Sōlus iamque ipsō superest in fīne Cloanthus,225

quem petit et summīs adnīxus vīribus urget.

Tum vērō ingeminat clāmor cūnctīque sequentem

īnstīgant studiīs, resonatque fragōribus aethēr.

Hī proprium decus et partum indignantur honōrem

nī teneant, vītamque volunt prō laude pacīscī;230

hōs successus alit: possunt, quia posse videntur.

Et fors aequātīs cēpissent praemia rōstrīs,

nī palmās pontō tendēns utrāsque Cloanthus

fūdissetque precēs dīvōsque in vōta vocāsset:

'Dī, quibus imperium est pelagī, quōrum aequora currō,235

vōbīs laetus ego hōc candentem in lītore taurum

cōnstituam ante ārās vōtī reus, extaque salsōs

prōiciam in flūctūs et vīna liquentia fundam.'

Dīxit, eumque īmīs sub flūctibus audiit omnis

Nēreïdum Phorcīque chorus Panopēaque virgō,240

et pater ipse manū magnā Portūnus euntem

impulit: illa Notō citius volucrīque sagittā

ad terram fugit et portū sē condidit altō.

    CORE VOCABULARY

    supersum, fuī, esse, irreg., n.: to be over; to be left, remain (separated by tmesis), 2.567; survive, 8.399.

    Cloanthus, ī, m.: commander of one of the ships of Aeneas, 1.222.

    adnītor, nīsus or nīxus sum, 3, dep. n.: to press upon; (with dat.), lean against, 12.92; lean, rest upon, 4.690; alone, make effort, strive, 5.226; ply the oars, 4.583.

    urgeō, ursī, 2, a. and n.: to drive, impel, press forward, 1.111; ply, hasten, 9.489; press, oppress, crush, bear down, 3.579; press around, inclose, surround, hem in, 11.524; weigh upon, oppress, close, 10.745; overpower, 2.653; attack, 10.375; punish, torture, 6.561.

    ingeminō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. and n.: a., repeat; redouble, multiply, increase, 7.578; name often, 2.770; n., shout again and again, 1.747; reëcho, 5.227; flash often or continuously, 3.199; be redoubled, return, 4.531.

    īnstīgō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to goad on; incite, stimulate, encourage, 5.228.

    resonō, āvī, 1, n. and a.: to sound again or loudly; reëcho, resound, 4.668; (w. acc.), make resound, fill, 7.12.

    fragor, ōris, m.: breaking, the noise of breaking; a crash; noise; a burst or clap of thunder, 2.692; roaring, uproar, 1.154; shout, 5.228; noise of lamentation, 11.214. (frangō)

    indīgnor, ātus sum, 1, dep. a. and n.: to deem unworthy; to fret, chafe, be impatient, 1.55; resent, 2.93; scorn, 8.728; be angry, indignant, 11.831; w. inf., 7.770.

    pacīscor, pactus sum, 3, dep. n.: to make a bargain; to agree upon, stipulate, contract, 4.99; purchase, 12.49; hazard, stake, 5.230; plight, betroth, 10.722.

    successus, ūs, m.: a going up, an advance; success, good fortune, 2.386; speed, 12.616. (succēdō)

    possum, potuī, posse, irreg. n.: to be able; can, 1.242, et al.; to avail, have influence, power, 4.382. (potis and sum)

    fors, fortis, f.: chance, hazard, luck, hap, fortune, 1.377; nom., fors, as adv. (for fors sit), haply, perchance, 2.139, et al.; abl., forte, by chance, perchance, haply, 1.375, et al. (rel. to ferō)

    aequō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. and n.: to make equal in size, number, weight, etc., 1.193; 5.419; to equalize, divide equally, 1.508; make equal in length, 9.338; in height, raise to, 4.89; to equal, be equal to; to be as high as, on a level with; keep pace with, 6.263; return equally, requite, 6.474; lift, exalt, 11.125; p., aequātus, a, um, made equal or even; steady, 4.587. (aequus)

    rōstrum, ī: a bill, beak, 6.597; the beak of a ship, 5.143; pl., Rōstra, ōrum, n., the platform or tribunal for magistrates and orators in the Roman forum, so called because adorned with the beaks of the captured ships of Antium; the Rostra. (rōdō, gnaw)

    palma, ae, f.: the palm of the hand, 8.69; the hand, 1.93; palm branch, 5.111; a palm branch or wreath as the symbol of victory; reward, prize, 5.349; victory; a victor, 5.339.

    pelagus, ī, n.: the sea; open sea, main, 1.138; flood, 1.246.

    candeō, uī, 2, n.: to be of pure whiteness; p., candēns, entis, white, 4.61; at white heat; glowing, 3.573; 12.91.

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

    exta, ōrum, n. pl.: the inner parts of animals, esp. the upper portions, as distinguished from the lower intestines; entrails, 4.64.

    salsus, a, um: adj. (cf. sal), made salty; salted, 2.133; salt-, briny, 2.173.

    prōiciō, iēci, iectus, 3, a.: to throw or cast forth; to throw or cast down, as an offering; to throw or fling down, 5.402; throw away, 6.835; plunge, 5.859; expose, 11.361; w. dat., 12.256. (prō and iaciō)

    liqueō, liquī, 2, n.: to be fluid; p., liquēns, entis, liquid, fluid, 5.238.

    Nērēīs, idis or idos, f.: a Nereid, any one of the daughters of Nereus and Doris; a sea-nymph, 3.74. (Nēreus)

    Phorcus, ī, m.: a sea-god, son of Neptune or Pontus and Gaia, 5.240; a Latin patriarch, 10.328.

    chorus, ī, m.: a dance in a circle; a dance; a company of singers or dancers, choir, train, 1.499; band, troop, 5.581; festival, 11.737.

    Panopēa, ae, f.: Panopea, a sea-nymph, daughter of Nereus, 5.240.

    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.

    Portūnus, ī, m.: Portunus, the Roman god of harbors or seaports; identified with the Greek Palaemon or Meliecrtes, 5.241. (portus)

    impellō, pulī, pulsus, 3, a.: to push, thrust, drive to or upon; push onward, impel, 5.242; push, open, 7.621; smite, 1.82; ply, 4.594; put in motion, urge on, 8.3; shoot, 12.856; move, disturb, 3.449; (w. inf.), lead on, impel, induce, persuade, 2.55; force, compel, 1.11.

    Notus, ī, m.: identical in meaning with auster; the south-wind, 1.85; wind, 6.355; storm, 1.575.

    sagitta, ae, f.: an arrow, 1.187, et al.

    portus, ūs, m.: a port, harbor, haven, 1.159, et al; (fig.), 7.598.

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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/it/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-v-225-243