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Vergil · Aeneid IX

Aeneid 9.691–716

Turnus kills Bitias

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Aen. 9.691Ductōrī Turnō dīversā in parte furentī
turbantīque virōs perfertur nūntius, hostem
fervēre caede novā et portās praebēre patentīs.
To Turnus the leader, raging in another quarter and throwing men into confusion, word is brought that the enemy is seething with fresh slaughter and offering open gates.
Aen. 9.694Dēserit inceptum atque immānī concitus īrā
695Dardaniam ruit ad portam frātrēsque superbōs.
He abandons what he had begun and, spurred by huge anger, rushes to the Dardanian gate and the arrogant brothers.
Aen. 9.696Et prīmum Antiphatēn, is enim sē prīmus agēbat,
Thēbānā dē mātre nothum Sarpēdonis altī,
coniectō sternit iaculō;
And first Antiphates, for he was first to come forward, the bastard son of tall Sarpedon by a Theban mother, he lays low with a thrown javelin;
Aen. 9.698volat Ītala cornus
āera per tenerum stomachōque īnfīxa sub altum
700pectus abit: reddit specus ātrī volneris undam
spūmantem, et fīxō ferrum in pulmōne tepēscit.
the Italian cornel shaft flies through the yielding air and, fixed in his stomach, passes up under his deep chest: the cavern of the black wound gives back a foaming tide, and the iron grows warm in the pierced lung.

Aen. 9.702Tum Meropem atque Erymanta manū, tum sternit Aphidnum,
tum Bitiān ārdentem oculīs animīsque frementem
nōn iaculō, neque enim iaculō vītam ille dedisset,
705sed magnum strīdēns contorta phalārica vēnit,
fulminis ācta modō, quam nec duo taurea terga
nec duplicī squāmā lōrīca fidēlis et aurō
sustinuit: conlapsa ruunt immānia membra.
Then Meropes and Erymas he lays low with his hand, then Aphidnus, then Bitias, his eyes blazing and his heart roaring, not with a javelin, for he would not have given up his life to a javelin, but a great hurled falarica came hissing, driven like a thunderbolt, which neither two bull's hides nor his trusty corselet, doubly scaled with gold, withstood: his huge limbs collapse and fall.
Aen. 9.709Dat tellūs gemitum, et clipeum super intonat ingēns.The earth groans, and the huge shield thunders on top of him. Aen. 9.710Tālis in Euboicō Bāiārum lītore quondam
saxea pila cadit, magnīs quam mōlibus ante
cōnstrūctam pontō iaciunt;
So on the Euboean shore of Baiae at times a pier of stone falls, which they first build of great blocks and throw into the sea;
Aen. 9.712sīc illa ruīnam
prōna trahit penitusque vadīs inlīsa recumbit:
miscent sē maria, et nigrae attolluntur harēnae;
so it drags ruin down as it falls headlong and, dashed into the shallows, comes to rest deep down: the seas mix together, and black sand rises up;
Aen. 9.715tum sonitū Prochyta alta tremit dūrumque cubīle
Inarimē Iovis imperiīs imposta Typhōeō.
then lofty Prochyta trembles at the sound, and Inarime, the hard bed laid on Typhoeus at Jupiter's command.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (131 words)
ductor, -ōris m.leader, guide
dīversus, -a, -umturned different ways, opposite, contrary, different
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
furō, -ererage, rave, be mad
turbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconfuse, throw into disorder, disturb, trouble
que, enclitic conj.and
vir, virī, m.man
perferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātusbear through, bear, endure; weather
nūntius, -ī, m.messenger; message
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
ferveō, -ēreboil; glow, burn
caedēs, -is, f.cutting down, killing, slaughter
novus, -a, -umnew; novissimus, last
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
porta, -ae, f.gate; door
praebeō, -ēre, -uī, -itushold forth, supply, furnish, give; show, present, exhibit
pateō, -ēre, -uīlie open; extend, stretch
dēserō, -serere, -seruī, -sertusdesert
inceptum, -ī n.beginning, attempt, undertaking
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
immānis, -ehuge, enormous; savage
concieō, -ēre, -cīvī, -citusbring together, gather; stir up
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
Dardanius, -a, -umDardanian, of Dardanus; Trojan
ruō, -ere, -ī, -itūrusrush
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
frāter, frātris, m.brother
superbus, -a, -umproud, arrogant, haughty
prīmum, adv.first, in the first place
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
enim, conj.for
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
Thēbānus, -a, -umof Thebes, Theban
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
māter, mātris, f.mother
nothus, -a, -umillegitimate, bastard; (as noun) bastard son
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
coniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow together; throw, cast, hurl
sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātusspread out; furnish with couches (of a room)
iaculum, -ī n.javelin, dart
volō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrusfly
Ītalus, -a, -umItalian
cornus, -ī f.cornel tree; a spear of cornel wood
āēr, āeris, m.air
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
tener, -era, -erumyoung, tender
stomachus, -ī m.gullet, windpipe; stomach
īnfīgō, -ere, -fīxī, -fīxusfix in, drive in
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrusgo away, depart
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditusgive back, return, restore; render
specus, -ūs m.cave, grotto
āter, ātra, ātrumblack, dark; gloomy
vulnus, vulneris, n.wound
unda, -ae, f.wave
spūmō, -āre, -āvīfoam, froth
fīgō, fīgere, fīxī, fīxusfix, fasten, plant firmly
ferrum, -ī n.iron; iron point, sword
pulmō, -ōnis m.lung
tepēscō, -ere, tepuīgrow warm
tum, adv.then, at that time
manus, -ūs, f.hand
ārdeō, ārdēre, ārsī, ārsusbe on fire, burn
oculus, -ī, m.eye
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
fremō, -ere, -uī, -itumroar, growl; grumble (in + acc.: at)
nōn, adv.not
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
vīta, -ae, f.life
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
sed, conj.but
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
strīdeō, -ēre, strīdīgrate, gnash; strīdēre dentibus: grind the teeth
contorqueō, -ēre, -torsī, -tortuswhirl, hurl with force
phalārica, -ae f.heavy fire-carrying spear
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
fulmen, -inis n.thunderbolt, lightning
modus, -ī, m.way, manner
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.two
taureus, -a, -umof a bull; of bull's hide
tergum, -ī, n.back
duplex, -icisdouble
squāma, -ae f.scale (of a fish or snake; of armour); flake
lōrīca, -ae f.breastplate; breastwork, parapet
fidēlis, -efaithful, loyal
aurum, -ī, n.gold
sustineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentushold or bear up, sustain, withstand
collābor (conlābor), -lābī, -lapsus sumfall together, collapse, faint
membrum, -ī, n.limb, member
tellūs, -ūris f.earth, land (poetic)
gemitus, -ūs m.groan, sigh
clipeus, -ī m. (also clipeum, -ī n.)round bronze shield
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
intonō, -āre, -uīthunder
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
tālis, -esuch
Euboicus, -a, -umEuboean, of Euboea (Cumae was founded from Euboean Chalcis)
lītus, lītoris, n.shore
quondam (adv.)once, formerly, at one time
saxeus, -a, -umof stone, stony; saxea grandō: hailstones like stones
pila, -ae f.pillar, pier
cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrusfall
mōlēs, -is f.mass; dam, breakwater
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
cōnstruō, -ere, -strūxī, -strūctusbuild, construct
iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactusthrow, cast, hurl
sīc, adv.so, thus
ruīna, -ae f.fall, collapse, ruin
prōnus, -a, -umleaning forward; inclined, prone (to)
trahō, trahere, trāxī, trāctusdraw, drag
penitus (adv.)deep within, far inside
vadum, -ī n.ford, shallow place
inlīdō, -ere, -līsī, -līsusdash (against)
recumbō, -cumbere, -cubuīlie back or down
misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtusmix, mingle
mare, maris, n.sea
niger, nigra, nigrumblack
attollō, -erelift up, raise
harēna, -ae, f.sand; shore
sonitus, -ūs, m.sound, noise
tremō, -ere, -uītremble, shake
dūrus, -a, -umhard; harsh; difficult
cubīle, -is n.bed, resting place
imperium, -ī, n.command; sway, rule
impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusplace or lay upon, impose; embark
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.