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Vergil · Aeneid IX

Aeneid 9.1–24

Iris spurs Turnus to attack

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Aen. 9.1Atque ea dīversā penitus dum parte geruntur,
Īrim dē caelō mīsit Sāturnia Iūnō
audācem ad Turnum.
And while these things are being done in a far distant quarter, Saturn's daughter Juno sent Iris from heaven to bold Turnus.
Aen. 9.3Lūcō tum forte parentis
Pīlumnī Turnus sacrātā valle sedēbat.
Turnus was then by chance sitting in the grove of his ancestor Pilumnus, in a hallowed valley.
Aen. 9.5Ad quem sīc roseō Thaumantias ōre locūta est:
Turne, quod optantī dīvom prōmittere nēmō
audēret, volvenda diēs ēn attulit ultrō.
To him the daughter of Thaumas spoke thus with rosy lips: 'Turnus, what none of the gods would dare to promise you for all your wishing, see, the rolling day has brought of its own accord.
Aen. 9.8Aenēās urbe et sociīs et classe relictā
scēptra Palātīnī sēdemque petit Euandrī.
Aeneas, leaving his city, his comrades and his fleet, is making for the sceptre and the seat of Palatine Evander.
Aen. 9.10Nec satis: extrēmās Corythī penetrāvit ad urbēs
Lȳdōrumque manum collēctōs armat agrestīs.
Nor is that enough: he has pushed through to the furthest cities of Corythus, and is arming a band of Lydians, country folk gathered together.

Aen. 9.12Quid dubitās?Why do you hesitate? Aen. 9.12Nunc tempus equōs, nunc poscere currūs.Now is the time to call for horses, now for chariots. Aen. 9.13Rumpe morās omnīs et turbāta arripe castra.Break off all delay and seize the camp in its confusion.' Aen. 9.14Dīxit et in caelum paribus sē sustulit alīs
15ingentemque fugā secuit sub nūbibus arcum.
She spoke, and rose into the sky on balanced wings, and in her flight cut a huge bow beneath the clouds.
Aen. 9.16Adgnōvit iuvenis duplicīsque ad sīdera palmās
sustulit ac tālī fugientem est vōce secūtus:
Īrī, decus caelī, quis tē mihi nūbibus āctam
dētulit in terrās?
The young man recognised her, raised both palms to the stars, and followed her as she fled with these words: 'Iris, glory of the sky, who has sent you down to me, borne on the clouds, to earth?
Aen. 9.19Unde haec tam clāra repente
20tempestās?
Whence this weather, suddenly so bright?
Aen. 9.20Medium videō discēdere caelum
pālantīsque polō stellās.
I see the heavens parting in the middle, and the stars wandering in the sky.
Aen. 9.21Sequor ōmina tanta,
quisquis in arma vocās.
I follow such great omens, whoever you are who call me to arms.'
Aen. 9.22Et sīc effātus ad undam
prōcessit summōque hausit dē gurgite lymphās,
multa deōs ōrāns, onerāvitque aethera vōtīs.
And having spoken so, he went forward to the water, drew up water from the surface of the stream, praying much to the gods, and loaded the air with vows.

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×2, gerunds and gerundives ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (124 words)
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
dīversus, -a, -umturned different ways, opposite, contrary, different
penitus (adv.)deep within, far inside
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestuscarry, wear; carry on, do
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
audāx, -ācisbold, daring, reckless
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
lūcus, -ī m.sacred grove
tum, adv.then, at that time
forte, adv.by chance, accidentally
parēns, -entis m./f.parent
sacrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconsecrate, dedicate
vallis, -is, f.valley
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessussit
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
sīc, adv.so, thus
roseus, -a, -umrosy, pink
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
loquor, loquī, locūtusspeak
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
optō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuswish for, desire; pray for
dīvus, -ī m. (gen. pl. also dīvum, dīvom)god
prōmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend or put forth, promise
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.no one, nobody
audeō, audēre, ausus sumdare
volvō, -ere, volvī, volūtusroll, turn over; ponder (multa sēcum volvere)
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
ēn (interj.)look! see! there!
afferō, afferre, attulī, allātumbring, bring to; cause
ultrō (adv.)of one's own accord; besides (ultrō citrōque: back and forth)
urbs, urbis, f.city
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
classis, -is f.fleet
relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictusleave behind, leave
scēptrum, -ī n.sceptre; royal power
Palātīnus, -a, -umof the Palatine; (mons) Palātīnus: the Palatine hill
sēdēs, -is, f.seat, abode
que, enclitic conj.and
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
satis, adv.enough, sufficiently
extrēmus, -a, -umlast, extreme, furthest
penetrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake one's way into, penetrate, reach
manus, -ūs, f.hand
colligō, -ere, -lēgī, -lēctumgather, collect (sē colligere: recover oneself)
armō, -āre, -āvi, -ātusarm, equip
agrestis, -eof the country, rustic; boorish
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
dubitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdoubt, hesitate
nunc, adv.now
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
equus, -ī, m.horse
poscō, poscere, poposcīask, demand
currus, -ūs, m.chariot, car
rumpō, rumpere, rūpī, ruptusbreak, burst
mora, -ae, f.delay
omnis, -eall, every
turbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconfuse, throw into disorder, disturb, trouble
arripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptusseize, snatch up
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
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
pār, parisequal
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
ala, -ae, f.wing
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
fuga, -ae, f.flight
secō, -āre, secuī, sectuscut; (of fodder) mow
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
nūbēs, -is, f.cloud
arcus, -ūs, m.bow
agnōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus, recognize
iuvenis, -is, m.young man, youth
duplex, -icisdouble
sīdus, -eris n.star, constellation
palma, -ae f.palm of the hand; flat spreading branch
tālis, -esuch
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrusflee, run away
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
sequor, sequī, secūtusfollow
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
decus, -oris n.honour, glory; what is fitting, propriety
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
dēferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbear or carry away or off
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
unde, adv.whence
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
tam, adv.so
clārus, -a, -umclear, loud; famous
repente (adv.)suddenly
tempestās, -tātis, f.weather; storm, tempest
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
discēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessusgo apart, withdraw, depart
pālor, -ārī, -ātus sumwander, straggle
polus, -ī m.pole; the sky, the heavens
stēlla, -ae f.star
ōmen, ōminis n.omen, sign; hīsce ōminibus: with these words of ill omen
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
quisquis, quidquid (quicquid)whoever, whatever
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
effor, -fārī, -fātus sumspeak out, pronounce (a solemn formula)
unda, -ae, f.wave
prōcēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessumgo forward, advance
summus, -a, -umuppermost, highest, greatest
hauriō, haurīre, hausī, haustusdraw
gurges, -itis m.whirlpool; the deep, the sea
lympha, -ae f.water, clear water
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
deus, -ī, m.god
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusspeak; beg, pray
onerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusload, burden
aethēr, -eris m. (acc. aethera)the upper air, the sky
vōtum, -ī n.vow; wish, prayer
Vergil, Aeneid IX. 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.