The Aeneid (65 page)
MAEOTIC
(
mee-o‘-tik
): of Lake Maeotis, an area settled by Scythian warriors, which formed the northeastern boundary of the Roman Empire; today the Sea of Azov, 6.921.
(
mee-o‘-tik
): of Lake Maeotis, an area settled by Scythian warriors, which formed the northeastern boundary of the Roman Empire; today the Sea of Azov, 6.921.
MAGUS
(
ma‘-gus
): Rutulian killed by Aeneas, 10.617.
(
ma‘-gus
): Rutulian killed by Aeneas, 10.617.
MAIA
(
meye‘-a
): daughter of Atlas, mother by Jupiter of Mercury, constellated among the seven Pleiades, 1.356.
(
meye‘-a
): daughter of Atlas, mother by Jupiter of Mercury, constellated among the seven Pleiades, 1.356.
MALEA
(
ma‘-le-a
): stormy southeastern cape of the Peloponnese, a perilous reach for sailors, 5.217.
(
ma‘-le-a
): stormy southeastern cape of the Peloponnese, a perilous reach for sailors, 5.217.
MANLIUS
(
man‘-li-us
): Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, Roman who saved the Capitol from being overpowered by the Gauls, 8.765. See Introduction, p. 34.
(
man‘-li-us
): Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, Roman who saved the Capitol from being overpowered by the Gauls, 8.765. See Introduction, p. 34.
MANTO
(
man‘-to
): daughter of Tiresias, prophetess married to the Tiber; together they bore a comrade of Aeneas, Ocnus, who called his place of origin Mantua, after his mother’s name, 10.241.
(
man‘-to
): daughter of Tiresias, prophetess married to the Tiber; together they bore a comrade of Aeneas, Ocnus, who called his place of origin Mantua, after his mother’s name, 10.241.
MANTUA
(
man‘-tu-a
): city in the Po River valley and capital of the Etruscan alliance, 10.242. See Note ad loc and Introduction, pp. 2, 3, 11, 36.
(
man‘-tu-a
): city in the Po River valley and capital of the Etruscan alliance, 10.242. See Note ad loc and Introduction, pp. 2, 3, 11, 36.
MARCELLUS
(
mar-sel‘-us
): (1) Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Roman general, 6.986. See Introduction, pp. 31-32. (2) Augustus’ nephew and adopted son who died in 23 B.C., 6.1018. See FIELD OF MARS and Introduction, pp. 3, 31-32.
(
mar-sel‘-us
): (1) Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Roman general, 6.986. See Introduction, pp. 31-32. (2) Augustus’ nephew and adopted son who died in 23 B.C., 6.1018. See FIELD OF MARS and Introduction, pp. 3, 31-32.
MARICA
(
ma-ree‘-ka
): Latian water-nymph, mother by Faunus of King Latinus, 7.52.
(
ma-ree‘-ka
): Latian water-nymph, mother by Faunus of King Latinus, 7.52.
MARS
(
marz
): (Ares), Roman god of war, son of Jove and Juno, and father of Romulus and Remus, 1.328.
(
marz
): (Ares), Roman god of war, son of Jove and Juno, and father of Romulus and Remus, 1.328.
MARSIAN
(
mar‘-si-an
): of the Marsi or Marsians, a Sabellian tribe opposed to Aeneas, who lived in the vicinity of Lake Fucinus, 7.872.
(
mar‘-si-an
): of the Marsi or Marsians, a Sabellian tribe opposed to Aeneas, who lived in the vicinity of Lake Fucinus, 7.872.
MASSIC
(
ma‘-sik
): of the vine-rich mountain slope on the borders of Latium and Campania, source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.844.
(
ma‘-sik
): of the vine-rich mountain slope on the borders of Latium and Campania, source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.844.
MASSICUS
(
ma‘-si-kus
): leader of an Etruscan contingent in support of Aeneas, and captain of the
Tiger
, 10.202.
(
ma‘-si-kus
): leader of an Etruscan contingent in support of Aeneas, and captain of the
Tiger
, 10.202.
MASSYLIAN
(
ma-si‘-li-an
): of a North African tribe, the Massylians, to the west of Carthage, 6.73.
(
ma-si‘-li-an
): of a North African tribe, the Massylians, to the west of Carthage, 6.73.
MAXIMUS
(
mak‘-si-mus
): Quintus Fabius Maximus, general who saved the Republic after the disastrous defeat of the Roman army by Hannibal at Cannae in 216 B.C., 6.974. See Introduction, p. 31.
(
mak‘-si-mus
): Quintus Fabius Maximus, general who saved the Republic after the disastrous defeat of the Roman army by Hannibal at Cannae in 216 B.C., 6.974. See Introduction, p. 31.
MEDON
(
mee‘-don
): Trojan, one of Antenor’s three sons whom Aeneas sees among the war heroes in the Underworld, 6.561.
(
mee‘-don
): Trojan, one of Antenor’s three sons whom Aeneas sees among the war heroes in the Underworld, 6.561.
MEGAERA
(
me-gee‘-ra
): one of the Furies, sister of Allecto and Tisiphone, 12.982. See Note 12.980-88.
(
me-gee‘-ra
): one of the Furies, sister of Allecto and Tisiphone, 12.982. See Note 12.980-88.
MEGARA
(
me‘-ga-ra
): town on the Eastern coast of Sicily, named for the Greek city between Corinth and Athens on the Saronic Gulf, 3.796.
(
me‘-ga-ra
): town on the Eastern coast of Sicily, named for the Greek city between Corinth and Athens on the Saronic Gulf, 3.796.
MELAMPUS
(
me-laym‘-pus
): Latin, comrade of Hercules, father of Cisseus (2) and Gyas (2), two brothers killed by Aeneas, 10.378.
(
me-laym‘-pus
): Latin, comrade of Hercules, father of Cisseus (2) and Gyas (2), two brothers killed by Aeneas, 10.378.
MELIBOEAN
(
me-li-bee‘-an
): of Meliboea, a city in Thessaly, in the kingdom of Philoctetes, 3.476.
(
me-li-bee‘-an
): of Meliboea, a city in Thessaly, in the kingdom of Philoctetes, 3.476.
MELITE
(
me‘-li-tee
): sea-nymph in Neptune’s retinue, 5.919.
(
me‘-li-tee
): sea-nymph in Neptune’s retinue, 5.919.
MEMMIAN
(
me‘-mi-an
): of a Roman clan called the Memmii. Virgil draws a connection between the Greek and Latin verbs
memnêsthai
and
meminisse
—“to remember”—so as to connect Mnestheus and the name Memmius, 5.138.
(
me‘-mi-an
): of a Roman clan called the Memmii. Virgil draws a connection between the Greek and Latin verbs
memnêsthai
and
meminisse
—“to remember”—so as to connect Mnestheus and the name Memmius, 5.138.
MEMNON
(
mem‘-non
): king of the Ethiopians, son of Tithonus and Dawn; his armor forged by Vulcan, he fought for the Trojans at Troy and was killed by Achilles, 1.591.
(
mem‘-non
): king of the Ethiopians, son of Tithonus and Dawn; his armor forged by Vulcan, he fought for the Trojans at Troy and was killed by Achilles, 1.591.
MENELAUS
(
me-ne-lay‘-us
): son of Atreus, king of Lacedaemon, brother of Agamemnon, rightful husband of Helen, 2.334. See PROTEUS and Note 11.315-36.
(
me-ne-lay‘-us
): son of Atreus, king of Lacedaemon, brother of Agamemnon, rightful husband of Helen, 2.334. See PROTEUS and Note 11.315-36.
MENESTHEUS
(
me-nees‘-thyoos
): Trojan, grandson of Laomedon, son of Clytius (2), brother of Acmon, 10.158.
(
me-nees‘-thyoos
): Trojan, grandson of Laomedon, son of Clytius (2), brother of Acmon, 10.158.
MENOETES
(
me-nee‘-teez
): (1) Trojan, helmsman of Gyas who captains the
Chimaera
to finish third in the ship-race at Anchises’ funeral games, 5.184. See Note 5.134-318. (2) Arcadian soldier and gifted angler killed by Turnus, 12.604.
(
me-nee‘-teez
): (1) Trojan, helmsman of Gyas who captains the
Chimaera
to finish third in the ship-race at Anchises’ funeral games, 5.184. See Note 5.134-318. (2) Arcadian soldier and gifted angler killed by Turnus, 12.604.
MERCURY
: (Hermes), messenger of the gods, son of Jupiter and Maia, giant-killer, and guide of dead souls to the Underworld, 1.360.
: (Hermes), messenger of the gods, son of Jupiter and Maia, giant-killer, and guide of dead souls to the Underworld, 1.360.
MEROPS
(
me‘-rops
): Trojan killed by Turnus, 9.797.
(
me‘-rops
): Trojan killed by Turnus, 9.797.
MESSAPUS
(
mee-say‘-pus
): son of Neptune, comrade of Turnus, commander of a contingent from southern Etruria, 7.804.
(
mee-say‘-pus
): son of Neptune, comrade of Turnus, commander of a contingent from southern Etruria, 7.804.
METABUS
(
me‘-ta-bus
): Volscian commander, father of Camilla, 11.639.
(
me‘-ta-bus
): Volscian commander, father of Camilla, 11.639.
METISCUS
(
me-tees‘-kus
): Rutulian, Turnus’ charioteer impersonated by Juturna once she has put the driver out of action, 12.550.
(
me-tees‘-kus
): Rutulian, Turnus’ charioteer impersonated by Juturna once she has put the driver out of action, 12.550.
METTUS
(
mee‘-tus
): Mettus Fufetius, leader of Alba Longa, 8.756. See Introduction, p. 34.
(
mee‘-tus
): Mettus Fufetius, leader of Alba Longa, 8.756. See Introduction, p. 34.
MEZENTIUS
(
me-zen‘-ti-us
): Etruscan king, father of Lausus, 7.754. See Introduction, pp. 20-22.
(
me-zen‘-ti-us
): Etruscan king, father of Lausus, 7.754. See Introduction, pp. 20-22.
MIMAS
(
mi‘-mas
): Trojan comrade of Aeneas, killed by Mezentius, 10.830.
(
mi‘-mas
): Trojan comrade of Aeneas, killed by Mezentius, 10.830.
MINCIUS
(
meen‘-si-us
): river of Cisalpine Gaul, now known as the Mincio, “fathered” by Lake Benacus (Lago di Garda) and source of a contingent supporting Aeneas, 10.248.
(
meen‘-si-us
): river of Cisalpine Gaul, now known as the Mincio, “fathered” by Lake Benacus (Lago di Garda) and source of a contingent supporting Aeneas, 10.248.
MINERVA
(
mi-ner‘-va
): (Athena), goddess, daughter of Jupiter, defender of the Greeks. A patron of human ingenuity and resourcefulness, whether exemplified by handicrafts, such as spinning and weaving, or by skill in human relations, or in battle. She joins Neptune and Venus to represent Roman divinity at the battle of Actium, 1.49. Minerva’s “temple on the heights” (3.620) refers to Castrum Minervae, a site at the heel of Italy sacred to the goddess, where Aeneas, taking the shortest route by sea from Greece, makes his first Italian landfall. See CERAUNIA.
(
mi-ner‘-va
): (Athena), goddess, daughter of Jupiter, defender of the Greeks. A patron of human ingenuity and resourcefulness, whether exemplified by handicrafts, such as spinning and weaving, or by skill in human relations, or in battle. She joins Neptune and Venus to represent Roman divinity at the battle of Actium, 1.49. Minerva’s “temple on the heights” (3.620) refers to Castrum Minervae, a site at the heel of Italy sacred to the goddess, where Aeneas, taking the shortest route by sea from Greece, makes his first Italian landfall. See CERAUNIA.
MINIO
(
mi‘-ni-oh
): river in Etruria, whose people are Trojan allies, 10.222.
(
mi‘-ni-oh
): river in Etruria, whose people are Trojan allies, 10.222.
MINOS
(
meye‘-nos
): son of Jupiter and Europa, king of Crete, father of Deucalion, a formidable judge in the Underworld, 6.17.
(
meye‘-nos
): son of Jupiter and Europa, king of Crete, father of Deucalion, a formidable judge in the Underworld, 6.17.
MINOTAUR
(
min‘-o-tawr
): half man, half bull, issue of Pasiphaë, wife of Minos, and a bull; and killed by Theseus, 6.31. See LABYRINTH.
(
min‘-o-tawr
): half man, half bull, issue of Pasiphaë, wife of Minos, and a bull; and killed by Theseus, 6.31. See LABYRINTH.
MISENUS
(
meye-see‘-nus
): Trojan, son of Aeolus (2), trumpeter and herald of Aeneas, who, having challenged the gods, was punished by them, 3.288. Misenum, the cape that forms the northern headland of the Bay of Naples, was named after the herald in compensation for his death (see 6.270-73).
(
meye-see‘-nus
): Trojan, son of Aeolus (2), trumpeter and herald of Aeneas, who, having challenged the gods, was punished by them, 3.288. Misenum, the cape that forms the northern headland of the Bay of Naples, was named after the herald in compensation for his death (see 6.270-73).
MNESTHEUS
(
mnees‘-thyoos
): Trojan, one of Aeneas’ captains, who pilots the
Dragon
to second place in the ship-race and finishes third in the archery contest at Anchises’ funeral games, 4.356. See Note 5.134-318, Note 5.539-98, and MEMMIAN.
(
mnees‘-thyoos
): Trojan, one of Aeneas’ captains, who pilots the
Dragon
to second place in the ship-race and finishes third in the archery contest at Anchises’ funeral games, 4.356. See Note 5.134-318, Note 5.539-98, and MEMMIAN.
MONACO
(
mo‘-na-koh
): (Latin Monoecus), headland of Liguria, sacred to Hercules, whose temple was erected there, 6.956.
(
mo‘-na-koh
): (Latin Monoecus), headland of Liguria, sacred to Hercules, whose temple was erected there, 6.956.
MOON
: the moon personified, one of the aspects of Diana, the tri-form goddess, 1.891. See 10.260-63, DIANA, HECATE.
: the moon personified, one of the aspects of Diana, the tri-form goddess, 1.891. See 10.260-63, DIANA, HECATE.
MORINI
(
mo-ri‘-nee
): a people of northern Gaul, conquered by Caesar Augustus, 8.851.
(
mo-ri‘-nee
): a people of northern Gaul, conquered by Caesar Augustus, 8.851.
MUMMIUS
(
moo‘-mi-us
): Lucius Mummius, the conqueror of Corinth in 146 B.C., 6.961; see CORINTH, and Introduction, p. 30.
(
moo‘-mi-us
): Lucius Mummius, the conqueror of Corinth in 146 B.C., 6.961; see CORINTH, and Introduction, p. 30.
MURRANUS
(
moo-ray‘-nus
): Rutulian killed by Aeneas, 12.618.
(
moo-ray‘-nus
): Rutulian killed by Aeneas, 12.618.
MUSAEUS
(
moo-see‘-us
): according to legend, a Greek singer reputed to have come from Thrace and been instructed by Orpheus, 6.772.
(
moo-see‘-us
): according to legend, a Greek singer reputed to have come from Thrace and been instructed by Orpheus, 6.772.
MUSE
: goddess, daughter of Jupiter, one of a group of nine, who preside over literature and the arts and are the sources of memory and artistic inspiration, 1.9.
: goddess, daughter of Jupiter, one of a group of nine, who preside over literature and the arts and are the sources of memory and artistic inspiration, 1.9.
MUTUSCA
(
mu-toos‘-ka
): Sabine town, its contingent allied with Turnus, 7.828.
(
mu-toos‘-ka
): Sabine town, its contingent allied with Turnus, 7.828.
MYCENAE
(
meye-see‘-nee
): city in the Argolid, Agamemnon’s capital, just north of the city of Argos in the Peloponnese, 1.340. MYCENAEAN (
meye-se-nee’-an
), belonging to the city, 11.322. For “the Mycenaean commander” (ibid.), see AGAMEMNON.
(
meye-see‘-nee
): city in the Argolid, Agamemnon’s capital, just north of the city of Argos in the Peloponnese, 1.340. MYCENAEAN (
meye-se-nee’-an
), belonging to the city, 11.322. For “the Mycenaean commander” (ibid.), see AGAMEMNON.
MYCONOS
(
mee‘-ko-nos
): island in the Cyclades, to which Apollo chained the island of Delos, his birthplace, to keep it stationary, 3.92.
(
mee‘-ko-nos
): island in the Cyclades, to which Apollo chained the island of Delos, his birthplace, to keep it stationary, 3.92.
MYGDON
(
mig‘-don
): father of Coroebus; an ally of Aeneas, affianced to Cassandra, killed by Peneleus, 2.430.
(
mig‘-don
): father of Coroebus; an ally of Aeneas, affianced to Cassandra, killed by Peneleus, 2.430.
MYRMIDON
(
mur‘-mi-don
): a resident of Phthia, in southern Thessaly; one of the savage fighters ruled by King Peleus and commanded at Troy by his son, Achilles, 2.8.
(
mur‘-mi-don
): a resident of Phthia, in southern Thessaly; one of the savage fighters ruled by King Peleus and commanded at Troy by his son, Achilles, 2.8.
NAR
(
nar
): Sabine river, a sulphurous stream that flows from the foothills of the Apennines into the Tiber, 7.602.
(
nar
): Sabine river, a sulphurous stream that flows from the foothills of the Apennines into the Tiber, 7.602.
NARYCIAN
(
na-ri‘-shan
): of Naryx, see LOCRI, 3.472.
(
na-ri‘-shan
): of Naryx, see LOCRI, 3.472.
NAUTES
(
naw‘-teez
): Trojan, elder seer and counselor of Aeneas, 5.778.
(
naw‘-teez
): Trojan, elder seer and counselor of Aeneas, 5.778.
NAXOS
(
nak‘-sos
): Aegean island in the Cyclades, south of Delos, a favorite haunt of the Maenads, 3.150.
(
nak‘-sos
): Aegean island in the Cyclades, south of Delos, a favorite haunt of the Maenads, 3.150.
NEALCES
(
ne-ayl‘-seez
): Trojan who kills Salius (2), 10.889.
(
ne-ayl‘-seez
): Trojan who kills Salius (2), 10.889.
NEMEAN
(
ne-mee‘-an
): of Nemea, a sector of the Argolid and home of an enormous lion; killing it was the first of Hercules’ Twelve Labors imposed on him by King Eurystheus, 8.348.
(
ne-mee‘-an
): of Nemea, a sector of the Argolid and home of an enormous lion; killing it was the first of Hercules’ Twelve Labors imposed on him by King Eurystheus, 8.348.
NEOPTOLEMUS
(
ne-ohp-to‘-le-mus
): “New Soldier” in Greek, son of Achilles, who came to Troy after his father’s death and, together with Philoctetes, led the fight against the Trojans; also known as Pyrrhus, married to Hermione, the daughter of Helen and Menelaus, 2.333. For the brevity of Neoptolemus’ life, see Note 3.389-400.
(
ne-ohp-to‘-le-mus
): “New Soldier” in Greek, son of Achilles, who came to Troy after his father’s death and, together with Philoctetes, led the fight against the Trojans; also known as Pyrrhus, married to Hermione, the daughter of Helen and Menelaus, 2.333. For the brevity of Neoptolemus’ life, see Note 3.389-400.
NEPTUNE
(
nep‘-tyoon
): (Poseidon), Roman god of the sea, son of Cronus and Rhea, younger brother of Jupiter, father of Polyphemus the Cyclops; partisan of Aeneas, 1.145. See Note 5.894-903.
(
nep‘-tyoon
): (Poseidon), Roman god of the sea, son of Cronus and Rhea, younger brother of Jupiter, father of Polyphemus the Cyclops; partisan of Aeneas, 1.145. See Note 5.894-903.
NEREUS
(
nee‘-ryoos
): sea-god, father of Thetis, the mother of Achilles, and of all the Nereids, 2.521.
(
nee‘-ryoos
): sea-god, father of Thetis, the mother of Achilles, and of all the Nereids, 2.521.
NEREIDS
(
nee‘-re-idz
): sea-nymphs, daughters by Doris of Nereus, who form the sea-lord’s retinue, 3.89. See Note 5.920.
(
nee‘-re-idz
): sea-nymphs, daughters by Doris of Nereus, who form the sea-lord’s retinue, 3.89. See Note 5.920.
NERITOS
(
nee‘-ri-tos
): Ionian island close to Ithaca, which Virgil may conflate with Mount Neriton, which dominates Ithaca itself, 3.324.
(
nee‘-ri-tos
): Ionian island close to Ithaca, which Virgil may conflate with Mount Neriton, which dominates Ithaca itself, 3.324.
NERSAE
(
neer‘-see
): city of the Aequi, east of Rome, who are Latian allies of Turnus, 7.865.
(
neer‘-see
): city of the Aequi, east of Rome, who are Latian allies of Turnus, 7.865.
NIGHT
: personified, mother of the Furies, sister of Earth, she drives her chariot through the sky, a goddess who wields power over gods and men, and even Jupiter responds to her with fear, 3.600.
: personified, mother of the Furies, sister of Earth, she drives her chariot through the sky, a goddess who wields power over gods and men, and even Jupiter responds to her with fear, 3.600.
NILE
: the famous river of Egypt, known for its delta with seven mouths that empty into the Mediterranean, pictured by Virgil as receiving back Antony and Cleopatra after their defeat by Octavian (Augustus) at the battle of Actium, 6.922.
: the famous river of Egypt, known for its delta with seven mouths that empty into the Mediterranean, pictured by Virgil as receiving back Antony and Cleopatra after their defeat by Octavian (Augustus) at the battle of Actium, 6.922.
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