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Vergil · Aeneid VII

Aeneid 7.540–571

Juno dismisses Allecto

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Aen. 7.540Atque ea per campōs aequō dum Mārte geruntur,
prōmissī dea facta potēns, ubi sanguine bellum
imbuit et prīmae commīsit fūnera pugnae,
dēserit Hesperiam et caelī convexa per aurās
Iūnōnem victrīx adfātur vōce superba:
545Ēn, perfecta tibi bellō discordia trīstī:
dīc in amīcitiam coeant et foedera iungant.
And while these things are fought out over the plains with equal fortune, the goddess, having made good her promise, when she had steeped the war in blood and joined the deaths of the first battle, leaves Hesperia and, through the air of heaven's vault, addresses Juno in triumph with a proud voice: 'See, discord is brought to completion for you in grim war: tell them to come together in friendship and join in treaties.
Aen. 7.547Quandō quidem Ausoniō respersī sanguine Teucrōs,
hoc etiam hīs addam, tua sī mihi certa voluntās:
fīnitimās in bella feram rūmōribus urbēs
550accendamque animōs īnsānī Mārtis amōre,
undique ut auxiliō veniunt;
Since I have spattered the Teucrians with Ausonian blood, I will add this too to it, if I can be sure of your will: I will bring the neighbouring cities into the war with rumours, and fire their minds with love of insane war, so that they come from all sides to help;
Aen. 7.551spargam arma per agrōs.I will scatter arms through the fields.' Aen. 7.552Tum contrā Iūnō;Then Juno in reply: Aen. 7.552Terrōrum et fraudis abundē est;'There is enough of terror and deceit; Aen. 7.553stant bellī causae, pugnātur comminus armīs,
quae fors prīma dedit sanguis novus imbuit arma.
the causes of war stand firm, they are fighting hand to hand with weapons, and fresh blood stains the arms which chance first gave.

Aen. 7.555Tālia coniugia et tālīs celebrent hymenaeōs
ēgregium Veneris genus et rēx ipse Latīnus.
Such a marriage and such wedding rites let the noble offspring of Venus and King Latinus himself celebrate.
Aen. 7.557Tē super aetheriās errāre licentius aurās
haud pater ille velit, summī regnātor Olympī:
cēde locīs;
That father, the ruler of high Olympus, would not wish you to roam too freely through the upper air: leave this place;
Aen. 7.559ego, Sīqua super fortūna labōrum est,
560ipsa regam.
I myself, if any further fortune of toil remains, will direct it.'
Aen. 7.560Tālīs dederat Sāturnia vōcēs.Saturn's daughter had uttered such words. Aen. 7.561Illa autem attollit strīdentīs anguibus alās
Cōcȳtīque petit sēdem, supera ardua linquēns.
But she raises her wings, hissing with snakes, and makes for her home in Cocytus, leaving the heights above.
Aen. 7.563Est locus Ītaliae mediō sub montibus altīs,
nōbilis et fāmā multīs memorātus in ōrīs,
565Amsanctī vallēs: dēnsīs hunc frondibus ātrum
urguet utrimque latus nemoris, mediōque fragōsus
dat sonitum saxīs et tortō vertice torrēns.
There is a place in the middle of Italy beneath high mountains, renowned and celebrated by fame in many lands, the valley of Amsanctus: a flank of forest, dark with dense leaves, hems it in on either side, and in the middle a crashing torrent sounds over the rocks with its twisting eddy.

Aen. 7.568Hīc specus horrendum et saevī spīrācula Dītis
mōnstrantur, ruptōque ingēns Acheronte vorāgō
570pestiferās aperit faucēs, quīs condita Erīnys,
invīsum nūmen, terrās caelumque levābat.
Here a dreadful cave and the breathing-holes of cruel Dis are shown, and a huge chasm, where Acheron has broken through, opens its pestilential jaws, in which the Fury, hateful power, hid herself and relieved earth and heaven.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (155 words)
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
campus, -ī, m.plain, field
aequus, -a, -umlevel; equal; fair
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
prōmissum, -ī n.promise
dea, -ae f.goddess
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
potēns, -entispowerful
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
sanguis, sanguinis, m.blood
bellum, -ī, n.war
imbuō, -buere, -buī, -būtuswet, soak, dip
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
committō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend together; commit, intrust; expose; proelium committere, to join battle
fūnus, -eris n.funeral
pugna, -ae, f.fighting, battle, combat
dēserō, -serere, -seruī, -sertusdesert
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
convexus, -a, -umarched, curved; convexa (n. pl.): the curving slopes
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
victrīx, -īcis (f. adj. and noun)victorious; conqueror (feminine)
adfor (affor), -fārī, -fātus sumspeak to, address
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
superbus, -a, -umproud, arrogant, haughty
ēn (interj.)look! see! there!
perficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusdo or make through, accomplish
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
discordia, -ae f.disagreement, discord, strife
trīstis, -esad, gloomy
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
amīcitia, -ae f.friendship, alliance
coeō, -īre, -iī, -itumcome together, assemble
foedus, -eris n.treaty, alliance
iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctusjoin; yoke, harness
quandō (adv.)when; (after sī) ever
quidem, adv.in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
Ausonius, -a, -umAusonian, Italian (Ausonia: a poetic name for Italy)
respergō, -ere, -spersī, -spersussprinkle, spatter
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
etiam, adv.and now, also, too, even
addō, -ere, -didī, -ditusadd, put to
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
sī, conj.if
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
certus, -a, -umdetermined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform
voluntās, -tātis, f.wish, will
fīnitimus, -a, -umneighboring, adjoining
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
rūmor, -ōris m.rumour, report
urbs, urbis, f.city
accendō, -cendere, -cendī, -cēnsuskindle, light
que, enclitic conj.and
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
īnsānus, -a, -ummad, frantic
amor, -ōris, m.love
undique, adv.from or on all sides
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
auxilium, -ī, n.help, aid
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
spargō, spargere, sparsī, sparsusscatter, sprinkle
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
ager, agri, m.field, land
tum, adv.then, at that time
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
terror, -ōris, m.terror, fright
fraus, fraudis, f.deception, fraud
abundē (adv.)in plenty, more than enough
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
causa, -ae, f.cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of
pugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusfight
comminus (adv.)hand to hand, at close quarters
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
fors, fortis f.chance, luck
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
novus, -a, -umnew; novissimus, last
tālis, -esuch
coniugium, -ī n.marriage, wedlock
celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthrong; keep (a festival), celebrate
ēgregius, -a, -umoutstanding, excellent
genus, generis, n.kind, nature
rēx, rēgis, m.king
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
aetherius, -a, -umof the upper air, heavenly
errō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuswander, stray; be mistaken
licenter (adv.)freely, without restraint; licentius: too freely
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
pater, patris, m.father
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
volō, velle, voluīwish
summus, -a, -umuppermost, highest, greatest
regnātor, -ōris m.ruler, lord
cēdō, -ere, cessī, cessumgo, withdraw, give way
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
sī quis, sī qua, sī quidif anyone, if any (sī + the indefinite quis)
fortūna, -ae, f.fortune
labor, -ōris, m.labor, toil
regō, -ere, rēxī, rēctumguide, steer, rule
Sāturnius, -a, -umof Saturn; Sāturnia arva: Italy, where Saturn once reigned
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
attollō, -erelift up, raise
strīdeō, -ēre, strīdīgrate, gnash; strīdēre dentibus: grind the teeth
anguis, -is, m. and f.serpent, snake
ala, -ae, f.wing
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
sēdēs, -is, f.seat, abode
superus, -a, -um; comp. superior, superl. summus or suprēmusabove, upper; comp. higher, earlier, previous; superior; superl. highest, top of
arduus, -a, -umsteep, difficult
linquō, -ere, līquīleave
medium, -ī n.the middle; in mediō: in the midst
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
mōns, montis, m.mountain
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
nōbilis, -ewell-known, noble
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
memorō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusremind of, mention
ōra, -ae f.coast, shore
vallis, -is, f.valley
dēnsus, -a, -umthick
frōns, frontis, f.forehead
āter, ātra, ātrumblack, dark; gloomy
urgeō, -ēre, ursīpress hard
utrimque, adv.on either side or both sides
latus, lateris n.side, flank
nemus, -oris n.grove, wood
fragōsus, -a, -umcrashing, roaring; rough, broken
sonitus, -ūs, m.sound, noise
saxum, -ī, n.rock, stone
torqueō, torquēre, torsī, tortusturn
vertex, -icis m.top of the head, crown; summit
torrēns, -entis m.torrent, rushing stream; winter stream
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
specus, -ūs m.cave, grotto
horrendus, -a, -umdreadful, terrible
saevus, -a, -umfierce, savage
spīrāculum, -ī n.breath, breathing; air hole
mōnstrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspoint out, show
rumpō, rumpere, rūpī, ruptusbreak, burst
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
vorāgō, -inis f.chasm, abyss, whirlpool
pestifer, -era, -erumdeadly, ruinous
aperiō, -īre, -uī, -tusopen
faucēs, -ium f. pl.throat; narrow pass, gorge
condō, -dere, -didī, -ditusput together, found; store away
invīsus, -a, -umhated, hateful (to: dat.)
nūmen, -inis n.divine power, divinity
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
levō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslift; lighten, relieve
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.