Aen. 9.621Tālia iactantem dictīs ac dīra canentem
nōn tulit Ascanius nervōque obversus equīnō
contendit tēlum dīversaque bracchia dūcēns
cōnstitit, ante Iovem supplex per vōta precātus:
625Iuppiter omnipotēns, audācibus adnue coeptīs.Ascanius did not endure him as he flung out such words and chanted dire things, but, turning towards him, he set an arrow on the horsehair string, and, drawing his arms apart, stood still, first praying to Jupiter as a suppliant with vows: 'Almighty Jupiter, nod assent to my bold undertaking. Aen. 9.626Ipse tibi ad tua templa feram sollemnia dōna
et statuam ante ārās aurātā fronte iuvencum
candentem pariterque caput cum mātre ferentem,
iam cornū petat et pedibus quī spargat harēnam.I myself will bring yearly gifts for you to your temples, and set before your altars a white bullock with gilded brow, carrying his head as high as his mother, one who already butts with his horn and scatters the sand with his hooves.' Aen. 9.630Audiit et caelī Genitor dē parte serēnā
intonuit laevum, sonat ūnā fātifer arcus:
effūgit horrendum strīdēns adducta sagitta
perque caput Remulī venit et cava tempora ferrō
trāicit.The Father heard, and from a clear part of the sky thundered on the left; at the same moment the deadly bow twangs: the drawn arrow flies off with a dreadful hiss, and comes through the head of Remulus and pierces his hollow temples with its steel.
Aen. 9.634Ī, verbīs virtūtem inlūde superbīs!'Go, mock valour with arrogant words! Aen. 9.635Bis captī Phrygēs haec Rutulīs respōnsa remittunt.This is the reply the twice-captured Phrygians send back to the Rutulians.' Aen. 9.636Hoc tantum Ascanius.This much only did Ascanius say. Aen. 9.636Teucrī clamōre sequuntur
laetitiāque fremunt animōsque ad sīdera tollunt.The Teucrians follow with a shout, roar with joy, and lift their spirits to the stars.