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An overview of aeneid 3 and 4 by virgil, focusing on major themes, places, and events during aeneas' travels. Topics include labor and exhaustion, aeneas' mission, anchises' guidance, and encounters in the aegean sea, western greece, and italy. The document also mentions key locations such as delos, crete, actium, buthrotum, castrum minervae, mt. Etna, and syracuse.
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The Travels of Æneas Dido and Carthage
Thrace and Polydorus’ horrifying grave (13–68) Delos and Apollo’s oracle (69–120) Crete: a pestilence; Æneas’ Penates appear to him in a vision (121–191)
The Bay of Syracuse Ortygia Plemyrium
Æneid 4 (cont.) A hunting expedition and “wedding” (129– 172 ) Rumor informs Iarbas, who prays to Jupiter, who sends Mercury to Æneas (173– 278 ) Aeneas prepares to leave; Dido learns of it from Rumor and confronts him (279–392) As Æneas makes ready his departure Dido sends Anna to beg delay (393– 449 )
Æneid 4 (cont.) Dido, tormented, decides to die (450– 473 ) She tricks Anna into helping her build a pyre (474– 503 ) As Dido plots her suicide and vengeance Mercury warns Æneas to flee ( 504 – 583 ) Dido curses Æneas, stabs herself upon the pyre, and eventually dies (584– 705 )