Aeneid 10.1–15

Jupiter summons the gods

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Aen. 10.1Panditur intereā domus omnipotentis Olympī,
conciliumque vocat dīvom pater atque hominum rēx
sīdeream in sēdem, terrās unde arduus omnīs
castraque Dardanidum adspectat populōsque Latīnōs.Meanwhile the house of all-powerful Olympus is thrown open, and the father of gods and king of men calls a council to his starry seat, from where, on high, he looks down on all the lands, the camp of the Dardanians and the Latin peoples. Aen. 10.5Cōnsīdunt tēctīs bipatentibus, incipit ipse:
Caelicolae magnī, quianam sententia vōbīs
versa retrō tantumque animīs certātis inīquīs?They take their seats in the hall with its double doors; he himself begins: 'Great dwellers in heaven, why has your purpose been turned back, and why do you strive so fiercely with hostile minds? Aen. 10.8Abnueram bellō Ītaliam concurrere Teucrīs.I had forbidden Italy to clash in war with the Teucrians. Aen. 10.9Quae contrā vetitum discordia?What is this discord against my ban? Aen. 10.9Quis metus aut hōs
10aut hōs arma sequī ferrumque lacessere suāsit?What fear has persuaded these or those to follow arms and provoke the sword?

Aen. 10.11Adveniet iūstum pugnae, nē arcessite, tempus,
cum fera Karthāgō Rōmānīs arcibus ōlim
exitium magnum atque Alpēs immittet apertās:
tum certāre odiīs, tum rēs rapuisse licēbit.The right time for battle will come (do not hasten it), when one day fierce Carthage will let loose great ruin on the Roman citadels and open up the Alps: then it will be allowed to contend in hatred, then to seize and plunder. Aen. 10.15Nunc sinite et placitum laetī compōnite foedus.Now let it be, and gladly settle the pact that I have resolved.'

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (80 words)

pandō, -ere, pandī, passum	spread out (passīs manibus: with hands outstretched)
intereā, adv.	in the meantime, meanwhile
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
omnipotēns, -entis	all-powerful
concilium, -ī n.	meeting, council
que, enclitic conj.	and
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call, summon
dīvus, -ī m. (gen. pl. also dīvum, dīvom)	god
pater, patris, m.	father
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
homō, hominis, m.	man
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
sīdereus, -a, -um	starry; shining like the stars
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
sēdēs, -is, f.	seat, abode
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
unde, adv.	whence
arduus, -a, -um	steep, difficult
omnis, -e	all, every
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.	camp
aspectō (adspectō), -āre	look at, gaze at; (of a place) face, overlook
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
Latīnus, -a, -um	Latin
cōnsīdō, -sīdere, -sēdī, -sessus	sit down
tēctum, -ī n.	roof; house
bipatēns, -entis	opening both ways, double (of doors)
incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptum	begin
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
caelicola, -ae m.	dweller in heaven, god
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
quianam (adv.)	why? for what reason? (archaic)
sententia, -ae, f.	opinion; purpose
vōs	plur. of tū
vertō, vertere, vertī, versus	turn
retrō (adv.)	backwards, behind, from behind
tantum, adv.	so much or far, only
animus, -ī, m.	mind; heart; spirit, courage
certō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	contend, compete, vie
inīquus, -a, -um	uneven; unfair
abnuō, -ere, -nuī	refuse, decline, reject
bellum, -ī, n.	war
concurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursus	run, rush, or dash together
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.	what?
contrā, prep, with acc.	against, contrary to
vetō, -āre, vetuī, vetitum	forbid
discordia, -ae f.	disagreement, discord, strife
metus, -ūs m.	fear, dread
aut, conj.	or; aut ... aut, either ... or
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.	arms, weapons
sequor, sequī, secūtus	follow
ferrum, -ī n.	iron; iron point, sword
lacessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītum	provoke, harass
suādeō, -ēre, suāsī, suāsus	advise, urge
adveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come to or toward, approach, arrive
iūstus, -a, -um	just
pugna, -ae, f.	fighting, battle, combat
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
arcessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītus	call, summon, fetch
tempus, temporis, n.	time, season
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
ferus, -a, -um	wild, savage
Rōmānus, -a, -um	Roman
arx, arcis f.	citadel, stronghold
ōlim, adv.	once upon a time, once, formerly, of old
exitium, -ī n.	destruction, ruin
immittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send or let in
apertus, -a, -um	open
tum, adv.	then, at that time
odium, -ī, n.	hatred
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
rapiō, -ere, -uī, -tus	seize, snatch
licet, -ēre, -uit or -itum est, impers.	is lawful or permitted
nunc, adv.	now
sinō, -ere, sīvī, situs	allow, permit, let
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.)	please (placuit eī: he decided)
laetus, -a, -um	glad, joyful
compōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positum	put together; mend, set in order
foedus, -eris n.	treaty, alliance

Vergil, Aeneid X. Latin text: J. B. Greenough, The Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics of Virgil (Boston, 1881), 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.