Aeneid, Book 4
Vergil, Aeneid IV
Dido and Aeneas: love, the summons from Jupiter, the parting, and Dido's curse. 29 sections, 337 sentences, each with an English translation.
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- Aen. 4.1–30Dido confesses her loveAt rēgīna gravī iamdūdum saucia cūrā volnus alit vēnīs, et caecō carpitur ignī.
- Aen. 4.31–53Anna's adviceAnna refert: Ō lūce magis dīlēcta sorōrī, sōlane perpetuā maerēns carpere…
- Aen. 4.54–89Sacrifice and the wounded deerHīs dictīs incēnsum animum īnflammāvit amōre, 55 spemque dedit dubiae mentī,…
- Aen. 4.90–104Juno's bargainQuam simul ac tālī persēnsit peste tenērī cāra Iovis coniūnx, nec fāmam obstāre…
- Aen. 4.105–128Venus agrees; Juno's planOllī— sēnsit enim simulātā mente locūtam, quō regnum Ītaliae Libycās āverteret…
- Aen. 4.129–159The huntŌceanum intereā surgēns Aurōra relīquit.
- Aen. 4.160–172The storm and the caveIntereā magnō miscērī murmure caelum incipit;
- Aen. 4.173–197RumourExtemplō Libyae magnās it Fāma per urbēs— Fāma, malum quā nōn aliud vēlōcius…
- Aen. 4.198–218Iarbas prays to JupiterHic Hammōne satus, raptā Garamantide Nymphā, templa Iovī centum lātīs immānia…
- Aen. 4.219–236Jupiter sends MercuryTālibus ōrantem dictīs ārāsque tenentem 220 audiit omnipotēns, oculōsque ad…
- Aen. 4.237–237Jupiter's last wordNāviget: haec summa est;
- Aen. 4.238–278Mercury's flightDīxerat.
- Aen. 4.279–295Aeneas prepares in secretAt vērō Aenēās aspectū obmūtuit āmēns, 280 arrēctaeque horrōre comae, et vōx…
- Aen. 4.296–330Dido's appealAt rēgīna dolōs— quis fallere possit amantem?
- Aen. 4.331–361Aeneas answersDīxerat.
- Aen. 4.362–392Dido's furyTālia dīcentem iamdūdum āversa tuētur, hūc illūc volvēns oculōs, tōtumque…
- Aen. 4.393–415The Trojans make readyAt pius Aenēās, quamquam lēnīre dolentem sōlandō cupit et dictīs āvertere…
- Aen. 4.416–436Anna sent to pleadAnna, vidēs tōtō properārī lītore;
- Aen. 4.437–449The unmoved oakTālibus ōrābat, tālīsque miserrima flētūs fertque refertque soror: sed nūllīs…
- Aen. 4.450–473Omens and dreamsTum vērō īnfēlīx fātīs exterrita Dīdō mortem ōrat;
- Aen. 4.474–503Dido plans her deathErgō ubi concēpit furiās ēvicta dolōre 475 dēcrēvitque morī, tempus sēcum ipsa…
- Aen. 4.504–521The pyre and the magic riteAt rēgīna, pyrā penetrālī in sēde sub aurās 505 ērēctā ingentī taedīs atque…
- Aen. 4.522–552Dido's sleepless nightNox erat, et placidum carpēbant fessa sopōrem corpora per terrās, silvaeque et…
- Aen. 4.553–570Mercury's second warningTantōs illa suō rumpēbat pectore questūs.
- Aen. 4.571–583The Trojans sailTum vērō Aenēās, subitīs exterritus umbrīs, corripit ē somnō corpus, sociōsque…
- Aen. 4.584–629Dido's curseEt iam prīma novō spargēbat lūmine terrās 585 Tīthōnī croceum linquēns Aurōra…
- Aen. 4.630–658The last preparationsHaec ait, et partīs animum versābat in omnīs, invīsam quaerēns quam prīmum…
- Aen. 4.659–692The death of DidoDīxit, et, ōs impressa torō, Moriēmur inultae, 660 sed moriāmur ait.
- Aen. 4.693–705Iris cuts the lockTum Iūnō omnipotēns, longum miserāta dolōrem difficilīsque obitūs, Īrim dēmīsit…
Vergil, Aeneid IV. 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.