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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 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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   How does Aeneas start a story?

   • Aeneas 's tale of his travels takes up Books II and III of the Aeneid (note that only the first verse of Book II and the last verse of Book III are not spoken in Aeneas's voice). Aeneas begins by sighing deeply and telling Dido and her court that his is a long and tragic story, but that he is willing to try to recall it for his host.

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   What books are based on the Aeneid?

   • Henry IV Part 2 Henry V Johnny Tremain Henry VI Part 1 Utopia Henry VIII Walden Jane Eyre Jurassic Park Julius Caesar Kidnapped Tar Baby Tender is the Night Tess of the d'Urbervilles King Lear War and Peace Les Miserables Libation Bearers Light in August The Aeneid The Aeneid: Novel Summary: Book 1 The Aeneid: Novel Summary: Book 2

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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 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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   Sinon claims to be related to Palamedes, a Greek hero who came to oppose the Trojan War. As a result of this, Palamedes was executed on a trumped-up charge, as a result of Ulysses's (a.k.a. Odysseus's) trickery. Sinon says that because he complained about this injustice, Ulysses had it in for him.

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   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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   Aeneas is warned in a dream by Hector to flee, saving the household gods of Troy, and lead the Trojan remnant to a new home, but when he wakes up to hear the clamor of war and see the fires burning the city, he plunges into battle, wanting only to die in arms.

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   The losses incurred in Book II recall a theme first introduced in Book I: the inevitability of loss. One of the most heartbreaking moments in the poem occurs when Priam watches his son die; even such a great leader, it seems, is not exempt from the most emotionally painful experiences.