Aeneid, Book 1
Vergil, Aeneid I
The storm, the landing in Africa, Venus and Jupiter, and Aeneas' welcome at Dido's Carthage. 39 sections, 333 sentences, each with an English translation.
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- Aen. 1.1–7The poet's themeArma virumque canō, Troiae quī prīmus ab ōrīs Ītaliam, fātō profugus,…
- Aen. 1.8–11Why was Juno angry?Mūsa, mihi causās memorā, quō nūmine laesō, quidve dolēns, rēgīna deum tot…
- Aen. 1.12–33Carthage, Juno's cityUrbs antīqua fuit, Tyriī tenuēre colōnī, Karthāgō, Ītaliam contrā Tiberīnaque…
- Aen. 1.34–49Juno sees the Trojans sailingVix ē cōnspectū Siculae tellūris in altum 35 vēla dabant laetī, et spūmās salis…
- Aen. 1.50–64Aeolus and the windsTālia flammātō sēcum dea corde volūtāns nimbōrum in patriam, loca fēta…
- Aen. 1.65–75Juno's bribeAeole, namque tibi dīvom pater atque hominum rēx et mulcēre dedit flūctūs et…
- Aen. 1.76–80Aeolus obeysAeolus haec contrā: Tuus, Ō rēgīna, quid optēs explōrāre labor;
- Aen. 1.81–101The storm breaksHaec ubi dicta, cavum conversā cuspide montem impulit in latus: ac ventī, velut…
- Aen. 1.102–123The ships are wreckedTālia iactantī strīdēns Aquilōne procella vēlum adversa ferit, flūctūsque ad…
- Aen. 1.124–131Neptune intervenesIntereā magnō miscērī murmure pontum, 125 ēmissamque hiemem sēnsit Neptūnus, et…
- Aen. 1.132–141Neptune rebukes the windsTantane vōs generis tenuit fīdūcia vestrī?
- Aen. 1.142–156The sea is calmedSīc ait, et dictō citius tumida aequora plācat, collēctāsque fugat nūbēs,…
- Aen. 1.157–179The harbour in LibyaDēfessī Aeneadae, quae proxima lītora, cursū contendunt petere, et Libyae…
- Aen. 1.180–197Aeneas hunts deerAenēās scopulum intereā cōnscendit, et omnem prōspectum lātē pelagō petit,…
- Aen. 1.198–207'Perhaps one day…'Ō sociī— neque enim ignārī sumus ante malōrum— Ō passī graviōra, dabit deus hīs…
- Aen. 1.208–222The meal on the shoreTālia vōce refert, cūrīsque ingentibus aeger spem voltū simulat, premit altum…
- Aen. 1.223–253Venus pleads with JupiterEt iam fīnis erat, cum Iuppiter aethere summō dēspiciēns mare vēlivolum…
- Aen. 1.254–271Jupiter's promiseOllī subrīdēns hominum sator atque deōrum, 255 voltū, quō caelum tempestātēsque…
- Aen. 1.272–296From Romulus to AugustusHīc iam ter centum tōtōs regnābitur annōs gente sub Hectoreā, dōnec rēgīna…
- Aen. 1.297–304Mercury sent to CarthageHaec ait, et Māiā genitum dēmittit ab altō, ut terrae, utque novae pateant…
- Aen. 1.305–324Aeneas sets out to exploreAt pius Aenēās, per noctem plūrima volvēns, ut prīmum lūx alma data est, exīre…
- Aen. 1.325–334A huntress in the woodSīc Venus;
- Aen. 1.335–371Dido's storyTum Venus: Haud equidem tālī mē dignor honōre;
- Aen. 1.372–386Aeneas tells his own storyŌ dea, sī prīmā repetēns ab orīgine pergam, et vacet annālīs nostrōrum audīre…
- Aen. 1.387–401The omen of the swansQuisquis es, haud, crēdō, invīsus caelestibus aurās vītālīs carpis, Tyriam quī…
- Aen. 1.402–417The goddess revealedDīxit, et āvertēns roseā cervīce refulsit, ambrosiaeque comae dīvīnum vertice…
- Aen. 1.418–440Carthage risingCorripuēre viam intereā, quā sēmita mōnstrat.
- Aen. 1.441–463The temple of JunoLūcus in urbe fuit mediā, laetissimus umbrā, quō prīmum iactātī undīs et…
- Aen. 1.464–493Pictures of the warSīc ait, atque animum pictūrā pāscit inānī, 465 multa gemēns, largōque ūmectat…
- Aen. 1.494–519Dido comes to the templeHaec dum Dardaniō Aenēae mīranda videntur, 495 dum stupet, obtūtūque haeret…
- Aen. 1.520–543Ilioneus pleads with the queenPostquam intrōgressī et cōram data cōpia fandī, maxumus Īlioneus placidō sīc…
- Aen. 1.544–560Our king AeneasRēx erat Aenēās nōbīs, quō iūstior alter, 545 nec pietāte fuit, nec bellō maior…
- Aen. 1.561–578Dido's answerTum breviter Dīdō, voltum dēmissa, prōfātur: Solvite corde metum, Teucrī,…
- Aen. 1.579–612Aeneas revealedHīs animum arrēctī dictīs et fortis Achātēs 580 et pater Aenēās iamdūdum…
- Aen. 1.613–642Dido welcomes AeneasObstipuit prīmō aspectū Sīdōnia Dīdō, cāsū deinde virī tantō, et sīc ōre locūta…
- Aen. 1.643–656Aeneas sends for AscaniusAenēās (neque enim patrius cōnsistere mentem passus amor) rapidum ad nāvīs…
- Aen. 1.657–694Venus' planAt Cytherēa novās artēs, nova pectore versat Cōnsilia, ut faciem mūtātus et ōra…
- Aen. 1.695–722The banquet beginsIamque ībat dictō pārēns et dōna Cupīdō rēgia portābat Tyriīs, duce laetus…
- Aen. 1.723–756Iopas singsPostquam prīma quiēs epulīs, mēnsaeque remōtae, crātēras magnōs statuunt et…
Vergil, Aeneid I. Latin text: J. B. Greenough (Boston, 1881), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.