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Book II Outline Latin Aeneid Outline Book II Page 1 1-12 Introduction 1-9 AENEAS: “It’s painful to remember Troy’s fall and its fate. 10-12 “But if you wish, I will tell you.” 12-56 The Greeks leave; Trojans find a wooden horse; Laocoon attacks the horse 12-20 The Greeks build and fill a wooden horse with Minerva’s help. 21-24 The Greeks leave and hide at Tenedos. 25-30 The Trojans come out and wander through the Greek camp. 31-34 Thymoetes urges the horse be brought inside Troy. 35-39 Capys et al. urge burning it; the crowd is unsure. 40-49 LAOCOON: “Do you trust Greeks? This is some enemy trick.” 50-56 Laocoon hurls a spear but none hear any noise in the horse because fate is against Troy. 57-198 Sinon episode 57-67 Sinon is led in chains into the midst of the Trojans. 68-71 SINON: “What hope is there for me?” 72-76 The Trojans check their urge to kill and bid him speak. 77-80 SINON: “I’ll tell the truth - I am a Greek. 81-100 “The story of Palamedes’ death through Ulysses’ lies and Sinon’s desire for revenge; Ulysses takes steps to stop this with the help of Calchas and - 101-104 “But you Trojans don’t care - go ahead, kill me as the Greeks want.” 105-107 The Trojans are ensnared by his story as he hesitates. 108-113 SINON: “The Greeks wanted to leave, especially after the horse was built. 114-121 “The Greeks sent to the oracle, which said, ‘Sacrifice a Greek.’ Everybody was afraid. 122-131 “Ulysses gets Calchas to pick me after 10 days – all the others are relieved. 132-136 “Ready for sacrifice, I escape and hide until Greeks leave. 137-140 “I have no hope of returning home and my family will be punished. 141-144 “Have mercy on me.” 145-151 PRIAM: “Free his chains; tell me the purpose of this horse.” 152-161 SINON: “It is permitted to break faith with the Greeks and tell you the whole truth. 162-175 “Ever since her statue was stolen, Minerva’s been against the Greeks. 176-182 “Calchas said the Greeks had to return home and reconcile the gods. 183-194 “Calchas ordered that a horse be built to atone for the theft, but built so big it couldn’t be taken into Troy to protect the Trojans.” 195-198 Trojans believe Sinon and are really doomed from here on. 199-233 Laocoon Episode 199-211 Laocoon is sacrificing as 2 horrible snakes arrive from Tenedos. 212-224 The Trojans flee; the snakes attack his children and then Laocoon; a simile of Laocoon to a bull. 225-227 The snakes flee to the temple of Minerva and hide under her statue’s feet. 228-233 The Trojans are convinced and order the horse be led into Troy. 234-267 The Horse enters 234-240 The walls are opened and the youths pull the horse into Troy. 241-245 Even though it stops 4 times, the work continues. 246-249 Cassandra warns against the horse, but is not believed. 250-253 Night falls on the exhausted Trojans. 254-264 The Greek fleet returns and signals for Sinon to let the men out of the horse. 265-267 The Greeks join forces and attack the sleeping Trojans. 268-297 Hector appears to Aeneas 268-279 Hector appears in Aeneas’ dream as he was in death, foul with gore and dust. 279-286 AENEAS: “How glad I am to see you! But what has happened?” 287-292 HECTOR: “Troy has fallen and you can’t save it - nor could I - escape now! 293-297 “Take the gods of Troy and found a new city. 298-437 Aeneas’ first experiences in the fall of Troy 298-303 The noise of battle awakens Aeneas who climbs to the roof top. 304-308 Simile of Aeneas to a shepherd hearing approaching danger. 309-317 Aeneas sees the fires, hears the noise, and decides to join the fight and die. 318-322 AENEAS (to Panthus, arriving at his door): “What’s wrong?” 323-335 PANTHUS: “Troy has fallen and the Greeks hold the city.” 336-346 Aeneas is swept into war by these words and gathers a band of warriors. 347-354 AENEAS: “The gods are against us, so let us die with honor and courage.” 355-358 Simile of Trojan warriors to ravenous wolves defending their young. 358-369 The men make their way through a city full of destruction and carnage. 370-375 A Greek named ANDROGEOS meets them, asks: “Where have you Greeks been?” Latin Aeneid Outline Book II Page 2 376-382 He stops as he realizes his mistake; simile of a man stepping on a snake. 383-385 Androgeos and his men are killed by Aeneas and his Trojans. 386-391 The Trojan COROEBUS: “Let’s disguise ourselves with Greek weapons and armor.” 392-401 The Trojans agree and proceed to rout small groups of Greeks. 402-406 Cassandra is being dragged in chains from the Temple of Minerva. 407-409 Coroebus, her fiancé, rushes to her rescue. 410-415 Aeneas’ band is attacked by Greeks and by mistake by Trojans on temple roof. 416-419 Simile of a battle to a clash of winds. 420-430 The Trojans drop, one by one. 431-437 Aeneas asserts he fought bravely enough to merit death, but survived. 438-558 At the center of the fight, the royal palace, Priam, the king of Troy, dies. 438-452 The intense battle rages most fiercely at Priam’s palace. 453-468 Aeneas enters by a back door, climbs to the roof, and throws down pieces of roof on the ever-assaulting Greeks. 469-475 Pyrrhus appears in doorway; simile of Pyrrhus compared to a fresh snake. 476-482 The Greeks advance into the house with brute force. 483-495 The scene within: women wailing, walls and doors smashed, Greeks killing. 496-499 Simile of the Greeks to an advancing river flood. 500-505 Aeneas says he was an eyewitness to the fight in the inner palace. 506-511 Priam arms to defend himself and his home against the Greeks. 512-517 At an altar in the center of the palace Hecuba and Priam’s daughters sit. 518-525 HECUBA: “Are you crazy? Not even Hector could help. Sit here with me for protection.” 526-532 Polites, pursued by Pyrrhus, pours out his lifeblood at his father’s feet. 533-543 PRIAM (reproaching Pyrrhus): “May the gods repay you for your cruelty. You’re not the man your father Achilles was.” 544-546 Priam hurls his useless weapon at Pyrrhus. 547-550 PYRRHUS: “Go tell my dead father how bad I am! Now die!” 551-553 Pyrrhus kills Priam at the altar as the old man slips in his son’s blood. 554-558 Priam’s headless corpse lies in the shore, the sad end of a great king. 559-633 Aeneas sees Helen but Venus shows him the gods destroying Troy. 559-566 Aeneas thinks of home: wife, father and son; he realizes he’s alone now. 567-574 He sees Helen, cowering at an altar in fear of both Greeks and Trojans. 575-582 AENEAS (to himself): “Is she to go home while Troy is burned? 583-587 “No! Even though there’s no honor in killing a woman, I’ll kill her.” 588-593 Venus appears as her goddess self to Aeneas. 594-600 VENUS: “Why don’t you think of your family, whom I’ve protected thus far? 601-603 “Helen and Paris aren’t destroying Troy - the gods are. 604-618 “ Look (with cleared vision) at Neptune, Juno, Minerva, & Jupiter breaking down the walls. 619-625 “Save your family. I’ll help you.” She disappears and the gods continue. 626-631 Simile of Troy to a tree chopped down. 632-633 Aeneas heads home. 634-727 The scene at home 634-638 At home Aeneas finds Anchises unwilling to go into exile. 638-649 ANCHISES: “You healthy people flee! I’ve survived one sack, that’s enough; leave my corpse here - the enemy will take pity and kill me. My life has been useless ever since Jupiter blasted me.” 650-656 Despite family pleas Anchises refuses to leave. 657-664 AENEAS: “Did you think I’d abandon you? If you want us all to die, Pyrrhus will soon be here. 665-667 “Oh Venus, did you save me so I could see my family killed? 668-670 “Let me return to battle.” 671-678 As Aeneas arms himself, CREUSA begs: “Don’t abandon your family!” 679-686 An omen appears: a tongue of fire burns around the head of Iulus 687-691 ANCHISES: "Oh Jupiter, confirm this omen for us.” 692-698 A shooting star crashes down on Mt. Ida. 699-704 ANCHISES: “I give in, I will go as my son’s companion into exile.” 705-712 Aeneas give instructions to his household on where to meet outside Troy. 713-716 AENEAS: “Let’s meet at the deserted temple of Ceres outside the city. 717-720 “Anchises. please carry the holy objects because I am ritually unclean.” Latin Aeneid Outline Book II Page 3 721-725 They leave the house. 726-804 Creusa disappears. 726-729 They make their way through the dark city. 730-737 Everything frightens Aeneas; Anchises sees the enemy; they leave the main road. 738-744 Creusa gets lost somehow. 745-751 Aeneas is heart-broken and decides to return to the city.
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