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Vergil · Aeneid XI

Aeneid 11.836–867

Opis avenges Camilla

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Aen. 11.836At Triviae custōs iamdūdum in montibus Ōpis
alta sedet summīs spectatque interrita pugnās.
But Opis, guardian of Trivia, has long been sitting high on the mountain tops and watching the battle, undismayed.
Aen. 11.838Utque procul mediō iuvenum in clamōre furentum
prōspexit trīstī multātam morte Camillam,
840ingemuitque deditque hās īmō pectore vōcēs:
Heu nimium, virgō, nimium crūdēle luistī
supplicium, Teucrōs cōnāta lacessere bellō!
And when far off, in the midst of the shouting of raging young men, she caught sight of Camilla punished with a grim death, she groaned and uttered these words from the depths of her heart: 'Alas, maiden, too cruel, too cruel the penalty you have paid for trying to provoke the Teucrians in war!
Aen. 11.843Nec tibi dēsertae in dūmīs coluisse Diānam
prōfuit aut nostrās umerō gessisse sagittās.
Nor has it profited you to have worshipped Diana in the thickets in solitude, or to have carried our arrows on your shoulder.
Aen. 11.845Nōn tamen indecorem tua tē rēgīna relīquit
extrēmā iam in morte, neque hoc sine nōmine lētum
per gentīs erit aut fāmam patiēris inultae.
Yet your queen has not left you unhonoured now at the very end in death, nor will this death be without renown among the nations, nor will you suffer the name of one unavenged.

Aen. 11.848Nam quīcumque tuum violāvit vulnere corpus,
morte luet meritā.
For whoever has violated your body with a wound shall pay with a deserved death.'
Aen. 11.849Fuit ingēns monte sub altō
850rēgis Dercennī terrēnō ex aggere bustum
antīquī Laurentis opācāque īlice tēctum:
hīc dea sē prīmum rapidō pulcherrima nīsū
sistit et Arruntem tumulō speculātur ab altō.
Beneath a high mountain there was a huge tomb of King Dercennus, an ancient Laurentine, made of a mound of earth and covered with shady holm-oak: here the most beautiful goddess first sets herself down with a swift swoop and watches for Arruns from the high mound.
Aen. 11.854Ut vīdit laetantem animīs ac vāna tumentem,
855Cūr, inquit, dīversus abīs?
When she saw him exulting in spirit and swelling with vanity, 'Why,' she says, 'do you go off the other way?
Aen. 11.855Hūc dīrige gressum,
hūc peritūre venī, capiās ut digna Camillae
praemia.
Turn your steps this way, come this way to your death, to receive the reward Camilla deserves.
Aen. 11.857Tūne etiam tēlīs moriēre Diānae?Shall even you die by the weapons of Diana?' Aen. 11.858dīxit, et aurātā volucrem Thrēissa sagittam
dēprōmpsit pharetrā cornūque īnfēnsa tetendit
860et dūxit longē, dōnec curvāta coīrent
inter sē capita et manibus iam tangeret aequīs,
laevā aciem ferrī, dextrā nervōque papillam.
she spoke, and the Thracian maid drew a swift arrow from her gilded quiver and in anger stretched her bow, and drew it far, until the curved ends met and with her hands now level she touched with the left the point of the iron, with the right and the string her breast.

Aen. 11.863Extemplō tēlī strīdōrem aurāsque sonantīs
audiit ūnā Arrūns, haesitque in corpore ferrum.
At once and together Arruns heard the whir of the weapon and the sounding air, and the iron stuck fast in his body.
Aen. 11.865Illum exspīrantem sociī atque extrēma gementem
oblītī ignōtō campōrum in pulvere linquunt,
Ōpis ad aetherium pennīs aufertur Olympum.
Him, breathing his last and groaning his final groans, his comrades forget and leave in the unknown dust of the plains; Opis is borne on her wings to heavenly Olympus.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (161 words)
at, conj.but
custōs, -ōdis m.guard
iamdūdum (adv.)long since; for a long time now
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
mōns, montis, m.mountain
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessussit
summus, -a, -umuppermost, highest, greatest
spectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslook at or on
que, enclitic conj.and
interritus, -a, -umundaunted, fearless
pugna, -ae, f.fighting, battle, combat
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
procul, adv.at or from a distance, far
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
iuvenis, -is, m.young man, youth
clāmor, -ōris, m.shout, cry
furō, -ererage, rave, be mad
prōspiciō, -ere, -spexī, -spectumlook ahead, provide for (+ dat.)
trīstis, -esad, gloomy
multō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspunish, fine; deprive (of: abl.)
mors, mortīs, f.death
ingemō, -ere, -gemuīgroan, sigh
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
īmus, -a, -umlowest (ab īmō: from the bottom)
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
heu (interj.)alas! oh!
nimium (adv.)too, too much
virgō, virginis, f.maiden
crūdēlis, -ecruel
luō, -ere, luīpay; atone for, expiate
supplicium, -ī, n.punishment, torture
cōnor, -ārī, -ātustry, attempt
lacessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītumprovoke, harass
bellum, -ī, n.war
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
dēsertus, -a, -umdeserted
dūmus, -ī m.thornbush, thicket
colō, colere, coluī, cultustill, cultivate; inhabit; worship
prōsum, prōdesse, prōfuībe of advantage, profit, avail, assist
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
noster, -tra, -trumour
umerus, -ī, m.shoulder
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
sagitta, -ae, f.arrow
nōn, adv.not
tamen, adv.however, yet, nevertheless
indecoris, -edisgraceful, shameful, inglorious
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
rēgīna, -ae, f.queen
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictusleave behind, leave
extrēmus, -a, -umlast, extreme, furthest
iam, adv.now, already
sine, prep. with abl.without
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
lētum, -ī n.death
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
patior, patī, passus, bearsuffer, allow
inultus, -a, -umunavenged; unpunished
nam, conj.for
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumquewhoever, whatever
violō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusharm, violate
vulnus, vulneris, n.wound
corpus, corporis, n.body
meritus, -a, -umdeserved, due, just
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
rēx, rēgis, m.king
terrēnus, -a, -umof earth, earthen
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
agger, aggeris m.mound, siege ramp
bustum, -ī n.tomb, grave mound (originally the place where a body was burned)
antīquus, -a, -umancient
Laurēns, -entisof Laurentum, Laurentine (ager Laurēns: the land around Laurentum, on the coast of Latium)
opācus, -a, -umshady, dark
īlex, -icis f.holm-oak, evergreen oak
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctuscover
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
dea, -ae f.goddess
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
prīmum, adv.first, in the first place
rapidus, -a, -umswift; consuming, fierce
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrumbeautiful
nīsus, -ūs m.effort, straining
sistō, -ere, stitī, statusstop, halt; set up
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
tumulus, -ī m.mound, hillock
speculor, -ārī, -ātus sumspy, watch
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
laetor, -ārī, -ātus sumrejoice, be glad
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
vānus, -a, -umempty, idle, vain; in vanum: in vain
tumeō, -ēreswell, be swollen
cūr, adv.why
inquam, inquis, inquit, defective verbI say, you say, he says
dīversus, -a, -umturned different ways, opposite, contrary, different
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrusgo away, depart
hūc, adv.to this place, hither
dīrigō (dērigō), -ere, -rēxī, -rēctusset straight, arrange in line; dērēctus: straight
gressus, -ūs m.step, pace; course
pereō, -īre, -ii, -itūruspass away, perish
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
capiō, capere, cēpī, captustake, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
dignus, -a, -um (+ abl.)worthy (of), deserving
praemium, -ī, n.reward
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
tēlum, -ī, n.missile, spear, weapon
morior, morī, mortuusdie
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
aurātus, -a, -umgilded, golden
volucer, -cris, -crewinged, swift
Thrēissa, -ae (adj. f.)Thracian (of a woman)
dēprōmō, -ere, -prōmpsī, -prōmptustake out, bring out (esp. wine from storage)
pharetra, -ae f.quiver
cornū, -ūs, n.horn
īnfēnsus, -a, -umhostile, angry (with: dat.)
tendō, -ere, tetendī, tentumstretch out; hold out
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
longē, adv.far
dōnec (conj.)until; while, as long as
curvō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbend, curve
coeō, -īre, -iī, -itumcome together, assemble
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
caput, capitis, n.head
manus, -ūs, f.hand
tangō, tangere, tetigī, tāctustouch
aequus, -a, -umlevel; equal; fair
laevus, -a, -umleft; ad laevam (manum): on the left
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
ferrum, -ī n.iron; iron point, sword
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
nervus, -ī, m.sinew, muscle
papilla, -ae f.nipple; breast
extemplō, adv.immediately, straightway, at once
strīdor, -ōris m.creaking, shrieking
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
sonō, -āre, sonuī, sonitusmake a sound, sound
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
ūnātogether, along
haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesūrusstick; hesitate
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
exspīrō, -spīrāre, -spīrāvī, -spīrātusbreathe out
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
gemō, -ere, -uī, -itusgroan; lament
oblīvīscor, -līvīscī, -lītusforget
ignōtus, -a, -umunknown
campus, -ī, m.plain, field
pulvis, -eris m.dust
linquō, -ere, līquīleave
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
aetherius, -a, -umof the upper air, heavenly
penna, -ae f.feather; (pl.) wings
auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātusbear away, carry off
Vergil, Aeneid XI. 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.