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Vergil · Aeneid VII

Aeneid 7.445–474

The Fury sets Turnus ablaze

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Aen. 7.445Tālibus Allēctō dictīs exārsit in īrās,
at iuvenī ōrantī subitus tremor occupat artūs,
dēriguēre oculī: tot Erīnys sībilat hydrīs
tantaque sē faciēs aperit;
At such words Allecto blazed into rage, and as the young man spoke a sudden trembling seizes his limbs, his eyes stared fixed: so many are the serpents with which the Fury hisses, so vast a face reveals itself;
Aen. 7.448tum flammea torquēns
lūmina cūnctantem et quaerentem dīcere plūra
450reppulit et geminōs ērēxit crīnibus anguīs
verberaque īnsonuit rabidōque haec addidit ōre:
Ēn ego victa sitū, quam vērī effēta senectūs
arma inter rēgum falsa formīdine lūdit.
then, rolling her flaming eyes, she thrust him back as he hesitated and sought to say more, and raised two snakes from her hair, and cracked her whip, and added these words with raving mouth: 'Look at me, worn out with decay, whom old age, barren of truth, mocks with false fear among the wars of kings.
Aen. 7.454Respice ad haec: adsum dīrārum ab sēde sorōrum,
455bella manū lētumque gerō.
Look at this: I come from the home of the dread sisters, and in my hand I bear wars and death.'
Aen. 7.456Sīc effāta facem iuvenī coniēcit et ātrō
lūmine fūmantīs fīxit sub pectore taedās.
Having spoken so, she hurled a torch at the young man and fixed the brand, smoking with black light, beneath his breast.

Aen. 7.458Ollī somnum ingēns rumpit pavor, ossaque et artūs
perfundit tōtō prōruptus corpore sūdor;
A huge terror breaks his sleep, and sweat, bursting out from his whole body, drenches his bones and limbs;
Aen. 7.460arma āmēns fremit, arma torō tēctīsque requīrit;frantic, he roars for arms, searches for arms in his bed and through the house; Aen. 7.461saevit amor ferrī et scelerāta īnsānia bellī,
īra super: magnō velutī cum flamma sonōre
virgea suggeritur costīs undantis aënī
exsultantque aestū laticēs, furit intus aquāï
465fūmidus atque altē spūmīs exūberat amnis,
nec iam sē capit unda, volat vapor āter ad aurās.
love of the sword rages in him, and the criminal madness of war, and anger above all: as when a fire of brushwood is heaped with a loud roar beneath the sides of a seething cauldron, and the water leaps with the heat; within, the smoking flood of water rages and boils up high with foam, and the wave no longer contains itself; black steam flies into the air.
Aen. 7.467Ergō iter ad rēgem pollūta pāce Latīnum
indīcit prīmīs iuvenum et iubet arma parārī,
tūtārī Ītaliam, dētrūdere fīnibus hostem:
470sē satis ambōbus Teucrīsque venīre Latīnīsque.
So, now that peace has been defiled, he gives notice to the leaders of the young men of a march on King Latinus, and orders arms to be made ready, to defend Italy, to drive the enemy from its borders: he is coming, a match for both Teucrians and Latins.

Aen. 7.471Haec ubi dicta dedit dīvōsque in vōta vocāvit,
certātim sēsē Rutulī exhortantur in arma:
hunc decus ēgregium fōrmae movet atque iuventae,
hunc atavī rēgēs, hunc clārīs dextera factīs.
When he had said this and called the gods to hear his vows, the Rutulians eagerly urge one another to arms: one is moved by the outstanding grace of his beauty and youth, one by his royal ancestors, one by his right hand, famous for its deeds.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (158 words)
tālis, -esuch
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
exārdēscō, -ārdēscere, -ārsī, -ārsusblaze out, be inflamed, rage
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
at, conj.but
iuvenis, -is, m.young man, youth
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusspeak; beg, pray
subitus, -a, -umsudden
tremor, -ōris m.trembling, shaking
occupō, -cupāre, -cupāvī, -cupātusseize; fill
artūs, -uum m. pl.joints; limbs, body
dērigēscō, -ere, -riguīgrow stiff; (of blood) run cold, freeze
oculus, -ī, m.eye
tot (indecl.)so many
sībilō, -ārehiss; whistle
hydrus, -ī m.water-snake
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
que, enclitic conj.and
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
aperiō, -īre, -uī, -tusopen
tum, adv.then, at that time
flammeus, -a, -umfiery, flaming
torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortusturn
lūmen, -minis, n.light
cūnctor, -ārī, -ātus sumdelay, hesitate
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
plūrēs, -a, plur. adj.more, many, several
repellō, repellere, reppulī, repulsusdrive back or away, repulse, repel
ērigō, -rigere, -rēxī, -rēctusraise or set up, raise, lift; cheer, encourage
crīnis, -is m.hair, a lock of hair
anguis, -is, m. and f.serpent, snake
verber, -eris n.lash, whip; (pl.) a flogging
īnsonō, -āre, -sonuīresound, echo
rabidus, -a, -umraving, frenzied
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
addō, -ere, -didī, -ditusadd, put to
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
ēn (interj.)look! see! there!
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victumconquer, defeat
situs, -a, -umplaced, situated
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
vērum (conj.)but, but in fact; nōn modo ... vērum etiam: not only ... but also
effētus, -a, -umworn out, exhausted (as by bearing young)
senectūs, -tūtis f.old age
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
rēx, rēgis, m.king
falsus, -a, -umfeigned, pretended, false
formīdō, -inis f.fear, dread; something to be dreaded
lūdō, -ere, lūsī, lūsumplay; mock, deceive
respiciō, -ere, -spexī, -spectumlook back
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
adsum, adesse, adfuībe present, be at hand
dīrus, -a, -umdreadful
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
sēdēs, -is, f.seat, abode
soror, -ōris, f.sister
bellum, -ī, n.war
manus, -ūs, f.hand
lētum, -ī n.death
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
sīc, adv.so, thus
effor, -fārī, -fātus sumspeak out, pronounce (a solemn formula)
fax, facis, f.torch, firebrand
coniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow together; throw, cast, hurl
āter, ātra, ātrumblack, dark; gloomy
fūmō, -āresmoke, give off smoke
fīgō, fīgere, fīxī, fīxusfix, fasten, plant firmly
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
taeda, -ae f.pine torch; (often) the wedding torch, marriage
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
somnus, -ī, m.sleep, drowsiness
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
rumpō, rumpere, rūpī, ruptusbreak, burst
pavor, -ōris, m.terror, panic
perfundō, -ere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour over, drench; fill (with a feeling)
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
prōrumpō, -ere, -rūpī, -ruptumburst forth
corpus, corporis, n.body
sūdor, -ōris m.sweat; toil
āmēns, āmentisout of one's mind, frantic
fremō, -ere, -uī, -itumroar, growl; grumble (in + acc.: at)
torus, -ī m.cushion, mattress; couch
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
requīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītuslook for, ask after; need
saeviō, -īre, -iī, -ītumrage
amor, -ōris, m.love
ferrum, -ī n.iron; iron point, sword
scelerātus, -a, -umwicked, criminal
īnsānia, -ae, f.madness, insanity
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
velutī (adv.)just as, as if
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
flamma, -ae, f.flame
sonor, -ōris m.sound, noise, din
virgeus, -a, -ummade of twigs, of brushwood
suggerō, -ere, -gessī, -gestusbring up, supply; prompt, remind (someone of something)
costa, -ae f.rib; side
undō, -āre, -āvīsurge, billow, rise in waves
aēnum, -ī n.bronze pot, cauldron
exsultō, -āre, -āvīleap up; exult, revel, run riot
aestus, -ūs m.heat; tide
latex, -icis m.liquid; (often) wine
furō, -ererage, rave, be mad
intus (adv.)inside, within
aqua, -ae, f.water
fūmidus, -a, -umsmoky, steaming
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
altē (adv.)high; deep
spūma, -ae f.foam
exūberō, -āreoverflow, surge up; abound
amnis, -is m.river
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
iam, adv.now, already
capiō, capere, cēpī, captustake, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
unda, -ae, f.wave
volō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrusfly
vapor, -ōris m.steam, vapour, smoke; heat
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
ergō (adv.)therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
iter, itineris, n.a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march
polluō, -ere, -uī, -ūtussoil, defile, desecrate
pāx, pācis f.peace
indīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictumproclaim, call (a meeting)
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake ready, prepare
tūtor, -ārī, -ātus sumprotect, guard
dētrūdō, -ere, -trūsī, -trūsuspush off, thrust away
fīnis, -is, m.end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
satis, adv.enough, sufficiently
ambō, -ae, -ōboth
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
Latīnus, -a, -umLatin
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
dīvus, -ī m. (gen. pl. also dīvum, dīvom)god
vōtum, -ī n.vow; wish, prayer
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
certātim (adv.)eagerly, vying with one another
exhortor, -ārī, -ātus sumencourage, urge on
decus, -oris n.honour, glory; what is fitting, propriety
ēgregius, -a, -umoutstanding, excellent
fōrma, -ae, f.form, appearance; beauty
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtusmove
iuventa, -ae f.youth, the time of youth
atavus, -ī m.ancestor; great-great-great-grandfather
clārus, -a, -umclear, loud; famous
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
factum, -ī n.deed, act
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.