Name Virgil's Epic Poem The Adventures of Aeneas - Part I ‘The Adventures of Aeneas are related by Virgil in his epic poem Aeneid. This masterpiece, written between the years 30 B.C. and 19 B.C., was translated from Latin into English by John Dryden. The ‘Aeneld Is divided into twelve books, each telling about a phase in the life of Aeneas. Virgil's poem ‘suggests that Troy fell, not due to the cunning of the Greeks, but because of the will of the gods. It was the gods who enabled Aeneas to flee the buming city of Troy so that his descendants could found the city of Rome. Book I - Aeneas flees from the burning city of Troy with his father and son. He is joined by other Trojans, and after a voyage of seven years, starts to sail to Italy. A severe storm, requested by Juno, blows them off course. One ship is sunk, but Aeneas’ ship and six others land safely at Carthage. Venus asks Jupiter to help her son and he promises that Aeneas will be happy in Carthage. Dido, queen of Carthage, falls in love with Aeneas and begs him to relate his adventures. Book II - Aencas tells Dido about the seige of Troy, his escape with his father and son, and the death of his wife. Book III - Aeneas relates his successful voyage to Thrace and the misunderstanding of the oracle’s message at Delos. He tells of settling in Crete, where the gods give him the message to proceed to Italy. After several amazing adventures, he lands on the coast of Sicily, where his father dies. Book IV - Dido wants to marry Aeneas, but Mercury tells him that he must proceed to Italy. He sails, and Dido alls herself. Book V - The gods interfere while Aeneas is honoring his father’s memory by burning some of his ships. Acneas builds a city for those who do not wish to continue the voyage to Italy. Book V1 - The sibyl takes Aeneas to the underworld and shows him many things, He meets his father, Anchises, who shows him the heroic men who will descend from him. After reading the story, place the following events in the proper chronological order. __ Dido begs him to relate his adventures. His father dies in Sicily. Venus asks Jupiter to help her son. Aeneas flees from Troy. Some of Aeneas's ships are burned. ‘Aeneas’ ship lands safely at Carthage __ Anchises shows Aeneas his descendants. Aeneas tells about the death of his wife. COPYRIGHT © 1963 McDONALD PUBLISHING CO. 7 GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY