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Proper Names in Aeneid, Book I

AB
SiculusSicilian
TeucriTrojans
PallasPallas Athena, Minerva
Ajax OileiAjax, son of Oileus--during sack of Troy tore Cassandra away from Minerva's altars
Juppiter, JovisJupiter, Zeus
Aeolusking of the winds
Aeolialand of the winds, an island off Sicily
Austerthe south wind
TyrrhenusTyrrhenian Sea (to the west of the Italian peninsula)
IliumIlium, Troy
DeiopeiaDeiopeia, a nymph (Juno's offering to Aeolus)
Eurusthe east wind
Notusthe south wind
Africusthe southwest wind
Aeneas?
Tydidesson of Tydeus, Diomede--Greek who fought against Aeneas
Aeacidesdescendent of Aeacus--Achilles
HectorTrojan hero
Sarpedonking of Lydia, Trojan ally
Simoisriver near Troy
Aquilothe north wind
Lyciusof Lycia, a country in Asia Minor
Orontesa comrade of Aeneas
IlioneusTrojan leader
Achatesfaithful comrade of Aeneas
Zephyrusthe west wind
Cymothoesea nymph
Tritonmino sea-god
Aeneadaedescendents, followers of Aeneas
Ceresgoddess of grain
Antheuscomrade of Aeneas
PhrygiusPhrygian = Trojan
Capyscomrade of Aeneas
Caicuscomrade of Aeneas
Acestesking of Sicily
TrinacriaSicily
CyclopiusCyclopean
Scyllasea monster
Bacchusgod of wine
Amycusa Trojan
Lycusa Trojan
Cloanthusa Trojan
Gyasa Trojan
Venus?
AntenorTrojan leader, fled after fall of Troy and settled in northern Italy at Patavium
AchivusAchaean, Greek
IllyricusIllyrian, Dalmatian
LiburniLiburnians = Illyrians
Timavusriver in n. Italy, flows underground for 25 miles and then flows into Adriatic
Teucerancient king of Troy
Pataviummodern Padua
CythereaVenus, from isle of Cythera
RutulusRutulian, a tribe of central Italy
Ascaniusson of Aeneas
Ilusanother name for Ascanius
IliusIlian, Trojan
Iulusa later name for Ascanius
Albanus, -a, -umAlban, of Alba Longa, mother city of rome
Marsgod of war
Mavortiaadjectival form of Mars
Romulusfounder of Rome
Assaracusearly king of Troy
Phthiahome of Achilles in n. Greece
Mycenaehome of Agamemnon, in central Greece
Vestagoddess of the hearth
Oceanus?
Caesar?
Remusbrother of Romulus
Quirinusname of the deified Romulus
Majadaughter of Atlas, mother of Mercury
Didoqueen of Carthage
PoeniPhoenician = Carthaginian
SpartanusSpartan
ThreissaThracian
HarpalyceThracian princess, huntress renowned for speed
Hebrussupposedly a fast river
PhoebusApollo, god of light, music, prophecy, etc.
PunicusPunic = Carthaginian
Agenorking of Phoenicia, pre-Dido
Sychaeushusband of Dido
Pygmalionbrother of Dido
Byrsameasurement of land
Vesperevening star
Olympushome of the gods!
Europain this case, the continent
AsiaAsia
Achillesfamous Greek warrior
Lavinaque litoraLavinian shores
Latium, -ii (n.)region of central Italy around Rome
Samos, -i (f.)Aegean island center of worship of Juno
Tiberinus, -a, -umof the Tiber, the river by which Rome is situated
Ganymedeboy carried off by Jupiter's eagle and made cupbearer to the gods
Libyaregion of north Africa
Parcaethe Fates
ParisTrojan prince, fellow who ran off with Helen
Saturniadaughter of Saturn, refers to Juno
Tros, Trois (m.)Trojan
ArgivusArgive, Greek
AbasTrojan leader
AletesTrojan leader
Neptunusgod of the sea


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