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Vergil · Aeneid X

Aeneid 10.510–542

Aeneas rages for revenge

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Aen. 10.510Nec iam fāma malī tantī, sed certior auctor
advolat Aenēae, tenuī discrīmine lētī
esse suōs, versīs tempus succurrere Teucrīs.
And now not rumour of so great a disaster but a surer messenger flies to Aeneas: that his men are within a hair's breadth of death, that it is time to help the routed Teucrians.
Aen. 10.513Proxima quaeque metit gladiō lātumque per agmen
ārdēns līmitem agit ferrō, tē, Turne, superbum
515caede novā quaerēns.
He mows down everything nearest with his sword, and, ablaze, drives a broad path through the column with the steel, seeking you, Turnus, proud with fresh slaughter.
Aen. 10.515Pallās, Euander, in ipsīs
omnia sunt oculīs, mēnsae, quās advena prīmās
tunc adiit, dextraeque datae.
Pallas, Evander, all is before his very eyes: the table to which he then first came as a stranger, and the right hands given.
Aen. 10.517Sulmōne creātōs
quattuor hīc iuvenēs, totidem, quōs ēducat Ufēns,
vīventīs rapit, īnferiās quōs immolet umbrīs
520captīvōque rogī perfundat sanguine flammās.
Here he takes alive four youths born of Sulmo and as many reared by Ufens, to sacrifice as offerings to the shades and to drench the flames of the pyre with captive blood.

Aen. 10.521Inde Magō procul īnfēnsam contenderat hastam.Then from afar he had aimed a hostile spear at Magus. Aen. 10.522Ille astū subit ac tremibunda supervolat hasta,
et genua amplectēns effātur tālia supplex:
Per patriōs mānīs et spēs surgentis Iūlī
525tē precor, hanc animam servēs nātōque patrīque.
He cleverly ducks under, and the spear flies quivering over him, and clasping his knees he speaks thus as a suppliant: 'By your father's shade and the hopes of growing Iulus, I beg you, spare this life for a son and a father.
Aen. 10.526Est domus alta, iacent penitus dēfossa talenta
caelātī argentī, sunt aurī pondera factī
īnfectīque mihi.
I have a lofty house; deep buried lie talents of engraved silver; I have weights of gold, wrought and unwrought.
Aen. 10.528Nōn hīc victōria Teucrum
vertitur aut anima ūna dabit discrīmina tanta.
The Teucrians' victory does not turn on this, nor will one life make so great a difference.'
Aen. 10.530Dīxerat.He had spoken. Aen. 10.530Aenēās contrā cui tālia reddit:
Argentī atque aurī memorās quae multa talenta,
nātīs parce tuīs.
Aeneas gives him this reply: 'The many talents of silver and gold you speak of, spare them for your sons.

Aen. 10.532Bellī commercia Turnus
sustulit ista prior iam tum Pallante peremptō.
Turnus did away with such trading in war first, back then, when Pallas was killed.
Aen. 10.534Hoc patris Anchīsae mānēs, hoc sentit Iūlus.So feels the shade of my father Anchises, so feels Iulus.' Aen. 10.535Sīc fātus galeam laevā tenet atque reflexā
cervīce ōrantis capulō tenus applicat ēnsem.
Having said this, he holds the helmet with his left hand, and bending back the suppliant's neck, drives in the sword up to the hilt.
Aen. 10.537Nec procul Haemonidēs, Phoebī Triviaeque sacerdōs,
īnfula cui sacrā redimībat tempora vittā,
tōtus conlūcēns veste atque īnsignibus armīs.
Not far off was the son of Haemon, priest of Phoebus and Trivia, whose temples a fillet bound with its sacred band, all gleaming in his robe and splendid arms.
Aen. 10.540Quem congressus agit campō lapsumque superstāns
immolat ingentīque umbrā tegit;
Him Aeneas meets and drives over the plain, and standing over him when he falls, sacrifices him and covers him in great shadow;
Aen. 10.541arma Serestus
lēcta refert umerīs, tibi, rēx Grādīve, tropaeum.
Serestus gathers his arms and carries them back on his shoulders, a trophy for you, King Gradivus.

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Grammar in this passage: indirect statement ×2, ablative absolute ×2

Latin vocabulary for this passage (154 words)
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
iam, adv.now, already
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
malum, -ī, n.evil, mischief
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
sed, conj.but
certus, -a, -umdetermined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform
auctor, -ōris m.originator, instigator
advolō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumfly at, rush at
tenuis, -ethin
discrīmen, -crīminis, n.crisis, peril, danger
lētum, -ī n.death
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
vertō, vertere, vertī, versusturn
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
succurrō, -ere, -currī, -cursumrun to help, aid
proximus, -a, -umnearest, next
quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron.each
metō, -ere, messuī, messusreap, harvest
gladius, -ī, m.sword
lātus, -a, -umbroad, wide
que, enclitic conj.and
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
agmen, -minis, n.band, column
ārdeō, ārdēre, ārsī, ārsusbe on fire, burn
līmes, -itis m.path, track; boundary
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
ferrum, -ī n.iron; iron point, sword
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
superbus, -a, -umproud, arrogant, haughty
caedēs, -is, f.cutting down, killing, slaughter
novus, -a, -umnew; novissimus, last
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
omnis, -eall, every
oculus, -ī, m.eye
mēnsa, -ae f.table
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
advena, -ae m.newcomer, stranger, foreigner
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
tunc (adv.)then, at that time
adeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo to, approach
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
creō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuselect, appoint
quattuor, indecl. adj.four
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
iuvenis, -is, m.young man, youth
totidem (indecl.)just as many
ēducō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbring up, rear, raise (children)
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctuslive
rapiō, -ere, -uī, -tusseize, snatch
īnferiae, -ārum f. pl.offerings to the dead, funeral rites
immolō, -molāre, -molāvī, -molātussacrifice (the victim was sprinkled with consecrated meal)
umbra, -ae, f.shadow, shade
captīvus, -a, -umcaptive
rogus, -ī, m.funeral pile, pyre
perfundō, -ere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour over, drench; fill (with a feeling)
sanguis, sanguinis, m.blood
flamma, -ae, f.flame
inde (adv.)from there; then
procul, adv.at or from a distance, far
īnfēnsus, -a, -umhostile, angry (with: dat.)
contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch, hasten
hasta, -ae f.spear
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
astus, -ūs m.cunning, craft, trick; (abl.) astū: cleverly, by cunning
subeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo under; undergo, submit to, sustain, bear, endure
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
tremebundus, -a, -umtrembling, quivering
supervolō, -ārefly over, fly above
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
genū, -ūs n.knee
amplector, -plectī, -plexus sumembrace, hug; welcome, adopt
effor, -fārī, -fātus sumspeak out, pronounce (a solemn formula)
tālis, -esuch
supplex, -icisbegging, as a suppliant
patrius, -a, -umof one's fathers, ancestral
mānēs, -ium, m. plur.spirit, shade
spēs, speī, f.hope
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctusrise, get up, stand up
precor, -ārī, -ātus sumpray, beg
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
anima, -ae, f.breath, soul, life
servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussave, preserve
nātus, -ī m.son; (pl.) children
pater, patris, m.father
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
iaceō, -ēre, -uīlie, be prostrate
penitus (adv.)deep within, far inside
dēfodiō, -ere, -fōdī, -fossusdig down; bury, hide in the ground
talentum, -ī n.talent, a large Greek weight and sum of money
caelō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusengrave, carve in relief, chase (metal)
argentum, -ī, n.silver
aurum, -ī, n.gold
pondus, ponderis, n.weight
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
īnfectus, -a, -umnot done, undone, unaccomplished
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
nōn, adv.not
victōria, -ae, f.victory
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive back, return, restore; render
memorō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusremind of, mention
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
parcō, -ere, pepercī, parsūrusspare, show mercy to (+ dat.)
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
bellum, -ī, n.war
commercium, -ī n.trade, dealings; means of communication
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.that of yours, that
prior, priusearlier, former; in front (priōrēs: those in front)
tum, adv.then, at that time
perimō, -ere, -ēmī, -ēmptusdestroy, kill
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsusperceive, feel
sīc, adv.so, thus
for, fārī, fātus sumspeak, say
galea, -ae, f.helmet
laevus, -a, -umleft; ad laevam (manum): on the left
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
reflectō, -ere, -flexī, -flexusbend back, turn back
cervīx, -īcis f.neck (often pl.)
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusspeak; beg, pray
capulus, -ī m.hilt of a sword
tenus (prep. + abl., after its noun)as far as, up to
applicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusattach; (with sē) lean against
ēnsis, -is m.sword (a poetic word)
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.priest, priestess
īnfula, -ae f.a priest's woollen headband, fillet
sacer, sacra, sacrumsacred, holy
redimiō, -īre, -iī, -ītuswreathe, crown with a garland
vitta, -ae f.headband, ribbon
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
conlūceō, -ēreshine all over, blaze
vestis, -is, f.clothing, dress, robe
īnsigne, -is n.badge, mark, decoration
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
congredior, -ī, -gressus summeet; come to grips, fight
campus, -ī, m.plain, field
lābor, lābī, lapsusslip, glide, fall
superstō, -āre, -stetīstand over, stand upon
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctuscover
legō, legere, lēgī, lēctuschoose, pick out; read
referō, referre, rettulī, relātusbring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
umerus, -ī, m.shoulder
rēx, rēgis, m.king
tropaeum, -ī n.trophy, monument of victory; a victory
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.