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Summary of Aenied Book 2 403ff.
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Summary of Aenied Book 2 403ff * This passage starts by Aeneas describing how Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam was dragged from the temple of Minerva, "with hair streaming" and with her hands tied together. * Coroebus was then overtaken by frenzy and jumped into the middle of the enemy to vainly try and save her it was Ajax who had raped and dragged her from the temple of Minerva and he was joined by the two sons of Atreus and the Dolopians to start attacking the Trojans. * Soon after they were united with the Greeks that had been scattered throughout the city, with Coroebus being killed on the altar of Minerva, before the "most righteous" Rhipeus and the priest of Apollo Panthus were struck down. Aeneas then remarks how he "did not flinch from weapons" to emphasise that he is no coward. * Aeneas then continues with Iphitus and Pelias,...
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