Daedalus, ut fāma est, fugiēns Mīnōïa rēgna

praepetibus pennīs ausus sē crēdere caelō15

īnsuētum per iter gelidās ēnāvit ad arctōs,

Chalcidicāque levis tandem super astitit arce.

Redditus hīs prīmum terrīs tibi, Phoebe, sacrāvit

rēmigium ālārum posuitque immānia templa.

In foribus lētum Androgeō; tum pendere poenās20

Cecropidae iussī (miserum!) septēna quotannīs

corpora nātōrum; stat ductīs sortibus urna.

Contrā ēlāta marī respondet Cnōsia tellūs:

hīc crūdēlis amor taurī suppostaque fūrtō

Pāsiphaē mixtumque genus prōlēsque bifōrmis25

Mīnōtaurus inest, Veneris monimenta nefandae,

hīc labor ille domūs et inextrīcābilis error;

magnum rēgīnae sed enim miserātus amōrem

Daedalus ipse dolōs tēctī ambāgēsque resolvit,

caeca regēns fīlō vēstīgia. Tū quoque magnam30

partem opere in tantō, sineret dolor, Īcare, habērēs.

bis cōnātus erat cāsūs effingere in aurō,

bis patriae cecidēre manūs. Quīn prōtinus omnia

perlegerent oculīs, nī iam praemissus Achātēs

adforet atque unā Phoebī Triviaeque sacerdōs,35

Dēïphobē Glaucī, fātur quae tālia rēgī:

'Nōn hoc ista sibī tempus spectācula poscit;

nunc grege dē intāctō septem mactāre iuvencōs

praestiterit, totidem lēctās ex mōre bidentīs.'

Tālibus adfāta Aenēān (nec sacra morantur40

iussa virī) Teucrōs vocat alta in templa sacerdōs.

    CORE VOCABULARY

    Daedalus, ī, m.: Daedalus, the father of Greek sculpture; supposed to be of the time of Minos and Theseus; employed by Minos to build the Cretan Labyrinth, 6.14.

    Mīnōius, a, um: adj. (Mīnōs), pertaining to Minos, king of Crete; of Minos, 6.14.

    praepes, etis: (adj.), hastening before, swift, fleet, 3.361; winged, 5.254.

    penna (pinna), ae, f.: a feather, 12.750; wing, pinion, 3.258; in the form pinna, a pinnacle, battlement, palisade, 7.159.

    īnsuētus, a, um (trisyll.): (adj.), unaccustomed; unused, unwonted, 6.16; (pl. n. as adv.), īnsuēta, strangely; hideously, 8.248.

    gelidus, a, um: adj. (gelū), frosty, ice-cold; cold, cool, icy, chilling, 2.120; chilled, 3.30.

    ēnō, āvī, ātus, 1, n. and a.: to swim out or away, (fig.), to fly away, 6.16.

    Arctos, ī, f.: the constellation of the Great and Little Bear, or of the Great Bear alone; the north, 6.16.

    Chalcidicus, a, um: (adj.), of Chalcis, the chief town of Euboea; Chalcidian, 6.17.

    adstō, stitī, 1, n.: to stand at, near, or upon; alight, 1.301; stand, 9.677; be present, 3.150; stand or be ready, 3.123; impend, 3.194.

    Phoebus, ī, m.: Phoebus or Apollo, 1.329, et al.

    sacrō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to set apart to the gods; devote, consecrate, 2.502; w. acc. and dat., devote, 10.419. (sacer)

    rēmigium, iī, n.: a rowing; oarage, rowing movement, 1.301; body of rowers, oarsmen; a crew, 3.471; rēmigium ālārum = ālae, wings, 6.19. (rēmex)

    āla, ae, f.: a wing, 1.301; the feather of an arrow, 9.578; the wing of an army; cavalry, 11.730; troop, battalion, 11.604; horsemen, mounted huntsmen, 4.121.

    immānis, e: (adj.), vast, huge, immense, 1.110; wild, savage, barbarous, 1.616; cruel, ruthless, 1.347; unnatural, monstrous, hideous, 6.624; (adv.), immāne, wildly, fiercely, 12.535.

    foris, is, f.: a door; often in the pl. with reference to double doors, 1.505; door or entrance. (rel. to θύρα)

    lētum, ī, n.: death, destruction, 2.134, et al. (cf. dēleō)

    Androgeōs, eō, and Androgeus, eī, m.: 1. Androgeus, a son of the Cretan king Minos, murdered by the Athenians, 6.20. 2. A Greek chief at Troy, 2.371.

    Cēcropidēs, ae, m.: a son or descendant of Cecrops; pl., the Athenians, 6.21.

    iubeō, iussī (fut. perf. iussō for iusserō, 11.467), iussus, 2, a.: to order, request, usually w. inf., freq.; bid, 2.3; ask, invite, 1.708; will, wish, desire, 3.261; direct, enjoin, admonish, 3.697; persuade, advise, 2.37; to clear by command, 10.444; w. subj., 10.53.

    septēnī, ae, a: distrib. num. adj. (septem), seven by seven, seven each; as a cardinal, seven, 5.85.

    quotannīs (or quot annīs): (adv.), every year, yearly, 5.59.

    urna, ae, f.: a water-vessel, an urn, 7.792; an urn for casting lots, 6.22; of judges, 6.432.

    contrā: (prep. and adv.; prep. w. acc.), over against; opposite to, 1.13; against, 5.370; to, 9.280; on the contrary, 12.779; on the other hand, in reply, 1.76.

    efferō, extulī, ēlātus, ferre, irreg. a.: to bear, or bring out or forth, 2.297; bear away, rescue, 3.150; raise, elevate, lift up or high, 1.127; elate, puff up, 11.715; efferre gressum or pedem, walk, go, come forth, 2.753; efferre sē, arise, 3.215. (ex and ferō)

    Cnōsius, a, um: adj. (Cnōsus or Gnōsus), of Knossos, a city in Crete; Knossian, Cretan, 3.115.

    crūdēlis, e: adj. (crūdus), unfeeling, ruthless, cruel, inhuman, 2.124; relentless, 1.547; unnatural, 6.24; mortal, deadly, 2.561; bloody, 1.355; bitter, 1.361.

    taurus, ī, m.: a bull, steer, ox, bullock, 2.202, et al.

    suppōnō, posuī, positus, 3, a.: to put, place under, 6.24; put to the throat, thrust under, 6.248. (sub and pōnō)

    fūrtum, ī, n.: that which is stolen; (meton.), the act of stealing; theft; secrecy, concealment, 4.337; artifice, deceit, fraud, deception, 6.24; treacherous deed (adultery), 10.91; stealthy attack, stratagem, 9.350; fūrta bellī, an ambuscade, 11.515. (fūr)

    Pāsiphaē, ēs, f.: Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, wife of Minos, and mother of Androgeos, Phaedra, Ariadne, and the Minotaur, 6.25.

    prōlēs, is, f.: that which springs forth; offspring, race, progeny, 1.75; lineage, 3.180.

    bifōrmis, is: adj. (bis and fōrma), of twofold shape or form, two-formed, 6.25.

    Mīnōtaurus, ī, m.: the Minotaur; the offspring of Pasiphae, born with the head of a bull and body of a man, and confined by Minos in the Cretan Labyrinth, 6.26.

    īnsum, fuī, esse, irreg. n.: to be in or on; be represented on, 6.26.

    Venus, eris, f.: Venus, goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite, daughter of Jupiter and Dione, 1.411, et al.; (meton.), love, lust, 6.26.

    monumentum, ī, n.: a means of admonishing, reminding, or instructing; a memorial, 3.486; record, tradition, 3.102; memento, 12.945; token, 6.512. (cf. moneō)

    nefandus, a, um: adj. (nē and farī), not to be spoken; impious, execrable, accursed, abominable, 5.785; perfidious, 4.497; subst., nefandum, ī, n., wrong, 1.543.

    inextrīcābilis, e: (adj.), inextricable, intricate, 6.27.

    rēgīna, ae, f.: a queen, 1.9; princess, 1.273. (rēx)

    miseror, ātus sum, 1, dep. a.: to express, manifest, or feel pity for; compassionate, pity, 1.597. (miser)

    ambāgēs, is, f.: a going about; a winding, 6.29; (fig.), details, particulars, story, 1.342; mysteries, 6.99. (in good usage in the abl. sing. and all cases of pl.) (ambigō, go about)

    resolvō, solvī, solūtus, 3, a.: to untie, loosen, unbind, 3.370; break apart, 9.517; dispel, 8.591; of the lips, open, 3.457; of the body, relax, unbend, extend, 6.422; of separation of body and spirit, dissolve, separate, release, 4.695; unravel, disclose, 6.29; break, violate, 2.157.

    fīlum, ī, n.: a thread, 6.30.

    Īcarus, ī, m.: the son of Daedalus, 6.31.

    bis: (adv.), twice, 1.381. (in composition bi-)

    effingō, fīnxī, fīctus, 3, a.: to mold out, shape forth; form, fashion; portray, represent, 6.32; counterfeit, imitate, 10.640. (ex and fingō)

    patrius, a, um: adj. (pater), pertaining to one's father or ancestors; a father's, 2.658; paternal, natural to a father, 1.643; exacted by a father, 7.766; due to, felt for a father or parent, 9.294; ancestral, hereditary, 3.249; of one's country, native, 3.281; belonging to the nation, of the country, 11.374.

    manus, ūs, f.: the hand, 1.487; freq.; (meton.), action, movement of the hand; work, art, handiwork, 3.486; prowess, heroic deed, action, 2.434; force, violence, 2.645; a collection of persons; a band, crew, troop; an army, 2.29; forces, 5.623; multitude, 6.660; pl., manūs, workmen, 11.329; dare manūs, to yield, 11.558; extrēma manus, the finishing hand or touch, 7.572.

    perlegō, lēgī, lēctus, 3, a.: to scan narrowly; survey, examine, 6.34.

    praemittō, mīsī, missus, 3, a.: to send before, in advance, or forward; dispatch, 6.34.

    Achātēs, ae, m.: Achates, a companion of Aeneas, 1.174, et al.

    adsum, adfuī, esse, irreg. n.: to be near or by; to be present, at hand, or here, 1.595; to have arrived, 2.132; to be with, attend, 2.701; aid, accompany, 10.547; be propitious, 3.116; to beset, 2.330; inf., adfore, to be about to come, destined to come, 7.270. (imp. subj., adforem, -ēs, -et, -ent)

    ūnā: (adv.), in one place or at one time, together with, at once, at the same time, 3.634, et al.; with -que following, 11.864.

    Trivia, ae, f.: an epithet of Hecate or Diana, whose images were placed at the forks of roads, 6.13, et al. (trivium)

    Dēiphobē, ēs, f.: a name of the Cumaean Sibyl, daughter of Glaucus and priestess of Apollo and Diana, 6.36.

    Glaucus, ī, m.: a fabled fisherman of Boeotia, one of the Argonauts, who was transformed into a sea-god, 5.823. 2. The father of Deiphobe, the Cumaean sibyl, 6.36. 3. A Lycian prince, allied with Priam, and slain by Ajax, son of Telamon, 6.483.

    tempus, oris, n.: 1. Time in general, a period, time, 1.278; interval or space of time, 4.433; crisis, circumstance, juncture, 7.37; season, fitting time, opportunity, proper moment, 4.294; ex longō (tempore), in or for a long time, 9.64. 2. The temple of the forehead, 9.418; commonly pl., 2.684; of animals, 12.173.

    spectāculum, ī, n.: a striking object of sight; a sight, show, spectacle, 6.37. (spectō)

    grex, gregis, m.: a herd, 6.38; flock; litter; the young, 8.85.

    intāctus, a, um: (adj.), untouched, unbroken, 11.419; unhurt, 10.504; untouched by the yoke, unyoked, 6.38; pure; a virgin, 1.345.

    septem: (num. adj.), seven, freq.

    māctō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to magnify by worship; to sacrifice, immolate, 2.202; slay, slaughter, 8.294, et al.

    iuvencus, a, um: adj. (iuvenis), young; subst., iuvencus, ī, m., a young bullock, 3.247, et al.; iuvenca, ae, f., a heifer, 8.208, et al.

    totidem: (num. adj. pron., indecl.), just, even so many; as many, 4.183, et al.

    bidēns, entis: adj. (bis and dēns), having two teeth or two complete rows of teeth; subst., f. (sc. victima), an animal suitable for the altar; a sheep with two conspicuous teeth supplanting two of the milk-teeth; a sheep, 4.57.

    adfor, fātus sum, 1, dep. a.: to speak to; address, 1.663; beseech, supplicate, 2.700; bid adieu, farewell to, 2.644.

    Aenēās, ae, m.: 1. A Trojan chief, son of Venus and Anchises, and hero of the Aeneid, 1.92. 2. Aenēās Silvius, one of the Alban kings, 6.769.

    nec or neque: (adv. and conj.), and not; neither, nor, 1.643, et al.; in prohibition, 3.394, et al.; neque (nec) — neque (nec), neither — nor, 5.21, et al.; nec — et, or -que, may be rendered neither — nor, 12.801; 2.534; nec nōn, and also, nor less, 6.183; nec nōn et, and also, 1.707.

    sacrum, ī, n.: a holy thing; pl., sacra, ōrum, n., sacred symbols, rites, 12.13; sacred rites, ceremonies, sacrifices, 2.132; sacred things, utensils, symbols, 2.293; mysteries, 3.112.

    Teucrī, ōrum, m.: the Trojans, descendants of Teucer, 1.38, et al.; adj., Teucrian, Trojan, 9.779, et al. (Teucer)

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    Suggested Citation

    Christopher Francese and Meghan Reedy, Vergil: Aeneid Selections. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Commentaries, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-947822-08-5. https://dcc.dickinson.edu/el/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-vi-14-41