“Aeneas
and
the
Underworld“
Notes
Aeneas
is
a
demigod,
the
son
of
Venus(Aphrodite);
he
is
a
Trojan
warrior
who
flees
the
city
after
having
a
vision
telling
him
to
find
a
new
home.
Aeneas
has
difficulty
finding
a
new
home
for
his
people
and
is
visited
by
the
ghost
of
his
father
(Anchises)
who
tells
him
to
find
the
Sibyl
(Priestess).
The
Sibyl
is
willing
to
guide
him
into
the
underworld
but
he
must
first
go
into
the
forest
and
find
a
golden
bough
as
a
present
for
Proserpina
(Queen
of
the
Underworld).
Once
in
the
Underworld
Aeneas
sees
all
the
evils
in
the
world
at
the
entrance.
He
then
sees
the
ghost
of
Palinurus,
who
cannot
enter
the
Underworld
without
a
proper
burial.
He
did
not
get
a
proper
burial
because
he
drowned.
Aeneas
is
only
allowed
on
the
boat
into
the
Underworld
after
he
shows
Charon
(the
boatman)
the
golden
bough.
In
the
Underworld
Aeneas
sees
the
ghost
of
Dido
and
tries
to
get
her
to
forgive
him
for
abandoning
her.
Aeneas
is
allowed
into
the
Elysian
fields
after
planting
the
golden
bough
at
the
gates.
Unlike
the
rest
of
the
Underworld
the
Elysian
fields
are
beautiful.
Aeneas
sees
his
father
but
cannot
hug
him
because
Anchises
is
a
ghost.
Anchises
tells
him
to
settle
in
Italy
and
found
a
new
race.
Vocabulary
Assured
–
freed
from
doubt
Collapsed
–
fell
down
or
apart
Condemned
–
wrongdoers;
those
judged
guilty
of
crimes
Descendents
–
offspring;
children,
great‐grandchildren,
etc.
Desperately
–
in
a
wild,
almost
hopeless
way
Destiny
–
one’s
future
or
fate
Endured
–
put
up
with
Fork
–
a
split
or
division
Predict
–
to
say
what
the
future
will
be;
foretell
Selflessness
–
unselfishness;
generosity