| A | B |
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| Allecto | The Fury, who under Juno's orders, creates war between the Latins and the Trojans |
| Deiphobe | the Cumaean Sibyl who leads Aeneas to the Underworld |
| Daedalus | inventor of the Minotaur's labyrinth; creator of wings for flight |
| Icarus | flew too close to the sun which melted the wax which joined his feathers together |
| Minotaur | half-bull, half-man inhabitor of Minos' labyrinth |
| Androgeos | son of King Minos, killed by a bull while visiting Athens |
| Anchises | father of Aeneas who reveals the history of Rome during Aeneas' underworld visit |
| Marcellus | son-in-law of Augustus, destined second emperor |
| Latinus | ruler of Latium who welcomes Aeneas as future son-in-law |
| Amata | Latinus' queen, mother of Lavinia who wants Turnus as son-in-law |
| Lavinia | engaged to Turnus but will marry Aeneas |
| Turnus | king of the Rutuli (Rutulians) who wears the chimaera on his helmet; rival of Aeneas |
| Mezentius | cruel Etruscan (Tuscan) king, expelled by his tribe, becomes an ally of Turnus |
| Lausus | youth who dies in an attempt to rescue his father Mezentius |
| Evander | Arcadian king who befriends Aeneas |
| Pallanteum | city of Evander |
| Pallas | son of Evander, killed by Turnus |
| Hercules | son of Jupiter; killed Cacus, who stole his cattle; received hospitality from Evander |
| Camilla | raised by her father Metabus; brave virgin warrior, ally of Turnus, leader of the cavalry |
| Opis | nymph of Diana who avenges the death of Camilla |
| Tarchon | leader of the Trojan cavalry vs. Camilla |
| Arruns | Etruscan cavalry leader who killed Camilla |
| Drances | Latin who received permission from Aeneas to bury dead Latins; spoke for peace and vs. ally Turnus |
| Juturna | sister and charioteer of Turnus; goddess of springs |
| Euryalus | friend of Nisus; killed attempting to carry a message to Aeneas through enemy territory |
| Charon | Styx ferryman |
| Cerberus | 3-headed dog who guarded the Underworld |
| golden bough | gift for Proserpina |
| Elysium | where the good live in the Underworld |
| Phlegethon | river of fire in the Underworld |
