiber and rejoins his army. Juno angrily replies, maintaining that the Trojan disasters have not been caused by her, and that any assitance she may give to the Rutulians is justified. One of them, Cymodocea, tells him of Turnus' attack on his camp, and warns him to be ready for battle.
Aeneas, with a prayer to Cybele, prepares for action. Light flashes from his armor, like a comet or Sirius, but Turnus is not dismayed and urges his troops to be ready for battle. Elsewhere however the Italians are successful, and the struggle is equally poised. Lausus then moves to attack Pallas, but fate prevents their meeting. Pallas is killed and Turnus strip off his sword-belt as spoils of battle. The poet reflects that a day will come when he will bitterly regret this deed. She makes a phantom of Aeneas: Turnus pursues it to a ship, and Juno then sets the ship loose.
Turnus, bitterly chafing at his enforced absece from the batlle, is carried away to his home at Ardea. In the ensuing contest he is mortally wounded, and meets his death with the dignity of the heroic warrior. He speaks to the dead youth in terms of the most extreme sorrow. Drances thanks A. A day truce is arranged. Resentment against Turnus grows in the Latin capital, but he has strong support too. Diomedes had said that he would not fight against the Trojans again on any account, particularly not against so great a warrior as Aeneas.
He advised them to make peace. Finally he says that he is ready to face A. Turnus hearing of this gives instructions for action, and fiercely arms himself for battle. She tells Opis to take vengeance on the man who kills Camilla.
Tarchon upbraids them and leads them into battle, capturing the Latin Venulus. Meanwhile Arruns shadows Camilla, preparing to attack her. As he runs away Camilla falls dead-- in her last words she sends a message to Trunus telling him to take her place in the battle. The Latins are driven in flight, and their city is besieged.
Turnus is told of Camilla's death, and he abandons his plan for an ambush and returns to the capital. Nightfall ends the battle. Latinus tries to dissuade him, but Turnus is all the more fiercely determined. Amata beseeches him not to go, but Turnus replies that he is not free to refuse.
He arms himself in rehearsal for the next day's combat. Juno tells Juturna that she herself can do no more; if Juturna can do anything, then she has authority from Juno to act.
The two parties proceed to the battle area, and oaths are sworn, first by Aeneas, and then by Latinus on behalf of Turnus. An omen of an eagle forced by a mass attack of other birds to release a swan is interpreted by Tolumnius to mean that the Rutulians must attack to save Turnus. Fighting breaks out. Thereupon Turnus excitedly leads his men into battle, and the fighting is resumed. The physician Iapyx cannot remove the arrow-head, but Venus intervenes and with supernatural potions causes the arrow-head to come out and the wound to heal.
Aeneas immediately arms for battle. He pursues Turnus and Turnus only. Juturna intervens in the guise of Metiscus, Turnus' charioteer, and keeps Turnus away from Aeneas. Messapus attacks Aeneas and realizing that Turnus will not meet him Aeneas begins to attack his enemies indiscriminately.
He urges on his men, and they move in to the attack. There is panic within the city. News is brought of the siege of the city and the death of Amata. Turnus at first is rooted to the ground, bewildered and confused; then he rushes to the capital and calls on his friends to cease fighting and leave him to single combat with Aeneas.
They throw their spears without effect and then join in close combat. Turnus strikes Aeneas with his sword, but it shatters in fragments-- Turnus had in his hurry taken his charioteer's sword by mistake. Aeneas chases Turnus, and as they pass the stump of an oleaster sacred to Faunus Aeneas tries to regain his spear which is sticking in the root.
Faunus prevents him from pulling it out, and meanwhile Juturna gives Turnus his own sword. Venus promptly restores Aeneas' spear to him, and they stand again facing each other poised for battle. She yields, but begs that the Latins may keep their language and dress, and not become Trojans; that Rome may be great because of Italian virtues. Jupiter agrees to this, and promises that the Romans will above all other peoples pay worship to Juno.
In this vein, Aeneas deserves death as well due to the fact that he killed Lausus who was taken care by Turnus. Kari Rademacher Explainer. Who refuses to speak to Aeneas in the underworld? Anchises refuses to leave the house, prompting Aeneas to decide that he will stay in Troy so that he may die honourably in battle, rather than abandon his father. Creusa grabs his feet and begs him to think of what would become of Ascanius, Anchises and herself if Aeneas were to be killed.
Errol Yturberoaga Pundit. Who is the king of Latium? About Latinus King of Latium. In later Roman mythology, Latinus is sometimes the son of Faunus and Marica and father of Lavinia with his wife, Amata.
In Roman mythology, Latinus, or Lavinius, was a king of the Latins. Gaurav Hagenbusch Pundit. Who was Aeneas in the Trojan War? Aeneas , mythical hero of Troy and Rome, son of the goddess Aphrodite and Anchises. Aeneas was a member of the royal line at Troy and cousin of Hector. He played a prominent part in defending his city against the Greeks during the Trojan War , being second only to Hector in ability. Aram Afonso Pundit.
Who killed Priam? Jorge Erry Pundit. Who is the father of Aeneas? Arantxazu Boeke Pundit. Who does Lavinia marry? Weijie Villachica Teacher. What is the name of Aeneas son? Seymour Hampeter Supporter. How is Aeneas selfless? Aeneas -- Great and Selfless. Faycal Murcia Supporter. Where is Troy located? Fani Alayo Supporter. His destiny is to found the Roman race in Italy and he subordinates all other concerns to this mission. The Aeneid is about his journey from Troy to Italy, which enables him to fulfill his fate.
The queen of Carthage, a city in northern Africa, in what is now Tunisia, and lover of Aeneas. Dido left the land of Tyre when her husband was murdered by Pygmalion, her brother. Her love for Aeneas proves to be her downfall. The ruler of the Rutulians in Italy. He is brash and fearless, a capable soldier who values his honor over his life. Though still a child, Ascanius has several opportunities over the course of the epic to display his bravery and leadership.
Creusa is lost and killed as her family attempts to flee the city, but tells Aeneas he will find a new wife at his new home. The Greek youth who pretends to have been left behind at the end of the Trojan War. The king of the Latins, the people of what is now central Italy, around the Tiber River.
Latinus allows Aeneas into his kingdom and encourages him to become a suitor of Lavinia, his daughter, causing resentment and eventually war among his subjects. He respects the gods and fate, but does not hold strict command over his people.
Queen of Laurentum a region of Latium, in Italy and wife of Latinus. Amata kills herself once it is clear that Aeneas is destined to win. King of Pallanteum a region of Arcadia, in Italy and father of Pallas.
Evander is a sworn enemy of the Latins, and Aeneas befriends him and secures his assistance in the battles against Turnus. Pallas eventually dies in battle at the hands of Turnus, causing Aeneas and Evander great grief.
A Latin leader who desires an end to the Trojan-Latin struggle. The leader of the Volscians, a race of warrior maidens. Camilla is perhaps the only strong mortal female character in the epic.
Juno provokes Juturna into inducing a full-scale battle between the Latins and the Trojans by disguising herself as an officer and goading the Latins after a treaty has already been reached. The queen of the gods, the wife and sister of Jupiter, and the daughter of Saturn.
She takes out her anger on Aeneas throughout the epic, and in her wrath acts as his primary divine antagonist. The goddess of love and the mother of Aeneas. Venus Aphrodite in Greek mythology is a benefactor of the Trojans. She helps her son whenever Juno tries to hurt him, causing conflict among the gods. She is also referred to as Cytherea, after Cythera, the island where she was born and where her shrine is located.
The king of the gods, and the son of Saturn. God of the sea, and generally an ally of Venus and Aeneas. Neptune Poseidon in Greek mythology calms the storm that opens the epic and conducts Aeneas safely on the last leg of his voyage.
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