CLAS 2520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Turnus, Latinus, Boundary Marker

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 2520
• Professor: Nau Robert

Document Summary

Lecture 21 - aeneas part 2 - heroes in art: types of. King latinus has promised him his daughter, lawinia, in marriage, in accordance to a prophecy. He goes back on his word, he had before promised her to a local prince, turnus, who, urged on by. Juno, leads an army of native italians against aeneas. Claiming that aeneas is a second paris. His anger is especially heightened because juno has sent a fury to anger him. The fury inspires turnus of war against the trojans, he has angered the fury, disguised as a priestess, who appears to him in a dream, and earns a deadly passion for battle. By book 12 - trojans have routed the italians and it is clear they"ll win. Turnus cannot surrender - too proud - and power of juno worked to hard. Turnus - war must end - confronts aeneas in single combat.