CLASSIC 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Iliad, Aeneid, Lupercal
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First words of the aeneidarms and the man i sing, who from the shores of. General agreement that rome"s beginning was a mythological path before the city. Greeks trojans king: agamemnon priam great fighter: achilles hector. Greece north west turkey, east of greece achaeans trojans trojan war: west vs. east (in the area around greece vs. the trojans): achaeans v. trojans. The illiad by homer- 10th year of a 10 year war. Helen was taken by paris of troy, away from her husband menelaus of. Born of venus, and a mortal, anchises his dad. Role in illiad: leader of the dardanians. Fought against diomedes, saved by mother venus. Book 20, nearly defeats achilles in single combat. Aeneus is prophesied to escape the destruction of troy, trojan line would. End of 10 year war, the greeks offer up a large wooden horse as peace offering. Sons head is burst into flames (iulus or ascanius) Decides to take his family with him.
