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Aeneid 1.76–80
Aeolus obeys
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Read in LectitōAen. 1.76Aeolus haec contrā: Tuus, Ō rēgīna, quid optēs
explōrāre labor;
Aeolus answered her: 'Your task, O queen, is to find out what you wish;
Note. haec contrā: supply dīcit. Tuus … labor: 'your task'. quid optēs explōrāre: indirect question, 'to find out what you wish'.
Aen. 1.77mihi iussa capessere fās est.
my duty is to carry out your orders.
Note. mihi … fās est: 'it is right for me'. iussa capessere: 'to carry out orders'. Aeolus accepts without question.
Aen. 1.78Tū mihi, quodcumque hoc regnī, tū scēptra Iovemque
conciliās, tū dās epulīs accumbere dīvom,
80nimbōrumque facis tempestātumque potentem.
It is you who win me whatever kingdom this is, you who win me my sceptre and Jupiter's favour, you who grant me a place at the feasts of the gods and make me master of the storm-clouds and the tempests.'
Note. The anaphora of tū … tū … tū stresses his debt to Juno. quodcumque hoc regnī: 'this kingdom, such as it is', regnī a partitive genitive. sceptra Iovemque conciliās: 'you win me my sceptre and Jupiter's favour'. epulīs accumbere dīvom: 'to recline at the banquets of the gods'. nimbōrum … tempestātumque potentem: potēns takes a genitive, 'master of storms'.
Vocabulary
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| contrā, prep, with acc. | against, contrary to |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| ō (interj.) | O! oh! |
| rēgīna, -ae, f. | queen |
| quis, quid, interrog. pron. | who? which? what? |
| optō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | wish for, desire; pray for |
| explōrō, -plōrāre, -plōrāvī, -plōrātus | search out, explore |
| labor, -ōris, m. | labor, toil |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| iussum, -ī, n. | order, command |
| capessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītus | take hold of; rem pūblicam capessere: go into public life |
| fās (indecl.) n. | what is right by divine law (fās est: it is allowed) |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque | whoever, whatever |
| regnum, -ī, n. | royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm |
| scēptrum, -ī n. | sceptre; royal power |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| conciliō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | win over; win, obtain |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| epulae, -ārum f. pl. | feast, banquet |
| accumbō, -cumbere, -cubuī, -cubitus | lie down (at table) |
| dīvus, -ī m. (gen. pl. also dīvum, dīvom) | god |
| nimbus, -ī m. | rain-cloud, storm-cloud |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| tempestās, -tātis, f. | weather; storm, tempest |
| potēns, -entis | powerful |