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Which goddess helped the Greeks build the Trojan horse?
Athene
Who was the Trojan that told the others about the Trojan Horse's true nature?
Laocoon
Who was the King of Troy?
Priam
Who was the
Greek
that allowed himself to be captured by the Trojans?
Sinon
Who was the Greek prophet?
Calchas
Why do the
Trojans
free
Sinon
?
He lies and tells them that the
Greeks
had condemned him to death and he had barely managed to escape
How does
Laocoon
die?
Two
serpents
arrive and kill his
sons
. When he tries to save them, he is also killed
How do the
Trojans
interpret
Laocoon's
death?
As a curse for trying to stop the
Trojan Horse
, which they believed to be a gift
What was interesting about
Cassandra
?
Her
prophecies
were always
true
but her curse was that no one would
believe
her
Who had made the Trojan Horse?
Epeos
Who appears to Aeneas in a dream?
Hector
What does
Hector
urge
Aeneas
to do?
Escape
Troy
Who was the
priest
of
Apollo
?
Panthus
Who kills
Priam
?
Pyrrhus
, the son of
Achilles
Who stops
Aeneas
from killing
Helen
?
Venus
What does
Venus
tell Aeneas to do?
Escape
Troy
What was the name of
Aeneas's
son?
He is sometimes referred to as
Ascanius
and sometimes as
Iulus
Why does
Anchises
eventually decide to leave Troy with
Aeneas
,
Creusa
and
Ascanius
?
He sees an omen from
Jupiter
What happens to
Creusa
?
She disappears as she is escaping
Troy
Who appears to
Aeneas
at the end of the Book?
Creusa's
ghost
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