Aeneid 10.16–61

Venus pleads for the Trojans

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Aen. 10.16Iuppiter haec paucīs;Jupiter said this in few words; Aen. 10.16at nōn Venus aurea contrā
pauca refert:
Ō pater, Ō hominum rērumque aeterna potestās!but golden Venus says not a few in reply: 'O father, O everlasting power over men and the world! Aen. 10.19Namque aliud quid sit, quod iam implōrāre queāmus?For what else could there be that we might now implore? Aen. 10.20Cernis ut īnsultent Rutulī Turnusque
secundō
Mārte ruat?Do you see how the Rutulians exult, and how Turnus rushes on with Mars in his favour? Aen. 10.22Nōn clausa tegunt iam moenia Teucrōs:
quīn intrā portās atque ipsīs proelia miscent
aggeribus moerōrum et inundant sanguine fossās.Their closed walls no longer protect the Teucrians: indeed, within the gates and on the very ramparts of the walls they join battle, and flood the ditches with blood. Aen. 10.25Aenēās ignārus abest.Aeneas is away and does not know. Aen. 10.25Numquamnē levārī
obsidiōne sinēs?Will you never let them be relieved of siege? Aen. 10.26Mūrīs iterum imminet hostis
nāscentis Troiae
atque iterum in Teucrōs Aetōlīs surgit ab Arpīs
Tȳdīdēs.Again an enemy hangs over the walls of a Troy being born, and again, from Aetolian Arpi, the son of Tydeus rises against the Teucrians.

Aen. 10.29Equidem crēdō, mea volnera restant
30et tua prōgeniēs mortālia dēmoror arma.Truly, I believe, my wounds are still to come, and I, your offspring, am keeping mortal weapons waiting. Aen. 10.31Sī sine pāce tuā atque invītō nūmine Trōēs
Ītaliam petiēre, luant peccāta neque illōs
iūverīs auxiliō;If the Trojans have sought Italy without your leave and against your will, let them pay for their sins, and do not help them with your aid; Aen. 10.33sīn tot respōnsa secūtī,
quae superī mānēsque dabant: cūr nunc tua quisquam
35vertere iussa potest aut cūr nova condere fāta?but if they followed so many oracles, given by the gods above and the shades below, why can anyone now overturn your commands, or why found new fates? Aen. 10.36Quid repetam exūstās Erycīnō in lītore classēs,
quid tempestātum rēgem ventōsque furentīs
Aeoliā excitōs aut āctam nūbibus Īrim?Why should I recall the fleets burned on the shore of Eryx, why the king of storms and the raging winds roused from Aeolia, or Iris driven down from the clouds? Aen. 10.39Nunc etiam mānīs, haec intemptāta manēbat
40sors rērum, movet et superīs immissa repente
Allēctō, mediās Italum bacchāta per urbēs.Now she stirs even the shades (this part of the world remained untried), and Allecto, suddenly let loose on the upper world, has raged like a Bacchant through the midst of the cities of the Italians.

Aen. 10.42Nīl super imperiō moveor: spērāvimus ista,
dum fortūna fuit;I am not moved at all about empire: we hoped for that while Fortune stood; Aen. 10.43vincant quōs vincere māvīs.let those win whom you prefer to win. Aen. 10.44Sī nūlla est regiō, Teucrīs quam det tua coniūnx
45dūra, per ēversae, genitor, fūmantia Troiae
exscidia obtestor, liceat dīmittere ab armīs
incolumem Ascanium, liceat superesse nepōtem.If there is no region that your harsh wife would give the Teucrians, by the smoking ruins of overthrown Troy, father, I beseech you, let me send Ascanius away from the fighting unharmed, let my grandson survive. Aen. 10.48Aenēās sānē ignōtīs iactētur in undīs
et, quamcumque viam dederit Fortūna, sequātur:
50hunc tegere et dīrae valeam subdūcere pugnae.Let Aeneas, indeed, be tossed on unknown waves and follow whatever path Fortune has given: let me be able to protect this boy and withdraw him from the dreadful fight. Aen. 10.51Est Amathūs, est celsa mihi Paphus atque Cythēra
Īdaliaeque domus: positīs inglōrius armīs
exigat hīc aevum.Amathus is mine, lofty Paphos is mine, and Cythera and the house of Idalium: let him lay down his arms and live out his life here without glory.

Aen. 10.53Magnā diciōne iubētō
Karthāgō premat Ausoniam: nihil urbibus inde
55obstābit Tyriīs.Order Carthage to crush Ausonia under her great sway: nothing from there will stand in the way of the Tyrian cities. Aen. 10.55Quid pestem ēvādere bellī
iūvit et Argolicōs medium fūgisse per ignēs
totque maris vāstaeque exhausta perīcula terrae,
dum Latium Teucrī recidīvaque Pergama quaerunt?What good was it to have escaped the plague of war and fled through the midst of Argive fires, and to have drained to the end so many perils of sea and vast land, while the Teucrians seek Latium and a Pergamum reborn? Aen. 10.59Nōn satius cinerēs patriae īnsēdisse suprēmōs
60atque sōlum, quō Troia fuit?Would it not have been better to settle on the last ashes of their homeland and the ground where Troy once stood? Aen. 10.60Xanthum et Simoenta
redde, ōrō, miserīs iterumque revolvere cāsūsGive back Xanthus and Simois to these wretched people, I beg, and to live through once more the misfortunes

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (193 words)

hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.	few
at, conj.	but
nōn, adv.	not
aureus, -a, -um	of gold, golden
contrā, prep, with acc.	against, contrary to
referō, referre, rettulī, relātus	bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
ō (interj.)	O! oh!
pater, patris, m.	father
homō, hominis, m.	man
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
que, enclitic conj.	and
aeternus, -a, -um	everlasting, eternal
potestās, -ātis f.	power, authority
namque, conj.	for
alius, -a, -ud	another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
iam, adv.	now, already
implōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	beg for, appeal for
queō, -īre, -īvī (-iī)	be able, can
cernō, cernere, crēvī, certus or crētus	discern, perceive, make out
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
īnsultō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	leap on; mock, insult (+ dat.)
secundus, -a, -um	following, favorable
ruō, -ere, -ī, -itūrus	rush
claudō, -ere, clausī, clausum	close, shut; (agmen) bring up the rear
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctus	cover
moenia, -ium, n. plur.	walls
quīn, conj.	so that ... not, but that, but
intrā, prep. with acc.	within
porta, -ae, f.	gate; door
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
proelium, -ī, n.	battle, combat; proelium committere, to join battle
misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtus	mix, mingle
agger, aggeris m.	mound, siege ramp
mūrus, -ī, m.	wall
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
inundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	overflow, flood
sanguis, sanguinis, m.	blood
fossa, -ae, f.	ditch, trench
ignārus, -a, -um	ignorant
absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrus	be away, be absent, be distant; be wanting
numquam, adv.	never
levō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lift; lighten, relieve
obsidiō, -ōnis f.	siege, blockade; oppression
sinō, -ere, sīvī, situs	allow, permit, let
iterum, adv.	again, a second time
immineō, -ēre	hang over; threaten, be close at hand
hostis, -is, m. and f.	enemy, foe
nāscor, -ī, nātus sum	be born; rise, begin
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
Aetōlus, -a, -um	Aetolian (Diomedes' Arpi was founded from Aetolia)
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctus	rise, get up, stand up
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
equidem (adv.)	indeed, truly; for my part
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	believe
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
vulnus, vulneris, n.	wound
restō, -āre, restitī	stay behind, remain
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
prōgeniēs, -ēī f.	offspring, descendants
mortālis, -e	mortal
dēmoror, -ārī, -ātus sum	delay, hold up
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.	arms, weapons
sī, conj.	if
sine, prep. with abl.	without
pāx, pācis f.	peace
invītus, -a, -um	unwilling
nūmen, -inis n.	divine power, divinity
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus	seek, ask; attack
luō, -ere, luī	pay; atone for, expiate
peccātum, -ī n.	fault, sin
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
iuvō, -āre, iūvī, iūtum	help
auxilium, -ī, n.	help, aid
sīn (conj.)	but if
tot (indecl.)	so many
respōnsum, -ī, n.	reply, answer, response
sequor, sequī, secūtus	follow
superus, -a, -um; comp. superior, superl. summus or suprēmus	above, upper; comp. higher, earlier, previous; superior; superl. highest, top of
mānēs, -ium, m. plur.	spirit, shade
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
cūr, adv.	why
nunc, adv.	now
quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron.	any one, anything
vertō, vertere, vertī, versus	turn
iussum, -ī, n.	order, command
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
aut, conj.	or; aut ... aut, either ... or
novus, -a, -um	new; novissimus, last
condō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	put together, found; store away
fātum, -ī, n.	destiny, fate
repetō, -ere, -petīvī, -petītum	demand back; seek again
exūrō, -ere, -ussī, -ustum	burn down
Erycīnus, -a, -um	of Eryx, the mountain in western Sicily; epithet of Venus, worshipped there
lītus, lītoris, n.	shore
classis, -is f.	fleet
tempestās, -tātis, f.	weather; storm, tempest
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
ventus, -ī, m.	wind
furō, -ere	rage, rave, be mad
exciō, -īre, -cīvī, -citus	rouse, stir up; summon
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus	drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
nūbēs, -is, f.	cloud
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
intemptātus, -a, -um	untried, unattempted
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsus	remain
sors, sortis, f.	lot
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus	move
superī, -ōrum m. pl.	the gods above
immittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send or let in
repente (adv.)	suddenly
medius, -a, -um	mid, middle
bacchor, -ārī, -ātus sum	revel like a worshipper of Bacchus; rave, run wild
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
urbs, urbis, f.	city
nihil, n., indecl.	nothing
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
imperium, -ī, n.	command; sway, rule
spērō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	hope
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
dum, conj.	while, as; as long as; until
fortūna, -ae, f.	fortune
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victum	conquer, defeat
mālō, mālle, māluī	wish rather, prefer
nūllus, -a, -um	not any, none, no
regiō, -ōnis, f.	direction; country, region
coniūnx, coniugis, m. and f.	spouse, husband, wife
dūrus, -a, -um	hard; harsh; difficult
ēvertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versus	overturn, overthrow, destroy
genitor, -ōris m.	father
fūmō, -āre	smoke, give off smoke
exscidium, -ī n.	destruction (of a city)
obtestor, -testārī, -testātus	call to witness; beseech, implore
licet, -ēre, -uit or -itum est, impers.	is lawful or permitted
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
incolumis, -e	unhurt, safe
supersum, -esse, -fuī	be over or left, remain
nepōs, nepōtis, m.	grandson
sānē, adv.	certainly, by all means; very
ignōtus, -a, -um	unknown
iactō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	toss about; discuss
unda, -ae, f.	wave
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque	whoever, whatever
via, -ae, f.	road, way
dīrus, -a, -um	dreadful
valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus	be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail
subdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	draw up, beach
pugna, -ae, f.	fighting, battle, combat
celsus, -a, -um	high, lofty
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
domus, -ūs, f.	house, home
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
inglōrius, -a, -um	without glory, inglorious, unhonoured
exigō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctum	drive out; finish, spend (a season)
hīc, adv.	here; hereupon
aevum, -ī n.	age, lifetime; old age
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
diciō, -ōnis f.	power, rule, control
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus	bid, order, command
premō, premere, pressī, pressus	press, check, restrain
Ausonius, -a, -um	Ausonian, Italian (Ausonia: a poetic name for Italy)
inde (adv.)	from there; then
obstō, -stāre, -stitī	stand in the way, block, oppose (+ dat.)
Tyrius, -a, -um	of Tyre, Tyrian; (of Carthage, a Tyrian colony) Carthaginian
pestis, -is f.	plague, pest; ruin, destruction
ēvādō, -vādere, -vāsī, -vāsus	go forth, get away, escape
bellum, -ī, n.	war
Argolicus, -a, -um	of Argolis (the district of Greece in which Tiryns was situated), Argolic
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrus	flee, run away
ignis, -is, m.	fire
mare, maris, n.	sea
vāstus, -a, -um	waste, huge, enormous, vast
exhaurio, -haurīre, -hausī, -haustus	drink up or off, drain
perīculum, -ī, n.	danger, peril, risk
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
recidīvus, -a, -um	restored, rising again
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus	seek; ask, inquire
satius, comp. (n.)	better, preferable (satius est: it is better)
cinis, cineris m.	ashes
patria, -ae, f.	fatherland, country
īnsīdō, -ere, -sēdī, -sessus	settle on; become fixed in
suprēmus, -a, -um	highest, last
sōlum (adv.); solum, -ī n.	only (nōn sōlum … sed etiam: not only … but also); ground, soil
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give back, return, restore; render
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	speak; beg, pray
miser, misera, miserum	wretched, unhappy
revolvō, -ere, -volvī, -volūtus	roll back, roll away
cāsus, -ūs, m.	fall; chance, accident

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.