Aeneid Introduction

4. King of the gods; he gave Aeneas his mission
6. Famous Greek poet who inspired Virgil.
7. Aeneas' father
9. A long poem that tells of the exploits of a hero and the founding of a nation is called a / an .......
10. Virgil's patron who supported him so that he could write his poetry.
12. The hero of the Aeneid would end up here.
14. Carthage was on this continent.
15. Troy was in this modern-day country.
18. hero of the Aeneid
21. The Aeneid is written in a rhythm using lines of six divisions; this is called ...........
22. Another name for Aeneas' son
23. Queen of Carthage
25. Latin word for having pietas; used of Aeneas (adjective)
26. Aeneas' Trojan wife (she died)
27. Mother of Aeneas and goddess of love
28. The Trojan War was fought between the Trojans and the ......

1. Latin word for 'madness'
2. Latin word for 'sense of duty' / rational thinking / doing the right thing (a noun)
3. Book 2 of the Aeneid is set in ...........
4. The wife of Jupiter; she hated Troy
5. Virgil's family farm was confiscated and given to this group of people.
8. Name of one of Virgil's books, all about the countryside
11. While telling the story of the Fall of Troy, Aeneas is in ..............
13. The hero of the Aeneid came from here
16. Latin word for a sin / something that goes against the gods
17. Name of one of Virgil's books, all about farming.
19. Troy was on this continent.
20. First Roman emperor; emperor when Virgil was writing.
24. Aeneas' son