Heroes (poem)

Heroes (poem) Glossary

industrious

hard-working; diligent

propose

put forward; suggest

hero

a person who achieves something extraordinary for a noble purpose, usually against some opposing force

labors

tasks; items of work

Hercules

Greco-Roman mythological figure known for killing Medusa and completing twelve difficult labors as penance for killing his family

Aeneas

Roman mythological figure who appears in Virgil's Aeneid; formerly Trojan, he fled when the city fell, and is said to have later founded the city of Rome

Cumaean Sibyl

Cumaean priestess who assists Aeneas in his journey to the underworld

Virgil

Ancient Roman poet and author of the Aeneid