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The Aeneid; Book 3 Summary
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Aeneas and his father lead the construction of a fleet to leave the lands of Troy
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There was a thicket near the shore, which Aeneas began to clear by tearing out the
roots
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Blood flowed from the tornup roots of a second tree, and Aeneas begged Mars to make the omens good
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He had been betrayed by the Thracians when the Trojans
had been defeated
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They sailed to Delos, island sacred to Apollo
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Aeneas asked Apollo for guidance and prayed to him
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Anchises determined this meant Crete, where Teucer came from
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They
visited a string of various islands, before reaching Crete
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The people began marrying and farming and
Aeneas made laws
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Anchises
suggested they go back to consult Apollo
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They tell him that Crete is
not where he was supposed to be; he was supposed to go to Heperia (Italy), as this is
where Dardanus came from
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Anchises
remembers this was foretold by Cassandra, so they set out, leaving only a few
behind
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They continued sailing, and on the fourth day reached the
island of the Harpies (part of the Strophades)
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The Trojans began slaughtering cows
and goats on the plains, for food, when they were attacked by the Harpies
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Aeneas ordered his men to fight back the next time the Harpies attacked, but they
could not be wounded
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Anchises pleads with the gods not to let this curse/prophecy come true
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They eventually landed and held Trojan
games on the shores, notably wrestling
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They left and continued sailing until they reached Chaonia
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He had then married Andromache, widow of Hector
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When she saw the

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Trojans, she fainted and couldn’t believe it
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Andromache said she was unlucky compared to women like Polyxena, as they died at
Troy and didn’t have to serve as slaves
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However, Pyrrhus began courting Hermione of Sparta, and gave
Andromache to be the wife of Helenus
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The city had then fallen into the hands
of Helenus, who built a Pergamum, a Trojan citadel and renamed the area Chaonia,
after the Trojan Chaon
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The men were given food and drink
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He
says;
o The voyage is favoured by the king of the gods
o The journey will be long, and they will have to go via Sicily, the underworld
and the island of Circe
o The city must be founded in a place surrounded by holm oaks, with a sow and
her thirty white piglets by the shore
o He must leave straight away but avoid the nearest coast of Italy, because it is
filled with hostile Greek settlements
o He should wear a purple cloth on his head during sacrifices at his altars, to
keep enemy powers away, and this must be maintained by his descendents
forever
o He must take the long way around Sicily, and in the gap between Sicily and
Hesperia are Scylla and Charybdis
o Worship Juno more than the other gods, to win her over
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o Once they have landed they must go into a cave inhabited by virgin
priestesses
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She will tell of wars and labours he must endure
Helenus then gave the Trojans plentiful gifts, including riches, manpower and arms
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Andromache also gives them gifts
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They stopped for rest, until Palinurus woke up and noticed there was no wind while
studying the constellations
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They caught sight
of the nearest coast of Italy, spotted by Achates, and Anchises prayed for a
favourable wind
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Anchises interprets this in
two ways; as men use horses for war, there will be war here, but they can also be
used when yoked, peacefully, so there is a chance of peace
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Knowing the land was occupied by Greeks, they left the land behind and continued
sailing
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Anchises recognises it as Charybdis and orders the men to row as fast
as possible to save themselves
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We are told the myth of Enceladus, buried inside Mount Etna, the cause of all the
fiery and destructive eruptions
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He was a Greek,
involved in the siege of Troy
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If not, he will accept death for his crimes against Troy
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The Greek had come from
Ithaca with Ulixes but had been forgotten and left on the Cyclops’ island
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They catch sight of Polyphemus approaching, using a tree trunk to guide himself
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As he heard their
ship leaving, he made the seas shake with an almighty shout, bringing the rest of the
Cyclopes to him
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So, they turned around and a
favourable wind saved them
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He then landed at Drepanum, where Anchises died, without warning
from any prophet
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