The Aeneid (70 page)
TRITON
(
treye‘-ton
): (1) sea god, son of Neptune, who, as Wordsworth heard him, “blow[s] his wreathéd horn,” 1.169. (2) Name of ship under Aulestes’ command, that carries a contingent of Etruscans allied to Aeneas, 10.254.
(
treye‘-ton
): (1) sea god, son of Neptune, who, as Wordsworth heard him, “blow[s] his wreathéd horn,” 1.169. (2) Name of ship under Aulestes’ command, that carries a contingent of Etruscans allied to Aeneas, 10.254.
TRITONIAN
(
treye-tohn‘-yan
): epithet of Athena or Minerva, the goddess also called Tritonia, either because she is “the Third-born of the Gods” and daughter of Jupiter, or because she was reared in the vicinity of Lake Tritonis in Northern Africa, or was associated with the river Triton in Boeotia, 5.778.
(
treye-tohn‘-yan
): epithet of Athena or Minerva, the goddess also called Tritonia, either because she is “the Third-born of the Gods” and daughter of Jupiter, or because she was reared in the vicinity of Lake Tritonis in Northern Africa, or was associated with the river Triton in Boeotia, 5.778.
TRIVIA
(
tri‘-vi-a
): 7.601; “she of the three ways,” as Goold in his Index (2000), following Fairclough, renders “an epithet of Diana or Hecate, whose images were placed at the intersection of roads.” For “Trivia’s lake” (7.601), the modern Lago di Nemi, see Note 7.884-908, and see DIANA and HECATE.
(
tri‘-vi-a
): 7.601; “she of the three ways,” as Goold in his Index (2000), following Fairclough, renders “an epithet of Diana or Hecate, whose images were placed at the intersection of roads.” For “Trivia’s lake” (7.601), the modern Lago di Nemi, see Note 7.884-908, and see DIANA and HECATE.
TROILUS
(
troy‘-lus
): Trojan, son of Priam, killed by Achilles, 1.574. See Note 1.561-95.
(
troy‘-lus
): Trojan, son of Priam, killed by Achilles, 1.574. See Note 1.561-95.
TROY
(
troy
): (1) 1.2, capital city of the Troad, city of Tros, the TROJAN (
tro‘-jan
) people and their effects, 1.23; alternatively called Ilium, after ILUS (2), eldest son of Tros (2). Miniature of original Troy, founded by Helenus and Andromache in Buthrotum, a coastal city in Epirus, 3.414. (3) An equestrian ritual, named “the Game of Troy,” or simply “Troy,” performed by Roman boys, and thought to have originated in the funeral games for Anchises, 5.662; see Note 5.655-62. (4) Sector of the Sicilian city of Acesta, 5.840.
(
troy
): (1) 1.2, capital city of the Troad, city of Tros, the TROJAN (
tro‘-jan
) people and their effects, 1.23; alternatively called Ilium, after ILUS (2), eldest son of Tros (2). Miniature of original Troy, founded by Helenus and Andromache in Buthrotum, a coastal city in Epirus, 3.414. (3) An equestrian ritual, named “the Game of Troy,” or simply “Troy,” performed by Roman boys, and thought to have originated in the funeral games for Anchises, 5.662; see Note 5.655-62. (4) Sector of the Sicilian city of Acesta, 5.840.
TULLA
(
too‘-la
): aide-in-arms of Camilla, 11.773.
(
too‘-la
): aide-in-arms of Camilla, 11.773.
TULLUS
(
too‘-lus
): Tullus Hostilius, the third king of Rome, 6.936. See Introduction, pp. 29, 34.
(
too‘-lus
): Tullus Hostilius, the third king of Rome, 6.936. See Introduction, pp. 29, 34.
TURNUS
(
tur‘-nus
): son of Daunus by the water-nymph Venilia, king of the Rutulians, suitor of Lavinia, and so the major opponent of Aeneas, who ultimately takes his life in battle, 7.62. For Turnus’ role as a “new Achilles,” see Note 7.434-36.
(
tur‘-nus
): son of Daunus by the water-nymph Venilia, king of the Rutulians, suitor of Lavinia, and so the major opponent of Aeneas, who ultimately takes his life in battle, 7.62. For Turnus’ role as a “new Achilles,” see Note 7.434-36.
TUSCAN SEA
(
tus‘-kan
): also called the Tyrrhenian Sea, an extension of the Mediterranean, bounded to the east by the Italian peninsula and, as Williams remarks (1972, note 1.67), “the sea nearest to Rome,” 1.80.
(
tus‘-kan
): also called the Tyrrhenian Sea, an extension of the Mediterranean, bounded to the east by the Italian peninsula and, as Williams remarks (1972, note 1.67), “the sea nearest to Rome,” 1.80.
TUSCANS
(
tus‘-kanz
): 7.498; see ETRUSCAN.
(
tus‘-kanz
): 7.498; see ETRUSCAN.
TYDEUS
(
tee‘-dyoos
): son of Oeneus, father of Diomedes and one of the Seven against Thebes, killed in the unsuccessful assault on the city, 6.557. See Note 6.557-58.
(
tee‘-dyoos
): son of Oeneus, father of Diomedes and one of the Seven against Thebes, killed in the unsuccessful assault on the city, 6.557. See Note 6.557-58.
TYPHOEUS
(
ti-fee‘-us
): hundred-headed, fire-breathing, rebellious monster struck dead by a lightning-bolt of Jupiter, who interred him beneath either Mount Etna or the island Inarime, modern Ischia, 1.794.
(
ti-fee‘-us
): hundred-headed, fire-breathing, rebellious monster struck dead by a lightning-bolt of Jupiter, who interred him beneath either Mount Etna or the island Inarime, modern Ischia, 1.794.
TYRES
(
ti‘-reez
): one of Aeneas’ Arcadian comrades who, with his brother Teuthras, pursues Rhoetus until Pallas (3) takes his life, 10.477.
(
ti‘-reez
): one of Aeneas’ Arcadian comrades who, with his brother Teuthras, pursues Rhoetus until Pallas (3) takes his life, 10.477.
TYRIAN
(
ti‘-ri-an
): 1.14, a general term for the Phoenicians, especially those in exile from the principal city of Phoenicia, TYRE (
teyer
), renowned for its deep blue dye, who have settled in Carthage, 1.411.
(
ti‘-ri-an
): 1.14, a general term for the Phoenicians, especially those in exile from the principal city of Phoenicia, TYRE (
teyer
), renowned for its deep blue dye, who have settled in Carthage, 1.411.
TYRRHENA
(
tee-ree‘-na
): Tuscan woman wed to an Arcadian, Gylippus, to whom she bore several sons, 12.329.
(
tee-ree‘-na
): Tuscan woman wed to an Arcadian, Gylippus, to whom she bore several sons, 12.329.
TYRRHENUS
(
tee-ree‘-nus
): Etruscan who kills Aconteus, 11.725.
(
tee-ree‘-nus
): Etruscan who kills Aconteus, 11.725.
TYRRHUS
(
tee‘-rus
): Latin who, together with his sons, maintained the herds of King Latinus, 7.567.
(
tee‘-rus
): Latin who, together with his sons, maintained the herds of King Latinus, 7.567.
UCALEGON
(
oo-ka‘-le-gon
): Trojan elder, whose house is torched by the Greeks in Troy’s last hours, 2.391.
(
oo-ka‘-le-gon
): Trojan elder, whose house is torched by the Greeks in Troy’s last hours, 2.391.
UFENS
(
oo‘-fens
): (1) Rutulian leader of a contingent composed of hunters and hard-scrabble farmers, 7.865. (2) River in Latium, whose natives are allies of Turnus, 7.930.
(
oo‘-fens
): (1) Rutulian leader of a contingent composed of hunters and hard-scrabble farmers, 7.865. (2) River in Latium, whose natives are allies of Turnus, 7.930.
ULYSSES
(
yoo-lis‘-eez
): (Odysseus), grandson of Arcesius and Autolycus, son of Laertes, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, king of Ithaca and the surrounding islands, who helped to plot the deceit of the Trojan horse, 2.9. See CYCLOPS and Note 11.315-36; Notes and Glossary, passim. He is the hero of Homer’s
Odyssey
.
(
yoo-lis‘-eez
): (Odysseus), grandson of Arcesius and Autolycus, son of Laertes, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, king of Ithaca and the surrounding islands, who helped to plot the deceit of the Trojan horse, 2.9. See CYCLOPS and Note 11.315-36; Notes and Glossary, passim. He is the hero of Homer’s
Odyssey
.
UMBRIAN
(
oom‘-bri-an
): of an area in north-central Italy, inhabited by the Um bri or Umbrians and renowned for its keen-scented hunting hounds, 12.873.
(
oom‘-bri-an
): of an area in north-central Italy, inhabited by the Um bri or Umbrians and renowned for its keen-scented hunting hounds, 12.873.
UMBRO
(
oom‘-bro
): Marsian comrade of Turnus, and a healer killed by a Trojan lance, 7.874.
(
oom‘-bro
): Marsian comrade of Turnus, and a healer killed by a Trojan lance, 7.874.
VALERUS
(
val‘-er-us
): Etruscan who overpowers Agis, 10.887.
(
val‘-er-us
): Etruscan who overpowers Agis, 10.887.
VELIA
(
ve‘-li-a
): coastal town of western Lucania, 6.417.
(
ve‘-li-a
): coastal town of western Lucania, 6.417.
VELINUS
(
ve-lee‘-nus
): lake in the region of the Sabines, source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.602.
(
ve-lee‘-nus
): lake in the region of the Sabines, source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.602.
VENILIA
(
ve-nee‘-li-a
): sea-nymph, mother of Turnus by Daunus, ruler of Ardea, 10.91.
(
ve-nee‘-li-a
): sea-nymph, mother of Turnus by Daunus, ruler of Ardea, 10.91.
VENULUS
(
ven‘-u-lus
): Latin, Turnus’ envoy to Diomedes, to appeal for his support, 8.9.
(
ven‘-u-lus
): Latin, Turnus’ envoy to Diomedes, to appeal for his support, 8.9.
VENUS
(
vee‘-nus
): (Aphrodite), goddess of love, daughter of Jupiter and Dione, wife of Vulcan, and mother of Aeneas by Anchises, and of Cupid, 1.270. For her role in the Judgment of Paris and the narrative action of the
Aeneid,
see Introduction, passim.
(
vee‘-nus
): (Aphrodite), goddess of love, daughter of Jupiter and Dione, wife of Vulcan, and mother of Aeneas by Anchises, and of Cupid, 1.270. For her role in the Judgment of Paris and the narrative action of the
Aeneid,
see Introduction, passim.
VESTA
(
ves‘-ta
): Roman goddess of the hearth, the home and family, and like her celebrants’ devotion to her, her hearthfire was kept continuously burning, 1.349. Her temple was prominent among the monuments of the Roman Forum.
(
ves‘-ta
): Roman goddess of the hearth, the home and family, and like her celebrants’ devotion to her, her hearthfire was kept continuously burning, 1.349. Her temple was prominent among the monuments of the Roman Forum.
VESULUS
(
ves‘-u-lus
): Ligurian mountain, where the Po River rises, 10.837.
(
ves‘-u-lus
): Ligurian mountain, where the Po River rises, 10.837.
VIRBIUS
(
veer‘-bi-us
): (1) Son of Hippolytus and Aricia, his mother, who sent him into battle as a comrade-in-arms of Turnus, 7.884. (2) The name attached to Hippolytus when he had been restored to life, 7.901. See Note 7.884-908.
(
veer‘-bi-us
): (1) Son of Hippolytus and Aricia, his mother, who sent him into battle as a comrade-in-arms of Turnus, 7.884. (2) The name attached to Hippolytus when he had been restored to life, 7.901. See Note 7.884-908.
VOLCENS
(
vohl‘-kens
): Latin commander allied with Turnus; father of Camers and leader of a cavalry unit that kills Euryalus before Nisus cuts down Volcens in return, 9.431.
(
vohl‘-kens
): Latin commander allied with Turnus; father of Camers and leader of a cavalry unit that kills Euryalus before Nisus cuts down Volcens in return, 9.431.
VOLSCIAN
(
vohl‘-shan
): 7.933, of a Latin tribe, the VOLSCIANS (
vohl’-shanz
), that migrated from the Apennines to southern Italy; despite later hostilities with the Romans, they are considered allies of Turnus in the
Aeneid,
9.580.
(
vohl‘-shan
): 7.933, of a Latin tribe, the VOLSCIANS (
vohl’-shanz
), that migrated from the Apennines to southern Italy; despite later hostilities with the Romans, they are considered allies of Turnus in the
Aeneid,
9.580.
VOLTURNUS
(
vohl-toorn‘-us
): the main river in Campania, that empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea, 7.847.
(
vohl-toorn‘-us
): the main river in Campania, that empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea, 7.847.
VOLUSUS
(
voh-loo‘-sus
): Rutulian, commander of the Volscians and comrade of Turnus, 11.554.
(
voh-loo‘-sus
): Rutulian, commander of the Volscians and comrade of Turnus, 11.554.
VULCAN
(
vul‘-kan
): (Hephaestus), god of fire, the great metallurgist, son of Juno, husband of Venus, who at the behest of Venus and assisted by his Cyclopean smiths, forges the shield of Aeneas, 7.792. See Introduction, passim.
(
vul‘-kan
): (Hephaestus), god of fire, the great metallurgist, son of Juno, husband of Venus, who at the behest of Venus and assisted by his Cyclopean smiths, forges the shield of Aeneas, 7.792. See Introduction, passim.
VULCANIA
(
vul-kay‘-ni-a
): a volcanic island off the northern coast of Sicily, beneath which is a great cavern where Vulcan makes his home and the Cyclops labor at their forges, 8.498. See CYCLOPS and LIPARE.
(
vul-kay‘-ni-a
): a volcanic island off the northern coast of Sicily, beneath which is a great cavern where Vulcan makes his home and the Cyclops labor at their forges, 8.498. See CYCLOPS and LIPARE.
WAILING RIVER
: 6.339; see COCYTUS and Note 3.262.
: 6.339; see COCYTUS and Note 3.262.
XANTHUS
(
ksan‘-thus
): (1) river of the Troad, so called by the gods but called Scamander by mortals; brother or tributary of the river Simois, 1.573. (2) Brook in Epirus, called after (1) in the miniature Troy at Buthrotum, 3.416; see Note 3.389-400. (3) River in Lycia, a favorite haunt of Apollo, until the winter cold impels the god to Delos, 4.180.
(
ksan‘-thus
): (1) river of the Troad, so called by the gods but called Scamander by mortals; brother or tributary of the river Simois, 1.573. (2) Brook in Epirus, called after (1) in the miniature Troy at Buthrotum, 3.416; see Note 3.389-400. (3) River in Lycia, a favorite haunt of Apollo, until the winter cold impels the god to Delos, 4.180.
ZACYNTHOS
(
za-kin‘-thus
): island off the western coast of Greece, south of Ithaca, in the kingdom of Ulysses, 3.324.
(
za-kin‘-thus
): island off the western coast of Greece, south of Ithaca, in the kingdom of Ulysses, 3.324.
ZEPHYRS
(
ze‘-firz
): collective name for the West Winds, whether unruly or, more typically, favorable to mariners, 3.145.
(
ze‘-firz
): collective name for the West Winds, whether unruly or, more typically, favorable to mariners, 3.145.
1
Bernard Knox’s slight variation on the original translation.
2
Here and throughout, unless otherwise indicated, line numbers of the
Iliad,
the
Odyssey,
and the
Aeneid
refer to the Fagles translations, where the line numbers of the Greek and Latin texts will be found at the top of every page.
Iliad,
the
Odyssey,
and the
Aeneid
refer to the Fagles translations, where the line numbers of the Greek and Latin texts will be found at the top of every page.
3
See Introduction, pp. 11-12.
Other Books by Robert Fagles
Homer: A Collection of Critical Essays
(Co-ed. with George Steiner, and contributor)
(Co-ed. with George Steiner, and contributor)
The Twickenham Edition of Pope’s
Iliad
and
Odyssey
(Assoc. Ed. among others under Maynard Mack)
Iliad
and
Odyssey
(Assoc. Ed. among others under Maynard Mack)
I Vincent: Poems from the Pictures of Van Gogh
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Complete Poems
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Complete Poems
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The Oresteia
(with W. B. Stanford)
Sophocles:
The Three Theban Plays
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Homer:
The Iliad
(with Bernard Knox)
Homer:
The Odyssey
(with Bernard Knox)
The Iliad
(with Bernard Knox)
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The Odyssey
(with Bernard Knox)
Other Books by Bernard Knox
Oedipus at Thebes: Sophocles’ Tragic Hero and His Time
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(Trans.)
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Oedipus the King
(Trans.)
The Heroic Temper: Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy
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Essays Ancient and Modern
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The Norton Book of Classical Literature
(Ed.)
Backing Into the Future: The Classical Tradition and Its Renewal
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