Inde datum mōlītur iter. Iamque arva tenēbant

ultima, quae bellō clārī sēcrēta frequentant.

Hīc illī occurrit Tӯdeus, hīc inclutus armīs

Parthenopaeus et Adrastī pallentis imāgō,480

hīc multum fletī ad superōs bellōque cadūcī

Dardanidae, quōs ille omnīs longō ōrdine cernēns

ingemuit, Glaucumque Medontaque Thersilochumque,

trīs Antēnoridās Cererīque sacrum Polyboetēn,

Īdaeumque etiam currūs, etiam arma tenentem.485

Circumstant animae dextrā laevāque frequentēs,

Nec vīdisse semel satis est; iuvat usque morārī

et cōnferre gradum et veniendī discere causās.

At Danaüm procerēs Agamemnoniaeque phalanges

ut vīdēre virum fulgentiaque arma per umbrās,490

ingentī trepidāre metū; pars vertere terga,

ceu quondam petiēre ratēs, pars tollere vōcem

exiguam: inceptus clāmor frūstrātur hiantīs.

    CORE VOCABULARY

    mōlior, ītus sum, 4, dep. a. and n.: to pile up; build, erect, construct, 1.424; plan, undertake, attempt, 2.109; pursue, 6.477; cleave, 10.477; contrive, devise, 1.564; occasion, 1.414; prepare, equip, 4.309; arrange, adjust, 12.327; of missiles, discharge, hurl, 10.131. (mōlēs)

    sēcrētus, a, um: separated, apart, retired, solitary, 2.299; secret; unnoticed, 4.494. (sēcernō)

    frequentō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to visit often; to visit or attend in great numbers; resort to, frequent, throng, inhabit, 6.478. (frequēns)

    Tӯdeus (dissyll.), eī or eos, m.: son of Oeneus and Periboea, and father of Diomed, 6.479.

    inclutus, a, um: (adj.), famous, glorious, renowned, 2.82. (rel. to clueō, to be heard of; κλύω, hear; κλυτός, renowned)

    Parthenopaeus, ī, m.: Parthenopaeus, son of Meleager and Atalanta, and one of the seven chiefs who fought against Thebes, 6.480.

    Adrastus, ī, m.: king of Argos, 6.480.

    palleō, uī, 2, n.: to be pale; p., pallēns, entis, pallid, wan, pale, 4.26.

    multum: (adv.), much, greatly, exceedingly, 3.348, et al.

    cadūcus, a, um: adj. (cadō), liable to fall; destined, doomed to fall, or die, 10.622; slain, 6.481.

    Dardanidēs, ae, m.: a son or descendant of Dardanus; Aeneas, 10.545; pl., Dardanidae, ārum (um), the Trojans, 1.560, et al.; adj., Dardanian, Trojan, 2.59.

    ingemō, uī, itus, 3, n. and a.: to sigh or groan, 1.93; (w. acc.), groan for; lament, bewail.

    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.

    Medōn, ontis, m.: one of the Trojan leaders or allies of Troy, 6.483.

    Thersilochus, ī, m.: 1. A Paeonian allied with the Trojans, and slain by Achilles, 6.483. 2. A Trojan.

    Antēnoridēs, ae, m.: a son or descendant of Antenor; Antēnoridae, the three sons of Antenor, Polybus, Agenor, and Acamas, 6.484.

    Cerēs, eris, f.: daughter of Saturn and Ops, and goddess of agriculture; (meton.), corn, grain, 1.177; bread, 1.701; cake, loaf, 7.113; Cerēs labōrāta, bread, 8.181.

    Polyboetēs, ae, m.: a Trojan priest of Ceres, 6.484.

    Īdaeus, ī, m.: Idaeus, the charioteer of Priam, 6.485.

    circumstō, stetī, 1, a. and n.: to stand around; hem in; threaten, beset, 10.905; encompass, threaten, 2.559.

    laeva : (adv.), on the left, 5.163.

    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.

    satis or sat: (adj. and adv.), sufficient, enough; w. gen., 2.314; alone as subject, 2.291; as predicate, 2.642; comp., satius, better, preferable, 10.59.

    veniō, vēnī, ventus: to come, freq.; come forth; approach, 6.755; rise, appear, 1.353; dawn, 10.241; to present one's self or itself, 5.344; descend, spring from, 5.373; impers., ventum est, we, they came or have come, 4.151.

    Danaī, ōrum, m.: the Greeks, 2.327.

    procer, eris, m.: a chief, noble; pl., procerēs, um, elders, nobles, princes, 1.740. (in the sing. found only in the acc.)

    Agamemnonius, a, um: (adj.), pertaining to Agamemnon; Agamemnonian, Argive, Greek, 4.471.

    phalanx, ngis, f.: a body of troops in compact array; a battalion, army, host, 6.489; of a fleet, 2.254.

    fulgeō, fulsī, 2, and fulgō, 3, n.: to shine brightly; flash, gleam, glance, 5.562.

    trepidō, āvī, ātus, 1, n. and a.: to be in trepidation, alarm or panic, 10.788; to hurry, hasten to and fro or about, 2.685; to hasten (with inf.), 9.114; to strive nervously, make trembling effort, 12.403. (trepidus)

    ceu: (adv. and conj.), as, just as, 5.88; as if, 2.438, et al. (ce-ve)

    ratis, is, f.: a raft, float; bark, boat, ship, 1.43, et al.

    exiguus, a, um: adj. (exigō), minute, scanty, little; insignificant, small, 4.212; few, 5.754; thin, slender, feeble, 6.493.

    frūstror, ātus sum, 1, dep. a.: to render vain; frustrate, baffle, disappoint, 6.493. (frūstrā)

    hiō, āvī, ātus, 1, n. and a.: to yawn, gape; to distend or open the mouth, 6.493; p., hiāns, antis, with open mouth, 12.754.

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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-vi-477-493