Aen. 2.795Sīc dēmum sociōs cōnsūmptā nocte revīsō.So at last, when the night was spent, I go back to my companions.Note. cōnsūmptā nocte: ablative absolute, 'when the night was spent'. Aen. 2.796Atque hīc ingentem comitum adflūxisse novōrum
inveniō admīrāns numerum, mātrēsque virōsque,
collēctam exsiliō pūbem, miserābile volgus.And here I find, to my wonder, that a huge number of new companions has streamed together, mothers and men, a people gathered for exile, a pitiable crowd.Note. adflūxisse: 'had streamed together', infinitive in indirect statement after inveniō. admīrāns: deponent present participle. exsiliō: dative of purpose, 'gathered for exile'. pūbem: 'a people', a body of men. miserābile volgus: in apposition. Aen. 2.799Undique convēnēre, animīs opibusque parātī,
800in quāscumque velim pelagō dēdūcere terrās.They had come from all sides, ready in spirit and in means for whatever lands I wish to lead them to over the sea.Note. convēnēre: -ēre perfect. animīs opibusque parātī: 'ready in spirit and resources'. in quāscumque … terrās: 'to whatever lands'. velim: subjunctive in a relative clause of characteristic, or attracted into the subjunctive. Aen. 2.801Iamque iugīs summae surgēbat Lūcifer Īdae
dūcēbatque diem, Danaīque obsessa tenēbant
līmina portārum, nec spēs opis ūlla dabātur;And now the morning star was rising over the ridges of highest Ida and bringing on the day, and the Greeks held the gates' thresholds under siege, and there was no hope of help;Note. Lūcifer: the morning star, Venus' star, a fitting guide for her son. summae … Īdae: 'of highest Ida'. obsessa … līmina: 'the besieged thresholds'. spēs opis: 'hope of help'. Aen. 2.804cessī, et sublātō montēs genitōre petīvī.I gave way, and, lifting up my father, I made for the mountains.Note. cessī: 'I gave way', to fate. sublātō … genitōre: ablative absolute, 'lifting my father'. Book 2 ends with Aeneas carrying Anchises toward the mountains, the image Romans remembered as the model of pietās.
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Vergil · Aeneid II
Aeneid 2.795–804
The exiles gather
In brief. Returning at dawn, Aeneas finds a large crowd of men and women gathered, ready to follow him into exile overseas. With the Greeks holding the gates and no hope of help, he lifts his father and heads for the mountains.
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (54 words)
| sīc, adv. | so, thus |
| dēmum, adv. | at last |
| socius, -ī, m. | companion, comrade, ally |
| cōnsūmō, -sūmere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptus | take completely, use up, consume, spend |
| nox, noctis, f. | night |
| revīsō, -ere | go back to see, revisit |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| hīc, adv. | here; hereupon |
| ingēns, -gentis, adj. | huge, vast |
| comes, -itis, m. and f. | companion |
| affluō (adfluō), -ere, -flūxī | flow towards; abound, be plentiful |
| novus, -a, -um | new; novissimus, last |
| inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come upon, find |
| admīror, -mīrārī, -mīrātus | wonder at, admire |
| numerus, -ī, m. | number |
| māter, mātris, f. | mother |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| colligō, -ere, -lēgī, -lēctum | gather, collect (sē colligere: recover oneself) |
| exsilium, -ī, n. | exile |
| pūbēs, -eris | adult, grown-up (of men of military age) |
| miserābilis, -e | pitiable, wretched |
| vulgus, -ī n. | the common people, the crowd |
| undique, adv. | from or on all sides |
| conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come together, assemble |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| ops, opis f.; pl. opēs, -um | help; (pl.) resources, wealth, power |
| parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | make ready, prepare |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque | whoever, whatever |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| pelagus, -ī n. | the sea, the open sea |
| dēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead down or away, bring; nāvem dēdūcere, to draw down or launch a ship |
| terra, -ae, f. | land, earth |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| iugum, -ī, n. | yoke |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctus | rise, get up, stand up |
| dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus | lead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| obsideō, -sidēre, -sēdī, -sessus | beset, besiege |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| līmen, -minis, n. | threshold; door |
| porta, -ae, f. | gate; door |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| spēs, speī, f. | hope |
| ūllus, -a, -um | any |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| cēdō, -ere, cessī, cessum | go, withdraw, give way |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus | lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor |
| mōns, montis, m. | mountain |
| genitor, -ōris m. | father |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
Vergil, Aeneid II. Latin text: J. B. Greenough (Boston, 1881), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.