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Vergil · Aeneid X

Aeneid 10.633–652

Juno's phantom of Aeneas

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Aen. 10.633Haec ubi dicta dedit, caelō sē prōtinus altō
mīsit, agēns hiemem nimbō succīncta per aurās,
635Īliacamque aciem et Laurentia castra petīvit.
When she had uttered these words, she straightway launched herself from high heaven, driving a storm through the air, girt in a cloud, and made for the Ilian line and the Laurentine camp.
Aen. 10.636Tum dea nūbe cavā tenuem sine vīribus umbram
in faciem Aenēae, vīsū mīrābile mōnstrum,
Dardaniīs ōrnat tēlīs clipeumque iubāsque
dīvīnī adsimulat capitis, dat inānia verba,
640dat sine mente sonum gressūsque effingit euntis,
morte obitā quālis fāma est volitāre figūrās
aut quae sōpītōs dēlūdunt somnia sēnsūs.
Then the goddess, out of hollow cloud, fashions a thin shade without strength in the likeness of Aeneas, a monstrous marvel to behold, adorns it with Dardan weapons, imitates the shield and the plumes of the divine head, gives it empty words, gives it sound without mind, and copies his gait as he walks, like the shapes that rumour says flit about after death, or dreams that mock the slumbering senses.
Aen. 10.643At prīmās laeta ante aciēs exsultat imāgō
inrītatque virum tēlīs et vōce lacessit.
But the phantom exults gleefully before the front lines, provokes the man with weapons and challenges him with its voice.

Aen. 10.645Īnstat cui Turnus strīdentemque ēminus hastam
conicit: illa datō vertit vestīgia tergō.
Turnus presses on it and hurls his whirring spear from a distance: it turns its back and wheels away.
Aen. 10.647Tum vērō Aenēān āversum ut cēdere Turnus
crēdidit atque animō spem turbidus hausit inānem,
Quō fugis, Aenēa?
Then indeed, when Turnus believed Aeneas had turned away and was retreating, and in confusion drank in empty hope in his heart: 'Where are you fleeing, Aeneas?
Aen. 10.649Thalamōs nē dēsere pāctōs;Do not desert the bridal chamber promised you; Aen. 10.650hāc dabitur dextrā tellūs quaesīta per undās.by this right hand you will be given the land you sought across the waves.' Aen. 10.651Tālia vōciferāns sequitur strictumque coruscat
mūcrōnem nec ferre videt sua gaudia ventōs.
Shouting such things he pursues and brandishes his drawn blade, and does not see that the winds are carrying off his joy.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×1, indirect statement ×2

Latin vocabulary for this passage (113 words)
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
prōtinus (adv.)straight on; at once
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
hiems, hiemis f.winter
nimbus, -ī m.rain-cloud, storm-cloud
succingō, -ere, -cīnxī, -cīnctusgird up, tuck up (a garment)
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
Īliacus, -a, -umof Ilium, Trojan
que, enclitic conj.and
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
Laurēns, -entisof Laurentum, Laurentine (ager Laurēns: the land around Laurentum, on the coast of Latium)
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
tum, adv.then, at that time
dea, -ae f.goddess
nūbēs, -is, f.cloud
cavus, -a, -umhollow
tenuis, -ethin
sine, prep. with abl.without
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
umbra, -ae, f.shadow, shade
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
mīrābilis, -ewonderful, marvellous
mōnstrum, -ī, n.wonder, monster
Dardanius, -a, -umDardanian, of Dardanus; Trojan
ōrnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusequip, adorn
tēlum, -ī, n.missile, spear, weapon
clipeus, -ī m. (also clipeum, -ī n.)round bronze shield
iuba, -ae f.mane
dīvīnus, -a, -umdivine, of the gods
assimulō (adsimulō), -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake like, copy, imitate; pretend
caput, capitis, n.head
inānis, -eempty
verbum, -ī, n.word
mēns, mentis f.mind, spirit
sonus, -ī m.sound
gressus, -ūs m.step, pace; course
effingō, -ere, -fīnxī, -fictusform, portray, represent
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
mors, mortīs, f.death
obeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo to meet; attend to, carry out
quālis, -eof what sort? what kind of?
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
volitō, -āre, -āvīfly about; flit, swagger about
figūra, -ae, f.form, shape, figure
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
sōpiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusput to sleep; stun
dēlūdō, -ere, -lūsī, -lūsusdeceive, mock
somnium, -ī n.dream
sēnsus, -ūs m.feeling, sensation; perception; sentiment
at, conj.but
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
laetus, -a, -umglad, joyful
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
exsultō, -āre, -āvīleap up; exult, revel, run riot
imāgō, -inis f.likeness, image, portrait
irrītō (inrītō), -āre, -āvī, -ātusprovoke, stir up
vir, virī, m.man
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
lacessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītumprovoke, harass
īnstō, -āre, -stitīpress on; be at hand
strīdeō, -ēre, strīdīgrate, gnash; strīdēre dentibus: grind the teeth
ēminus (adv.)at a distance, from afar
hasta, -ae f.spear
coniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow together; throw, cast, hurl
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
vertō, vertere, vertī, versusturn
vestīgium, -ī, n.track, foot-print
tergum, -ī, n.back
vērō, adv.in truth, indeed; however
āvertō, -ere, āvertī, āversumturn away, turn aside
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
cēdō, -ere, cessī, cessumgo, withdraw, give way
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusbelieve
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
spēs, speī, f.hope
turbidus, -a, -umstormy, wild, confused
hauriō, haurīre, hausī, haustusdraw
quō, adv.to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrusflee, run away
thalamus, -ī m.bedroom; marriage bed; marriage
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
dēserō, -serere, -seruī, -sertusdesert
pangō, -ere, pepigī, pāctusfix; agree, bargain for
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
tellūs, -ūris f.earth, land (poetic)
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
unda, -ae, f.wave
tālis, -esuch
vōciferor, -ārī, -ātus sumshout, cry out loudly
sequor, sequī, secūtusfollow
stringō, stringere, strinxī, strictusdraw, unsheathe
coruscō, -ārebrandish, shake; flash, glitter
mūcrō, -ōnis m.sword point, sword
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
gaudium, -ī, n.gladness, joy
ventus, -ī, m.wind
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.