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Vergil · Aeneid VII

Aeneid 7.373–405

Amata's Bacchic frenzy

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Aen. 7.373Hīs ubi nēquīquam dictīs experta Latīnum
contrā stāre videt penitusque in viscera lapsum
375serpentis furiāle malum tōtamque pererrat,
tum vērō īnfēlīx, ingentibus excita mōnstrīs,
immēnsam sine mōre furit lymphāta per urbem.
When, having tried in vain with these words, she sees Latinus standing firm against her, and the maddening poison of the serpent has slipped deep into her vitals and runs all through her, then indeed the unhappy queen, roused by monstrous horrors, rages wildly and without restraint through the vast city.
Aen. 7.378Ceu quondam tortō volitāns sub verbere turbō,
quem puerī magnō in gȳrō vacua ātria circum
380intentī lūdō exercent;
As at times a top, spinning under the twisted whip, which boys, intent on their game, drive in a great circle around empty halls;
Aen. 7.380ille āctus habēnā
curvātīs fertur spatiīs;
driven by the lash, it is carried round in curving courses;
Aen. 7.381stupet īnscia suprā
inpūbēsque manus, mīrāta volūbile buxum;
the unknowing, beardless band marvels over it, wondering at the whirling boxwood;
Aen. 7.383dant animōs plagae: nōn cursū segnior illō
per mediās urbēs agitur populōsque ferōcēs.
the blows give it life: no slower than that in her course is she driven through the midst of the cities and the fierce peoples.

Aen. 7.385Quīn etiam in silvās, simulātō nūmine Bacchī,
maius adorta nefās maiōremque orsa furōrem
ēvolat et nātam frondōsīs montibus abdit,
quō thalamum ēripiat Teucrīs taedāsque morētur,
Euhoe Bacche, fremēns, sōlum tē virgine dignum
390vōciferāns, etenim mollīs tibi sūmere thyrsōs,
tē lūstrāre chorō, sacrum tibi pāscere crīnem.
Why, she even flies out into the woods, feigning the power of Bacchus, attempting a greater outrage and beginning a greater madness, and hides her daughter in the leafy mountains, to snatch the marriage from the Teucrians and delay the torches, shrieking 'Euhoe Bacchus!', crying out that you alone are worthy of the maiden, for it is for you she takes up the soft thyrsus, you she circles in the dance, for you she grows her sacred hair.
Aen. 7.392Fāma volat, furiīsque accēnsās pectore mātrēs
īdem omnīs simul ardor agit nova quaerere tēcta:
dēseruēre domōs, ventīs dant colla comāsque,
395ast aliae tremulīs ululātibus aethera complent,
pampineāsque gerunt incīnctae pellibus hastās;
Rumour flies, and the same passion drives all the mothers, their hearts on fire with frenzy, to seek new homes at once: they have deserted their houses, they give their necks and hair to the winds, while others fill the air with quavering cries, and, clad in fawnskins, carry vine-wreathed spears;
Aen. 7.397ipsa inter mediās flagrantem fervida pīnum
sustinet ac nātae Turnīque canit hymenaeōs,
sanguineam torquēns aciem, torvumque repente
400clāmat: Iō mātrēs, audīte, ubi quaeque, Latīnae:
Sīqua piīs animīs manet īnfēlīcis Amātae
grātia, sī iūris māternī cūra remordet,
solvite crīnālīs vittās, capite orgia mēcum.
she herself, fiery, in their midst holds up a blazing pine torch and sings the wedding song of her daughter and Turnus, rolling her bloodshot eyes, and suddenly cries out fiercely: 'Ho, mothers, hear me, Latin women, wherever you are: if any kindness for unhappy Amata remains in your loyal hearts, if concern for a mother's rights stings you, loosen the ribbons from your hair, take up the revels with me.'
Aen. 7.404Tālem inter silvās, inter dēserta ferārum,
405rēgīnam Allēctō stimulīs agit undique Bacchī.
Such was the queen whom Allecto drives everywhere with the goads of Bacchus, among the woods, among the wild places of beasts.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (174 words)
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
nēquīquam (adv.)in vain, without reason
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
experior, -īrī, expertus sumtry, test, experience
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
penitus (adv.)deep within, far inside
que, enclitic conj.and
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
viscus, -eris n. (usu. pl. viscera)inner organs, vitals; the heart, the core
lābor, lābī, lapsusslip, glide, fall
serpēns, -entis, f.serpent
furiālis, -efrenzied, mad; of the Furies
malum, -ī, n.evil, mischief
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
pererrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuswander through, roam over
tum, adv.then, at that time
vērō, adv.in truth, indeed; however
īnfēlīx, -fēlīcis, adj.unhappy, unfortunate
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
exciō, -īre, -cīvī, -citusrouse, stir up; summon
mōnstrum, -ī, n.wonder, monster
immēnsus (inmēnsus), -a, -umimmeasurable, boundless, vast
sine, prep. with abl.without
mōs, mōris, m.way, manner, habit, custom
furō, -ererage, rave, be mad
lymphō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdrive mad; lymphātus: frenzied, out of one's mind
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
urbs, urbis, f.city
ceu (adv.)as, like, just as
quondam (adv.)once, formerly, at one time
torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortusturn
volitō, -āre, -āvīfly about; flit, swagger about
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
verber, -eris n.lash, whip; (pl.) a flogging
turbō, turbinis, m.whirlwind, hurricane
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
puer, puerī, m.boy
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
gȳrus, -ī m.circle, ring; circuit, wheeling course
vacuus, -a, -umempty
ātrium, -ī, n.hall
circum, prep. with acc.around
intentus, -a, -umattentive, alert, watchful
lūdus, -ī, m.game, sport
exerceō, -ercēre, -ercuī, -ercitusexercise
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
habēna, -ae f.rein
curvō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbend, curve
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
spatium, -ī, n.space, interval; space of time, time
stupeō, -ēre, -uībe stunned, astounded, or amazed
īnscius, -a, -umnot knowing, unaware
suprā, adv. and prep. with acc.above, before
impūbēs, -erisunder the age of puberty; chaste
manus, -ūs, f.hand
mīror, -ārī, -ātuswonder, wonder at
volūbilis, -espinning, rolling, turning; changeable
buxus, -ī f.box tree; boxwood (pale yellow)
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
plāga, -ae f.blow, wound; affliction, illness
nōn, adv.not
cursus, -ūs, m.running, speed; course, route, voyage; race
segnis, -eslow, sluggish, idle
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
populus, -ī m.people, nation
ferōx, -ōcis, adj.fierce, savage
quīn, conj.so that ... not, but that, but
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
silva, -ae, f.wood, forest
simulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumpretend
nūmen, -inis n.divine power, divinity
adorior, -īrī, adortus sumattack
nefās n. (indecl.)a sin, a wrong; something forbidden by divine law
ordior, -īrī, orsus sumbegin
furor, -ōris, m.rage, fury, frenzy, madness
ēvolō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumfly out, rush out
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
nāta, -ae f.daughter
frondōsus, -a, -umleafy, covered with foliage
mōns, montis, m.mountain
abdō, -dere, -didī, -ditusput away, hide
quō, adv.to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
thalamus, -ī m.bedroom; marriage bed; marriage
ēripiō, -ripere, -ripuī, -reptussnatch out or away, rescue
taeda, -ae f.pine torch; (often) the wedding torch, marriage
moror, -ārī, -ātusdelay, linger, stay
euhoe (exclamation)cry of joy of Bacchants
fremō, -ere, -uī, -itumroar, growl; grumble (in + acc.: at)
sōlus, -a, -umalone
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
virgō, virginis, f.maiden
dignus, -a, -um (+ abl.)worthy (of), deserving
vōciferor, -ārī, -ātus sumshout, cry out loudly
etenim (conj.)for indeed, and in fact
mollis, -esoft, weak
sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptustake under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment
thyrsus, -ī m.thyrsus, ivy-wreathed staff carried by Bacchus and his followers
lūstrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspurify by sacrifice; review (an army)
chorus, -ī m.dance in a ring; band of dancers
sacer, sacra, sacrumsacred, holy
pāscō, pāscere, pāvī, pāstusfeed
crīnis, -is m.hair, a lock of hair
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
volō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrusfly
furiae, -ārum f. pl.frenzy, rage; the Furies
accendō, -cendere, -cendī, -cēnsuskindle, light
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
māter, mātris, f.mother
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
omnis, -eall, every
simul, adv.at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
ardor, -ōris m.blaze, fire, glow; ardor caelī: a light in the sky
novus, -a, -umnew; novissimus, last
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
dēserō, -serere, -seruī, -sertusdesert
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
ventus, -ī, m.wind
collum, -ī, n.neck
coma, -ae f.hair, a head of hair; foliage
ast (conj.)but (older form of at)
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
tremulus, -a, -umtrembling, quivering
ululātus, -ūs m.howling, yelling, war-cry
aethēr, -eris m. (acc. aethera)the upper air, the sky
compleō, -plēre, -plēvī, -plētusfill full, fill up
pampineus, -a, -umof vine-shoots, wreathed with vine-leaves
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
incingō, -ere, -cīnxī, -cīnctusgird, wrap round, encircle
pellis, -is, f.hide, skin, pelt
hasta, -ae f.spear
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
flagrō, -āre, -āvīblaze, burn; be inflamed (with: abl.)
fervidus, -a, -umboiling, burning; fiery, hot-headed
pīnus, -ūs or -ī f.pine tree; (poetic) a ship
sustineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentushold or bear up, sustain, withstand
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
canō, -ere, cecinī, cantussing; of a trumpet: sound (receptuī canere: sound the retreat)
sanguineus, -a, -umbloody, blood-red
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
torvus, -a, -umgrim, fierce, glaring
repente (adv.)suddenly
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusshout, cry out; proclaim
iō, interj.oh! ho! (a cry of joy, pain or calling)
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron.each
Latīnus, -a, -umLatin
sī quis, sī qua, sī quidif anyone, if any (sī + the indefinite quis)
pius, -a, -umdutiful, devoted, pious
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsusremain
grātia, -ae, f.favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
sī, conj.if
iūs, iūris, n.right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath
māternus, -a, -umof a mother, maternal
cūra, -ae f.care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
remordeō, -ērebite again; trouble, torment
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtusloosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
crīnālis, -eof the hair; (n. as noun) hair ornament
vitta, -ae f.headband, ribbon
caput, capitis, n.head
orgia, -ōrum n. pl.secret rites, the revels of Bacchus
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
tālis, -esuch
dēsertum, -ī n.desert, wilderness
fera, -ae, f.wild animal, beast
rēgīna, -ae, f.queen
stimulus, -ī m.goad; in Caesar an iron spike set in the ground
undique, adv.from or on all sides
Vergil, Aeneid VII. 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.