![]() ![]() Her love for Aeneas proves to be her downfall. ![]() She and her city are strong, but she becomes an unfortunate pawn of the gods in their struggle for Aeneas's destiny. Dido left the land of Tyre when her husband was murdered by Pygmalion, her brother. Dido The queen of Carthage, a city in northern Africa, in what is now Tunisia, and lover of Aeneas. Danube/Ister The major river of eastern Europe, flowing 1750 miles. Cosmogony A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe. Colchis This is known as the destination of the Argonauts, as well as the home to Medea and the Golden Fleece. She convinces Medea to aid Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. Cassandra a person who continually predicts misfortune but often is not believed from (Greek legends) a daughter of Priam cursed by Apollo for not returning his love he left her with the gift of prophecy but made it so no one would believe her. She is buried at the start of Book 7 of The Aeneid. Bia and Peitho are opposites of each other. Peitho was the personification of persuasion and seduction. Peitho Bia was the personification of force, anger and raw energy. The Aeneid was immediately recognized as a literary masterpiece and a testament to the grandeur of the Roman Empire. Augustus Vergil was commissioned by him, who was the emperor, to write an epic poem glorifying Rome and the Roman people. Argus Son of Arestor and builder of the ship Argo in the tale of the Argonauts. ![]()
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