Quārta · Unit 3 · Lesson 6
Aeneid 1.496–508: Dido like Diana
Aeneas, hidden in a cloud, sees the queen of Carthage arrive at her temple, as radiant as Diana among her nymphs.
You will be able to
- Read Aeneid 1.496–508
- Recognize an ablative of respect, an ablative absolute and an extended simile
- Explain what the simile says about Dido
New words
- templum, templī, n. temple
- caterva, catervae, f. crowd, band
- pectus, pectoris, n. chest, heart
- iūs, iūris, n. right; law; justice