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Vergil · Aeneid III

Aeneid 3.69–83

Delos and King Anius

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Aen. 3.69Inde, ubi prīma fidēs pelagō, plācātaque ventī
70dant maria et lēnis crepitāns vocat Auster in altum,
dēdūcunt sociī nāvīs et lītora complent:
prōvehimur portū, terraeque urbēsque recēdunt.
Then, as soon as there is trust in the sea, and the winds grant calm waters, and the gently rustling south wind calls us to the deep, my comrades launch the ships and crowd the shore: we sail out of harbour, and lands and cities recede.
Aen. 3.73Sacra marī colitur mediō grātissima tellūs
Nērēidum mātrī et Neptūnō Aegaeō,
75quam pius arquitenēns ōrās et lītora circum
errantem Myconō ē celsā Gyarōque revīnxit,
immōtamque colī dedit et contemnere ventōs.
In mid-sea there lies a sacred land, inhabited, most dear to the mother of the Nereids and to Aegean Neptune; as it wandered round coasts and shores, the dutiful Archer bound it fast to lofty Myconos and Gyaros, and granted that it be inhabited unmoving and scorn the winds.
Aen. 3.78Hūc feror;Hither I am borne; Aen. 3.78haec fessōs tūtō placidissima portū
accipit: ēgressī venerāmur Apollinis urbem.
this most peaceful island receives us, weary, in its safe harbour: disembarking, we pay reverence to Apollo's city.

Aen. 3.80Rēx Anius, rēx īdem hominum Phoebīque sacerdōs
vittīs et sacra redimītus tempora laurō,
occurrit;
King Anius, at once king of men and priest of Phoebus, his temples bound with ribbons and sacred laurel, comes to meet us;
Aen. 3.82veterem Anchīsēn adgnōvit amīcum.he recognised Anchises, his old friend. Aen. 3.83Iungimus hospitiō dextrās, et tēcta subīmus.We join right hands in friendship and go in beneath his roof.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (71 words)
inde (adv.)from there; then
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
fidēs, -eī f.faith, trust; pledge
pelagus, -ī n.the sea, the open sea
plācō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscalm, appease
que, enclitic conj.and
ventus, -ī, m.wind
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
mare, maris, n.sea
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
lēnis, -egentle
crepitō, -ārerustle, crackle
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
auster, -trī m.the south wind
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
altum, -ī n.the deep, the open sea; a height
dēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead down or away, bring; nāvem dēdūcere, to draw down or launch a ship
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
nāvis, -is, f.ship
lītus, lītoris, n.shore
compleō, -plēre, -plēvī, -plētusfill full, fill up
prōvehō, -vehere, -vexī, -vectuscarry forward
portus, -ūs, m.harbor, haven, port
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
urbs, urbis, f.city
recēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessumgo back, withdraw, retire
sacer, sacra, sacrumsacred, holy
colō, colere, coluī, cultustill, cultivate; inhabit; worship
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
grātus, -a, -umpleasing, grateful
tellūs, -ūris f.earth, land (poetic)
māter, mātris, f.mother
Aegaeus, -a, -umAegean
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
pius, -a, -umdutiful, devoted, pious
arcitenēns (arquitenēns), -entisbow-bearing; (m.) the archer god, Apollo
ōra, -ae f.coast, shore
circum, prep. with acc.around
errō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuswander, stray; be mistaken
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
celsus, -a, -umhigh, lofty
revinciō, -īre, -vīnxī, -vīnctumtie back, fasten
immōtus, -a, -umunmoved, unchanging
contemnō, -ere, -tempsī, -temptusdespise, scorn, think little of
hūc, adv.to this place, hither
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
fessus, -a, -umexhausted, worn out, weary
tūtus, -a, -umsafe
placidus, -a, -umcalm, gentle
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressusgo out or forth, go ashore, disembark
veneror, -ārī, -ātus sumworship, revere
rēx, rēgis, m.king
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
homō, hominis, m.man
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.priest, priestess
vitta, -ae f.headband, ribbon
redimiō, -īre, -iī, -ītuswreathe, crown with a garland
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
laurus, -ī f.laurel, bay tree
occurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursusrun against, meet
vetus, veterisold, former
agnōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus, recognize
amīcus, -ī, m.friend
iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctusjoin; yoke, harness
hospitium, -ī, n.hospitality
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
subeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo under; undergo, submit to, sustain, bear, endure
Vergil, Aeneid III. 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.