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Vergil · Aeneid VIII

Aeneid 8.36–65

The river god Tiber speaks

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Aen. 8.36Ō sate gente deum, Trōiānam ex hostibus urbem
quī revehis nōbīs aeternaque Pergama servās,
exspectāte solō Laurentī arvīsque Latīnīs,
hīc tibi certa domus, certī, nē absiste, penātēs;
'O offspring of the race of gods, you who bring back to us the Trojan city from its enemies and preserve Pergamum for ever, you long awaited by the soil of Laurentum and the Latin fields, here is a sure home for you, here are your sure household gods; do not draw back;
Aen. 8.40neu bellī terrēre minīs: tumor omnis et īrae
concessēre deum.
and do not be frightened by the threats of war: all the swelling anger and wrath of the gods has subsided.
Aen. 8.49Nunc quā ratiōne quod īnstat
50expediās victor, paucīs (adverte) docēbō.
Now in what way you may victoriously accomplish what lies before you, I shall teach you in a few words; pay attention.
Aen. 8.51Arcadēs hīs ōrīs, genus ā Pallante profectum,
quī rēgem Euandrum comitēs, quī signa secūtī,
dēlēgēre locum et posuēre in montibus urbem
Pallantis proavī dē nōmine Pallantēum.
On these shores Arcadians, a race sprung from Pallas, who followed King Evander as his companions, who followed his standards, chose a site and built a city in the hills, Pallanteum, named after their ancestor Pallas.

Aen. 8.55Hī bellum adsiduē dūcunt cum gente Latīnā;These wage war unceasingly with the Latin people; Aen. 8.56hōs castrīs adhibē sociōs et foedera iunge.take them as allies into your camp and join treaties with them. Aen. 8.57Ipse ego tē rīpīs et rēctō flūmine dūcam,
adversum remīs superēs subvectus ut amnem.
I myself shall guide you between my banks straight up the river, so that, carried upstream, you may overcome the opposing current with your oars.
Aen. 8.59Surge age, nāte dea, prīmīsque cadentibus astrīs
60Iūnōnī fer rīte precēs īramque mināsque
supplicibus superā vōtīs.
Up, come, goddess-born, and as the first stars are setting offer prayers duly to Juno and overcome her anger and threats with suppliant vows.
Aen. 8.61Mihi victor honōrem
persolvēs.
To me you will pay honour when you are victor.
Aen. 8.62Ego sum plēnō quem flūmine cernis
stringentem rīpās et pinguia culta secantem,
caeruleus Thybris, caelō grātissimus amnis.
I am he whom you see grazing the banks with full flood and cutting through the rich tilled fields, the blue Tiber, the river most pleasing to heaven.
Aen. 8.65Hīc mihi magna domus, celsīs caput urbibus, exit.Here is my great home; my source rises among lofty cities.'

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (107 words)
ō (interj.)O! oh!
serō, serere, sēvī, satussow, plant
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
deus, -ī, m.god
Trōiānus, -a, -umTrojan
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
urbs, urbis, f.city
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
revehō, -ere, -vēxī, -vectuscarry back
nōsplur. of ego
aeternus, -a, -umeverlasting, eternal
que, enclitic conj.and
servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussave, preserve
exspectō, -spectāre, -spectāvī, -spectātuslook out for, wait for, await, expect; wait
sōlum (adv.); solum, -ī n.only (nōn sōlum … sed etiam: not only … but also); ground, soil
Laurēns, -entisof Laurentum, Laurentine (ager Laurēns: the land around Laurentum, on the coast of Latium)
arvum, -ī n.ploughed field, field
Latīnus, -a, -umLatin
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
certus, -a, -umdetermined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
absistō, -ere, abstitīstand away from, keep off
nēve or neu, conj.and that not, and not, nor
bellum, -ī, n.war
terreō, -ēre, -uī, -itusfrighten, terrify
minae, -ārum, f. plur.threats
tumor, -ōris m.swelling; (fig.) agitation, anger
omnis, -eall, every
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
concēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessusgrant, yield
nunc, adv.now
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.what?
ratiō, -ōnis, f.plan, means, method, manner; reason; account
īnstō, -āre, -stitīpress on; be at hand
expediō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusfree, set clear; get ready; arrange, settle
victor, -ōris m.conqueror, victor
paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.few
advertō, -ere, advertī, adversumturn toward (animum advertere: notice)
doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tusteach, explain
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
ōra, -ae f.coast, shore
genus, generis, n.kind, nature
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sumset out, depart, march
rēx, rēgis, m.king
comes, -itis, m. and f.companion
signum, -ī, n.sign, signal
sequor, sequī, secūtusfollow
dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctuschoose out, choose, select
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusplace, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
mōns, montis, m.mountain
proavus, -ī m.great-grandfather
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
assiduē (adv.)constantly, continually
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
cum, prep, with abl.with
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
adhibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitushold to, employ, show
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
foedus, -eris n.treaty, alliance
iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctusjoin; yoke, harness
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
rīpa, -ae, f.bank
rēctus, -a, -umdirect, straight
flūmen, -minis, n.river
adversus, -a, -umfacing; unfavourable, unsuccessful
rēmus, -ī, m.oar
superō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusovercome, defeat, conquer
subvehō, -ere, -vēxī, -vectumbring up (by water)
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
amnis, -is m.river
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctusrise, get up, stand up
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
nātus, -ī m.son; (pl.) children
dea, -ae f.goddess
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrusfall
astrum, -ī n.star; (pl.) the heavens
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
rīte, adv.duly, fitly
prex, precis f. (usu. pl.)prayer, entreaty
supplex, -icisbegging, as a suppliant
vōtum, -ī n.vow; wish, prayer
honor, -ōris, m.honor
persolvō, -solvere, -solvī, -solūtuspay completely, pay
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
plēnus, -a, -umfull
cernō, cernere, crēvī, certus or crētusdiscern, perceive, make out
stringō, stringere, strinxī, strictusdraw, unsheathe
pinguis, -efat
colō, colere, coluī, cultustill, cultivate; inhabit; worship
secō, -āre, secuī, sectuscut; (of fodder) mow
caeruleus, -a, -umdark blue
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
grātus, -a, -umpleasing, grateful
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
celsus, -a, -umhigh, lofty
caput, capitis, n.head
exeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo out
Vergil, Aeneid VIII. 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.