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Characters in the Aeneid

Identifications of characters in the Aeneid of Vergil.
  1. Dido (4)
  2. Trojan War
  3. Venus

Aeneas
A Trojan prince, Aeneas is counted as one of the founders of the Roman people.

Characters From the Aeneid
A look at some of the memorable names of characters from the Aeneid.

Aeneid Glossary
The Latin poet Vergil (Virgil) (70-19 B.C.) hadn't finished his masterpiece, an epic called the Aeneid , when he died. Despite its draft status, the Aeneid is counted the greatest poem in Latin literature. Here are some of the names of mostly people or mythological creatures Vergil used in the Aeneid. Many of them may be familiar from the...

Anchises

Charon

Cerberus

Deiphobus

Furies

Misenus

Palinurus

Palinurus

Priam

Proserpina

Rhadamanthus

Sibyl (Cumaean Sibyl)

Sisyphus

What Is 'Dido und Aeneas'?
Dido und Aeneas may refer to an English opera or the characters so named. Read the answer to the question.

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