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Vergil · Aeneid V

Aeneid 5.719–745

Anchises appears in a vision

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Aen. 5.719Tālibus incēnsus dictīs seniōris amīcī,
720tum vērō in cūrās animō dīdūcitur omnēs.
Fired by such words from his old friend, he is then indeed torn in mind among all his cares.
Aen. 5.721Et nox ātra polum bīgīs subvecta tenēbat:
vīsa dehinc caelō faciēs dēlapsa parentis
Anchīsae subitō tālēs effundere vōcēs:
Nāte, mihi vītā quondam, dum vīta manēbat,
725cāre magis, nāte, Īliacīs exercite fātīs,
imperiō Iovis hūc veniō, quī classibus ignem
dēpulit, et caelō tandem miserātus ab altō est.
And black Night, carried up in her two-horse chariot, was holding the sky: then suddenly the image of his father Anchises seemed to glide down from the sky and pour out such words: 'Son, dearer to me once than life, while life remained, son, harried by the fates of Ilium, I come here at the command of Jupiter, who drove the fire from your ships and at last has pitied you from high heaven.
Aen. 5.728Cōnsiliīs pārē, quae nunc pulcherrima Nautēs
dat senior;
Obey the counsels, most excellent, that old Nautes now gives;
Aen. 5.729lēctōs iuvenēs, fortissima corda,
730dēfer in Ītaliam;
carry over to Italy chosen young men, the bravest hearts;
Aen. 5.730gēns dūra atque aspera cultū
dēbellanda tibi Latiō est.
a race hard and rough in its ways must be subdued by you in Latium.

Aen. 5.731Dītis tamen ante
īnfernās accēde domōs, et Averna per alta
congressūs pete, nāte, meōs.
But first approach the infernal halls of Dis, and through deep Avernus seek a meeting with me, son.
Aen. 5.733Nōn mē impia namque
Tartara habent, trīstēs umbrae, sed amoena piōrum
735concilia Ēlysiumque colō.
For it is not impious Tartarus that holds me, with its gloomy shades, but I dwell in the pleasant gatherings of the blessed, and in Elysium.
Aen. 5.735Hūc casta Sibylla
nigrārum multō pecudum tē sanguine dūcet:
tum genus omne tuum, et quae dentur moenia, discēs.
There the chaste Sibyl will lead you, with much blood of black cattle: then you will learn of all your race, and what walls are granted.
Aen. 5.738Iamque valē: torquet mediōs Nox hūmida cursūs,
et mē saevus equīs Oriēns adflāvit anhēlīs.
And now farewell: dewy Night is wheeling through the middle of her course, and the cruel East has breathed on me with panting horses.'
Aen. 5.740Dīxerat, et tenuis fugit, ceu fūmus, in aurās.He had spoken, and fled like smoke into the thin air. Aen. 5.741Aenēās, Quō deinde ruis, quō prōripis?Aeneas: 'Where are you rushing off to now, where are you hastening?' Aen. 5.741inquit,
Quem fugis, aut quis tē nostrīs complexibus arcet?
he cries, 'whom do you flee, or who keeps you from our embrace?'
Aen. 5.743Haec memorāns cinerem et sōpītōs suscitat ignēs,
Pergameumque Larem et cānae penetrālia Vestae
745farre piō et plēnā supplex venerātur acerrā.
Saying this, he stirs up the ash and slumbering fires, and as a suppliant worships the Pergamean Lar and the shrine of hoary Vesta with holy meal and a full incense-box.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (142 words)
tālis, -esuch
incendō, -ere, -cendī, -cēnsumset on fire, burn
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
senior, -ōris m.elder; seniores: the elders (of the people)
amīcus, -ī, m.friend
tum, adv.then, at that time
vērō, adv.in truth, indeed; however
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
cūra, -ae f.care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
dīdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductumspread out, divide
omnis, -eall, every
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
nox, noctis, f.night
āter, ātra, ātrumblack, dark; gloomy
polus, -ī m.pole; the sky, the heavens
bīga, -ae f. (usu. pl. bīgae)two-horse chariot
subvehō, -ere, -vēxī, -vectumbring up (by water)
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
dehinc (adv.)from here; next, then, secondly
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
dēlābor, -lābī, -lapsusslip or fall down
parēns, -entis m./f.parent
subitō, adv.unexpectedly, suddenly
effundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour out
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
nātus, -ī m.son; (pl.) children
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
vīta, -ae, f.life
quondam (adv.)once, formerly, at one time
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsusremain
cārus, -a, -umdear, precious
magis, comp. adv.more, rather
Īliacus, -a, -umof Ilium, Trojan
exerceō, -ercēre, -ercuī, -ercitusexercise
fātum, -ī, n.destiny, fate
imperium, -ī, n.command; sway, rule
hūc, adv.to this place, hither
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
classis, -is f.fleet
ignis, -is, m.fire
dēpellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsusdrive off or away, drive
tandem, adv.at length or last, finally
miseror, -ārī, -ātus sumlament, pity
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
cōnsilium, -ī, n.advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
pāreō, -ēre, -uīobey
nunc, adv.now
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrumbeautiful
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
lēctus, -a, -umchosen; choice, excellent
iuvenis, -is, m.young man, youth
fortis, -ebrave
cor, cordis n.heart
dēferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbear or carry away or off
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
dūrus, -a, -umhard; harsh; difficult
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
asper, -era, -erumrough, harsh; difficult
cultus, -ūs m.way of life; civilization, refinement
dēbellō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumfight to the finish; subdue completely
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
tamen, adv.however, yet, nevertheless
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
īnfernus, -a, -umbelow, of the underworld; (pl. as noun) the gods below
accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessumcome near, approach; be added
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
Avernus, -a, -umof Avernus, the lake near Cumae thought to lead to the underworld; of the underworld
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
congressus, -ūs m.meeting; encounter, clash
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
nōn, adv.not
impius, -a, -umwicked, impious
namque, conj.for
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
trīstis, -esad, gloomy
umbra, -ae, f.shadow, shade
sed, conj.but
amoenus, -a, -umpleasant, lovely (of places)
pius, -a, -umdutiful, devoted, pious
concilium, -ī n.meeting, council
que, enclitic conj.and
colō, colere, coluī, cultustill, cultivate; inhabit; worship
castus, -a, -umpure, chaste, spotless
niger, nigra, nigrumblack
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
pecus, pecudis, f.head of cattle, beast, sheep, goat
sanguis, sanguinis, m.blood
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
genus, generis, n.kind, nature
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.what?
moenia, -ium, n. plur.walls
discō, discere, didicīlearn
iam, adv.now, already
valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrusbe strong or effectual, have effect, prevail
torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortusturn
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
ūmidus, -a, -umwet, damp, moist
cursus, -ūs, m.running, speed; course, route, voyage; race
saevus, -a, -umfierce, savage
equus, -ī, m.horse
oriēns, -entis m.the rising sun; the East
afflō (adflō), -āre, -āvī, -ātumbreathe on
anhēlus, -a, -umpanting, out of breath
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
tenuis, -ethin
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrusflee, run away
ceu (adv.)as, like, just as
fūmus, -ī, m.smoke
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
quō, adv.to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
deinde, adv.then, next
ruō, -ere, -ī, -itūrusrush
prōripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptusdrag forth; sē prōripere: rush out, dash off
inquam, inquis, inquit, defective verbI say, you say, he says
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
noster, -tra, -trumour
complexus, -ūs m.embrace
arceō, -ēre, -uīkeep off, keep away, shut out
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
memorō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusremind of, mention
cinis, cineris m.ashes
sōpiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusput to sleep; stun
suscitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusraise up, rouse; raise (the dead)
Pergameus, -a, -umof Pergama (the citadel of Troy), Trojan
lār, laris m.Lar, a household god; lār familiāris: one's home
cānus, -a, -umwhite, grey; (of persons) grey-haired, venerable
penetrāle, -is n.inner part (of a house); (pl.) the innermost rooms
fār, farris, n.grain; meal
plēnus, -a, -umfull
supplex, -icisbegging, as a suppliant
veneror, -ārī, -ātus sumworship, revere
acerra, -ae f.incense box
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.