Book V

Aeneid Book V - This is not a very important book in the Aeneid.

The Trojans leave Carthage and return to Sicily. Aeneas holds funeral

games to celebrate the one year anniversary of the death of his father

Anchises, who died and is buried in Sicily. After the funeral rites,

the Trojan women, influenced by Juno and Iris, burn the Trojan ships,

but Jupiter saves them before they are all burned. Aeneas and the

bravest and strongest of the Trojans still left, depart for Italy.

Questions

1. As the Trojans leave Carthage, what do they see?

2. Name the five types of games Aeneas plans for his men.

3. Name some of the prizes Aeneas shows his men they can win.

4. What was different about the awarding of prizes in Aeneas' games?

5. How many boats race?

6. Who wins?

7. Who finishes third and why?

8. Who finishes last and why?

9. Who wins the running race?

10. What happened to Nisus and Salius?

11. How does Aeneas handle the situation involving a foul?

12. Old Entellus, the Sicilian champion, boxes Dares, the young Trojan fighter. How does the

fight end? (a very modern type of ending)

13. Who wins?

14. Who wins the archery competition and how does he win?

15. Who does Aeneas declare is the winner? ( answer to #14 does not

object) Why?

16. Who leads a troop of boys in a military style riding exercise?

17. Who is the first to arrive at the burning ships and scold the

women?

18. Who prays to Jupiter for help with putting out the fire?

19. Who tells Aeneas he should leave the weary and disenchanted behind and leave with only

the best men and women?

20. Who is expecting a visit from Aeneas in the underworld?

21. Who asks Neptune to help Aeneas this time?

22. What is the answer?

23. Who dies in order to make Aeneas' voyage to Italy successful?

24. What happens to him?