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The Aeneid · Character

Salius

Arcadian runner in the funeral games.

minor

First appearance: book v

Salius's tie to Euryalus is one of the pressures that moves The Aeneid—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Euryalus (rivalry): Euryalus and Salius are competitors in the funeral games, where Salius is cheated out of victory by Euryalus's friend Nisus. With Euryalus (rivalry): Euryalus and Salius are competitors in the…

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Character Web

6 connections

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EUEuryalusNINisusDIDioresACAcestesPRPriamSASalius

Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Funeral games competitors
  • Allied kings and heirs
  • Figures from Trojan War past

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Salius in book v