Aeneid 1.325–334

Aen. 1.325Sīc Venus;

So spoke Venus;

Aen. 1.325et Veneris contrā sīc fīlius ōrsus:
Nūlla tuārum audīta mihi neque vīsa sorōrum—
Ō quam tē memorem, virgō?

and the son of Venus answered her thus: 'None of your sisters has been heard or seen by me; but what should I call you, maiden?

Note. ōrsus [est]: from ōrdior, 'begin (to speak)'. quam tē memorem: deliberative subjunctive, 'how am I to address you?'.

Aen. 1.327Namque haud tibi voltus
mortālis, nec vōx hominem sonat: Ō, dea certē—
an Phoebī soror?

For your face is not mortal, nor does your voice sound human: surely a goddess. Phoebus' sister?

Note. hominem sonat: 'sounds human' — hominem is an internal accusative. Ō, dea certē: Aeneas sees through the disguise at once, though not to the point of recognising his mother. Phoebus' sister is Diana, goddess of hunting.

Aen. 1.329an nymphārum sanguinis ūna?—
330sīs fēlīx, nostrumque levēs, quaecumque, labōrem,
et, quō sub caelō tandem, quibus orbis in ōrīs
iactēmur, doceās.

Or one of the blood of the nymphs? Be kind, whoever you are, and lighten our burden, and tell us under what sky at last, on what shores of the world we are being tossed.

Note. sīs fēlīx … levēs … doceās: jussive or wishing subjunctives, polite requests. quaecumque [es]: 'whoever you are'.

Aen. 1.332Ignārī hominumque locōrumque
errāmus, ventō hūc vāstīs et flūctibus āctī:
multa tibi ante ārās nostra cadet hostia dextrā.

Not knowing the people or the places, we wander, driven here by the wind and the huge waves: many a victim will fall for you before your altars by our right hand.'

Note. hominum … locōrum: genitives with the adjective ignārī. multa … hostia: 'many a victim', singular for plural.