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Vergil · Aeneid V

Aeneid 5.852–871

Palinurus is lost overboard

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Aen. 5.852Tālia dicta dabat, clāvumque affīxus et haerēns
nūsquam āmittēbat, oculōsque sub astra tenēbat.
Such words he was speaking, and clinging fast to the tiller he never let it go, and kept his eyes on the stars.
Aen. 5.854Ecce deus rāmum Lēthaeō rōre madentem,
855vīque sopōrātum Stygiā, super utraque quassat
tempora, cūnctantīque natantia lūmina solvit.
Look, the god shakes over both his temples a bough dripping with Lethe's dew and drugged with Stygian power, and as he resists, loosens his swimming eyes.
Aen. 5.857Vix prīmōs inopīna quiēs laxāverat artūs,
et super incumbēns cum puppis parte revolsā,
cumque gubernāclō, liquidās prōiēcit in undās
860praecipitem ac sociōs nēquīquam saepe vocantem;
Scarcely had the unexpected rest loosened his limbs, when, leaning over him, the god flung him, with part of the stern torn away and with the rudder, headlong into the clear waves, calling often on his comrades in vain;
Aen. 5.861ipse volāns tenuēs sē sustulit āles ad aurās.he himself, flying like a bird, rose into the thin air. Aen. 5.862Currit iter tūtum nōn sēcius aequore classis,
prōmissīsque patris Neptūnī interrita fertur.
The fleet runs its course safely over the sea none the less, and is borne on unafraid, trusting in father Neptune's promises.

Aen. 5.864Iamque adeō scopulōs Sīrēnum advecta subībat,
865difficilēs quondam multōrumque ossibus albōs,
tum rauca adsiduō longē sale saxa sonābant:
cum pater āmissō fluitantem errāre magistrō
sēnsit, et ipse ratem nocturnīs rēxit in undīs,
multa gemēns, cāsūque animum concussus amīcī
870Ō nimium caelō et pelagō cōnfīse serēnō,
nūdus in ignōtā, Palinūre, iacēbis harēnā!
And now, carried onward, it was nearing the rocks of the Sirens, once dangerous and white with the bones of many, when the rocks were booming hoarsely far off with the constant surf: when the father felt that the ship was drifting aimlessly, its helmsman lost, and he himself steered the ship through the night waves, groaning much, and shaken at heart by his friend's fate: 'O you who trusted too much in a calm sky and sea, you will lie naked on an unknown shore, Palinurus!'

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (112 words)
tālis, -esuch
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
clāvus, -ī m.nail, spike
que, enclitic conj.and
affīgō, -ere, -fīxī, -fīxumfasten to
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
haereō, haerēre, haesī, haesūrusstick; hesitate
nūsquam, adv.nowhere
āmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend away, lose
oculus, -ī, m.eye
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
astrum, -ī n.star; (pl.) the heavens
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
ecce (interj.)look! see! here is
deus, -ī, m.god
rāmus, -ī, m.branch, bough
Lēthaeus, -a, -umof Lethe, the underworld river of forgetfulness
rōs, rōris m.dew; sprinkled water
madeō, -ēre, -uībe wet
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
sopōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusput to sleep; drug with a sleeping draught
Stygius, -a, -umof the Styx, Stygian; of the underworld
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
uterque, utraque, utrumqueeach, either, both
quassō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumshake, batter
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
cūnctor, -ārī, -ātus sumdelay, hesitate
natō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusswim, float
lūmen, -minis, n.light
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtusloosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
vix, adv.with difficulty, scarcely, hardly, barely
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
inopīnus, -a, -umunexpected
quiēs, quiētis, f.rest, repose
laxō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumloosen, open out
artūs, -uum m. pl.joints; limbs, body
incumbō, -ere, -cubuī, -cubitumlean on; throw oneself into, devote oneself to
cum, prep, with abl.with
puppis, -is f.stern of a ship
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
revellō, -ere, revellī, revulsumpull away, tear off
gubernāculum (gubernāclum), -ī n.rudder, helm
liquidus, -a, -umliquid, flowing; clear
prōiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow forth or down, cast away, throw
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
unda, -ae, f.wave
praeceps, -cipitisheadlong
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
nēquīquam (adv.)in vain, without reason
saepe, adv.often, frequently
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
volō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrusfly
tenuis, -ethin
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
āles, ālitis m./f.bird (especially a bird of omen)
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
currō, currere, cucurrī, cursusrun
iter, itineris, n.a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march
tūtus, -a, -umsafe
nōn, adv.not
sētius (adv.)less (nihilō sētius: nevertheless)
aequor, -oris n.level surface; the sea
classis, -is f.fleet
prōmissum, -ī n.promise
pater, patris, m.father
interritus, -a, -umundaunted, fearless
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
iam, adv.now, already
adeō (adv.)so far, to such a degree; so
scopulus, -ī m.rock, crag, reef
advehō, -ere, -vēxī, -vectuscarry to; (pass.) sail to, arrive
subeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo under; undergo, submit to, sustain, bear, endure
difficilis, -enot easy, difficult
quondam (adv.)once, formerly, at one time
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
os, ossis n.bone
albus, -a, -umwhite
tum, adv.then, at that time
raucus, -a, -umhoarse; harsh-sounding, clanging
adsiduus (assiduus), -a, -umconstant, unceasing; persistent, diligent
longē, adv.far
sāl, salis, m.salt
saxum, -ī, n.rock, stone
sonō, -āre, sonuī, sonitusmake a sound, sound
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
fluitō, -āre, -āvīfloat, drift
errō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuswander, stray; be mistaken
magister, -trī, m.master
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsusperceive, feel
ratis, -is f.raft
nocturnus, -a, -umof night, nocturnal; nocturnum tempus, night-time
regō, -ere, rēxī, rēctumguide, steer, rule
gemō, -ere, -uī, -itusgroan; lament
cāsus, -ūs, m.fall; chance, accident
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
concutiō, -ere, -cussī, -cussusshake violently; shake, weaken
amīcus, -ī, m.friend
ō (interj.)O! oh!
nimium (adv.)too, too much
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
pelagus, -ī n.the sea, the open sea
cōnfīdō, -ere, cōnfīsus sumtrust, be confident
serēnus, -a, -umclear, calm, fair
nūdus, -a, -umnaked, bare
ignōtus, -a, -umunknown
iaceō, -ēre, -uīlie, be prostrate
harēna, -ae, f.sand; shore
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.