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Vergil · Aeneid X

Aeneid 10.399–425

Pallas and Halaesus

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Aen. 10.399Tum Pallās biiugis fugientem Rhoetēa praeter
400trāicit.
Then Pallas pierces Rhoeteus as he flees past in his two-horse chariot.
Aen. 10.400Hoc spatium tantumque morae fuit Īlō;This much space and delay was granted to Ilus; Aen. 10.401Īlō namque procul validam dīrēxerat hastam,
quam medius Rhoeteus intercipit, optime Teuthrā,
tē fugiēns frātremque Tyrēn, currūque volūtus
caedit sēmianimis Rutulōrum calcibus arva.
for at Ilus he had aimed his strong spear from afar, and Rhoeteus intercepts it between them, fleeing from you, noble Teuthras, and your brother Tyres, and rolling from his chariot, half-alive he beats the Rutulian fields with his heels.
Aen. 10.405Ac velut optātō ventīs aestāte coortīs
dispersa immittit silvīs incendia pāstor,
correptīs subitō mediīs extenditur ūnā
horrida per lātōs aciēs Volcānia campōs;
And as in summer, when the winds he longed for have risen, a shepherd sets fires scattered through the woods, and suddenly, as the ground between is caught, a single bristling line of Vulcan stretches across the broad plains;
Aen. 10.409ille sedēns victor flammās dēspectat ovantīs:
410nōn aliter socium virtūs coit omnis in ūnum
tēque iuvat, Palla.
he sits as victor and looks down on the triumphant flames: just so all your comrades' courage gathers into one and helps you, Pallas.

Aen. 10.411Sed bellīs ācer Halaesus
tendit in adversōs sēque in sua conligit arma.
But Halaesus, fierce in war, advances against them and gathers himself behind his arms.
Aen. 10.413Hic mactat Lādōna Pherētaque Dēmodocumque,
Strȳmoniō dextram fulgentī dēripit ēnse
415ēlātam in iugulum, saxō ferit ōra Thoantis
ossaque dispersit cerebrō permixta cruentō.
Here he slaughters Ladon and Pheres and Demodocus; with his flashing sword he lops off the right hand of Strymonius raised against his throat; he strikes the face of Thoas with a stone, and scattered his bones mingled with bloody brain.
Aen. 10.417Fāta canēns silvīs genitor cēlārat Halaesum:
ut senior lētō canentia lūmina solvit,
iniēcēre manum Parcae tēlīsque sacrārunt
420Evandrī.
Foretelling the fates, his father had hidden Halaesus in the woods: when the old man relaxed his whitening eyes in death, the Parcae laid hands on him and devoted him to the weapons of Evander.
Aen. 10.420Quem sīc Pallās petit ante precātus:
Dā nunc, Thybri pater, ferrō, quod missile lībrō,
fortūnam atque viam dūrī per pectus Halaesī.
Him Pallas attacks, having first prayed thus: 'Grant now, father Tiber, to the steel that I poise for throwing, good fortune and a path through the breast of hard Halaesus.

Aen. 10.423Haec arma exuviāsque virī tua quercus habēbit.Your oak will have these arms and the spoils of the man.' Aen. 10.424Audiit illa deus: dum tēxit Imāona Halaesus,
425Arcadiō īnfēlīx tēlō dat pectus inermum.
The god heard: while Halaesus shielded Imaon, the unlucky man offers his unprotected breast to the Arcadian weapon.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (127 words)
tum, adv.then, at that time
biiugis, -eyoked two together; (of horses) drawing a two-horse chariot
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrusflee, run away
praeter, prep. with acc.before, past, by; besides, except
trāiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow across, strike through, pierce
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
spatium, -ī, n.space, interval; space of time, time
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
que, enclitic conj.and
mora, -ae, f.delay
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
namque, conj.for
procul, adv.at or from a distance, far
validus, -a, -umstrong
dīrigō (dērigō), -ere, -rēxī, -rēctusset straight, arrange in line; dērēctus: straight
hasta, -ae f.spear
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
intercipiō, -ere, -cēpī, -ceptumintercept, catch
bonus, -a, -umgood
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
frāter, frātris, m.brother
currus, -ūs, m.chariot, car
volvō, -ere, volvī, volūtusroll, turn over; ponder (multa sēcum volvere)
caedō, -ere, cecīdī, caesumcut, cut down; kill
sēmianimis, -ehalf-alive, dying
calx, calcis f.heel; calcibus, with kicks
arvum, -ī n.ploughed field, field
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
veluteven or just as, as
optātus, -a, -umwished for, welcome
ventus, -ī, m.wind
aestās, -tātis, f.summer
coorior, -orīrī, -ortusarise
dispergō, -ere, -spersī, -spersumscatter
immittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend or let in
silva, -ae, f.wood, forest
incendium, -ī n.fire, burning
pāstor, -tōris, m.shepherd
corripiō, -ripere, -ripuī, -reptusseize, snatch, snatch up
subitō, adv.unexpectedly, suddenly
extendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentumstretch out, extend
ūnātogether, along
horridus, -a, -umrough, wild, frightening
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
lātus, -a, -umbroad, wide
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
Volcānius, -a, -umof Vulcan, made by Vulcan
campus, -ī, m.plain, field
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessussit
victor, -ōris m.conqueror, victor
flamma, -ae, f.flame
dēspectō, -ārelook down on
ovō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumrejoice, exult; celebrate a minor triumph
nōn, adv.not
aliter, adv.in another way, otherwise, differently
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
virtūs, -tūtis, f.manliness, courage, bravery
coeō, -īre, -iī, -itumcome together, assemble
omnis, -eall, every
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
iuvō, -āre, iūvī, iūtumhelp
sed, conj.but
bellum, -ī, n.war
ācer, ācris, ācresharp, shrill
tendō, -ere, tetendī, tentumstretch out; hold out
adversus, -a, -umfacing; unfavourable, unsuccessful
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
conligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctusgather together, collect
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
mactō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussacrifice; slaughter; punish
Strȳmonius, -a, -um; Strȳmonius, -ī m.of the Strymon (river of Thrace), Thracian; (as name) Strymonius, a Trojan
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
fulgeō, -ēre, fulsīflash, shine, glitter
dēripiō, -ripere, -ripuī, -reptussnatch away, tear off, pull down
ēnsis, -is m.sword (a poetic word)
efferō, -ferre, extulī, ēlātumcarry out, bring out
iugulum, -ī n.throat
saxum, -ī, n.rock, stone
feriō, -īrestrike, hit
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
cerebrum, -ī n.brain; good sense
permisceō, -miscēre, -miscuī, -mixtusmix together, mingle
cruentus, -a, -umbloody, blood-stained
fātum, -ī, n.destiny, fate
canō, -ere, cecinī, cantussing; of a trumpet: sound (receptuī canere: sound the retreat)
genitor, -ōris m.father
cēlō, -āre, -āvī, -ātushide, conceal
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
senior, -ōris m.elder; seniores: the elders (of the people)
lētum, -ī n.death
caneō, -ēre, canuībe white, be grey (of hair or of olive leaves)
lūmen, -minis, n.light
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtusloosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
iniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow in or upon; cause, inspire
manus, -ūs, f.hand
tēlum, -ī, n.missile, spear, weapon
sacrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconsecrate, dedicate
sīc, adv.so, thus
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
precor, -ārī, -ātus sumpray, beg
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
nunc, adv.now
pater, patris, m.father
ferrum, -ī n.iron; iron point, sword
missilis, -ethat can be thrown; (n. pl.) missiles
lībrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbalance, poise
fortūna, -ae, f.fortune
via, -ae, f.road, way
dūrus, -a, -umhard; harsh; difficult
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
exuviae, -ārum f. pl.spoils; the skins (of animals) stripped off
vir, virī, m.man
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
quercus, -ūs f.oak tree
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
deus, -ī, m.god
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctuscover
Arcadius, -a, -umArcadian, of Arcadia
īnfēlīx, -fēlīcis, adj.unhappy, unfortunate
inermis, -eunarmed
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.