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Vergil · Aeneid VII

Aeneid 7.406–434

Allecto visits Turnus in disguise

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Aen. 7.406Postquam vīsa satis prīmōs acuisse furōrēs
cōnsiliumque omnemque domum vertisse Latīnī,
prōtinus hinc fuscīs trīstis dea tollitur alīs
audācis Rutulī ad mūrōs, quam dīcitur urbem
410Acrisionēīs Danaē fundāsse colōnīs,
praecipitī Dēlāta notō.
When she seemed to have sharpened the first frenzy enough and to have overturned the plans and all the house of Latinus, at once the grim goddess rises from here on dusky wings to the walls of the bold Rutulian, the city which Danae is said to have founded with Acrisian settlers, carried down by the rushing south wind.
Aen. 7.411Locus Ardea quondam
dictus avīs, et nunc magnum manet Ardea nōmen,
sed fortūna fuit;
The place was once called Ardea by our ancestors, and Ardea still remains a great name, but its fortune is past;
Aen. 7.413tēctīs hīc Turnus in altīs
iam mediam nigrā carpēbat nocte quiētem.
here in his lofty palace Turnus was now taking his rest in the middle of the black night.
Aen. 7.415Allēctō torvam faciem et furiālia membra
exuit, in vultūs sēsē trānsfōrmat anīlīs;
Allecto puts off her grim face and her fiendish limbs, and transforms herself into the features of an old woman;
Aen. 7.417et frontem obscēnam rūgīs arat, induit albōs
cum vittā crīnīs, tum rāmum innectit olīvae;
she furrows her foul brow with wrinkles, puts on white hair with a ribbon, then entwines an olive branch in it;
Aen. 7.419fit Calybē Iūnōnis anus templīque sacerdōs
420et iuvenī ante oculōs hīs sē cum vōcibus offert:
Turne, tot incassum fūsōs patiēre labōrēs
et tua Dardaniīs trānscrībī scēptra colōnīs?
she becomes Calybe, aged priestess of Juno and her temple, and presents herself before the young man's eyes with these words: 'Turnus, will you let so many labours be poured out in vain, and your sceptre be handed over to Dardan settlers?

Aen. 7.423Rēx tibi coniugium et quaesītās sanguine dōtēs
abnegat, externusque in regnum quaeritur hērēs.
The king refuses you your marriage and the dowry won with blood, and a foreign heir is sought for the kingdom.
Aen. 7.425Ī nunc, ingrātīs offer tē, inrīse, perīclīs;Go now, you laughing-stock, offer yourself to thankless dangers; Aen. 7.426Tyrrhēnās, ī, sterne aciēs;go, lay low the Tyrrhenian ranks; Aen. 7.426tege pāce Latīnōs.protect the Latins with peace. Aen. 7.427Haec adeō tibi mē, placidā cum nocte iacērēs,
ipsa palam fārī omnipotēns Sāturnia iussit.
This is what almighty Saturn's daughter herself ordered me to tell you openly, while you lay in the calm night.
Aen. 7.429Quārē age et armārī pūbem portīsque movērī
430laetus in arma parā, et Phrygiōs quī flūmine pulchrō
cōnsēdēre ducēs pictāsque exūre carīnās.
So come, gladly prepare the youth to be armed and to march from the gates to arms, and burn the Phrygian captains who have settled by the lovely river, and their painted ships.
Aen. 7.432Caelestum vīs magna iubet.The great might of the heavenly ones commands it. Aen. 7.432Rēx ipse Latīnus,
nī dare coniugium et dictō pārēre fatētur,
sentiat et tandem Turnum experiātur in armīs.
Let King Latinus himself, unless he agrees to give you your bride and keep his word, find out and at last feel Turnus in arms.'

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (149 words)
postquam, conj.later than, after, when
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
satis, adv.enough, sufficiently
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
acuō, -ere, acuī, acūtussharpen; stimulate
furor, -ōris, m.rage, fury, frenzy, madness
cōnsilium, -ī, n.advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
que, enclitic conj.and
omnis, -eall, every
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
vertō, vertere, vertī, versusturn
prōtinus (adv.)straight on; at once
hinc, adv.from this place, hence
fuscus, -a, -umdark, dusky, swarthy
trīstis, -esad, gloomy
dea, -ae f.goddess
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
ala, -ae, f.wing
audāx, -ācisbold, daring, reckless
Rutulus, -a, -umRutulian, of the Rutuli, Turnus' people
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
mūrus, -ī, m.wall
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
urbs, urbis, f.city
Acrisionēus, -a, -umof Acrisius, king of Argos; Argive
fundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslay the foundations of, found, establish
colōnus, -ī m.settler, colonist; farmer
praeceps, -cipitisheadlong
dēferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbear or carry away or off
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
quondam (adv.)once, formerly, at one time
avus, -ī, m.grandfather
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
nunc, adv.now
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsusremain
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
sed, conj.but
fortūna, -ae, f.fortune
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
iam, adv.now, already
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
niger, nigra, nigrumblack
carpō, -ere, -sī, -tuspluck
nox, noctis, f.night
quiēs, quiētis, f.rest, repose
torvus, -a, -umgrim, fierce, glaring
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
furiālis, -efrenzied, mad; of the Furies
membrum, -ī, n.limb, member
exuō, -uere, -uī, -ūtusput or take off
vultus, -ūs m.face, expression
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
trānsfōrmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuschange in shape, transform
anīlis, -eof an old woman
frōns, frontis, f.forehead
obscēnus, -a, -umill-omened, foul, loathsome
rūga, -ae f.wrinkle
arō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusplow
induō, induere, induī, indūtusput on; clothe
albus, -a, -umwhite
cum, prep, with abl.with
vitta, -ae f.headband, ribbon
crīnis, -is m.hair, a lock of hair
tum, adv.then, at that time
rāmus, -ī, m.branch, bough
innectō, -ere, -nexuī, -nexustie on; weave, contrive
olīva, -ae f.olive tree; olive
fīō, fierī, factus sumbe done or made, become, happen
anus, -ūs f.old woman
templum, -ī, n.sanctuary, temple
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.priest, priestess
iuvenis, -is, m.young man, youth
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
oculus, -ī, m.eye
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātusbear to, proffer, offer
tot (indecl.)so many
incassum (adv.)in vain, to no purpose
fundō, -ere, fūdī, fūsumpour; rout, scatter (an enemy)
patior, patī, passus, bearsuffer, allow
labor, -ōris, m.labor, toil
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
Dardanius, -a, -umDardanian, of Dardanus; Trojan
trānscrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptustransfer, enrol elsewhere; copy out; make over to
scēptrum, -ī n.sceptre; royal power
rēx, rēgis, m.king
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
coniugium, -ī n.marriage, wedlock
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
sanguis, sanguinis, m.blood
dōs, dōtis f.dowry
abnegō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusrefuse
externus, -a, -umoutside, foreign
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
hērēs (haerēs), -ēdis m.heir
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
ingrātus, -a, -umunwelcome, unpleasant; ungrateful
inrīdeō, -rīdēre, -rīsī, -rīsuslaugh at, mock
perīculum, -ī, n.danger, peril, risk
Tyrrhēnus, -a, -umEtruscan; mare Tyrrhēnum: the sea west of Italy
sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātusspread out; furnish with couches (of a room)
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctuscover
pāx, pācis f.peace
Latīnus, -a, -umLatin
adeō (adv.)so far, to such a degree; so
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
placidus, -a, -umcalm, gentle
iaceō, -ēre, -uīlie, be prostrate
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
palam (adv.)openly, publicly
for, fārī, fātus sumspeak, say
omnipotēns, -entisall-powerful
Sāturnius, -a, -umof Saturn; Sāturnia arva: Italy, where Saturn once reigned
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
quārē (adv.)why; for which reason
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
armō, -āre, -āvi, -ātusarm, equip
pūbēs, -erisadult, grown-up (of men of military age)
porta, -ae, f.gate; door
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtusmove
laetus, -a, -umglad, joyful
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake ready, prepare
Phrygius, -a, -umPhrygian, of Phrygia in central Asia Minor
flūmen, -minis, n.river
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrumbeautiful
cōnsīdō, -sīdere, -sēdī, -sessussit down
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
pingō, -ere, pīnxī, pictuspaint
exūrō, -ere, -ussī, -ustumburn down
carīna, -ae f.keel; hull
caelestis, -eheavenly; pl. as noun: the gods
vīs, vīs, f.violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main
nī (conj.)if not, unless (= nisi)
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
pāreō, -ēre, -uīobey
fateor, -ērī, fassus sumadmit, confess
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsusperceive, feel
tandem, adv.at length or last, finally
experior, -īrī, expertus sumtry, test, experience
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.