Juno The Aeneid Essay

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Juno is so angry with the Trojans because Paris judged her rival Venus as the most beautiful. She is also mad because Carthage is her favorite city and it is prophesied that the Trojans will someday defeat Carthage. She tries to stop Aeneas from traveling because she knows he will found Rome and the Romans and Carthage will start a war and Carthage will be destroyed. Juno tells Aeolus king of the winds to give the Trojans a rough trip.
Ch.1 Essay 2 Aeneas demonstrates a lot of skill as a leader when the Trojans finally make it to shore. As soon as they arrived on shore he found high ground to check for more Trojan ships. Then he killed seven stags with his bow to feed all 7 of his ships. He also gave his people a huge speech to cheer them …show more content…

He tells her that the Trojans will come to Latium. There they will win a war. Then they will create the city of Lavinium .
Ch. 2 Essay 7 Lacoon ends up dying while making a sacrifice to Neptune. He was by the sea when two serpents came out of the water and killed Lacoon and his sons. The Trojans believed it was a punishment for throwing his spear at the Greeks peace offering. The snake slithered away into the city.
Ch. 2 Essay 8 The Greeks are the ones who built the horse as a fake peace offering to the Trojans. They had men inside to destroy the city of Troy while everyone slept. The Trojans accepted the offering not knowing they’re fate. The people of Troy were partying and got drunk and fell asleep. Then the Greeks sacked Troy.
Ch. 2 Essay 9 There are some different ways the characters in book 2 are affected by fate. One, for example, Lacoon gets killed by a sea snake while making a sacrifice to Neptune including his sons . Coroebus also is killed while the Greeks sacked Troy. His wife was being attacked by Greeks and he went to save her but got killed in the end.
Ch. 3 Essay 15 The Harpies look like old women with wings. They are said to have sharp claws. They had the form of a bird with a human face. They were very

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