Transcript The Aeneid Book IX

By: David Wilson
Kevin Bohan
Cody Poepperling
Curt Barbacci
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The book starts out with Juno sending down her messenger
Iris to go and tell Turnus that Aeneas is gone from the Trojan
camp and they are vulnerable that this point. Turnus then
decides to lead his army in and attack the Trojans.
The Trojans see Turnus’ army coming and quickly secure
themselves in a new fortress they built not willing to fight an
open battle without Aeneas.
After Turnus sees that the defenses are much to strong to
breach. Turnus then realizes that all the Trojan ships are
defenseless and turns his attention towards them. The Fleets
destruction seems to be definite. Luckily for the Trojans an
old blessing helps to prevent the ships from being torched.
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Cybele asked her son Jupiter to make all the ships immortal
since the hips were made from wood in her sacred garden.
While Turnus and his army was standing there watching the
ships burn. They suddenly submerged in water and
resurfaced as sea nymphs. Turnus is still very determined and
confident in his army. After this battle the Latin's make camp
around the Trojan fortress.
Nisus and Euryalus volunteer to go and tell Aeneas that the
Latin’s are attacking them. They sneak out in the middle of
the night to find the entire Latin army asleep. They kill many
great captains and Euryalus take the helmet of a great Latin
captain as a war prize. They head for Aeneas in the morning.
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On there way through the forest a group of Latin soldiers
spotted the shine of the stolen captains helmet and rode
towards the two Trojans. Euryalus was captured even though
Nisus manages to escape. Nisus tries to go back and save
Euryalus but they both end up getting killed because of it.
The Latins then put the heads of the dead Trojans on stakes
and parade them around the Trojans.
The Latins then decide to attack and surround the Trojans
fortress to try and find a weak spot. Turnus turns his
attention to a tall guard tower that seems to be an easy
target for his army to destroy. The Trojans decide to do a
sneak attack on the Latins by opening their gates and
fighting them head on.
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The Trojans do well until Turnus joins the fight and starts to
slaughter the Trojan ranks. The soldiers are then force to
retreat back into the fortress but not before Turnus gets
inside with them.
He starts to kill many Trojans but is eventually over whelmed
and forced to retreat back to his soldiers.
When Juno sends down Iris her messenger to inform Turnus that
King Aeneas is away from camp.
The outcome of this is that Turnus then decides to go and attack the
Trojans.
 Cybele the mother goddess asks her son Jupiter to protect the
Trojan ships.
When the ships are on fire, Jupiter unwillingly makes them submerge
in the water to put the fire out and resurface as three sea nymphs.
 Apollo motivates the Trojan army to continue fighting after the
death of Remulus.
 Juno made Pandarus’ spear miss Turnus.
 Mars gave the Latins new force in heart before they entered the
fortress.
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The most significant part of this book is when Juno
sends down Iris to tell Turnus that King Aeneas is
away from his Trojan Camp.
This is significant because this is what causes all of the
later events in the book. It causes Turnus’ troops and
allies to move in and attack the Trojans. If they
didn’t know that Aeneas wasn’t there they probably
wouldn’t have done what they did.
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The Trojan Army.
 They are loyal to Aeneas’ orders when he leaves and they listen to his
orders and stay in the walls of the fortress.
 Towards the end of the book they went against Aeneas’ orders and went
to fight outside the fortress. In result many Trojans were killed as well as
Turnus being allowed inside the walls of the Trojan fortress.
Ascanius
 In most of his life he was only used to scare fleeing beasts of quarry.
 Because of Remulus’ taunting words, it was to much for Ascanius to take.
After praying to Jupiter he shoots Remulus with his bow and arrow in the
head. This motivated the Trojans to continue fighting.
Opheltes
 A wise old man and father of Euryalus . He is a character that reminded
us like Nestor from the Iliad.
Nisus
Guardian of the gate, tenacious warrior
 Euryalus
Comrade of Nisus and known for being the
most handsome Trojan warrior. The two were
suppose to messengers to arenas but were
killed on a night raid.
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Jupiter
The mother of all gods asked her son Jupiter to
protect aeneas ships and he questioned her
and unwillingly did what she asked.
 Mars
Helped the Trojans by motivating them to fight
an giving them strength.
 Juno
Continues to help the Latins in any way she
can.
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Virgil informs the reader that the camp will
bring death to Euryalus and Nisus. It also says
that they will bring down many other great
Latins with them.
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Even as a purple flower, severed by the plow.
Simile
By the pitch black banks that yawn on the pitchy
torrent.
Personification, alliteration
And wrung them both by the hand in a flood of tears.
Hyperbole
And as the monstrous mass collapsed upon them.
Alliteration
Young warriors tall as pine and the mountains of their
birthplace.
personification
Epithets
Funatic Turnus-Turnus
Phoebus- Apollo
Mother of all Gods- Cybele
 Theme
A theme for this book is to never break your promises
because something bad might com out of it.
 Speech that Euryalus’ mom speaks about him when
he is dead.
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“Turnus, that which no god had dared to promise in answer to your prayers,
circling time has brought unasked: Aeneas, leaving the city and friend and
fleet, seeks out the Palatine, Evander’s palace…”
The significance of this quote is that by Iris telling Turnus this information
about Aeneas is what starts all the events in this book.
 “Euryalus, is this the way I see you? You, evening peace of my last years,
cruel son, how could you leave me here alone?...”
Shows what Euryalus’ mom thought of him and how much she cared for
him.
 “Go, then, make mock of valor with your boasts! This is the answer we
twice-captured Phrygians…”
In this quote Ascanius is saying to Remulus that to him that he may he think
he is strong now, but that wont be the case later.
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The walls of the Trojan camp
They symbolize safety and refuge for the Trojan
army.
 Trojan boats
They symbolize freedom and safety for the
Trojan soldiers.
 Fire
Fire Symbolizes death and destruction to the
Trojans.
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Do you think it was fair that Juno sent Iris to
tell Turnus that Aeneas was away from camp?
What is your reaction to the Latins placing
the heads of Euryalus and Nisus on stakes by
the Trojan fortress? What does this show you
about war?