Book 10 of the Aeneid

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Book 10 of the Aeneid

• Natalie Perez

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Summary

• Book 10 begins with Jupiter meeting with his
  fellow gods and goddesses to discuss the coming
  war between the Trojans and the Latins. Venus
  blames Juno for the conflict between the two
  groups, claiming Juno has again attempted to
  interfere with fate and postpone the settlement
  of the Trojans in Italy. Juno becomes angry with
  Venus, and says that it is not her fault that the
  Trojans want to settle in Italy, so therefore,
  the fighting has nothing to do with her. Jupiter
  grows weary of their arguing, and decides that he
  will helps neither of their causes, and let fate
  be what fate is. Meanwhile, Aeneas has gathered
  more troops from the surrounding tribes. They
  make their way by ship, with the aid of sea
  nymphs, to the battle site. Turnus spots the
  ships and leads his soldiers towards them. Pallas
  kills many of Turnus troops, but falls short to
  Turnus, who kills him and takes his belt as a
  prize. Aeneas is enraged by Pallas death, and
  slaughters his way towards Turnus. From above,
  Juno begs Jupiter to let her save Turnus. Jupiter
  agrees, but tells her that is fate permits it,
  she is only delaying his death, not preventing
  it. So Turnus floats away into a mist and ends up
  on a ship. Mezentius takes over, but when his son
  is killed, weakens, and is killed as well.

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Outline

• Jupiter and Council
• Jupiter discusses how the war should be taken
  care of
• Venus blames Juno for the fighting
• Juno is outraged and claims that it is not her
  fault that the Trojans want to settle in Latin
  territory.
• Jupiter tells both of them that he will help
  neither side

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Outline cont

• The Battle
• Aeneas has rounded up troops from neighboring
  territories
• They arrive by ships with help from the nymphs
• Turnus spots the ships, and sends his troops out
• Meanwhile, Pallas, the son of Evander, is
  fighting well, until Turnus challenges him
• Turnus kills Pallas and takes Pallas belt as a
  prize

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Outline Cont

• Juno Saves Turnus
• When Aeneas hears of Pallas death, he charges
  for Turnus
• Juno worries that Turnus will be killed, and begs
  Jupiter to save him
• Jupiter allows her to save him, but reminds her
  that she cannot stall fate for long
• Turnus is saved, and Mezentius takes over for him
• Mezentius son is killed, which weakens
  Mezentius concentration. He is killed as well.

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Jupiter

• Jupiter is the god of all gods.
• In this book, Jupiter decides whether or not he
  will intervene with the war.
• Jupiter decides he will let fate play itself out.

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Venus

• Venus is the mother of Aeneas.
• Venus blames Juno for the fighting.
• Venus is concerned for the Trojans safety.

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Juno

• Juno is on the side of Carthage, and dislikes the
  Trojans.
• In this book, Venus blames Juno for the war
  between the races.
• Juno also saves Turnus from being killed at the
  moment

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Aeneas

• In this book, Aeneas is gathering troops to aid
  him in the war.
• Aeneas tries to kill Turnus, but Turnus is saved
  by Juno.

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Turnus

• Turnus is the leader of a rivalry territory.
• He declares war on the Trojans to defend his land
  and throne.
• Turnus kills Evanders son, Pallas.
• Turnus is almost killed by Aeneas, but is saved
  by Juno.

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Comprehension

• Q Why does Jupiter call a meeting of the gods?
• A In order to discuss how to deal with the
  conflict between the Latins and the Trojans.

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Question 2

• Q Why does Venus get upset during the meeting?
• A Because she believes that the source of the
  fighting was kicked off by Juno.

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Question 3

• Q What was Junos response to Venus
  accusations?
• A Juno claims that it was not her fault that the
  Trojans decided to settle in claimed-for
  territory.

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Question 4

• Q What was Jupiters response to both Juno and
  Venus?
• A That he would help neither side, and let fate
  play out.

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Question 5

• Q What angers Aeneas during the battle?
• A Aeneas had learned that Turnus had killed
  Pallas

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Question 6

• Q Who was Pallas father, and why was his death
  so infuriating to Aeneas?
• A Evander of the Arcadians. Aeneas had come to
  Evander to seek aid in war. He promised Pallas
  safe return, and feels guilt for having taken an
  ally and not being able to keep the promise.

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Question 7

• Q Why might have Turnus seen an advantage in
  killing Pallas?
• A Turnus is angry that Evander befriended Aeneas
  and aided in overturning Turnus control. By
  killing Pallas, Turnus is sending out a warning
  to other allies of the Trojans.

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Question 8

• Q What does Juno ask of Jupiter regarding
  Turnus?
• A To bring allow her to bring Turnus to safety
  from a raging Aeneas.

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Question 9

• Q How does Juno lead Turnus to safety?
• A She disguises herself with the likeness of
  Aeneas, and leads Turnus onto a ship, where she
  sets him afloat.

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Question 10

• Q Who takes over the battle once Turnus is gone,
  and what incident ends up getting him killed?
• A Mezentius. His son is killed in battle,
  distracting him and weakening his will.

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