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Vergil · Aeneid X

Aeneid 10.719–746

Mezentius, Acron and Orodes

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Aen. 10.719Vēnerat antīquīs Corythī dē fīnibus Acrōn,
720Grāius homō, īnfectōs linquēns profugus hymenaeōs.
Acron had come from the ancient territory of Corythus, a Greek, leaving his marriage unfulfilled as an exile.
Aen. 10.721Hunc ubi miscentem longē media agmina vīdit,
purpureum pennīs et pāctae coniugis ostrō:
impāstus stabula alta leō ceu saepe peragrāns,
suādet enim vēsāna famēs, sī forte fugācem
725cōnspēxit capream aut surgentem in cornua cervum,
gaudet, hiāns immāne, comāsque arrēxit et haeret
visceribus super accumbēns, lavit inproba taeter
ōra cruor,
sīc ruit in dēnsōs alacer Mezentius hostīs.
When Mezentius saw him far off throwing the middle ranks into confusion, crimson with plumes and the purple of his betrothed wife: as an unfed lion, often ranging the high pens, for maddened hunger urges him, if by chance he spots a fleeing roe or a stag rising to its antlers, rejoices, gaping hugely, raises his mane and clings to the entrails crouching over them, and foul gore bathes his savage jaws; so eager Mezentius rushes into the dense enemy.
Aen. 10.730Sternitur īnfēlīx Acrōn et calcibus ātram
tundit humum expīrāns īnfrāctaque tēla cruentat.
Unhappy Acron is laid low, and dying beats the black ground with his heels and stains the broken weapons with blood.

Aen. 10.732Atque īdem fugientem haud est dignātus Orōdēn
sternere nec iactā caecum dare cuspide volnus:
obvius adversōque occurrit sēque virō vir
735contulit, haud fūrtō melior, sed fortibus armīs.
And the same man did not deign to lay low Orodes as he fled, or to give him a blind wound with a thrown spear: he ran to meet him face to face and engaged him man to man, superior not by stealth but by brave arms.
Aen. 10.736Tum super abiectum positō pede nīxus et hastā:
Pars bellī haud temnenda, virī, iacet altus Orōdēs.
Then, with his foot planted on the fallen man and leaning on his spear: 'Men, here lies tall Orodes, no part of the war to scorn.'
Aen. 10.738Conclāmant sociī laetum Paeāna secūtī.His comrades shout together, taking up a joyful paean. Aen. 10.739Ille autem exspīrāns: Nōn mē, quīcumque es, inultō,
740victor, nec longum laetābere: tē quoque fāta
prōspectant paria atque eadem mox arva tenēbis.
But he, breathing his last: 'Not unavenged, whoever you are, victor, nor for long will you rejoice: an equal fate looks out for you too, and soon you will hold the same fields.'
Aen. 10.742Ad quae subrīdēns mīxtā Mezentius īrā:
Nunc Morere.
To this Mezentius, smiling with anger mixed in: 'Now die.

Aen. 10.743Ast dē mē dīvom pater atque hominum rēx
vīderit.
As for me, the father of gods and king of men will see to that.'
Aen. 10.744Hoc dīcēns ēdūxit corpore tēlum:
745ollī dūra quiēs oculōs et ferreus urget
somnus, in aeternam clauduntur lūmina noctem.
Saying this, he drew the weapon from the body: harsh rest and iron sleep press upon his eyes, and his eyes are closed in everlasting night.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×3, gerunds and gerundives ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (151 words)
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
antīquus, -a, -umancient
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
fīnis, -is, m.end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
Grāius, -a, -umGreek; saltus Graius: the Graian (Little St Bernard) pass in the Alps
homō, hominis, m.man
īnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusstain, dye
linquō, -ere, līquīleave
profugus, -a, -umfleeing, fugitive; wandering
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtusmix, mingle
longē, adv.far
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
agmen, -minis, n.band, column
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
purpureus, -a, -umpurple, dyed purple
penna, -ae f.feather; (pl.) wings
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
pangō, -ere, pepigī, pāctusfix; agree, bargain for
coniūnx, coniugis, m. and f.spouse, husband, wife
ostrum, -ī n.purple dye; purple cloth
impāstus, -a, -umunfed, hungry
stabulum, -ī, n.standing-place, stall, stable, inclosure
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
leō, -ōnis, m.lion
ceu (adv.)as, like, just as
saepe, adv.often, frequently
peragrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustravel through, roam over
suādeō, -ēre, suāsī, suāsusadvise, urge
enim, conj.for
vēsānus, -a, -ummad, insane, frenzied
famēs, -is, abl. famē, f.hunger
sī, conj.if
forte, adv.by chance, accidentally
fugāx, -ācisfleeing, swift; shy
cōnspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectusbehold, perceive, see
caprea, -ae f.roe deer, wild goat; Capreae palūs: the Goat's Marsh, where Romulus vanished
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctusrise, get up, stand up
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
cornū, -ūs, n.horn
cervus, -ī, m.stag
gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsusbe glad, rejoice
hiō, -āre, -āvīgape, open the mouth
immānis, -ehuge, enormous; savage
coma, -ae f.hair, a head of hair; foliage
que, enclitic conj.and
arrigō (adrigō), -ere, -rēxī, -rēctusset upright; rouse, excite
haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesūrusstick; hesitate
viscus, -eris n. (usu. pl. viscera)inner organs, vitals; the heart, the core
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
accumbō, -cumbere, -cubuī, -cubituslie down (at table)
lavō, -āre, lāvī, lautuswash; passive: bathe
improbus, -a, -umwicked, shameless; persistent, relentless; as noun: rogue
taeter, -tra, -trumfoul, hideous, loathsome
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
cruor, -ōris m.blood (shed), gore
sīc, adv.so, thus
ruō, -ere, -ī, -itūrusrush
dēnsus, -a, -umthick
alacer, -cris, -creeager, keen
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātusspread out; furnish with couches (of a room)
īnfēlīx, -fēlīcis, adj.unhappy, unfortunate
calx, calcis f.heel; calcibus, with kicks
āter, ātra, ātrumblack, dark; gloomy
tundō, -ere, tutudī, tūnsumbeat, strike
humus, -ī f.ground, earth; humī: on the ground
exspīrō (expīrō), -āre, -āvī, -ātumbreathe out; breathe one's last, die
īnfringō, -ere, -frēgī, -frāctusbreak, crush; weaken
tēlum, -ī, n.missile, spear, weapon
cruentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusstain with blood
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrusflee, run away
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
dignor, -ārī, -ātus sumthink worthy of (+ abl.)
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactusthrow, cast, hurl
caecus, -a, -umblind
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
cuspis, -idis f.point, tip (of a spear or arrow)
vulnus, vulneris, n.wound
obvius, -a, -umin the way, meeting; sē obvium dare: come to meet
adversus, -a, -umfacing; unfavourable, unsuccessful
occurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursusrun against, meet
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
vir, virī, m.man
cōnferō, cōnferre, contulī, conlātusbring together; grant, confer; sē cōnferre, to betake oneself, make one's way
fūrtum, -ī, n.theft
bonus, -a, -umgood
sed, conj.but
fortis, -ebrave
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
tum, adv.then, at that time
abiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow away
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusplace, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
pēs, pedis, m.foot
nītor, -ī, nīxus sum (+ abl.)rely on
hasta, -ae f.spear
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
bellum, -ī, n.war
temnō, -erescorn, despise
iaceō, -ēre, -uīlie, be prostrate
conclāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumshout out, cry out
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
laetus, -a, -umglad, joyful
sequor, sequī, secūtusfollow
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
exspīrō, -spīrāre, -spīrāvī, -spīrātusbreathe out
nōn, adv.not
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumquewhoever, whatever
inultus, -a, -umunavenged; unpunished
victor, -ōris m.conqueror, victor
longus, -a, -umlong; tedious
laetor, -ārī, -ātus sumrejoice, be glad
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
quoque, adv.also
fātum, -ī, n.destiny, fate
prōspectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslook out at, gaze at
pār, parisequal
mox, adv.soon
arvum, -ī n.ploughed field, field
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
subrīdeō, -ēre, -rīsīsmile
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
nunc, adv.now
morior, morī, mortuusdie
ast (conj.)but (older form of at)
dīvus, -ī m. (gen. pl. also dīvum, dīvom)god
pater, patris, m.father
rēx, rēgis, m.king
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead out, draw
corpus, corporis, n.body
dūrus, -a, -umhard; harsh; difficult
quiēs, quiētis, f.rest, repose
oculus, -ī, m.eye
ferreus, -a, -umof iron, iron
urgeō, -ēre, ursīpress hard
somnus, -ī, m.sleep, drowsiness
aeternus, -a, -umeverlasting, eternal
claudō, -ere, clausī, clausumclose, shut; (agmen) bring up the rear
lūmen, -minis, n.light
nox, noctis, f.night
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.