Who convinces the Trojans to let the Trojan horse into the city?
Sinon
Who is the priest who tries to dissuade the Trojans and what does he do?
Laocoon, and he throws his spear at the Trojan horse
What happens to Laocoon and why is this important?
Athene sends down a false potent of two serpents who eat him and his family and then rest on his altar. It is to trick the Trojans into thinking he has done wrong by throwing the spear and they need to bring the horse into the city
Who tells Aeneas to flee Troy?
Hector AND Venus
What does Hector say to Aeneas?
He appears to him as a disfigured ghost and tells him to flee, stating there is no hope, if anyone were to save Troy it would have been Hector. It can be inferred that in this moment Hector passes on the status of “The light of Troy” to Aeneas.
What happens when the Trojans bring the horse into the city?
Ironic scene with emits pathos
They set wheels to roll it in “They all buckled to the task.”
“Unmarried girls and boys sang their hymns around it and rejoiced.”
What were Aeneas men compared to and why is this significant?
“like wolves foraging blindly on a misty night.” Demonstrates Aeneas’ furor and his impulsive, brutish actions.
What does Aeneas do when inflicted with furor in Book 2?
He brings his men, leads them all to a blood bath, dresses in Greek armour and sneaks into camps and kills people.
Who kills Priam?
Pyrrhus/ Neoptolemus (Achilles’ son)
How does Priam die?
Pyhruss drags him through his son’s blood up onto an altar and stabs him in the side with a blade, infront of his wife (Hecuba) and his children. This ultimately symbolises the death of Troy.
