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Aeneid 5.362–386

Dares challenges all comers

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Aen. 5.362Post, ubi cōnfectī cursūs, et dōna perēgit:
Nunc, sī cui virtūs animusque in pectore praesēns,
adsit, et ēvīnctīs attollat brachia palmīs.
Afterwards, when the races were over and he had completed the gifts: 'Now, if anyone has courage and a ready spirit in his breast, let him come forward and lift his arms with hands bound in gauntlets.'
Aen. 5.365Sīc ait, et geminum pugnae prōpōnit honōrem,
victōrī vēlātum aurō vittīsque iuvencum,
ēnsem atque īnsignem galeam sōlācia victō.
So he speaks, and sets out a double prize for the fight: for the victor a bullock decked with gold and ribbons, a sword and a splendid helmet as consolation for the vanquished.
Aen. 5.368Nec mora: continuō vāstīs cum vīribus effert
ōra Darēs, magnōque virum sē murmure tollit;
No delay: at once Dares shows his face in his huge strength, and rises amid a great murmur from the men;
Aen. 5.370sōlus quī Paridem solitus contendere contrā,
īdemque ad tumulum, quō maximus occubat Hector,
victōrem Būtēn immānī corpore, quī sē
Bebryciā veniēns Amycī dē gente ferēbat,
perculit, et fulvā moribundum extendit harēnā.
he who alone used to contend with Paris, and who at the tomb where mighty Hector lies struck down the victor Butes, of giant frame, who boasted that he came from the Bebrycian race of Amycus, and stretched him dying on the tawny sand.

Aen. 5.375Tālis prīma Darēs caput altum in proelia tollit,
ostenditque umerōs lātōs, alternaque iactat
brachia prōtendēns, et verberat ictibus aurās.
Such was Dares, who raises his head high for the fight first, and shows his broad shoulders, and stretching out his arms throws them in turn, and lashes the air with blows.
Aen. 5.378Quaeritur huic alius;A match is sought for him; Aen. 5.378nec quisquam ex agmine tantō
audet adīre virum manibusque indūcere caestūs.
but no one out of so great a host dares to approach the man and draw the gauntlets onto his hands.
Aen. 5.380Ergō alacris, cūnctōsque putāns excēdere palmā,
Aenēae stetit ante pedēs, nec plūra morātus
tum laevā taurum cornū tenet, atque ita fātur:
Nāte dea, sī nēmō audet sē crēdere pugnae,
quae fīnis standī?
So, eager, and thinking everyone was giving up the palm, he stood before Aeneas' feet, and then, delaying no longer, holds the bull by the horn with his left hand, and speaks thus: 'Goddess-born, if no one dares trust himself to the fight, what end is there to my standing here?

Aen. 5.384Quō mē decet ūsque tenērī?How long is it right for me to be kept waiting? Aen. 5.385Dūcere dōna iubē.Bid me lead away the gifts.' Aen. 5.385Cūnctī simul ōre fremēbant
Dardanidae, reddīque virō prōmissa iubēbant.
All the Dardanians roared together with their voices, and bade the promised prize be given to the man.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (130 words)
post, adv.after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
cōnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusmake or do completely, complete, finish, accomplish, make; wear out
cursus, -ūs, m.running, speed; course, route, voyage; race
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
dōnum, -ī, n.gift
peragō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctumcarry through, complete
nunc, adv.now
sī, conj.if
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
virtūs, -tūtis, f.manliness, courage, bravery
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
que, enclitic conj.and
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
praesēns, -sentis, adj.present, immediate, imminent
adsum, adesse, adfuībe present, be at hand
ēvinciō, -īre, -vīnxī, -vīnctusbind round, wreathe, encircle
attollō, -erelift up, raise
bracchium, -ī, n.arm
palma, -ae f.palm of the hand; flat spreading branch
sīc, adv.so, thus
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
pugna, -ae, f.fighting, battle, combat
prōpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusput or set before, offer, propose; set forth, say
honor, -ōris, m.honor
victor, -ōris m.conqueror, victor
vēlō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusveil, cover
aurum, -ī, n.gold
vitta, -ae f.headband, ribbon
iuvencus, -ī m.young bull, bullock
ēnsis, -is m.sword (a poetic word)
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
īnsignis, -enotable, remarkable
galea, -ae, f.helmet
sōlācium, -ī n.comfort, consolation
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victumconquer, defeat
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
mora, -ae, f.delay
continuō (adv.)at once, immediately
vāstus, -a, -umwaste, huge, enormous, vast
cum, prep, with abl.with
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
efferō, -ferre, extulī, ēlātumcarry out, bring out
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
vir, virī, m.man
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
murmur, -uris n.murmur, muttering
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
sōlus, -a, -umalone
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
soleō, -ēre, solitus sumbe accustomed, usually do
contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch, hasten
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
tumulus, -ī m.mound, hillock
quō, adv.to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
occubō, -ārelie (dead), lie buried
immānis, -ehuge, enormous; savage
corpus, corporis, n.body
Bebrycius, -a, -umof the Bebryces, a people of Bithynia, ruled by Amycus
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
percellō, -ere, -culī, -culsusstrike down; dismay, crush
fulvus, -a, -umtawny, yellow-brown
moribundus, -a, -umdying, at the point of death
extendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentumstretch out, extend
harēna, -ae, f.sand; shore
tālis, -esuch
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
caput, capitis, n.head
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
proelium, -ī, n.battle, combat; proelium committere, to join battle
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch out before, show, explain
umerus, -ī, m.shoulder
lātus, -a, -umbroad, wide
alternus, -a, -umone after the other, alternating
iactō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumtoss about; discuss
prōtendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentusstretch out, hold out
verberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbeat, flog
īctus, -ūs, m.blow
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron.any one, anything
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
agmen, -minis, n.band, column
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
audeō, audēre, ausus sumdare
adeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo to, approach
manus, -ūs, f.hand
indūcō, -dūcere, dūxī, -ductuslead in or on, move, excite
caestus, -ūs m.boxing glove (thongs of leather, often weighted)
ergō (adv.)therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
alacer, -cris, -creeager, keen
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthink
excēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessusgo out or forth, depart
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
pēs, pedis, m.foot
plūrēs, -a, plur. adj.more, many, several
moror, -ārī, -ātusdelay, linger, stay
tum, adv.then, at that time
laevus, -a, -umleft; ad laevam (manum): on the left
taurus, -ī, m.bull
cornū, -ūs, n.horn
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
for, fārī, fātus sumspeak, say
nātus, -ī m.son; (pl.) children
dea, -ae f.goddess
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.no one, nobody
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusbelieve
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.what?
fīnis, -is, m.end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
decet, decēre, decuit (impers.)it is fitting, it is proper
ūsque, adv.all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
simul, adv.at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
fremō, -ere, -uī, -itumroar, growl; grumble (in + acc.: at)
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive back, return, restore; render
prōmissum, -ī n.promise
Vergil, Aeneid V. 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.