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The Journey of Aeneas: Aeneid 3 and 4 - Major Themes, Places, and Events, Study notes of Classical Philology

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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Æneid 3–4
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Æneid 3–

The Travels of Æneas Dido and Carthage

The Voyage of Æneas

Major Themes of Æneid 3

Labor and exhaustion

Æneas’ mission

Anchises’ guidance

The Ægean Sea

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)

Italy and Sicily

Castrum Minervæ: the Trojan fleet reaches

Italy (506–547)

Mt. Etna: Scylla and Charybdis;

Achæmenides; Polyphemus (548–686)

The voyage around Sicily: Syracuse;

Anchises’ death at Drepanum; Carthage

Castrum Minervæ

Mt. Etna

Italy and Sicily

Castrum Minervæ: the Trojan fleet reaches

Italy (506–547)

Mt. Etna: Scylla and Charybdis;

Achæmenides; Polyphemus (548–686)

The voyage around Sicily: Syracuse;

Anchises’ death at Drepanum; Carthage

Syracuse

The Bay of Syracuse Ortygia Plemyrium

Drepanum (Modern Trapani)

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 )