Roman Epics XIV: Virgil’s Aeneid Book 5, or the Trojan Cup

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inRoman Epics, The Romans

You get a funeral game! And you get a funeral game! And you get a funeral game!

Discussion Prompts
  1. Retell this book from the perspective of the women.
  2. Which funeral game is your favorite? Why?
  3. What purpose do the consolation prizes serve?
  4. Discuss the role of fate as we see it in this book.
  5. Why is Neptune’s price the death of Palinurus?

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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