Lady Victoria Eclectic Pagan's blog: "The Roaming Roman"

1. Where did Aeneas first go on his Mediterranean travels to find his new homeland?

Antandrus

Aeneas traveled by land to Antandrus where he and his men spent a year building their fleet.

2. Whom did Aeneas carry on his back as they escaped from Troy?

His father, Anchises

Ascanius was also known as 'Julus.'

3. After Aeneas built his ships, where was his first stop?

Delos

Aeneas had to pass through Delos, north of Crete, before he sailed to the other ports of call.

4. Scylla and Charybdis were located near what island?

Sicily

Actually, these two 'nautical obstacles' are thought to have been in the channel between Sicily and Italy.

5. Who was the Queen of Carthage?

Dido

Dido was also known by the name 'Elissa.'

6. On what continent is Carthage located?

Africa

Carthage is a port city on the northeast coast of Africa. Aeneas stayed in Carthage for one year.

7. Where did Aeneas go immediately after he left Carthage?

Sicily

Aeneas went to the town of Drepanum on the northwest coast of Sicily. He had been there one other time -- before he landed in Africa.

8. How many years did it take Aeneas to find his new homeland of Italy?

10

One of these years was spent building his fleet, and another of these years was spent in Africa.

9. Where did Aeneas' father die?

Sicily

10. Who was the prophetess who helped Aeneas on his travels?

The sibyl of Cumae

The sibyl lived in a cave in the town of Cumae, near Naples.