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What is the meaning of 'exuvias'?
Spoils, armor stripped from the enemy.
What is the meaning of 'squalentem'?
Filthy, unkempt.
What is the meaning of 'concretos'?
Clotted, matted.
What is the meaning of 'puppibus'?
Ships (dative/ablative plural).
What is the meaning of 'gemitus'?
Groans, sighs.
What is the meaning of 'flammis'?
Flames (ablative plural).
What is the meaning of 'Pergama'?
Citadel of Troy; Troy itself.
What is the meaning of 'dextra'?
Right hand.
What is the meaning of 'moratur'?
Delays.
What is the meaning of 'eripe'?
Snatch (yourself), escape.
What is the significance of Hector wearing Achilles' armor?
Highlights Hector's bravery and the spoils of war, but also foreshadows his death and the eventual fall of Troy.
Why is Aeneas referred to as 'nate dea'?
It identifies Aeneas as the son of Venus (a goddess), emphasizing his divine lineage and destiny.
What is the significance of Hector entrusting the sacred rites to Aeneas?
It signifies Aeneas's destiny to carry the Trojan heritage and found a new city (Rome).
What does Hector's appearance as a ghost symbolize?
Symbolizes the fall of Troy and the loss of its former glory.
What is the cultural significance of Priam?
Priam was the king of Troy, and his fate is intertwined with the city's destiny. His death marks the end of an era.
What is the allusion to the *Iliad*?
Vergil references Hector's donning of Achilles' armor and his attack on the Greek ships, reminding us of his former might. These allusions add depth to the tragedy of Troy's fall.
What is the significance of fate in the fall of Troy?
The fall of Troy is presented as inevitable, highlighting the power of fate and the limitations of human action.
Explain the concept of 'pietas' in relation to Aeneas.
'Pietas' is a Roman virtue encompassing duty to family, gods, and state. Aeneas embodies this virtue by fleeing Troy to fulfill his destiny.
What is the role of divine intervention in the Aeneid?
The gods actively intervene in human affairs, influencing events and shaping the destinies of characters like Aeneas.
What is the symbolic importance of the Trojan Horse?
It represents deception, treachery, and the downfall of a great city due to its own hubris.
Explain the grammatical significance of 'ei mihi'.
Dative of exclamation, expressing sorrow or lament.
What case is 'Achilli' and why?
Genitive, modifying 'exuvias' to show whose spoils they are.
Identify the tense and mood of 'iaculatus'.
Perfect participle.
What is the case and number of 'muros'?
Accusative plural, the object of 'circum...accepit'.
What is the case and number of 'nate dea'?
Vocative singular, used for direct address.
What is the mood and tense of 'fuge'?
Imperative, present active.
Identify the tense and mood of 'possent'.
Imperfect subjunctive, in a conditional statement.
What is the case and use of 'patriae'?
Dative, with 'datum'.
What is the case and use of 'Priamo'?
Dative, with 'datum'.
What is the case and number of 'flammis'?
Ablative plural, object of 'eripe'.