Aen. 11.725At nōn haec nūllīs hominum sator atque deōrum
observāns oculīs summō sedet altus Olympō:
Tyrrhēnum genitor Tarchōnem in proelia saeva
suscitat et stimulīs haud mollibus incitat īrās.But the sower of men and gods sits high on the summit of Olympus watching this, not with unseeing eyes: the father rouses Tyrrhenian Tarchon to the cruel fight and stirs his anger with goads not gentle. Aen. 11.729Ergō inter caedēs cēdentiaque agmina Tarchōn
730fertur equō variīsque īnstīgat vōcibus alās,
nōmine quemque vocāns, reficitque in proelia pulsōs.So amid the slaughter and the yielding columns Tarchon rides on his horse and spurs on the squadrons with varied cries, calling each man by name, and rallies the routed to the battle. Aen. 11.732Quis metus, Ō numquam dolitūrī, Ō semper inertēs
Tyrrhēnī, quae tanta animīs ignāvia vēnit?'What fear, O Tyrrhenians, never to feel shame, O sluggards for ever, what such cowardice has come into your hearts? Aen. 11.734Fēmina pālantīs agit atque haec agmina vertit!A woman drives you scattering and routs these columns! Aen. 11.735Quō ferrum quidve haec gerimus tēla inrita dextrīs?To what end do we bear steel, why these useless weapons in our right hands?
Aen. 11.736At nōn in Venerem segnēs nocturnaque bella
aut ubi curva chorōs indīxit tībia Bacchī,
exspectāte dapēs et plēnae pōcula mēnsae,
hic amor, hoc studium, dum sacra secundus haruspex
740nūntiet ac lūcōs vocet hostia pinguis in altōs!But you are not slow for Venus and night-time wars, or when the curved pipe of Bacchus has proclaimed the dances; wait for the feasts and the cups of a loaded table (this is your love, this your zeal) until the favouring soothsayer announces the sacrifice and a fat victim calls you into the deep groves!' Aen. 11.741Haec effātus equum in mediōs, moritūrus et ipse,
concitat et Venulō adversum sē turbidus īnfert
dēreptumque ab equō dextrā complectitur hostem
et gremium ante suum multā vī concitus aufert.So speaking he spurs his horse into the midst, ready to die himself too, and hurls himself wildly against Venulus, and tearing his enemy from his horse clasps him with his right arm and, spurred on with great force, carries him off held across his lap before him. Aen. 11.745Tollitur in caelum clamor, cūnctīque Latīnī
convertēre oculōs.A shout is raised to the sky, and all the Latins turned their eyes.
Aen. 11.746Volat igneus aequore Tarchōn
arma virumque ferēns;Fiery Tarchon flies over the plain carrying arms and man; Aen. 11.747tum summā ipsīus ab hastā
dēfringit ferrum et partīs rīmātur apertās,
quā vulnus lētāle ferat;then he breaks off the iron from the tip of the man's own spear and searches for exposed parts, where he may deal a deadly wound; Aen. 11.749contrā ille repugnāns
750sustinet ā iugulō dextram et vim vīribus exit.the other, struggling against him, holds the hand off from his throat and parries force with force. Aen. 11.751Utque volāns altē raptum cum fulva dracōnem
fert aquila implicuitque pedēs atque unguibus haesit,
saucius at serpēns sinuōsa volūmina versat
adrēctīsque horret squāmīs et sībilat ōre,
755arduus īnsurgēns;And as when a tawny eagle flying high carries off a snake it has seized, and has entwined its feet and clung with its talons, but the wounded serpent twists its winding coils and bristles with raised scales and hisses with its mouth, rearing up high; Aen. 11.755illa haud minus urget obuncō
luctantem rōstrō, simul aethera verberat alīs:
haud aliter praedam Tīburtum ex agmine Tarchōn
portat ovāns.she no less presses her struggling prey with her hooked beak, and at the same time beats the air with her wings: just so Tarchon carries off his prey from the column of the Tiburtines in triumph.
Aen. 11.758Ducis exemplum ēventumque secūtī
Maeonidae incurrunt.Following their leader's example and success, the Maeonians charge. Aen. 11.759Tum fātīs dēbitus Arrūns
760vēlōcem iaculō et multā prior arte Camillam
circuit et quae sit fortūna facillima, temptat.Then Arruns, owed to the fates, circles swift Camilla, with his javelin and much cunning, ahead of her, and tests which chance is easiest. Aen. 11.762Quā sē cumquē furēns mediō tulit agmine virgō,
hāc Arrūns subit et tacitus vestīgia lūstrat;Wherever the maiden in her fury has borne herself through the midst of the column, there Arruns steals up and silently tracks her footsteps; Aen. 11.764quā victrīx redit illa pedemque ex hoste reportat,
765hāc iuvenis fūrtim celerīs dētorquet habēnās.where she returns victorious and brings back her foot from the enemy, there the young man stealthily turns his swift reins. Aen. 11.766Hōs aditūs iamque hōs aditūs omnemque pererrat
undique circuitum et certam quatit improbus hastam.These approaches and now those he tries, and roams the whole circuit on every side, and relentlessly shakes his unerring spear.