Studied by 29 peopleThe Libyan people, the leaders of the Nomads, and her own people.
According to Dido, which people are against her?
pudor and fama
(modesty and reputation)
Which two nouns in latin does Dido say are gone?
SDSS(DS) sola is ablative sidera is accusative
Scan line 332: "extinctus pudor et, qua sola sidera adibam" What case is sola? What case is sidera?
anaphora (the repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses).
What figure of speech is illustrated by the repetition of te propter?
"hospes"- a guest
What final term does Dido call Aeneas?
de coniuge
What two words show that Dido thinks she was married to Aeneas?
Dido fears her brother attacking from Tyre and Iarbas leading her off as a prisoner
What two things is Dido afraid of?
"If any child"
Translate lines 327-328: "si qua...suboles"
imperfect subjunctive
What is the tense and mood of luderet?
She wishes she would have a child to remember him by.
What does Dido seem to want from Aeneas?
" I certainly would not seem completely caputerd and deserted"
Translate line 330: "non equidem omnino ac deserta viderer"
This refers to the earlier episode when Mercury tells Aeneas to leave.
What does Iovis monitis (line 331) refer to?
"eyes"
Translate in context, "lumina".
"a few words/things"
Translate "pauca".
She doesn't deserve this
He will never forget her
What two things does Aeneas say in an effort to console Dido?
This is Dido's Phoenician name.
Who is Elissae?
"I will speak/say"
Translate loquar
He says he never hoped to hide his departure from Dido.
What does Aeneas say he never hoped to do?
"Don't make up (that I did)"
Translate "ne finge"
Aeneas rejects the idea that he and Dido were married.
What does Aeneas reject in lines 338-339?
meis...auspiciis and sponte mea
Which two sets of words mean "on my own"?
These are all verbs in a (contrary-to-fact) condition.
Why are paterentur, colerem, manerent, and posuissem in the subjunctive?
These are the survivors from Troy, "the remains of my people".
What does meorum reliquias (line 342-343) refer to?
He says he would have rebuilt Troy in its original location.
What does Aeneas say he would do if he had any choice?
Apollo ordered Aeneas to head to Italy
What has Apollo ordered Aeneas to do?
"This is my love, this is my country"
Translate "hic amor, haec patria est"
SDSS(DS), Ausonia...terra is ablative
Scan line 349 and identify the case of Ausonia...terra
(quae tandem Ausonia Teucros considere terra)
DSSD(DS), extera...regna is accusative
Scan line 350 and identify the case of extera...regna
His father, Anchises.
Of whom has Aeneas dreamed?
ablative of means
What use of the ablative is umentibus umbris?
nominative
Is astra ignea ablative or nominative?
anaphora
What figure of speech is represented by the repeated me (lines 351 and 354)?
ablative of separation
What use of the ablative are regno and fatalibus arvis (355)?
Both of these refer to Mercury
Who is the interpres divum (356) and deum(358)?
Aeneas is swearing on his and Dido's head, the most vital part of the body.
What does testor utrumque caput (line 357) refer to?
This refer's to Mercury's visting Aeneas and telling him to leave for Italy.
What previous incident is Aeneas referring to in lines 358-359?
I go to Italy not on my own accord.
Translate Italiam non sponde sequor
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