Quārta · Unit 4 · Lesson 2

Aeneid 2.201–227: the serpents

Two serpents cross the calm sea from Tenedos, kill Laocoön’s sons, then the priest himself, and vanish into Minerva’s temple.

You will be able to

  • Read Aeneid 2.201–227
  • Recognize a Greek accusative, onomatopoeia and a simile
  • Explain the irony of the priest and the bull

New words

  • āra, ārae, f. altar
  • nātus, nātī, m. son
  • clāmor, clāmōris, m. shout, outcry
  • caput, capitis, n. head
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