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Vergil · Aeneid V

Aeneid 5.762–778

Farewells and departure from Sicily

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Aen. 5.762Iamque diēs epulāta novem gēns omnis, et ārīs
factus honōs: placidī strāvērunt aequora ventī,
crēber et adspīrāns rūrsus vocat Auster in altum.
And now the whole people had feasted for nine days, and honour had been paid at the altars: calm winds have levelled the waters, and the South Wind, blowing steadily, calls them again to the deep.
Aen. 5.765Exorītur prōcurva ingēns per lītora flētus;A great weeping arises along the curving shores; Aen. 5.766complexī inter sē noctemque diemque morantur.embracing one another they linger a night and a day. Aen. 5.767Ipsae iam mātrēs, ipsī, quibus aspera quondam
vīsa maris faciēs et nōn tolerābile nōmen,
īre volunt, omnemque fugae perferre labōrem.
Now the very mothers, the very men to whom once the face of the sea had seemed harsh and its name unbearable, wish to go and endure all the toil of exile.
Aen. 5.770Quōs bonus Aenēās dictīs sōlātur amīcīs,
et cōnsanguineō lacrimāns commendat Acestae.
Good Aeneas comforts them with friendly words, and in tears commends them to Acestes, his kinsman.
Aen. 5.772Trīs Erycī vitulōs et Tempestātibus agnam
caedere deinde iubet, solvīque ex ōrdine fūnem.
Then he orders three calves to be slain to Eryx and a lamb to the Storms, and the cables to be loosed in order.

Aen. 5.774Ipse, caput tōnsae foliīs ēvīnctus olīvae,
775stāns procul in prōrā pateram tenet, extaque salsōs
proiicit in flūctūs ac vīna liquentia fundit.
He himself, his head bound with leaves of trimmed olive, standing apart on the prow, holds a bowl, and casts the entrails into the salt waves and pours the flowing wine.
Aen. 5.777Prōsequitur surgēns ā puppī ventus euntēs.A wind rising from astern follows them as they go. Aen. 5.778Certātim sociī feriunt mare et aequora verrunt.Vying with each other, his comrades strike the sea and sweep the waters.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (93 words)
iam, adv.now, already
que, enclitic conj.and
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
epulor, -ārī, -ātus sumfeast, banquet
novem, indecl. adj.nine
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
omnis, -eall, every
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
āra, -ae, f.altar
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
honor, -ōris, m.honor
placidus, -a, -umcalm, gentle
sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātusspread out; furnish with couches (of a room)
aequor, -oris n.level surface; the sea
ventus, -ī, m.wind
crēber, -bra, -brumfrequent, numerous; close together
aspīrō (adspīrō), -āre, -āvī, -ātumbreathe on, breathe fragrance
rūrsus, adv.again
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
exorior, -orīrī, -ortusarise from, spring up, rise
prōcurvus, -a, -umcurving forward, bent; winding (shores)
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
lītus, lītoris, n.shore
flētus, -ūs m.weeping
complector, -plectī, -plexusembrace
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
nox, noctis, f.night
moror, -ārī, -ātusdelay, linger, stay
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
māter, mātris, f.mother
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
asper, -era, -erumrough, harsh; difficult
quondam (adv.)once, formerly, at one time
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
mare, maris, n.sea
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
nōn, adv.not
tolerābilis, -ebearable, tolerable
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
volō, velle, voluīwish
fuga, -ae, f.flight
perferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbear through, bear, endure; weather
labor, -ōris, m.labor, toil
bonus, -a, -umgood
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
sōlor, -ārī, -ātus sumcomfort, console; relieve
amīcus, -ī, m.friend
cōnsanguineus, -ī m.blood relative, kinsman
lacrimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusweep, shed tears
commendō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusentrust, commit; recommend
trēs, tria, plur. adj.three
vitulus, -ī m.bull calf, young bullock; (Vulgate) the golden calf
tempestās, -tātis, f.weather; storm, tempest
agna, -ae f.ewe lamb
caedō, -ere, cecīdī, caesumcut, cut down; kill
deinde, adv.then, next
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtusloosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
ōrdō, ōrdinis, m.arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order
fūnis, -is m.rope, cable
caput, capitis, n.head
tondeō, -ēre, totondī, tōnsumshear, clip
folium, -ī n.leaf
ēvinciō, -īre, -vīnxī, -vīnctusbind round, wreathe, encircle
olīva, -ae f.olive tree; olive
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
procul, adv.at or from a distance, far
prōra, -ae, f.prow, bow
patera, -ae f.a shallow bowl for drinking or pouring offerings
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
exta, -ōrum n. pl.entrails (heart, liver, lungs) of a sacrificed animal
salsus, -a, -umsalted, salt
prōiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow forth or down, cast away, throw
flūctus, -ūs m.wave
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
vīnum, -ī, n.wine
liqueō, -ēre, licuībe clear; parum liquet, it is not clear
fundō, -ere, fūdī, fūsumpour; rout, scatter (an enemy)
prōsequor, -sequī, -secūtusfollow forward, follow
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctusrise, get up, stand up
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
puppis, -is f.stern of a ship
certātim (adv.)eagerly, vying with one another
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
feriō, -īrestrike, hit
verrō, -ere, versussweep
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.