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Vergil · Aeneid VIII

Aeneid 8.66–80

Aeneas prays and prepares ships

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Aen. 8.66Dīxit, deinde lacū fluvius sē condidit altō,
īma petēns;
He spoke, and then the river hid himself in his deep pool, making for the depths;
Aen. 8.67nox Aenēān somnusque relīquit.night and sleep left Aeneas. Aen. 8.68Surgit et aetheriī spectāns orientia sōlis
lūmina rīte cavīs undam dē flūmine palmīs
70sustinet ac tālīs effundit ad aethera vōcēs:
Nymphae, Laurentēs nymphae, genus amnibus unde est,
tūque, ō Thybri tuō genitor cum flūmine sānctō,
accipite Aenēān et tandem arcēte perīclīs.
He rises, and gazing at the rising light of the heavenly sun, he duly lifts water from the river in his hollowed palms and pours out such words to the heavens: 'Nymphs, Laurentine nymphs, from whom rivers have their birth, and you, O father Tiber, with your holy stream, receive Aeneas and keep him at last from dangers.
Aen. 8.74Quō tē cumque lacus miserantem incommoda nostra
75fonte tenet, quōcumque solō pulcherrimus exīs,
semper honōre meō, semper celebrābere dōnīs
corniger hesperidum fluvius regnātor aquārum.
In whatever pool your spring holds you, you who pity our misfortunes, from whatever soil you issue forth in your great beauty, always with my honour, always with gifts shall you be celebrated, horned river, ruler of the waters of the west.

Aen. 8.78Adsīs ō tantum et propius tua nūmina firmēs.Only be with me, and confirm your divine will more nearly.' Aen. 8.79sīc memorat gemināsque legit dē classe birēmīs
80rēmigiōque aptat, sociōs simul īnstruit armīs.
So he speaks, and chooses two biremes from the fleet and fits them with oarsmen, and at the same time equips his comrades with arms.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (83 words)
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
deinde, adv.then, next
lacus, -ūs, m.lake
fluvius, -ī m.river, stream
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
condō, -dere, -didī, -ditusput together, found; store away
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
īmus, -a, -umlowest (ab īmō: from the bottom)
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
nox, noctis, f.night
somnus, -ī, m.sleep, drowsiness
que, enclitic conj.and
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictusleave behind, leave
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctusrise, get up, stand up
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
aetherius, -a, -umof the upper air, heavenly
spectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslook at or on
orior, -īrī, -tusarise, come forth, spring up; ortā lūce, at dawn
sōl, sōlis, m.sun
lūmen, -minis, n.light
rīte, adv.duly, fitly
cavus, -a, -umhollow
unda, -ae, f.wave
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
flūmen, -minis, n.river
palma, -ae f.palm of the hand; flat spreading branch
sustineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentushold or bear up, sustain, withstand
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
tālis, -esuch
effundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour out
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
aethēr, -eris m. (acc. aethera)the upper air, the sky
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
nympha, -ae, f.nymph
Laurēns, -entisof Laurentum, Laurentine (ager Laurēns: the land around Laurentum, on the coast of Latium)
genus, generis, n.kind, nature
amnis, -is m.river
unde, adv.whence
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
ō (interj.)O! oh!
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
genitor, -ōris m.father
cum, prep, with abl.with
sānctus, -a, -umconsecrated, sacred
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
tandem, adv.at length or last, finally
arceō, -ēre, -uīkeep off, keep away, shut out
perīculum, -ī, n.danger, peril, risk
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumquewhoever, whatever
miseror, -ārī, -ātus sumlament, pity
incommodum, -ī, n.inconvenience
noster, -tra, -trumour
fōns, fontis, m.fountain, spring
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
sōlum (adv.); solum, -ī n.only (nōn sōlum … sed etiam: not only … but also); ground, soil
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrumbeautiful
exeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo out
semper, adv.always
honor, -ōris, m.honor
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthrong; keep (a festival), celebrate
dōnum, -ī, n.gift
corniger, -era, -erumhorned
Hesperis, -idis (f.)western; hesperidum: of the western lands
regnātor, -ōris m.ruler, lord
aqua, -ae, f.water
adsum, adesse, adfuībe present, be at hand
tantum, adv.so much or far, only
prope (adv. and prep. + acc.)near, nearly
nūmen, -inis n.divine power, divinity
firmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusstrengthen, secure
sīc, adv.so, thus
memorō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusremind of, mention
legō, legere, lēgī, lēctuschoose, pick out; read
classis, -is f.fleet
birēmis, -is f.ship with two banks of oars
rēmigium, -ī n.rowing; oars; (of wings) oarage
aptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusfit, adjust, make ready
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
simul, adv.at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctusbuild in or into; draw up; equip, furnish,
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
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.