Aeneid 10.380–398

Pallas' first kills

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Aen. 10.380Obvius huic prīmum, fātīs adductus inīquīs,
fit Lagus.First to meet him, drawn by unkind fates, is Lagus. Aen. 10.381Hunc, magnō vellit dum pondere saxum,
intortō fīgit tēlō, discrīmina costīs
per medium quā spīna dabat, hastamque receptat
ossibus haerentem.Him, while he is tearing up a stone of great weight, he pierces with a hurled spear, where the spine made a parting between the ribs in the middle, and pulls back the spear stuck in his bones. Aen. 10.384Quem nōn super occupat Hisbō,
385ille quidem hoc spērāns: nam Pallās ante ruentem,
dum furit, incautum crūdēlī morte sodālis
excipit atque ēnsem tumidō in pulmōne recondit.Hisbo does not catch him off guard from above, though he hoped to: for Pallas meets him first as he rushes on, raging, off his guard at his comrade's cruel death, and buries his sword in his swollen lung. Aen. 10.388Hinc Sthenium petit et Rhoetī dē gente vetustā
Anchemolum, thalamōs ausum incestāre novercae.Next he attacks Sthenius, and Anchemolus of the ancient line of Rhoetus, who had dared to defile his stepmother's bed. Aen. 10.390Vōs etiam, geminī, Rutulīs cecidistis in agrīs,
Daucia, Laride Thymberque, simillima prōlēs,
indiscrēta suīs grātusque parentibus error;You too, twins, fell on the Rutulian fields, Larides and Thymber, sons of Daucus, offspring most alike, indistinguishable to your own people and a welcome confusion to your parents; Aen. 10.393at nunc dūra dedit vōbīs discrīmina Pallās:
nam tibi, Thymbre, caput Evandrius abstulit ēnsis;but now Pallas has made a harsh distinction between you: for your head, Thymber, Evander's sword has taken off; Aen. 10.395tē dēcīsa suum, Laride, dextera quaerit
sēmianimēsque micant digitī ferrumque retractant.your severed right hand, Larides, seeks its owner, and the half-alive fingers twitch and clutch again at the sword.

Aen. 10.397Arcadas accēnsōs monitū et praeclāra tuentīs
facta virī mīxtus dolor et pudor armat in hostīs.The Arcadians, fired by his rebuke and seeing the hero's glorious deeds, are armed against the enemy by mingled grief and shame.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (98 words)

obvius, -a, -um	in the way, meeting; sē obvium dare: come to meet
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
prīmum, adv.	first, in the first place
fātum, -ī, n.	destiny, fate
addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead to, bring, take; induce, influence
inīquus, -a, -um	uneven; unfair
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
vellō, -ere, vellī, vulsum	pluck, pull
dum, conj.	while, as; as long as; until
pondus, ponderis, n.	weight
saxum, -ī, n.	rock, stone
intorqueō, -ēre, -torsī, -tortus	hurl, twist into
fīgō, fīgere, fīxī, fīxus	fix, fasten, plant firmly
tēlum, -ī, n.	missile, spear, weapon
discrīmen, -crīminis, n.	crisis, peril, danger
costa, -ae f.	rib; side
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
medius, -a, -um	mid, middle
quā, adv.	in which place, where
spīna, -ae f.	thorn, thornbush
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
hasta, -ae f.	spear
que, enclitic conj.	and
receptō, -āre	pull back, draw out again; take back in, receive
os, ossis n.	bone
haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesūrus	stick; hesitate
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
nōn, adv.	not
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
occupō, -cupāre, -cupāvī, -cupātus	seize; fill
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
quidem, adv.	in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
spērō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	hope
nam, conj.	for
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.	before
ruō, -ere, -ī, -itūrus	rush
furō, -ere	rage, rave, be mad
incautus, -a, -um	off one's guard, careless
crūdēlis, -e	cruel
mors, mortīs, f.	death
sodālis, -is m.	companion, crony
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
ēnsis, -is m.	sword (a poetic word)
tumidus, -a, -um	swollen, swelling
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
pulmō, -ōnis m.	lung
recondō, -ere, -didī, -ditus	put away, hide, store
hinc, adv.	from this place, hence
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus	seek, ask; attack
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
gēns, gentis, f.	race, nation
vetustus, -a, -um	old, ancient, long-established
thalamus, -ī m.	bedroom; marriage bed; marriage
audeō, audēre, ausus sum	dare
incestō, -āre	pollute, defile
noverca, -ae f.	stepmother
vōs	plur. of tū
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
Rutulus, -a, -um	Rutulian, of the Rutuli, Turnus' people
cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrus	fall
ager, agri, m.	field, land
Daucius, -a, -um	of Daucus; Daucia prōlēs: the twin sons of Daucus
similis, -e	like, similar (vērī similis: likely)
prōlēs, -is f.	offspring, children
indiscrētus, -a, -um	indistinguishable, alike; making no distinction, indiscriminate
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
grātus, -a, -um	pleasing, grateful
parēns, -entis m./f.	parent
error, -ōris m.	wandering; mistake, error
at, conj.	but
nunc, adv.	now
dūrus, -a, -um	hard; harsh; difficult
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
caput, capitis, n.	head
Evandrius (Euandrius), -a, -um	of Evander, Evander's
auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātus	bear away, carry off
dēcīdō, -ere, -cīdī, -cīsus	cut off, lop off; settle, decide
dextra, -ae, f.	right hand (manus understood)
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus	seek; ask, inquire
sēmianimis, -e	half-alive, dying
micō, -āre, -uī	flash, glitter
digitus, -ī m.	finger (digitus pollex: thumb)
ferrum, -ī n.	iron; iron point, sword
retractō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	handle again, touch again
accendō, -cendere, -cendī, -cēnsus	kindle, light
monitus, -ūs m.	warning, advice
praeclārus, -clāra, -clārum	very bright; splendid, remarkable, famous
tueor, -ērī, tuitus sum	watch over, protect, defend
factum, -ī n.	deed, act
vir, virī, m.	man
misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtus	mix, mingle
dolor, -ōris, m.	pain, grief; anger
pudor, -ōris m.	shame, sense of honour
armō, -āre, -āvi, -ātus	arm, equip
hostis, -is, m. and f.	enemy, foe

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.