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Vergil · Aeneid V

Aeneid 5.604–622

Iris stirs the Trojan women

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Aen. 5.604Hīc prīmum fortūna fidem mūtāta novāvit.Here first fortune changed and broke faith. Aen. 5.605Dum variīs tumulō referunt sollemnia lūdīs,
Īrim dē caelō mīsit Sāturnia Iūnō
Īliacam ad classem, ventōsque adspīrat euntī,
multa movēns, necdum antīquum saturātā dolōrem.
While they are paying the solemn rites to the tomb with various games, Saturn's daughter Juno sent Iris down from heaven to the Ilian fleet, and breathes winds behind her as she goes, plotting much, her ancient grievance not yet sated.
Aen. 5.609Illa, viam celerāns per mīlle colōribus arcum,
610nūllī vīsa citō dēcurrit trāmite virgō.
The maiden, speeding her way along the rainbow of a thousand colours, seen by none, runs down her swift path.
Aen. 5.611Cōnspicit ingentem concursum, et lītora lūstrat,
dēsertōsque videt portūs classemque relictam.
She sees the vast gathering, and surveys the shores, and sees the harbours deserted and the fleet abandoned.
Aen. 5.613At procul in sōlā sēcrētae Trōadēs actā
āmissum Anchīsēn flēbant, cūnctaeque profundum
615pontum adspectābant flentēs.
But far off, apart on a lonely beach, the Trojan women were weeping for lost Anchises, and all, as they wept, were gazing at the deep sea.

Aen. 5.615Heu tot vada fessīs
et tantum superesse maris!
'Alas, that so many waters, and so much sea, remain for us in our weariness!'
Aen. 5.616vōx omnibus ūna.was the one cry of all. Aen. 5.617Urbem ōrant;They pray for a city; Aen. 5.617taedet pelagī perferre labōrem.they are weary of enduring the toil of the sea. Aen. 5.618Ergō inter mediās sēsē haud ignāra nocendī
conicit, et faciemque deae vestemque repōnit;
So into their midst, not unskilled in doing harm, she throws herself, and lays aside the face and dress of a goddess;
Aen. 5.620fit Beroë, Tmariī coniūnx longaeva Doryclī,
cui genus et quondam nōmen nātīque fuissent;
she becomes Beroe, the aged wife of Tmarian Doryclus, who had once had family, and name, and sons;
Aen. 5.622ac sīc Dardanidum mediam sē mātribus īnfert:and thus she comes into the midst of the Dardan mothers:

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (103 words)
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
prīmum, adv.first, in the first place
fortūna, -ae, f.fortune
fidēs, -eī f.faith, trust; pledge
mūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuschange
novō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake new; rēs novāre: bring about a revolution
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
varius, -a, -umvarious
tumulus, -ī m.mound, hillock
referō, referre, rettulī, relātusbring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
sollemnis, -esolemn, ritual, customary
lūdus, -ī, m.game, sport
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
Īliacus, -a, -umof Ilium, Trojan
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
classis, -is f.fleet
ventus, -ī, m.wind
que, enclitic conj.and
aspīrō (adspīrō), -āre, -āvī, -ātumbreathe on, breathe fragrance
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtusmove
necdum (adv.)and not yet, not yet
antīquus, -a, -umancient
saturō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusfill, satisfy; passive: have one's fill
dolor, -ōris, m.pain, grief; anger
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
via, -ae, f.road, way
celerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumhasten, speed up
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
mīlle, indecl. adj.a thousand; mīlia, -ium, n. plur., thousands;
color, -ōris, m.color
arcus, -ūs, m.bow
nūllus, -a, -umnot any, none, no
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
citō (adv.; comp. citius)quickly, soon; citius: more quickly, without delay
dēcurrō, -currere, -cucurrī, -cursusrun down
trāmes, -itis m.by-path, footpath
virgō, virginis, f.maiden
cōnspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectusbehold, perceive, see
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
concursus, -ūs m.a running together, charge
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
lītus, lītoris, n.shore
lūstrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspurify by sacrifice; review (an army)
dēserō, -serere, -seruī, -sertusdesert
portus, -ūs, m.harbor, haven, port
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictusleave behind, leave
at, conj.but
procul, adv.at or from a distance, far
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
sōlus, -a, -umalone
sēcrētus, -a, -umseparate; secret, private
acta (actē), -ae f.seashore, beach; (pl.) beach parties, seaside pleasures
āmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend away, lose
fleō, -ēre, flēvī, flētumweep
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
profundus, -a, -umdeep
adspectō (aspectō), -ārelook at, gaze at
heu (interj.)alas! oh!
tot (indecl.)so many
vadum, -ī n.ford, shallow place
fessus, -a, -umexhausted, worn out, weary
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
supersum, -esse, -fuībe over or left, remain
mare, maris, n.sea
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
omnis, -eall, every
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
urbs, urbis, f.city
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusspeak; beg, pray
taedet, -ēre, taeduit (impers.)it wearies; here used personally: be weary, be distressed
pelagus, -ī n.the sea, the open sea
perferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbear through, bear, endure; weather
labor, -ōris, m.labor, toil
ergō (adv.)therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
ignārus, -a, -umignorant
noceō, -ēre, nocuī, nocitum (+ dat.)harm, hurt
coniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow together; throw, cast, hurl
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
dea, -ae f.goddess
vestis, -is, f.clothing, dress, robe
repōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusput or set back; store up or away
fīō, fierī, factus sumbe done or made, become, happen
Tmarius, -a, -umof Tmarus, a mountain in Epirus
coniūnx, coniugis, m. and f.spouse, husband, wife
longaevus, -a, -umaged, of great age
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
genus, generis, n.kind, nature
quondam (adv.)once, formerly, at one time
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
nātus, -ī m.son; (pl.) children
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
sīc, adv.so, thus
māter, mātris, f.mother
īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātusbring in or against, wage against; inflict
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.