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Vergil · Aeneid VIII

Aeneid 8.454–469

Evander rises at dawn

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Aen. 8.454Haec pater Aeoliīs properat dum Lēmnius ōrīs,
455Euandrum ex humilī tēctō lūx suscitat alma
et mātūtīnī volucrum sub culmine cantūs.
While the Lemnian father is hastening this on the Aeolian shores, the kindly light and the morning songs of birds beneath the eaves rouse Evander from his humble house.
Aen. 8.457Cōnsurgit senior tunicāque indūcitur artūs
et Tyrrhēna pedum circumdat vincula plantīs;
The old man rises and draws a tunic over his limbs and binds Tyrrhenian sandals round his feet;
Aen. 8.459tum laterī atque umerīs Tegeaeum subligat ēnsem,
460dēmissa ab laevā panthērae terga retorquēns.
then he straps a Tegean sword to his side and shoulders, throwing back a panther skin that hangs from his left.
Aen. 8.461Nec nōn et geminī custōdēs līmine ab altō
praecēdunt gressumque canēs comitantur erīlem.
Two guardian dogs, too, go before him from the high threshold and accompany their master's steps.
Aen. 8.463Hospitis Aenēae sēdem et sēcrēta petēbat
sermōnum memor et prōmissī mūneris hērōs.
The hero was making for the lodging and seclusion of his guest Aeneas, mindful of their talk and of the help he had promised.
Aen. 8.465Nec minus Aenēās sē mātūtīnus agēbat.No less early was Aeneas astir.

Aen. 8.466Fīlius huic Pallās, illī comes ībat Achātēs.With the one went his son Pallas, with the other Achates as companion. Aen. 8.467Congressī iungunt dextrās mediīsque resīdunt
aedibus et licitō tandem sermōne fruuntur.
Meeting, they join right hands and sit down in the middle of the house and at last enjoy free conversation.
Aen. 8.469Rēx prior haec:The king first speaks thus:

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (80 words)
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
pater, patris, m.father
Aeolius, -a, -umof Aeolus; Aeolian (here of Canace, daughter of Aeolus)
properō, -āre, -āvī, -ātushasten
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
Lēmnius, -a, -umof Lemnos; (as noun) Vulcan
ōra, -ae f.coast, shore
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
humilis, -elow; humble, poor
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
lūx, lūcis, f.light
suscitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusraise up, rouse; raise (the dead)
almus, -a, -umnourishing, kindly
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
mātūtīnus, -a, -umof the morning, early
volucris, -is, f.bird
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
culmen, -inis n.top, summit
cantus, -ūs, m.singing, song
cōnsurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctusrise together, stand up
senior, -ōris m.elder; seniores: the elders (of the people)
tunica, -ae f.tunic
que, enclitic conj.and
indūcō, -dūcere, dūxī, -ductuslead in or on, move, excite
artūs, -uum m. pl.joints; limbs, body
Tyrrhēnus, -a, -umEtruscan; mare Tyrrhēnum: the sea west of Italy
pēs, pedis, m.foot
circumdō, -dare, -dedī, -datusput around, surround
vinculum, -ī, n.bond, chain
planta, -ae f.sole of the foot; a young shoot, plant
tum, adv.then, at that time
latus, lateris n.side, flank
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
umerus, -ī, m.shoulder
Tegeaeus, -a, -umof Tegea in Arcadia; Arcadian
subligō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbind on, fasten below
ēnsis, -is m.sword (a poetic word)
dēmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend down, let fall; animōs dēmittere, to lose courage
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
laevus, -a, -umleft; ad laevam (manum): on the left
panthēra, -ae f.panther, leopard
tergum, -ī, n.back
retorqueō, -ēre, -torsī, -tortustwist back, turn back
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
nōn, adv.not
custōs, -ōdis m.guard
līmen, -minis, n.threshold; door
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
praecēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessumgo before; surpass
gressus, -ūs m.step, pace; course
canis, -is, m. and f.dog
comitor, -ārī, -ātus sumaccompany, follow
erīlis (herīlis), -eof a master or mistress
hospes, hospitis m.guest; host; guest-friend
sēdēs, -is, f.seat, abode
sēcrētum, -ī n.a private place; secret
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
sermō, -ōnis, m.conversation, talk, speech
memor, -orismindful, remembering (+ gen.)
prōmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend or put forth, promise
mūnus, mūneris, n.service, office, duty; present, gift
hērōs, -ōis m.hero, demigod; great man
minus, comp. adv.less
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
fīlius, -ī, m.son
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
comes, -itis, m. and f.companion
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
congredior, -ī, -gressus summeet; come to grips, fight
iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctusjoin; yoke, harness
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
resīdō, -sīdere, -sēdīsettle down, subside
aedēs, -is f.temple (sg.); house (pl.)
licitus, -a, -umpermitted, lawful
tandem, adv.at length or last, finally
fruor, -ī, frūctus sum (+ abl.)enjoy
rēx, rēgis, m.king
prior, priusearlier, former; in front (priōrēs: those in front)
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.