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Ovid · Metamorphoses XIV

Metamorphoses 14.581–608

The deification of Aeneas

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Met. 14.581Iamque deōs omnēs ipsamque Aenēia virtūs
Iūnōnem veterēs fīnīre coēgerat īrās,
cum, bene fundātīs opibus crēscentis Iūlī,
tempestīvus erat caelō Cytherēius hērōs:
585ambieratque Venus superōs, collōque parentis
circumfūsa suī "numquam mihi" dīxerat "ūllō
tempore dūrē pater, nunc sīs mītissimus, optō,
Aenēaeque meō, quī tē dē sanguine nostrō
fēcit avum, quamvīs parvum dēs, optime, nūmen,
590dummodo dēs aliquod: satis est inamābile regnum
adspexisse semel, Stygiōs semel īsse per amnēs."
And now Aeneas' valour had compelled all the gods and Juno herself to end their old anger, when, the fortunes of growing Iulus being well founded, the Cytherean hero was ripe for heaven; and Venus had canvassed the gods, and, with her arms about her father's neck, had said, 'Father, never harsh to me at any time, be now most gentle, I pray, and to my Aeneas, who made you a grandfather from our blood, give, best of fathers, a divinity, however small, so long as you give some: it is enough to have once looked upon the unlovely kingdom, to have once crossed the Stygian rivers.'
Met. 14.592Adsēnsēre deī, nec coniūnx rēgia vultūs
immōtōs tenuit plācātōque adnuit ōre;
The gods assented, nor did the royal consort keep her face unmoved, and she nodded with a placated look;
Met. 14.594tum pater "estis" ait "caelestī nūmine dignī,
595quaeque petis, prō quōque petis: cape, nāta, quod optās!"
then the father said, 'You are worthy of a heavenly gift, both you who ask and he for whom you ask: take, daughter, what you wish!'
Met. 14.596Fātus erat: gaudet grātēsque agit illa parentī,
perque levēs aurās iūnctīs invecta columbīs
lītus adit Laurēns, ubi tēctus harundine serpit
in freta flūmineīs vīcīna Numīcius undīs.
He had spoken: she rejoices and gives thanks to her father, and, borne through the light air by her yoked doves, she comes to the Laurentine shore, where, covered with reeds, the Numicius winds with his river waters into the nearby sea.

Met. 14.600Hunc iubet Aenēae, quaecumque obnoxia mortī,
abluere et tacitō dēferre sub aequora cursū;
She bids him wash away from Aeneas whatever is subject to death and carry it beneath the sea in his silent course;
Met. 14.602corniger exsequitur Veneris mandāta suīsque,
quidquid in Aenēā fuerat mortāle, repūrgat
et respergit aquīs: pars optima restitit illī.
the horned god carries out Venus' orders and with his waters cleanses away and washes off whatever in Aeneas had been mortal: his best part remained.
Met. 14.605Lūstrātum genetrīx dīvīnō corpus odōre
ūnxit et ambrosiā cum dulcī nectare mīxtā
contigit ōs fēcitque deum, quem turba Quirīnī
nūncupat Indigetem templōque ārīsque recēpit.
His mother anointed his purified body with divine perfume, and touched his lips with ambrosia mixed with sweet nectar, and made him a god, whom the people of Quirinus call Indiges and have received with temple and altars.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×3, indirect statement ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (141 words)
iam, adv.now, already
que, enclitic conj.and
deus, -ī, m.god
omnis, -eall, every
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
Aenēius, -a, -umof Aeneas
virtūs, -tūtis, f.manliness, courage, bravery
vetus, veterisold, former
fīniō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusbound, limit; end
cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctusdrive together, collect; compel
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
bene, adv.well; successfully
fundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslay the foundations of, found, establish
ops, opis f.; pl. opēs, -umhelp; (pl.) resources, wealth, power
crēscō, -ere, crēvī, crētumgrow, rise (in power)
tempestīvus, -a, -umtimely; convīvium tempestīvum: a party that starts early (before the usual hour)
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
Cytherēius, -a, -umof Venus (Cytherea); Cytherēius hērōs: Aeneas; mēnsis: April
hērōs, -ōis m.hero, demigod; great man
ambiō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo round; approach, court, win over
superus, -a, -um; comp. superior, superl. summus or suprēmusabove, upper; comp. higher, earlier, previous; superior; superl. highest, top of
collum, -ī, n.neck
parēns, -entis m./f.parent
circumfundō, -ere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour around; (passive) crowd around, surround
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
numquam, adv.never
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
ūllus, -a, -umany
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
dūrē, adv. (comp. dūrius)harshly, roughly; dūrius cōnsulere, to take drastic measures
pater, patris, m.father
nunc, adv.now
mītis, -emild, gentle (adv. mītissimē: as gently as possible)
optō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuswish for, desire; pray for
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
sanguis, sanguinis, m.blood
noster, -tra, -trumour
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
avus, -ī, m.grandfather
quamvīs (adv.)however much, as … as you like
parvus, -a, -umlittle, small
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
bonus, -a, -umgood
nūmen, -inis n.divine power, divinity
dummodo (conj.)provided that, if only (+ subj.)
aliquī, -qua, -quod, indef. pron. adj.some, any
satis, adv.enough, sufficiently
inamābilis, -eunlovely, hateful
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
aspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectuslook at or on, behold
semel (adv.)once (semel atque iterum: again and again)
Stygius, -a, -umof the Styx, Stygian; of the underworld
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
amnis, -is m.river
assentior (adsentior), -īrī, -sēnsus sumagree, assent (to: dat.)
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
coniūnx, coniugis, m. and f.spouse, husband, wife
rēgius, -a, -umroyal, kingly
vultus, -ūs m.face, expression
immōtus, -a, -umunmoved, unchanging
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
plācō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscalm, appease
adnuō, -ere, -nuī, -nūtumnod, nod assent
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
tum, adv.then, at that time
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
caelestis, -eheavenly; pl. as noun: the gods
dignus, -a, -um (+ abl.)worthy (of), deserving
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
prō, prep. with abl.before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
capiō, capere, cēpī, captustake, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
nāta, -ae f.daughter
for, fārī, fātus sumspeak, say
gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsusbe glad, rejoice
grātēs f. pl. (only nom. and acc.)thanks (to the gods); grātēs agere: give thanks
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
levis, -elight, slight
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctusjoin; yoke, harness
invehō, -ere, -vēxī, -vectuscarry in; (pass.) attack (in words): invehī in + acc., to inveigh against
columba, -ae, f.pigeon, dove
lītus, lītoris, n.shore
adeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo to, approach
Laurēns, -entisof Laurentum, Laurentine (ager Laurēns: the land around Laurentum, on the coast of Latium)
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctuscover
harundō (arundō), -inis f.reed, cane
serpō, serpere, serpsīcreep, crawl; spread gradually
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
fretum, -ī, n.strait
flūmineus, -a, -umof a river, river-
vīcīnus, -ī m.neighbor
unda, -ae, f.wave
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumquewhoever, whatever
obnoxius, -a, -umliable, exposed; indebted, under obligation (to: dat.)
mors, mortīs, f.death
abluō, -ere, -luī, -lūtuswash off, wash clean
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
tacitus, -a, -umsilent
dēferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbear or carry away or off
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
aequor, -oris n.level surface; the sea
cursus, -ūs, m.running, speed; course, route, voyage; race
corniger, -era, -erumhorned
exsequor, -ī, -secūtus sumcarry out, enforce
mandātum, -ī n.order, instruction, message
quisquis, quidquid (quicquid)whoever, whatever
mortālis, -emortal
repūrgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscleanse; purge away
respergō, -ere, -spersī, -spersussprinkle, spatter
aqua, -ae, f.water
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
restō, -āre, restitīstay behind, remain
lūstrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspurify by sacrifice; review (an army)
genetrīx, -īcis f.mother
dīvīnus, -a, -umdivine, of the gods
corpus, corporis, n.body
odor, -ōris, m.smell, odor
ungō, ungere, ūnxī, ūnctussmear, anoint
ambrosia, -ae f.ambrosia, the food or ointment of the gods
cum, prep, with abl.with
dulcis, -esweet
nectar, -aris n.nectar, the drink of the gods; (of bees) honey
misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtusmix, mingle
contingō, -ere, -tigī, -tāctumtouch, reach
turba, -ae f.crowd
nūncupō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusname, call; declare publicly
indiges, -etisnative, of the land (title of local deified heroes: Iuppiter Indiges)
templum, -ī, n.sanctuary, temple
āra, -ae, f.altar
recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover
Ovid, Metamorphoses XIV. Latin text: H. Magnus, Die Metamorphosen des P. Ovidius Naso (Gotha, 1892), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.