[84:31.] Grynean. Refers to oracle of Apollo at Gryneum.
[89:29.] Hecate. Diana, moon-goddess, is identified with Hecate, also moon-goddess. As goddess of cross-roads, Hecate was called Trivia, and is represented by three statues standing back to back. Hecate is especially a goddess of the underworld and of witchcraft.
[90:28.] Laomedon. The father of Priam. He was notorious for his trickery and broken promises. Hence Trojans in a derogatory, scornful sense were termed race of Laomedon.
[91:38.] Tithonus. Son of Laomedon, husband of Aurora.
[95:10.] Iris. Goddess of the rainbow, the messenger of Juno.
[95:14.] Proserpine. Daughter of Ceres, wife of Pluto, and hence queen of underworld.
BOOK V
Æneas sees the flames of Dido’s pyre and guesses their meaning. In Sicily, he institutes funeral games to Anchises. Compare funeral games of Patroclus in 23d book of Iliad. The contest of the ships and the equestrian exhibition are wholly original, however. The burning of the fleet was part of an old Trojan legend.
[99:8.] Acheron’s prison. The underworld.