Book XII

Aeneid Book XII - This book is included in our syllabus and gives the

important conclusion to the story. Turnus prepares to fight Aeneas,

and a truce has been arranged. Olympian interference breaks the truce, and all out war

resumes. Finally Aeneas does face Turnus one on one to determine the fate of two

peoples, the Trojans and the Latins.

Questions

1. ___________ and ____________ try to talk Turnus out of fighting

Aeneas.

2. Who tells Juturna, nymph of the pond and stream, to help her

brother Turnus?

3. Terms of the peace: Aeneas wins? Aeneas loses?

4. Juturna, disguised as a respected officer, does what? (2 things)

5. Who throws the first spear against the Trojans?

6. Aeneas is wounded. How?

7. Who did this?

8. Describe Turnus' reaction to seeing the wounded Aeneas leaving the

battlefield.

9. Who heal the wound of Aeneas? (a mortal and a goddess)

10. Name the plant that does the healing.

11. What do the Rutulians feel when Aeneas returns to the battlefield?

12. What happens to Metiscus, Turnus' charioteer?

13. How does Juturna help her brother now?

14. Who angers Aeneas into combat by hurling a spear at him?

15. Who gives Aeneas the idea to attack the unguarded town?

16. What causes Turnus to finally confront Aeneas?

17. Juturna and Venus both help at a critical moment. How?

18. Who finally decide that it is time to end the fighting?

19. What is the one condition that brings about the end?

20. Turnus is weakened in his attempt to hurl a stone too large for

him and felled by a spear in the thigh from Aeneas. Turnus begs Aeneas to spare his

life. Aeneas has won. The Latins have seen Turnus lose. Lavinia belongs to Aeneas.

Aeneas almost buys it. What causes him to change his mind and run Turnus through with

his sword, ending the Aeneid?