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Vergil · Aeneid VII

Aeneid 7.5–24

Sailing past Circe's island

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Aen. 7.5At pius exsequiīs Aenēās rīte solūtīs,
aggere compositō tumulī, postquam alta quiērunt
aequora, tendit iter vēlīs portumque relinquit.
But dutiful Aeneas, the funeral rites duly paid and the mound of the tomb heaped up, once the deep seas had grown calm, holds his course under sail and leaves the harbour.
Aen. 7.8Adspīrant aurae in noctem nec candida cursūs
Lūna negat, splendet tremulō sub lūmine pontus.
The breezes blow on into the night, and the bright Moon does not deny them passage; the sea shines beneath her trembling light.
Aen. 7.10Proxima Circaeae rāduntur lītora terrae,
dīves inaccessōs ubi Sōlis fīlia lūcōs
adsiduō resonat cantū tēctīsque superbīs
ūrit odōrātam nocturna in lūmina cedrum,
argūtō tenuīs percurrēns pectine tēlās.
They skim the nearest shores of Circe's land, where the rich daughter of the Sun makes her untrodden groves ring with ceaseless song, and in her proud halls burns fragrant cedar for light by night, running the shrill comb through the fine warp.
Aen. 7.15Hinc exaudīrī gemitūs īraeque leōnum
vincla recūsantum et sērā sub nocte rudentum,
saetigerīque suēs atque in praesaepibus ursī
saevīre ac fōrmae magnōrum ululāre lupōrum,
quōs hominum ex faciē dea saeva potentibus herbīs
20induerat Circē in voltūs ac terga ferārum.
From here could be heard the groans and rage of lions, chafing at their chains and roaring late in the night, and bristly boars and bears raging in their pens, and shapes of huge wolves howling, men whom the cruel goddess Circe with her potent herbs had stripped of human form and clothed in the faces and bodies of beasts.

Aen. 7.21Quae nē mōnstra piī paterentur tālia Trōēs
dēlātī in portūs neu lītora dīra subīrent,
Neptūnus ventīs implēvit vēla secundīs
atque fugam dedit et praeter vada fervida vexit.
So that the dutiful Trojans might not suffer such monstrous things, carried into the harbour, nor approach the dreadful shores, Neptune filled their sails with favouring winds, gave them escape, and bore them past the seething shallows.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×2, indirect statement ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (105 words)
at, conj.but
pius, -a, -umdutiful, devoted, pious
exsequiae, -ārum f. pl.funeral procession, funeral rites
rīte, adv.duly, fitly
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtusloosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
agger, aggeris m.mound, siege ramp
compōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positumput together; mend, set in order
tumulus, -ī m.mound, hillock
postquam, conj.later than, after, when
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
quiēscō, -ere, quiēvī, quiētusrest, keep quiet
aequor, -oris n.level surface; the sea
tendō, -ere, tetendī, tentumstretch out; hold out
iter, itineris, n.a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march
vēlum, -ī n.sail
portus, -ūs, m.harbor, haven, port
que, enclitic conj.and
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictusleave behind, leave
aspīrō (adspīrō), -āre, -āvī, -ātumbreathe on, breathe fragrance
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
nox, noctis, f.night
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
candidus, -a, -umshining white, bright
cursus, -ūs, m.running, speed; course, route, voyage; race
lūna, -ae f.moon
negō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussay no or not, deny, refuse
splendeō, -ēreshine, gleam
tremulus, -a, -umtrembling, quivering
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
lūmen, -minis, n.light
proximus, -a, -umnearest, next
Circaeus, -a, -umof Circe
rādō, -ere, rāsī, rāsumshave, scrape
lītus, lītoris, n.shore
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
dīves, dīvitis (superl. dītissimus)rich
inaccessus, -a, -umunapproachable, inaccessible
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
sōl, sōlis, m.sun
fīlia, -ae, f.daughter
lūcus, -ī m.sacred grove
assiduus, -a, -umconstant, unremitting
resonō, -āre, -āvīresound, echo
cantus, -ūs, m.singing, song
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
superbus, -a, -umproud, arrogant, haughty
ūrō, ūrere, ussī, ūstusburn
odōrātus, -a, -umsweet-smelling
nocturnus, -a, -umof night, nocturnal; nocturnum tempus, night-time
cedrus, -ī f.cedar; cedar-wood
argūtus, -a, -umclear-sounding, shrill, rustling; sharp, clever
tenuis, -ethin
percurrō, -ere, -cucurrī, -cursusrun along, run through
pecten, -inis m.comb; plectrum (for striking a lyre)
tēla, -ae f.web; the warp on a loom; woven cloth
hinc, adv.from this place, hence
exaudiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītumhear (from a distance)
gemitus, -ūs m.groan, sigh
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
leō, -ōnis, m.lion
vinculum, -ī, n.bond, chain
recūsō, -cūsāre, -cūsāvī, -cūsātusgive a reason against, refuse
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
sērus, -a, -umlate
rudēns, -entis m.rope; (pl.) the rigging
saetiger, -era, -erumbristly, bristle-bearing
sūs, suis m./f.pig, boar
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
praesaepe, -is n.stall, enclosure; (of bees) hive
ursus, -ī m.bear
saeviō, -īre, -iī, -ītumrage
fōrma, -ae, f.form, appearance; beauty
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
ululō, -āre, -āvī, -ātushowl, wail
lupus, -ī m.wolf
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
homō, hominis, m.man
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
faciēs, -ēī f.face; appearance
dea, -ae f.goddess
saevus, -a, -umfierce, savage
potēns, -entispowerful
herba, -ae, f.herb, plant
induō, induere, induī, indūtusput on; clothe
vultus, -ūs m.face, expression
tergum, -ī, n.back
fera, -ae, f.wild animal, beast
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
mōnstrum, -ī, n.wonder, monster
patior, patī, passus, bearsuffer, allow
tālis, -esuch
dēferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbear or carry away or off
nēve or neu, conj.and that not, and not, nor
dīrus, -a, -umdreadful
subeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo under; undergo, submit to, sustain, bear, endure
ventus, -ī, m.wind
impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētumfill; fulfil, complete
secundus, -a, -umfollowing, favorable
fuga, -ae, f.flight
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
praeter, prep. with acc.before, past, by; besides, except
vadum, -ī n.ford, shallow place
fervidus, -a, -umboiling, burning; fiery, hot-headed
vehō, vehere, vexī, vectuscarry
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.