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Aeneid 1.124–131
Neptune intervenes
Vergil, Aeneid I. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in LectitōAen. 1.124Intereā magnō miscērī murmure pontum,
125ēmissamque hiemem sēnsit Neptūnus, et īmīs
stagna refūsa vadīs, graviter commōtus;
Meanwhile Neptune, deeply disturbed, sensed that the sea was being thrown into confusion with a great roar, that a storm had been let loose, and that the still waters were welling up from the lowest depths;
Note. Neptune now enters. miscērī … pontum, ēmissam (esse) hiemem, stagna refūsa (esse): three indirect statements after sēnsit. stagna: the still waters of the deep. graviter commōtus: 'deeply disturbed'.
Aen. 1.126et altō
prōspiciēns, summā placidum caput extulit undā.
and looking out over the deep, he raised his calm head above the surface of the water.
Note. altō prōspiciēns: 'looking out over the deep'. summā … undā: 'above the surface of the water'. placidum caput: his head is calm even though his mind is troubled, a sign of divine power.
Aen. 1.128Disiectam Aenēae, tōtō videt aequore classem,
flūctibus oppressōs Trōas caelīque ruīnā,
130nec latuēre dolī frātrem Iūnōnis et īrae.
He sees Aeneas' fleet scattered over the whole sea, the Trojans overwhelmed by the waves and the collapse of the sky; nor did his sister Juno's tricks and anger escape her brother.
Note. Disiectam … classem: object of videt. caelī ruīnā: 'by the collapse of the sky', i.e. the downpour. nec latuēre dolī … et īrae: 'nor did the tricks and anger escape (him)', with frātrem as object of latuēre; Neptune is Juno's brother.
Aen. 1.131Eurum ad sē Zephyrumque vocat, dehinc tālia fātur:
He calls the East wind and the West wind to him, and then speaks these words:
Note. Eurum … Zephyrumque: the east and west winds, representing all the winds. dehinc: here one syllable. fātur: from the deponent for, 'speak'.
Vocabulary
| intereā, adv. | in the meantime, meanwhile |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtus | mix, mingle |
| murmur, -uris n. | murmur, muttering |
| ēmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send out or forth |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| hiems, hiemis f. | winter |
| sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus | perceive, feel |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| īmus, -a, -um | lowest (ab īmō: from the bottom) |
| stagnum, -ī n. | pool, standing water |
| refundō, -ere, -fūdī, -fūsus | pour back; (pass.) flow back |
| vadum, -ī n. | ford, shallow place |
| graviter, adv. | severely, seriously |
| commoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtus | move, rouse; disturb |
| altum, -ī n. | the deep, the open sea; a height |
| prōspiciō, -ere, -spexī, -spectum | look ahead, provide for (+ dat.) |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| placidus, -a, -um | calm, gentle |
| caput, capitis, n. | head |
| efferō, -ferre, extulī, ēlātum | carry out, bring out |
| unda, -ae, f. | wave |
| disiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw apart, scatter |
| tōtus, -a, -um | all the, the whole or entire |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| aequor, -oris n. | level surface; the sea |
| classis, -is f. | fleet |
| flūctus, -ūs m. | wave |
| opprimō, -primere, -pressī, -pressus | press against, overpower, crush |
| caelum, -ī, n. | heaven, sky |
| ruīna, -ae f. | fall, collapse, ruin |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| lateō, -ēre, -uī | lie hid, be concealed |
| dolus, -ī, m. | trick, craft |
| frāter, frātris, m. | brother |
| īra, -ae, f. | anger, wrath |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | call, summon |
| dehinc (adv.) | from here; next, then, secondly |
| tālis, -e | such |
| for, fārī, fātus sum | speak, say |