The Aeneid (57 page)
ACRON
(
ay‘-kron
): Greek killed by Mezentius, 10.849.
(
ay‘-kron
): Greek killed by Mezentius, 10.849.
ACTIUM
(
ak‘-ti-um
): a town and promontory off the northwestern coast of Greece, site of a decisive naval battle between the armada of Octavian and that of Antony and Cleopatra in 31 B.C., 3.329; ACTIAN (
ak’-ti-an
), belonging to that locale, 3.334. See 8.791-836 and Introduction, p. 35.
(
ak‘-ti-um
): a town and promontory off the northwestern coast of Greece, site of a decisive naval battle between the armada of Octavian and that of Antony and Cleopatra in 31 B.C., 3.329; ACTIAN (
ak’-ti-an
), belonging to that locale, 3.334. See 8.791-836 and Introduction, p. 35.
ACTOR
(
ayk‘-tor
): Trojan under Aeneas’ command, 9.575.
(
ayk‘-tor
): Trojan under Aeneas’ command, 9.575.
ADAMASTUS
(
a-da-mays‘-tus
): Ithacan, father of Achaemenides, 3.713.
(
a-da-mays‘-tus
): Ithacan, father of Achaemenides, 3.713.
ADIGE
(
a‘-di-jay
): ancient Athesis, a river in the Veneto, in northern Italy, 9.774.
(
a‘-di-jay
): ancient Athesis, a river in the Veneto, in northern Italy, 9.774.
ADRASTUS
(
a-dras‘-tus
): king of Argos, father-in-law of Tydeus and Polynices, 6.558. See Note 6.557-58.
(
a-dras‘-tus
): king of Argos, father-in-law of Tydeus and Polynices, 6.558. See Note 6.557-58.
ADRIATIC
(
ay-dree-at‘-ik
): the modern Adriatic Sea, ancient Hadria, between the Balkan peninsula and the Eastern coast of Italy, 11.485.
(
ay-dree-at‘-ik
): the modern Adriatic Sea, ancient Hadria, between the Balkan peninsula and the Eastern coast of Italy, 11.485.
AEAEA
(
ee-ee‘-a
): island home of Circe, 3.458, placed by Virgil off the Latian coast, southeast of Rome. It later became a headland called by the Romans Cir- ceii (modern Monte Circeo).
(
ee-ee‘-a
): island home of Circe, 3.458, placed by Virgil off the Latian coast, southeast of Rome. It later became a headland called by the Romans Cir- ceii (modern Monte Circeo).
AEACUS
(
ee‘-a-kus
): father of Peleus, grandfather of Achilles, 6.966. See PAULLUS, PERSEUS, and Introduction, p. 30.
(
ee‘-a-kus
): father of Peleus, grandfather of Achilles, 6.966. See PAULLUS, PERSEUS, and Introduction, p. 30.
AEGAEON
(
ee-jee‘-on
): name used by mortals for the hundred-handed giant called Briareus by the gods, 10.671. See
Iliad
1.479-80.
(
ee-jee‘-on
): name used by mortals for the hundred-handed giant called Briareus by the gods, 10.671. See
Iliad
1.479-80.
AEGEAN
(
ee-jee‘-an
): the modern Aegean sea, between the Balkan peninsula and Asia Minor, 12.435.
(
ee-jee‘-an
): the modern Aegean sea, between the Balkan peninsula and Asia Minor, 12.435.
AENEAS
(
ee-nee‘-as
): son of Anchises and Venus, commander of the Dardanians and, after the death of Anchises, king of the Trojans and the central figure in the
Aeneid,
1.111. See Introduction, Notes, and Glossary, passim, and
Iliad
20.95-402.
(
ee-nee‘-as
): son of Anchises and Venus, commander of the Dardanians and, after the death of Anchises, king of the Trojans and the central figure in the
Aeneid,
1.111. See Introduction, Notes, and Glossary, passim, and
Iliad
20.95-402.
AENUS
(
ee‘-nus
): Thracian colony putatively named after Aeneas, who was its founder, 3.23. See Williams, 1962, note 3.18.
(
ee‘-nus
): Thracian colony putatively named after Aeneas, who was its founder, 3.23. See Williams, 1962, note 3.18.
AEOLIAN
(
ee-oh‘-li-an
): belonging to islands of the winds, located to the north of Sicily, ruled by Aeolus (1) and named for their king, 1.62. Identified with Lipare, 8.491.
(
ee-oh‘-li-an
): belonging to islands of the winds, located to the north of Sicily, ruled by Aeolus (1) and named for their king, 1.62. Identified with Lipare, 8.491.
AEOLUS
(
ee‘-o-lus
): (1) lord of the winds, 1.64, father of Salmoneus and, in all likelihood, Misenus, 6.196; and so-called grandfather of Ulysses, 6.615-16; see Note ad loc. (2) Father of Clytius (1) a Trojan killed by Turnus, 9.872. (3) Trojan comrade of Aeneas, killed by Turnus, 12.634.
(
ee‘-o-lus
): (1) lord of the winds, 1.64, father of Salmoneus and, in all likelihood, Misenus, 6.196; and so-called grandfather of Ulysses, 6.615-16; see Note ad loc. (2) Father of Clytius (1) a Trojan killed by Turnus, 9.872. (3) Trojan comrade of Aeneas, killed by Turnus, 12.634.
AEQUI FALISCI
(
ee‘-kwee fa-lees’-kee
): a town in southern Etruria, on the western edge of the Tiber valley some twenty-five miles north of Rome. More commonly called Falerii (near modern Civita Castellana), 7.810.
(
ee‘-kwee fa-lees’-kee
): a town in southern Etruria, on the western edge of the Tiber valley some twenty-five miles north of Rome. More commonly called Falerii (near modern Civita Castellana), 7.810.
AEQUIAN
(
ee‘-kwee-an
): of a rugged Italian tribe living in the foothills of the Apennines, largely east of Rome, 7.867.
(
ee‘-kwee-an
): of a rugged Italian tribe living in the foothills of the Apennines, largely east of Rome, 7.867.
AETOLIAN
(
ee-toh‘-li-an
): 10.35, like Diomedes, a native of AETOLIA (
ee-toh’-li-a
), a region in northwestern Greece, 11.287.
(
ee-toh‘-li-an
): 10.35, like Diomedes, a native of AETOLIA (
ee-toh’-li-a
), a region in northwestern Greece, 11.287.
AFRICA
: referring mainly, in the
Aeneid,
to Libya, a northern region of the continent, 4.47.
: referring mainly, in the
Aeneid,
to Libya, a northern region of the continent, 4.47.
AGAMEMNON
(
a-ga-mem‘-non
): Greek, king of Mycenae, son of Atreus, husband of Clytemnestra, murdered by her and her paramour, Aegisthus; brother of Menelaus, supreme commander of all Achaea’s armies, leader of the largest Greek contingent at Troy, and the conqueror of the city, 3.63. See Note 11.315-36,
Iliad,
passim, and for Homer’s version of the death of the king, see
Odyssey
4.573-604.
(
a-ga-mem‘-non
): Greek, king of Mycenae, son of Atreus, husband of Clytemnestra, murdered by her and her paramour, Aegisthus; brother of Menelaus, supreme commander of all Achaea’s armies, leader of the largest Greek contingent at Troy, and the conqueror of the city, 3.63. See Note 11.315-36,
Iliad,
passim, and for Homer’s version of the death of the king, see
Odyssey
4.573-604.
AGATHYRSIANS
(
a-ga-theer‘-shanz
): people of Scythia who tattooed their bodies, 4.183.
(
a-ga-theer‘-shanz
): people of Scythia who tattooed their bodies, 4.183.
AGENOR
(
a-jee‘-nor
): legendary ruler and founder of Phoenicia, forebear of Dido, 1.412.
(
a-jee‘-nor
): legendary ruler and founder of Phoenicia, forebear of Dido, 1.412.
AGIS
(
ay‘-jis
): Lycian killed by Valerus, 10.887.
(
ay‘-jis
): Lycian killed by Valerus, 10.887.
AGRIPPA
(
a-gri‘-pa
): Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, son-in-law of Augustus and his potential successor; admiral, second in command of the Roman armada at the battle of Actium, 8.799. He was awarded the Naval Crown for his decisive role in the victory over Sextus Pompeius in the sea-battle off Naulochus in 36 B.C. See Introduction, p. 2.
(
a-gri‘-pa
): Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, son-in-law of Augustus and his potential successor; admiral, second in command of the Roman armada at the battle of Actium, 8.799. He was awarded the Naval Crown for his decisive role in the victory over Sextus Pompeius in the sea-battle off Naulochus in 36 B.C. See Introduction, p. 2.
AGYLLA
(
a-gee‘-la
): 7.758, Greek name for Caere, Etrurian city whose contingent of AGYLLINES (
a-gee’-leyenz
), Tuscan allies, is led by Lausus, 12.338.
(
a-gee‘-la
): 7.758, Greek name for Caere, Etrurian city whose contingent of AGYLLINES (
a-gee’-leyenz
), Tuscan allies, is led by Lausus, 12.338.
AJAX
(
ay‘-jaks
): Greek, son of Oileus, Oilean or Little Ajax, at Troy the commander of the Locrian contingent. For ravishing Cassandra in the Trojan temple of Minerva, the goddess destroyed him and his fleet on the homeward run from Troy, 1.51. See Note 1.49-55 and
Odyssey
4.560-73.
(
ay‘-jaks
): Greek, son of Oileus, Oilean or Little Ajax, at Troy the commander of the Locrian contingent. For ravishing Cassandra in the Trojan temple of Minerva, the goddess destroyed him and his fleet on the homeward run from Troy, 1.51. See Note 1.49-55 and
Odyssey
4.560-73.
ALBAN
(
al‘-ban
): 1.8, person or place belonging to ALBA LONGA (
al’-ba long‘-a
), the foundational city of Rome, some fifteen miles to its southeast, 1.325.
(
al‘-ban
): 1.8, person or place belonging to ALBA LONGA (
al’-ba long‘-a
), the foundational city of Rome, some fifteen miles to its southeast, 1.325.
ALBULA
(
ayl‘-bu-la
): legendary name of the Tiber, 8.390.
(
ayl‘-bu-la
): legendary name of the Tiber, 8.390.
ALBUNEA
(
ayl-bun‘-e-a
): a woodland and fountain or sulfur spring near Lavinium, 7.92.
(
ayl-bun‘-e-a
): a woodland and fountain or sulfur spring near Lavinium, 7.92.
ALCANDER
(
ayl-kayn‘-der
): Trojan killed by Turnus, 9.865.
(
ayl-kayn‘-der
): Trojan killed by Turnus, 9.865.
ALCANOR
(
al-kay‘-nor
): (1) Trojan, father by the nymph Iaera of Pandarus (2) and Bitias, 9.766. (2) Latin ally of Turnus, brother of Maeon, killed by Aeneas, 10.398.
(
al-kay‘-nor
): (1) Trojan, father by the nymph Iaera of Pandarus (2) and Bitias, 9.766. (2) Latin ally of Turnus, brother of Maeon, killed by Aeneas, 10.398.
ALCATHOUS
(
ayl-ka‘-tho-us
): Trojan killed by Caedicus (2), 10.882.
(
ayl-ka‘-tho-us
): Trojan killed by Caedicus (2), 10.882.
ALETES
(
a-lee‘-teez
): Trojan, survivor of shipwreck off the Libyan coast, a seasoned adviser of Aeneas, 1.143.
(
a-lee‘-teez
): Trojan, survivor of shipwreck off the Libyan coast, a seasoned adviser of Aeneas, 1.143.
ALLECTO
(
a-lek‘-toh
): one of the three Furies, 7.379. See Introduction, p. 20.
(
a-lek‘-toh
): one of the three Furies, 7.379. See Introduction, p. 20.
ALLIA
(
ay‘-li-a
): small tributary of the Tiber, six miles upriver from Rome, where, in 390 B.C., the Romans suffered a harsh defeat by the Gauls, and so an “ominous name” from that time on, 7.834.
(
ay‘-li-a
): small tributary of the Tiber, six miles upriver from Rome, where, in 390 B.C., the Romans suffered a harsh defeat by the Gauls, and so an “ominous name” from that time on, 7.834.
ALMO
(
ayl‘-moh
): Latin, Tyrrhus’ eldest son, and first to fall in the open warfare between Latins and Trojans, 7.618.
(
ayl‘-moh
): Latin, Tyrrhus’ eldest son, and first to fall in the open warfare between Latins and Trojans, 7.618.
ALOEUS
(
a-lee‘-us
): father of the giants, Otus and Ephialtes, who were confined in Tartarus for attempting to overthrow Jupiter, 6.675.
(
a-lee‘-us
): father of the giants, Otus and Ephialtes, who were confined in Tartarus for attempting to overthrow Jupiter, 6.675.
ALPS
: the great mountain range of central Europe, 10.17. See Introduction, p. 26.
: the great mountain range of central Europe, 10.17. See Introduction, p. 26.
ALPHEUS
(
al-fee‘-us
): river and its legendary god in the western Peloponnese; driven underground by his unsatisfied desire for the nymph Arethusa, he surges up to mingle with her spring in Syracuse on Sicily, 3.802.
(
al-fee‘-us
): river and its legendary god in the western Peloponnese; driven underground by his unsatisfied desire for the nymph Arethusa, he surges up to mingle with her spring in Syracuse on Sicily, 3.802.
ALSUS
(
ayl‘-sus
): Rutulian shepherd who kills Podalirius, 12.366.
(
ayl‘-sus
): Rutulian shepherd who kills Podalirius, 12.366.
ALTARS
: a great reef between Africa and Sicily, and a constant danger to mariners, 1.130. Cf. Longfellow’s “reef of Norman’s Woe” in “The Wreck of the Hesperus,” about a wreck off Gloucester, Massachusetts.
: a great reef between Africa and Sicily, and a constant danger to mariners, 1.130. Cf. Longfellow’s “reef of Norman’s Woe” in “The Wreck of the Hesperus,” about a wreck off Gloucester, Massachusetts.
AMASENUS
(
a-ma-see‘-nus
): Latian river associated with the contingent from Praeneste, allies of Turnus, 7.798.
(
a-ma-see‘-nus
): Latian river associated with the contingent from Praeneste, allies of Turnus, 7.798.
AMASTRUS
(
a-mays‘-trus
): Trojan killed by Camilla, 11.794.
(
a-mays‘-trus
): Trojan killed by Camilla, 11.794.
AMATA
(
a-mah‘-ta
): wife of King Latinus and mother of Lavinia; victim of the Fury Allecto, she takes her own life upon thinking that Turnus has been killed, 7.402.
(
a-mah‘-ta
): wife of King Latinus and mother of Lavinia; victim of the Fury Allecto, she takes her own life upon thinking that Turnus has been killed, 7.402.
AMATHUS
(
a‘-ma-thus
): town in southern Cyprus, a favored, sacred haunt of Venus, 10.62.
(
a‘-ma-thus
): town in southern Cyprus, a favored, sacred haunt of Venus, 10.62.
AMAZONS
(
a‘-ma-zonz
): a mythical nation of women warriors, vaguely located in the north, who are supposed to have invaded Phrygia in Asia Minor, 1.592.
(
a‘-ma-zonz
): a mythical nation of women warriors, vaguely located in the north, who are supposed to have invaded Phrygia in Asia Minor, 1.592.
AMITERNUM
(
a-mi-teer‘-num
): a town in the Sabine territory, its contingent led by Clausus, allies of Turnus, 7.827.
(
a-mi-teer‘-num
): a town in the Sabine territory, its contingent led by Clausus, allies of Turnus, 7.827.
AMPHITRYON
(
am-fi‘-tri-on
): Alcmena’s husband and supposed father of her son, Hercules, who was actually sired by Jupiter, 8.115.
(
am-fi‘-tri-on
): Alcmena’s husband and supposed father of her son, Hercules, who was actually sired by Jupiter, 8.115.
AMSANCTUS
(
aym-saynk‘-tus
): sulphurous lake in the territory of the Samnites, inland from Naples, a breathing vent for the God of Death, and “the navel of Italy,” according to Servius, 7.655.
(
aym-saynk‘-tus
): sulphurous lake in the territory of the Samnites, inland from Naples, a breathing vent for the God of Death, and “the navel of Italy,” according to Servius, 7.655.
AMYCLAE
(
a-mee‘-klee
): a town in Latium, ruled by Camers. Its “silence” has been explained in various ways, none of them convincing, 10.670.
(
a-mee‘-klee
): a town in Latium, ruled by Camers. Its “silence” has been explained in various ways, none of them convincing, 10.670.
AMYCUS
(
a‘-mi-kus
): (1) Trojan, comrade of Aeneas, shipwrecked off the coast of Libya, 1.261. (2) Harsh king of the Thracian Bebrycians, and a champion boxer ultimately taken down by Pollux, 5.416. (3) Trojan, comrade of Aeneas and an expert hunter, killed by Turnus, 9.870. (4) Father of Mimas by Theano, killed by Mezentius, 10.832. (5) Trojan, brother of Diores, killed by Turnus, 12.595.
(
a‘-mi-kus
): (1) Trojan, comrade of Aeneas, shipwrecked off the coast of Libya, 1.261. (2) Harsh king of the Thracian Bebrycians, and a champion boxer ultimately taken down by Pollux, 5.416. (3) Trojan, comrade of Aeneas and an expert hunter, killed by Turnus, 9.870. (4) Father of Mimas by Theano, killed by Mezentius, 10.832. (5) Trojan, brother of Diores, killed by Turnus, 12.595.
ANAGNIA
(
a-nayg‘-ni-a
): Latian town east of Rome (modern Anagni), source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.797.
(
a-nayg‘-ni-a
): Latian town east of Rome (modern Anagni), source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.797.
ANCHEMOLUS
(
an-ke‘-mo-lus
): son of Rhoeteus, king of the Marsi; killed by Pallas (3), 10.458.
(
an-ke‘-mo-lus
): son of Rhoeteus, king of the Marsi; killed by Pallas (3), 10.458.
ANCHISES
(
an-keye‘-seez
): Trojan of royal descent, grandson of Assaracus, son of Capys (2), second cousin of Priam, father by Venus of Aeneas, his son who accompanies him from Troy to Sicily, where Anchises dies, 1.739. See Introduction, Notes, and Glossary, passim.
(
an-keye‘-seez
): Trojan of royal descent, grandson of Assaracus, son of Capys (2), second cousin of Priam, father by Venus of Aeneas, his son who accompanies him from Troy to Sicily, where Anchises dies, 1.739. See Introduction, Notes, and Glossary, passim.
ANCUS
(
an‘-kus
): Ancus Martius, the fourth king of Rome, 6.939. See Introduction, p. 30.
(
an‘-kus
): Ancus Martius, the fourth king of Rome, 6.939. See Introduction, p. 30.
ANDROGEOS
(
ayn-dro‘-je-os)
: (1) Greek captain killed at the fall of Troy, 2.463. (2) Son of Minos the king of Crete; when the Athenians murdered Androgeos, his father demanded in restitution the yearly sacrifice to the Minotaur of seven Athenian girls and seven boys, 6.24.
(
ayn-dro‘-je-os)
: (1) Greek captain killed at the fall of Troy, 2.463. (2) Son of Minos the king of Crete; when the Athenians murdered Androgeos, his father demanded in restitution the yearly sacrifice to the Minotaur of seven Athenian girls and seven boys, 6.24.
ANDROMACHE
(
an-dro‘-ma-kee
): daughter of Eetion, wife of Hector, then of Pyrrhus, and finally of the prophet Helenus; mother of Astyanax, and one of the leading heroines of the
Iliad
. See
Aeneid
2.569, 3.389-400, and Note ad loc.
(
an-dro‘-ma-kee
): daughter of Eetion, wife of Hector, then of Pyrrhus, and finally of the prophet Helenus; mother of Astyanax, and one of the leading heroines of the
Iliad
. See
Aeneid
2.569, 3.389-400, and Note ad loc.
ANGITIA
(
ayn-gi‘-ti-a
): a sorceress, sister of, or perhaps epithet of Medea herself; Lake Fucinus, modern Piano del Fucino east of Avezzano, was sacred to her for its healing powers, 7.881.
(
ayn-gi‘-ti-a
): a sorceress, sister of, or perhaps epithet of Medea herself; Lake Fucinus, modern Piano del Fucino east of Avezzano, was sacred to her for its healing powers, 7.881.
ANIO
(
a‘-ni-o
): a tributary of the Tiber, rising in the Apennines and passing through the territory of the Sabines, source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.796.
(
a‘-ni-o
): a tributary of the Tiber, rising in the Apennines and passing through the territory of the Sabines, source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.796.
ANIUS
(
a‘-ni-us
): priest of Apollo and king of Delos, who welcomes Aeneas’ party to the island, 3.97.
(
a‘-ni-us
): priest of Apollo and king of Delos, who welcomes Aeneas’ party to the island, 3.97.
ANNA
(
an‘-a
): sister of Dido, who attempts to intercede between Dido and Aeneas, 4.11.
(
an‘-a
): sister of Dido, who attempts to intercede between Dido and Aeneas, 4.11.
ANTAEUS
(
an-tee‘-us
): Latin under Turnus’ command, killed by Aeneas, 10.667.
(
an-tee‘-us
): Latin under Turnus’ command, killed by Aeneas, 10.667.
ANTANDROS
(
an-tan‘-dros
): town under the heights of Phrygian Mount Ida (1), where Aeneas builds his fleet, 3.6.
(
an-tan‘-dros
): town under the heights of Phrygian Mount Ida (1), where Aeneas builds his fleet, 3.6.
ANTEMNAE
(
ayn-teem‘-nee
): Sabine town at the juncture of the Anio and the Tiber; a source of armaments for Turnus’ forces, 7.734.
(
ayn-teem‘-nee
): Sabine town at the juncture of the Anio and the Tiber; a source of armaments for Turnus’ forces, 7.734.
ANTENOR
(
an-tee‘-nor
): Trojan escapee from the fall of Troy, who precedes Aeneas to Italy, founder of Patavium, now Padua, 1.287. See Note 1.287-97.
(
an-tee‘-nor
): Trojan escapee from the fall of Troy, who precedes Aeneas to Italy, founder of Patavium, now Padua, 1.287. See Note 1.287-97.
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