The Aeneid · Character Index

377 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

Aeneas — 144 relationships · king and hero
Turnus — 71 relationships · Rutulian prince
Juno — 32 relationships · goddess
Dido — 30 relationships · queen of Carthage
Ascanius — 27 relationships · son of Aeneas
Camilla — 21 relationships · princess and warrior
Jupiter — 18 relationships · king of the gods
Pallas (son of Evander) — 17 relationships · son of Evander and warrior
Venus — 17 relationships · goddess and mother of Aeneas
Anchises — 16 relationships · father of Aeneas
Evander — 16 relationships · king
Priam — 15 relationships · king of Troy
Lavinia — 14 relationships · wife of Aeneas
Apollo — 13 relationships · god
Mezentius — 12 relationships · warrior
Hercules — 11 relationships · hero
Latinus — 11 relationships · King of Latium
Pyrrhus — 11 relationships · son of Achilles
Euryalus — 9 relationships · runner
Hector — 9 relationships · warrior
Nisus — 9 relationships · runner
Andromache — 8 relationships · Trojan woman
Neptune — 8 relationships · god of the sea
Achates — 7 relationships · companion of Aeneas

By house

trojans (37)

Aeneas — 144 relationships · king and hero
Ascanius — 27 relationships · son of Aeneas
Anchises — 16 relationships · father of Aeneas
Priam — 15 relationships · king of Troy
Euryalus — 9 relationships · runner
Hector — 9 relationships · warrior
Nisus — 9 relationships · runner
Andromache — 8 relationships · Trojan woman
Achates — 7 relationships · companion of Aeneas
Misenus — 7 relationships · trumpeter
Helenus — 6 relationships · prophet and king
Mnestheus — 6 relationships · Trojan leader
Amycus — 5 relationships · warrior
Coroebus — 5 relationships · Trojan warrior
Palinurus — 5 relationships · master of the fleet
Pandarus — 5 relationships · warrior
Paris — 5 relationships · prince of Troy
Astyanax — 4 relationships · grandson of Priam
Bitias — 4 relationships · warrior
Creüsa — 4 relationships · wife of Aeneas
Polites — 4 relationships · son of Priam
Polydorus — 4 relationships · Trojan prince
Alcanor — 3 relationships · ancestor
Antenor — 3 relationships · elder
Clytius — 3 relationships · warrior
Dardanus — 3 relationships · ancestor of the Trojans
Dares — 3 relationships · boxer
Deïphobus — 3 relationships · son of Priam
Diores — 3 relationships · runner
Gyas — 3 relationships · ship captain
Iapix — 3 relationships · healer
Ilioneus — 3 relationships · elder Trojan
Imbrasus — 3 relationships · father of Asius
Serestus — 3 relationships · Trojan leader
Sergestus — 3 relationships · Trojan leader
Teucer — 3 relationships · ancestor of the Teucrians
Theano — 3 relationships · queen

gods (18)

Juno — 32 relationships · goddess
Jupiter — 18 relationships · king of the gods
Venus — 17 relationships · goddess and mother of Aeneas
Apollo — 13 relationships · god
Hercules — 11 relationships · hero
Neptune — 8 relationships · god of the sea
Iris — 7 relationships · messenger goddess
Mars — 6 relationships · god of war
Diana — 5 relationships · goddess
Mercury — 5 relationships · messenger of Jupiter
Vulcan — 5 relationships · god of fire
Faunus — 4 relationships · father of Latinus
Saturn — 4 relationships · father of Juno
Aeolus — 3 relationships · ruler of the winds
Allecto — 3 relationships · Fury
Juturna — 3 relationships · goddess and sister of Turnus
Opis — 3 relationships · sentinel of Diana
Picus — 3 relationships · father of Faunus

greeks (10)

Pyrrhus — 11 relationships · son of Achilles
Achilles — 7 relationships · warrior
Achemenides — 5 relationships · companion of Ulysses
Diomede — 4 relationships · warrior
Glaucus — 4 relationships · father of Deïphobe
Ulysses — 4 relationships · Greek leader
Hermione — 3 relationships · daughter of Menelaus and Helen
Orestes — 3 relationships · Greek hero
Palamedes — 3 relationships · Greek warrior
Sinon — 3 relationships · Greek captive

latins (7)

Lavinia — 14 relationships · wife of Aeneas
Latinus — 11 relationships · King of Latium
Messapus — 5 relationships · warrior
Amata — 4 relationships · queen and mother of Lavinia
Cisseus — 3 relationships · warrior
Silvius — 3 relationships · son of Aeneas
Tarquitus — 3 relationships · warrior

rutulians (4)

Turnus — 71 relationships · Rutulian prince
Rhamnes — 4 relationships · augur
Liger — 3 relationships · warrior
Volscens — 3 relationships · cavalry leader

etruscans (4)

Mezentius — 12 relationships · warrior
Arruns — 4 relationships · warrior
Lausus — 4 relationships · son of Mezentius
Tarchon — 4 relationships · leader

arcadians (2)

Pallas (son of Evander) — 17 relationships · son of Evander and warrior
Evander — 16 relationships · king

sicily (2)

Entellus — 4 relationships · boxer
Eryx — 3 relationships · hero and boxing master

phoenicians (2)

Pygmalion — 4 relationships · king of Tyre
Sychaeus — 4 relationships · husband of Dido

argives (2)

Catillus — 3 relationships · warrior
Coras — 3 relationships · warrior

underworld (2)

Charon — 3 relationships · ferryman
Dis — 3 relationships · king

carthage (1)

Dido — 30 relationships · queen of Carthage

volscians (1)

Camilla — 21 relationships · princess and warrior

sicilians (1)

Acestes — 6 relationships · king

auruncans (1)

Halesus — 6 relationships · warrior

romans (1)

Romulus — 6 relationships · founder of Rome

mythic (1)

Hippolytus — 5 relationships · son of Hippolytus

cumae (1)

Deïphobe — 4 relationships · prophetess

libya (1)

Iarbas — 4 relationships · king and suitor

lycian (1)

Sarpedon — 4 relationships · king

Unaffiliated (1)

Anubis — 3 relationships · god

mythic figures (1)

Atlas — 3 relationships · giant

tyrians (1)

Belus — 3 relationships · king

bebrycians (1)

Butes — 3 relationships · warrior

phrygians (1)

Mimas — 3 relationships · warrior

acarnanian (1)

Salius — 3 relationships · runner

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

Extracted from the original text of The Aeneid. Made with Rho MD.