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Vergil · Aeneid IX

Aeneid 9.224–245

The pair before the council

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Aen. 9.224Cētera per terrās omnīs animālia somnō
225laxābant cūrās et corda oblīta labōrum:
ductōrēs Teucrum prīmī et dēlēcta iuventūs
cōnsilium summīs regnī dē rēbus habēbant,
quid facerent quisve Aenēae iam nūntius esset.
All other creatures throughout the earth were loosening their cares in sleep, their hearts forgetful of toil: the foremost leaders of the Teucrians and the chosen youth were holding council on the highest affairs of the realm, what they should do or who should now be messenger to Aeneas.
Aen. 9.229Stant longīs adnīxī hastīs, et scūta tenentēs,
230castrōrum et campī mediō.
They stand leaning on their long spears and holding their shields, in the middle of the camp and the plain.
Aen. 9.230Tum Nīsus et ūnā
Euryalus cōnfestim alacrēs admittier ōrant:
rem magnam, pretiumque morae fore.
Then Nisus and Euryalus together eagerly beg to be admitted at once: the matter was important and would be worth the delay.
Aen. 9.232Prīmus Iūlus
accēpit trepidōs ac Nīsum dīcere iussit.
Iulus first received the anxious pair and ordered Nisus to speak.
Aen. 9.234Tum sīc Hyrtacidēs: Audīte Ō mentibus aequīs,
235Aeneadae, nēve haec nostrīs spectentur ab annīs,
quae ferimus.
Then the son of Hyrtacus spoke thus: 'Hear us with fair minds, sons of Aeneas, and do not judge what we bring by our years.

Aen. 9.236Rutulī somnō vīnōque solūtī
conticuēre;
The Rutulians, loosened by sleep and wine, have fallen silent;
Aen. 9.237locum īnsidiīs cōnspēximus ipsī,
quī patet in biviō portae, quae proxuma pontō;
we ourselves have spotted a place for a stealthy sortie, which lies open at the fork in the road by the gate nearest the sea;
Aen. 9.239interruptī ignēs, āterque ad sīdera fūmus
240ērigitur: sī fortūnā permittitis ūtī
quaesītum Aenēān et moenia Pallantēa,
mox hīc cum spoliīs ingentī caede perācta
adfore cernētis.
the fires are broken, and black smoke rises to the stars: if you allow us to use our chance to seek Aeneas and the walls of Pallanteum, you will soon see us here with spoils, a great slaughter accomplished.
Aen. 9.243Nec nōs via fallit euntīs:
vīdimus obscūrīs prīmam sub vallibus urbem
245vēnātū adsiduō et tōtum cognōvimus amnem.
Nor will the road deceive us as we go: in constant hunting we have seen the edge of the city below in the dark valleys, and have come to know the whole river.'

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (115 words)
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.the other, the remaining, the rest of
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
omnis, -eall, every
animal, -ālis n.living creature, animal
somnus, -ī, m.sleep, drowsiness
laxō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumloosen, open out
cūra, -ae f.care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
cor, cordis n.heart
oblīvīscor, -līvīscī, -lītusforget
labor, -ōris, m.labor, toil
ductor, -ōris m.leader, guide
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctuschoose out, choose, select
iuventūs, -ūtis f.youth; the young men
cōnsilium, -ī, n.advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
summus, -a, -umuppermost, highest, greatest
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushave, hold; consider
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.what?
iam, adv.now, already
nūntius, -ī, m.messenger; message
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
longus, -a, -umlong; tedious
adnītor, -nītī, -nīsus sumlean on; exert oneself, support (someone's cause)
hasta, -ae f.spear
scūtum, -ī, n.shield
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
campus, -ī, m.plain, field
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
tum, adv.then, at that time
ūnātogether, along
cōnfestim (adv.)at once, immediately
alacer, -cris, -creeager, keen
admittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend to, admit; allow
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusspeak; beg, pray
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
pretium, -ī, n.price, charge
que, enclitic conj.and
mora, -ae, f.delay
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
trepidus, -a, -umanxious, alarmed; critical, dangerous
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
sīc, adv.so, thus
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
ō (interj.)O! oh!
mēns, mentis f.mind, spirit
aequus, -a, -umlevel; equal; fair
nēve or neu, conj.and that not, and not, nor
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
noster, -tra, -trumour
spectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslook at or on
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
annus, -ī, m.year
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
vīnum, -ī, n.wine
solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtusloosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea
conticēscō, -ere, -ticuīfall silent
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
īnsidiae, -ārum, f. plur.ambush; plot, stratagem
cōnspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectusbehold, perceive, see
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
pateō, -ēre, -uīlie open; extend, stretch
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
bivium, -ī n.place where two roads meet, crossroads
porta, -ae, f.gate; door
proximus, -a, -umnearest, next
interrumpō, -ere, -rūpī, -ruptusbreak down, break apart
ignis, -is, m.fire
āter, ātra, ātrumblack, dark; gloomy
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
sīdus, -eris n.star, constellation
fūmus, -ī, m.smoke
ērigō, -rigere, -rēxī, -rēctusraise or set up, raise, lift; cheer, encourage
sī, conj.if
fortūna, -ae, f.fortune
permittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missumallow, permit; entrust
ūtor, ūtī, ūsususe
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
moenia, -ium, n. plur.walls
Pallantēus, -a, -umof Pallanteum, Evander's town on the Palatine
mox, adv.soon
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
cum, prep, with abl.with
spolium, -ī n.spoils, booty (usu. pl.)
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
caedēs, -is, f.cutting down, killing, slaughter
peragō, -ere, -ēgī, -āctumcarry through, complete
adsum, adesse, adfuībe present, be at hand
cernō, cernere, crēvī, certus or crētusdiscern, perceive, make out
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
nōsplur. of ego
via, -ae, f.road, way
fallō, fallere, fefellī, falsusdeceive
eō, īre, iī, itusgo
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
obscūrus, -a, -umdark
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
vallis, -is, f.valley
urbs, urbis, f.city
vēnātus, -ūs m.hunting, the chase; game
adsiduus (assiduus), -a, -umconstant, unceasing; persistent, diligent
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitusfind out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
amnis, -is m.river
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.