The Aeneid · Character
Amata
Latium's queen, who burns with fierce opposition to the Trojan marriage alliance and will stop at nothing to see Turnus wed her daughter.
supporting
First appearance: Book VII
As a supporting figure in The Aeneid, Amata is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Queen of Latium, who opposes Aeneas and is driven mad by Alecto, leading the women in Bacchic frenzy.
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Amata is the wife of King Latinus and mother of Lavinia, and she passionately favors Turnus as her daughter's husband over the foreign newcomer Aeneas. When Latinus yields to fate and offers Lavinia to the Trojans,…
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and mythological figures
- Major divine and mortal antagonists
- Figures from Trojan War past
- Allied kings and heirs
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- Breaking point
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Turnus reaches an emotional and psychological peak of fury and…
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See Amata in Book VII