Aen. 3.521Iamque rubēscēbat stellīs Aurōra fugātīs,
cum procul obscūrōs collīs humilemque vidēmus
Ītaliam.And now Dawn was reddening as the stars were put to flight, when far off we see dim hills and Italy, low-lying. Aen. 3.523Ītaliam prīmus conclāmat Achātēs,
Ītaliam laetō sociī clamōre salūtant.'Italy!' Achates cries first; 'Italy!' my comrades hail with joyful shout. Aen. 3.525Tum pater Anchīsēs magnum crātēra corōnā
induit, implēvitque merō, dīvōsque vocāvit
stāns celsā in puppī:
Dī maris et terrae tempestātumque potentēs,
ferte viam ventō facilem et spīrāte secundī.Then father Anchises wreathed a great mixing bowl with a garland, filled it with unmixed wine, and called on the gods, standing on the lofty stern: 'Gods who hold power over sea and land and storms, bring us an easy passage with the wind and breathe favourably on us.' Aen. 3.530Crēbrēscunt optātae aurae portusque patēscit
iam propior, templumque adpāret in arce Minervae.The longed-for breezes freshen, and the harbour opens out, nearer now, and a temple of Minerva appears on the height. Aen. 3.532Vēla legunt sociī et prōrās ad lītora torquent.My comrades furl the sails and turn the prows towards the shore.
Aen. 3.533Portus ab Eurōō flūctū curvātus in arcum,
obiectae salsā spūmant aspargine cautēs;The harbour is bent into an arc by the eastern swell; jutting rocks foam with salt spray; Aen. 3.535ipse latet;the harbour itself lies hidden; Aen. 3.535geminō dēmittunt bracchia mūrō
turrītī scopulī, refūgitque ab lītore templum.towering crags let down their arms in a double wall, and the temple draws back from the shore. Aen. 3.537Quattuor hīc, prīmum ōmen, equōs in grāmine vīdī
tondentīs campum lātē, candōre nivālī.Here, the first omen, I saw four horses on the grass, grazing the plain far and wide, snowy white. Aen. 3.539Et pater Anchīsēs: Bellum, Ō terra hospita, portās
540bellō armantur equī, bellum haec armenta minantur.And father Anchises: 'It is war you bring, O land of welcome; horses are armed for war, war is what these herds threaten. Aen. 3.541Sed tamen īdem ōlim currū succēdere suētī
quadrupedēs, et frēna iugō concordia ferre;But yet these same four-footed creatures are used at times to go under the chariot and bear the bridle in harmony under the yoke; Aen. 3.543spēs et pācis ait.there is hope of peace too,' he says.
Aen. 3.543Tum nūmina sāncta precāmur
Palladis armisonae, quae prīma accēpit ovantīs,
545et capita ante ārās Phrygiō vēlāmur amictū;Then we pray to the holy power of Pallas of the clashing arms, who first received us rejoicing, and before the altars we veil our heads in Phrygian cloaks; Aen. 3.546praeceptīsque Helenī, dederat quae maxima, rīte
Iūnōnī Argīvae iussōs adolēmus honōrēs.and, following the instructions of Helenus, which he had given as most important, we duly burn the prescribed offerings to Argive Juno.