Quārta · Unit 6 · Lesson 6

Aeneid 11.573–594: a huntress grows up

Camilla’s childhood with a spear and sling, the mothers who wanted her as a daughter-in-law, and Diana’s order to avenge her.

You will be able to

  • Read Aeneid 11.573–594
  • Recognize anaphora, an unfulfilled wish and a jussive subjunctive
  • Explain Diana’s grief

New words

  • poena, poenae, f. penalty, punishment
  • oppidum, oppidī, n. town
  • arcus, arcūs, m. bow
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