Western Literature week 4

Aeneid 

The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas's wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half tells of the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed.

The Aeneid is widely regarded as Virgil's masterpiece and one of the greatest works of Latin literature.

 Twelve Olympians

Greek name	Roman name	Image	Function & Attributes
Zeus	Jupiter		King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus; god of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order, justice. Symbols include the thunderbolt, eagle, oak tree, scepter, and scales.
Hera	Juno		Queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and family Symbols include the peacock, cuckoo, and cow.
Poseidon	Neptune		God of the seas, earthquakes, and tidal wave. Symbols include the horse, bull, dolphin, and trident.
Demeter	Ceres		Goddess of fertility, agriculture, nature, and the seasons. Symbols include the poppy, wheat, torch, cornucopia, and pig.
Athena	Minerva		Goddess of wisdom, reason, intelligent activity, literature, handicrafts and science, defense and strategic warfare. Symbols include the owl and the olive tree.
Artemis	Diana, Selene		Goddess of the hunt, virginity, archery, the moon, and all animals. Symbols include the moon, deer, hound, she-bear, snake, cypress tree, and bow and arrow. Daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo.
Ares	Mars		God of war, violence, and bloodshed. Symbols include the boar, serpent, dog, vulture, spear, and shield. Son of Zeus and Hera
Aphrodite	Venus		Goddess of love, beauty, and desire. Symbols include the dove, bird, apple, bee, swan, myrtle, and rose.
Hephaestus	Vulcan		Master blacksmith and craftsman of the gods; god of fire and the forge. Symbols include fire, anvil, axe, donkey, hammer, tongs, and quail. Son of Hera
Hermes	Mercury		Messenger of the gods; god of commerce, communication, borders, eloquence, diplomacy, thieves and games. Symbols include the caduceus (staff entwined with two snakes), winged sandals and cap, stork, and tortoise (whose shell he used to invent the lyre). Son of Zeus and the nymph Maia. The second-youngest Olympian, just older than Dionysus.
Hestia	Vesta		Goddess of the hearth and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family; eldest sister of Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus.
Dionysus	Bacchus		God of wine, celebrations, and ecstasy. Patron god of the art of theatre. Symbols include the grapevine, ivy, cup, tiger, panther, leopard, dolphin, goat, and pinecone.

Foreshadowing

1. A literary device by which an author hints what is to come. 
2. A dramatic device in which an important plot-point is mentioned early in the story and will return in a more significant way. 
3. Used to avoid disappointment. 
4. Sometimes used to arouse the reader.
5. Only hints at a possible outcome within the confinement of a narrative. 
6. Sometimes employed through characters explicitly predicting the future.