The Aeneid (68 page)
REMUS
(
ree‘-mus
): (1) brother of Romulus, whom he killed for leaping over the walls of Rome in a gesture of rivalry, 1.350. See Introduction, p. 21. (2) Rutulian whose armor-bearer is killed by Nisus, 9.386.
(
ree‘-mus
): (1) brother of Romulus, whom he killed for leaping over the walls of Rome in a gesture of rivalry, 1.350. See Introduction, p. 21. (2) Rutulian whose armor-bearer is killed by Nisus, 9.386.
RHADAMANTHUS
(
ra-da-man‘-thus
): son of Jupiter and Europa, brother of Minos, and the lawgiver who, after dispensing justice in Crete, presides, sternly, in the Underworld, 6.658.
(
ra-da-man‘-thus
): son of Jupiter and Europa, brother of Minos, and the lawgiver who, after dispensing justice in Crete, presides, sternly, in the Underworld, 6.658.
RHAEBUS
(
ree‘-bus
): Mezentius’ charger, “Bandy-Legs” in Greek, 10.1021. See Note 5.920.
(
ree‘-bus
): Mezentius’ charger, “Bandy-Legs” in Greek, 10.1021. See Note 5.920.
RHAMNES
(
rahm‘-neez
): Rutulian and prophet, in the service of Turnus, killed by Nisus, 9.380.
(
rahm‘-neez
): Rutulian and prophet, in the service of Turnus, killed by Nisus, 9.380.
RHEA
(
ree‘-a
): priestess and mother by Hercules of Aventinus, who bore the boy in secret, 7.767.
(
ree‘-a
): priestess and mother by Hercules of Aventinus, who bore the boy in secret, 7.767.
RHINE
: the Rhine, European river rising in the Swiss Alps and flowing into the North Sea, 8.852.
: the Rhine, European river rising in the Swiss Alps and flowing into the North Sea, 8.852.
RHESUS
(
ree‘-sus
): Thracian king whose horses were seized by Diomedes and Ulysses, 1.568. See Note 1.561-95.
(
ree‘-sus
): Thracian king whose horses were seized by Diomedes and Ulysses, 1.568. See Note 1.561-95.
RHIPEUS
(
reye‘-pyoos
): Trojan, comrade-in-arms of Aeneas at the fall of Troy, 2.427.
(
reye‘-pyoos
): Trojan, comrade-in-arms of Aeneas at the fall of Troy, 2.427.
RHOETEUM
(
ree‘-tee-um
): headland of the Troad, just north of Troy, 3.130.
(
ree‘-tee-um
): headland of the Troad, just north of Troy, 3.130.
RHOETEUS
(
ree‘-tyoos
): according to Servius, king of the Marsi, father of Anchemolus, and killed by Pallas (3), 10.459.
(
ree‘-tyoos
): according to Servius, king of the Marsi, father of Anchemolus, and killed by Pallas (3), 10.459.
RHOETUS
(
ree‘-tus
): Rutulian killed by Euryalus, 9.400.
(
ree‘-tus
): Rutulian killed by Euryalus, 9.400.
RIVER OF FIRE
: Phlegethon, “whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage,” in Milton’s phrase; one of the major rivers in the Underworld, 6.304. See Note 3.262.
: Phlegethon, “whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage,” in Milton’s phrase; one of the major rivers in the Underworld, 6.304. See Note 3.262.
ROMAN FORUM
: the Forum Romanum, the main square of Rome and its civic center. Evidence of its use goes back at least to the 8th century B.C., 8.424.
: the Forum Romanum, the main square of Rome and its civic center. Evidence of its use goes back at least to the 8th century B.C., 8.424.
ROME
: 1.8, capital city of the ROMAN Empire, its people and their effects, 1.41. See Introduction, passim.
: 1.8, capital city of the ROMAN Empire, its people and their effects, 1.41. See Introduction, passim.
ROMULUS
(
rom‘-yu-lus
): legendary founder of Rome, son of Mars and Ilia, Remus’s twin brother, after whom the ROMANS were named, 1.329. See Introduction, p. 29 et al.
(
rom‘-yu-lus
): legendary founder of Rome, son of Mars and Ilia, Remus’s twin brother, after whom the ROMANS were named, 1.329. See Introduction, p. 29 et al.
ROSEAN
(
roh‘-see-an
): of the central Italian fields by Lake Velinus known for their fertility, a region whose contingent is allied with Turnus, 7.829.
(
roh‘-see-an
): of the central Italian fields by Lake Velinus known for their fertility, a region whose contingent is allied with Turnus, 7.829.
RUFRAE
(
roo‘-free
): town in northern Campania, its contingent allied with Turnus, 7.859.
(
roo‘-free
): town in northern Campania, its contingent allied with Turnus, 7.859.
RUMOR:
Allegorical representation of public talk and the common tongue, Latin
Fama
, 4.219.
Allegorical representation of public talk and the common tongue, Latin
Fama
, 4.219.
RUTULIAN
(
ru-tul‘-yan
): of a leading tribe within Latium; its capital city, Ardea; its commander-in-chief, Turnus, 7.477.
(
ru-tul‘-yan
): of a leading tribe within Latium; its capital city, Ardea; its commander-in-chief, Turnus, 7.477.
SABAEANS
(
sa-bee‘-anz
): people of an Arabian region, Saba or Sheba, allied with the forces of Cleopatra and Mark Antony at the battle of Actium, 8.827.
(
sa-bee‘-anz
): people of an Arabian region, Saba or Sheba, allied with the forces of Cleopatra and Mark Antony at the battle of Actium, 8.827.
SABINUS
(
sa-bee‘-nus
): 7.204, portrayed as a vintner with his hooked knife, the founder of the SABINE (
say’-beyn
) people of ancient central Italy, 7.823. For the abduction of their women from the Roman Circus by Romulus’ men, see 8.748-49, and Introduction, p. 34.
(
sa-bee‘-nus
): 7.204, portrayed as a vintner with his hooked knife, the founder of the SABINE (
say’-beyn
) people of ancient central Italy, 7.823. For the abduction of their women from the Roman Circus by Romulus’ men, see 8.748-49, and Introduction, p. 34.
SACES
(
sa‘-keez
): Rutulian comrade of Turnus, 12.754.
(
sa‘-keez
): Rutulian comrade of Turnus, 12.754.
SACRANIANS
(
sa-kray‘-ni-anz
): a people of ancient Latium, their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.923.
(
sa-kray‘-ni-anz
): a people of ancient Latium, their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.923.
SACRATOR
(
sa-kray‘-tor
): Rutulian comrade of Turnus, killer of Hydaspes, 10.882.
(
sa-kray‘-tor
): Rutulian comrade of Turnus, killer of Hydaspes, 10.882.
SAGARIS
(
sa‘-gar-is
): Trojan, aide-de-camp of Aeneas, killed by Turnus, 5.294.
(
sa‘-gar-is
): Trojan, aide-de-camp of Aeneas, killed by Turnus, 5.294.
SALAMIS
(
sa‘-la-mis
): island off the coast of Athens in the Saronic Gulf, the home of Telamon and his son, Great Ajax, 8.180.
(
sa‘-la-mis
): island off the coast of Athens in the Saronic Gulf, the home of Telamon and his son, Great Ajax, 8.180.
SALII
(
sa‘-li-ee
): dancing priests of Mars, whom Virgil has taking part in the rites of Hercules as well, 8.334.
(
sa‘-li-ee
): dancing priests of Mars, whom Virgil has taking part in the rites of Hercules as well, 8.334.
SALIUS
(
sa‘-li-us
): (1) Acarnanian, who enters the foot-race at Anchises’ funeral games and places fourth, 5.332. See Note 5.325-402. (2) Rutulian killed by Nealces, 10.889.
(
sa‘-li-us
): (1) Acarnanian, who enters the foot-race at Anchises’ funeral games and places fourth, 5.332. See Note 5.325-402. (2) Rutulian killed by Nealces, 10.889.
SALLENTINE
(
say-leen‘-teyen
): of the Sallentini, an Italian people of Calabria, taken over by Idomeneus on his return from Troy, 3.474.
(
say-leen‘-teyen
): of the Sallentini, an Italian people of Calabria, taken over by Idomeneus on his return from Troy, 3.474.
SALMONEUS
(
sal-mohn‘-yoos
): son of Aeolus (1), a king of Elis, struck by a bolt from Jove for simulating the Father’s lightning with torches, Jove’s thunder with his horses’ stamping hooves, and so the man was confined in hell forever, 6.678. See Introduction, p. 28.
(
sal-mohn‘-yoos
): son of Aeolus (1), a king of Elis, struck by a bolt from Jove for simulating the Father’s lightning with torches, Jove’s thunder with his horses’ stamping hooves, and so the man was confined in hell forever, 6.678. See Introduction, p. 28.
SAME
(
sam‘-ee
): island in the Ionian Sea, off the western coast of Greece (modern Cephalonia), near Ithaca in the kingdom of Ulysses, 3.324.
(
sam‘-ee
): island in the Ionian Sea, off the western coast of Greece (modern Cephalonia), near Ithaca in the kingdom of Ulysses, 3.324.
SAMOS
(
sam‘-os
): island off the central coast of Asia Minor, opposite Ephesus and famous for its temple to Juno, 1.18.
(
sam‘-os
): island off the central coast of Asia Minor, opposite Ephesus and famous for its temple to Juno, 1.18.
SAMOTHRACE
(
sam‘-o-thrays
): (Samothracia), island off the coast of Thrace, once called Samos, according to Virgil, and later, Samothrace, 7.238-39.
(
sam‘-o-thrays
): (Samothracia), island off the coast of Thrace, once called Samos, according to Virgil, and later, Samothrace, 7.238-39.
SARNUS
(
sayr‘-nus
): river in Campania, just east of Pompeii, its locale the source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.859.
(
sayr‘-nus
): river in Campania, just east of Pompeii, its locale the source of a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.859.
SARPEDON
(
sahr-pee‘-don
): Trojan ally, son of Jupiter and Laodamia, co-commander of the Lycians, killed by Patroclus at Troy, 1.119.
(
sahr-pee‘-don
): Trojan ally, son of Jupiter and Laodamia, co-commander of the Lycians, killed by Patroclus at Troy, 1.119.
SARRASTIAN
(
say-rays‘-ti-an
): of the Sarastes, a people in Campania, living in the vicinity of the river Sarnus between Naples and Salerno; their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.858.
(
say-rays‘-ti-an
): of the Sarastes, a people in Campania, living in the vicinity of the river Sarnus between Naples and Salerno; their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.858.
SATICULANS
(
sa-tee‘-kew-lanz
): inhabitants of Saticula, a town in Campania, east of Capua, north of Mount Vesuvius; their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.848.
(
sa-tee‘-kew-lanz
): inhabitants of Saticula, a town in Campania, east of Capua, north of Mount Vesuvius; their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.848.
SATURA
(
sa‘-too-ra
): marshy area in Latium, location unknown, its inhabitants allies of Turnus, 7.930.
(
sa‘-too-ra
): marshy area in Latium, location unknown, its inhabitants allies of Turnus, 7.930.
SATURN
(
sa‘-turn
): (Cronos), the Sower, legendary, apotheosized king of Latium, god of agriculture and of civilization in general, who established and presided over the Age of Gold, 1.37. SATURNIAN (
sa-tur’-ni-an
), belonging to Saturn, 3.451.
(
sa‘-turn
): (Cronos), the Sower, legendary, apotheosized king of Latium, god of agriculture and of civilization in general, who established and presided over the Age of Gold, 1.37. SATURNIAN (
sa-tur’-ni-an
), belonging to Saturn, 3.451.
SATURNIA
(
sa-tur‘-ni-a
): (1) legendary settlement founded by Saturn on the Capitoline Hill, 8.421. (2) One of Juno’s titles, since Saturn was her father, 12.212.
(
sa-tur‘-ni-a
): (1) legendary settlement founded by Saturn on the Capitoline Hill, 8.421. (2) One of Juno’s titles, since Saturn was her father, 12.212.
SCAEAN GATES
(
see‘-an
): the main gates of Troy, facing the Greek beachhead and beyond that, the sea, 2.758.
(
see‘-an
): the main gates of Troy, facing the Greek beachhead and beyond that, the sea, 2.758.
SCIPIOS
(
ski‘-pi-ohs
): powerful Roman family that produced two superb generals, Africanus the Elder (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major) and Africanus the Younger (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Minor), who both wreaked destruction on Carthage in the Punic Wars, 6.969. See Introduction, pp. 25-27.
(
ski‘-pi-ohs
): powerful Roman family that produced two superb generals, Africanus the Elder (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major) and Africanus the Younger (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Minor), who both wreaked destruction on Carthage in the Punic Wars, 6.969. See Introduction, pp. 25-27.
SCYLACEUM
(
si-la‘-see-um
): town on the south coast of the toe of Italy, its litoral a wrecker of ships, 3.647.
(
si-la‘-see-um
): town on the south coast of the toe of Italy, its litoral a wrecker of ships, 3.647.
SCYLLA
(
sil‘-a
): (1) man-eating monster that lives in a cliffside cavern opposite the whirlpool of Charybdis, supposedly in the Straits of Messina, 3.496. See Note 1.236-37. (2) Vessel, captained by Cloanthus, that wins the ship-race at Anchises’ funeral games, 5.145. See Note 5.134-318.
(
sil‘-a
): (1) man-eating monster that lives in a cliffside cavern opposite the whirlpool of Charybdis, supposedly in the Straits of Messina, 3.496. See Note 1.236-37. (2) Vessel, captained by Cloanthus, that wins the ship-race at Anchises’ funeral games, 5.145. See Note 5.134-318.
SCYROS
(
skee‘-ros
): island in the central Aegean off the coast of Euboea, 2.596.
(
skee‘-ros
): island in the central Aegean off the coast of Euboea, 2.596.
SEBETHIS
(
se-bee‘-this
): water-nymph, mother by Telon of Oebalus, an ally of Turnus, 7.854.
(
se-bee‘-this
): water-nymph, mother by Telon of Oebalus, an ally of Turnus, 7.854.
SELINUS
(
se-leye‘-nus
): “city of palms” on the southwestern coast of Sicily, 3.814. As Williams observes (1972, note 3.705), however, the name “is more likely to mean ‘conferring the victor’s palm,’ because the plant
sélinon
(selinon), a kind of parsley . . . was one of the plants used for the victor’s crown, especially at the Isthmian games.”
(
se-leye‘-nus
): “city of palms” on the southwestern coast of Sicily, 3.814. As Williams observes (1972, note 3.705), however, the name “is more likely to mean ‘conferring the victor’s palm,’ because the plant
sélinon
(selinon), a kind of parsley . . . was one of the plants used for the victor’s crown, especially at the Isthmian games.”
SERESTUS
(
se-rees‘-tus
): Trojan, shipwrecked companion restored to Aeneas, 1.732.
(
se-rees‘-tus
): Trojan, shipwrecked companion restored to Aeneas, 1.732.
SERGESTUS
(
seer-jees‘-tus
): Trojan, shipwrecked companion restored to Aeneas, and captain who pilots the
Centaur
to finish fourth and last in the ship-race at Anchises’ funeral games, 1.614. See Note 5.134-318.
(
seer-jees‘-tus
): Trojan, shipwrecked companion restored to Aeneas, and captain who pilots the
Centaur
to finish fourth and last in the ship-race at Anchises’ funeral games, 1.614. See Note 5.134-318.
SERGIAN
(
seer‘-jan
): Roman family named for Sergestus, 5.142.
(
seer‘-jan
): Roman family named for Sergestus, 5.142.
SERRANUS
(
see-ray‘-nus
): (1) agnomen for the consul and hero of the First Punic War, Marcus Atilius Regulus, the Sower, 6.972. See Introduction, p. 31. (2) Rutulian killed by Nisus, 9.391.
(
see-ray‘-nus
): (1) agnomen for the consul and hero of the First Punic War, Marcus Atilius Regulus, the Sower, 6.972. See Introduction, p. 31. (2) Rutulian killed by Nisus, 9.391.
SEVERUS
(
se-veer‘-us
): Sabine mountain among the Apennines; its people form a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.830.
(
se-veer‘-us
): Sabine mountain among the Apennines; its people form a contingent allied with Turnus, 7.830.
SIBYL
(
si‘-bil
): Deiphobe, prophetess in Cumae, Aeneas’ guide to the Underworld, 3.531.
(
si‘-bil
): Deiphobe, prophetess in Cumae, Aeneas’ guide to the Underworld, 3.531.
SICANIAN
(
si-kay‘-ni-an
): one of an ancient people of Sicania or Sicily, their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.923.
(
si-kay‘-ni-an
): one of an ancient people of Sicania or Sicily, their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.923.
SICILY
(
si‘-si-lee
): the large triangular island just off the southern tip of Italy in the Mediterranean, 1.42. SICILIAN (
si-si’-li-an
): belonging to the island, 1.231.
(
si‘-si-lee
): the large triangular island just off the southern tip of Italy in the Mediterranean, 1.42. SICILIAN (
si-si’-li-an
): belonging to the island, 1.231.
SIDICINE
(
si‘-di-seyen
): of the Sidicines, a tribe in Campania, their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.846.
(
si‘-di-seyen
): of the Sidicines, a tribe in Campania, their contingent allied with Turnus, 7.846.
SIDON
(
seye‘-don
): the major city of Phoenicia and its citizens, the Sidonians, 1.740.
(
seye‘-don
): the major city of Phoenicia and its citizens, the Sidonians, 1.740.
SIGEAN
(
si-jee‘-an
): of Sigeum, headland facing the Aegean to the north of Troy, 2.392.
(
si-jee‘-an
): of Sigeum, headland facing the Aegean to the north of Troy, 2.392.
SILA
(
see‘-la
): a woody mountain range in Bruttium, in southern Italy, 12.830.
(
see‘-la
): a woody mountain range in Bruttium, in southern Italy, 12.830.
SILVANUS
(
seel-vay‘-nus
): a Roman god of forests, 8.710.
(
seel-vay‘-nus
): a Roman god of forests, 8.710.
SILVIA
(
seel‘-vi-a
): Latin woman, daughter of Tyrrhus; her appeals for her tamed deer, fortuitously killed by Ascanius, set off the warfare between the Latins and the Trojans, 7.570.
(
seel‘-vi-a
): Latin woman, daughter of Tyrrhus; her appeals for her tamed deer, fortuitously killed by Ascanius, set off the warfare between the Latins and the Trojans, 7.570.
SILVIUS
(
seel‘-vi-us
): last-born son of Aeneas and Lavinia, as prophesied by Anchises in the Underworld, 6.883.
(
seel‘-vi-us
): last-born son of Aeneas and Lavinia, as prophesied by Anchises in the Underworld, 6.883.
SILVIUS AENEAS
(
seel‘-vi-us ee-nee’-as
): Aeneas’ namesake, his equal in military prowess and sense of duty, and a future Alban king, 6.889. See Introduction, p. 29.
(
seel‘-vi-us ee-nee’-as
): Aeneas’ namesake, his equal in military prowess and sense of duty, and a future Alban king, 6.889. See Introduction, p. 29.
SIMOIS
(
sim‘-oh-is
): river of Troy, brother and tributary of the Xanthus (Scamander), 1.119.
(
sim‘-oh-is
): river of Troy, brother and tributary of the Xanthus (Scamander), 1.119.
SINON
(
seye‘-non
): Greek, master of fraud, whose cunning induces the Trojans to lead the wooden horse into their city, 2.101.
(
seye‘-non
): Greek, master of fraud, whose cunning induces the Trojans to lead the wooden horse into their city, 2.101.
SIRENS
: enchantresses of the sea, half woman, half bird, whose song can tempt a sailor to his ruin, 5.964. See Note 5.964-65.
: enchantresses of the sea, half woman, half bird, whose song can tempt a sailor to his ruin, 5.964. See Note 5.964-65.
SIRIUS
(
see‘-ri-us
): see DOG STAR, 10.329.
(
see‘-ri-us
): see DOG STAR, 10.329.
SLEEP
: god of sleep, twin brother of Death, son of the Underworld and Night, 5.933. For the GATES OF SLEEP, 6.1029, see Note 6.1035-36 and Introduction, p. 32.
: god of sleep, twin brother of Death, son of the Underworld and Night, 5.933. For the GATES OF SLEEP, 6.1029, see Note 6.1035-36 and Introduction, p. 32.
SORACTE
(
soh-rak‘-tee
): Etrurian mountain west of the Tiber to the north of Rome, and sacred to Apollo, 7.811.
(
soh-rak‘-tee
): Etrurian mountain west of the Tiber to the north of Rome, and sacred to Apollo, 7.811.
SPARTAN
(
spar‘-tan
): 1.381, belonging to SPARTA (
spar’-ta
), the capital city of La conia or Lacedaemon in the southern Peloponnese, ruled by Menelaus, and home to him and Helen, 2.716.
(
spar‘-tan
): 1.381, belonging to SPARTA (
spar’-ta
), the capital city of La conia or Lacedaemon in the southern Peloponnese, ruled by Menelaus, and home to him and Helen, 2.716.
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