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   A summary of Book 2 in Virgil's The Aeneid. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Aeneid and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

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   Aeneas then describes Pyrrhus, the Greek warrior and son of Achilles, and says he was like a snake that hid and grew huge in the winter and now reveals itself. Pyrrhus and his comrades break into the palace, like an overflowing river.

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   The Aeneid Book 2 Summary (1) - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. 1. Aeneas recounts to the Trojans how the Greeks left a giant wooden horse outside the city walls before secretly returning to hide their ships. The Trojans debate what to do with the horse.

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   Summary. Aeneas tells Dido of the destruction of Troy. This flashback to past events makes them come to life at the time of his retelling: The Greeks have apparently sailed away, leaving behind a giant horse. Laocoön, priest of Neptune, fears the horse is a trap and attacks it.

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   Hector, King Priam's son, who had been slain by Achilles earlier in the Trojan War, appeared to Aeneas in a dream and told him that all was lost, and that he should take Troy's gods of hearth and household — the Penatës — and seek a new city for them.

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   The Aeneid Book 2 Summary. After some initial hesitation, Aeneas begins to tell the story of Troy's downfall. Everything that follows in this book is told by Aeneas, and so reflects his perspective. Aeneas begins by telling how the Greeks, unable to defeat the Trojans in battle, sail away from Troy.

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   What happens in Book 2 of the Aeneid?

   • Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe provides an in-depth summary and analysis of Book 2 of Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid. Aeneas tells Dido of the destruction of Troy. This flashback to past events makes them come to life at the time of his retelling: The Greeks have apparently sailed away, leaving behind a giant horse.

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   What reflects Aeneas' perspective?

   • Everything that follows in this book is told by Aeneas, and so reflects his perspective. Aeneas begins by telling how the Greeks, unable to defeat the Trojans in battle, sail away from Troy. On the beach, they leave behind a giant wooden horse, with Greek warriors hidden inside it – though the Trojans don't know that yet.

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   What happens at the end of Book 2 of Aeneas?

   • By the end of Book II, Aeneas has regrouped those of his people who survived the Greek onslaught of Troy. Using a literary device that symbolizes a better future ahead, Virgil writes that a morning star rising over Mount Ida's ridges appears to Aeneas's ragged followers.

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   What does Aeneas show in Book 1?

   • In Book I, Aeneas showed himself to be a competent leader of his people and a responsible father to his son. Here, in Book II, he demonstrates the appropriate pietas — devotion to one's family, country, and mission — for his father and again for his son.

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   Panthus, escaping from Achaean swords – Panthus, son of Othrys, priest of Phoebus on the citadel – in his own hand bearing the holy things and vanquished gods, and dragging his little grandchild, runs frantic to my doors.