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The Aeneid: An Epic by The Roman Poet Virgil Protagonist: Aeneas, A Demigod The Founder of A New Home (Italy) For The Remaining
The Aeneid: An Epic by The Roman Poet Virgil Protagonist: Aeneas, A Demigod The Founder of A New Home (Italy) For The Remaining
The Aeneid: An Epic by The Roman Poet Virgil Protagonist: Aeneas, A Demigod The Founder of A New Home (Italy) For The Remaining
Protagonist: Aeneas, a demigod; the founder of a new home (Italy) for the remaining
Trojans
Vocabulary: p. 18
1. hurled (v)- (v)- threw with great force
2. implore (v)-beg or plead earnestly
3. pacify (v)- quell, calm, appease the anger, agitation, or excitement of
4. elopement (n)- a hurried flight away from one's place of residence together with
one's beloved with the intention of getting married
5. rendezvous (n)- a meeting, tryst, appointment, or engagement at an agreed time
and place, typically between two people; a meeting place
6. seized (v)- taken hold, possessed, or controlled
7. exploits (n)- bold or daring feats, adventures, or escapades
9. truce (n)- an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for
a certain time; a ceasefire
10. traverse (v)- ravel across or through; travel over/across, journey, pass over