Quin et Marruuia uenit de gente sacerdos750

fronde super galeam et felici comptus oliua

Archippi regis missu, fortissimus Vmbro,

uipereo generi et grauiter spirantibus hydris

spargere qui somnos cantuque manuque solebat,

mulcebatque iras et morsus arte leuabat.755

sed non Dardaniae medicari cuspidis ictum

eualuit neque eum iuuere in uulnera cantus

somniferi et Marsis quaesitae montibus herbae.

te nemus Angitiae, uitrea te Fucinus unda,

te liquidi fleuere lacus.760

    CORE VOCABULARY

    Marruvius, a, um: adj. (Marruvium), of Marruvium, the capital of the Marsi; Marsian, 7.750.

    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.

    frōns, frondis, f.: a leaf, 3.449; leafage, foliage; leafy spray, branch, twig, bough, 2.249; a leafy crown, a garland, wreath, 4.148.

    galea, ae, f.: a helmet, either of leather or of metal, 3.468, et al.

    cōmō, cōmpsī, cōmptus, 3, a.: to arrange; of the hair, comb, dress, bind up, 6.48; trim, 10.832; adorn, deck, 7.751. (com- and emō)

    olīva, ae, f.: an olive tree, 6.230; olive branch, olive wreath, 5.309.

    Archippus, ī, m.: king of the Marsi, 7.752.

    missus, ūs, m.: a sending; a dispatch, command, 7.752. (mittō)

    Umbrō, ōnis, m.: a soothsayer of the Marsi, 7.752.

    vīpereus, a, um: adj. (vīpera, viper), pertaining to vipers or snakes; viperous, snaky, 6.281.

    graviter: (adv.), heavily; deadly, 7.753; greatly, deeply, 1.126; heavily, mournfully, 2.288. (gravis)

    spīrō, āvī, ātus, 1, n. and a.: to breathe, blow, 5.844; palpitate, 4.64; pant; breathe heavily, 7.510; heave, boil, 10.291; of odors, breathe forth, exhale, emit; w. acc., 1.404; p., spīrāns, antis, lifelike, breathing, 6.847.

    hydrus, ī, m.: a water-serpent; snake, 7.447.

    spargō, sparsī, sparsus, 3, a.: to scatter, strew; cast in fragments, 3.605; disperse, 1.602; shower, hurl, 12.51; sprinkle, 4.512; besprinkle, bedew, stain, 8.645; infuse, 4.486; (fig.), spread abroad, disseminate, 2.98; bring over or upon, diffuse, 7.754.

    cantus, ūs, m.: a singing or playing; melody; song, 1.398; strain, sound, 6.165; incantation, charm, 7.754. (canō)

    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.

    mulceō, mulsī, mulsus or mulctus, 2, a.: to stroke; lick, 8.634; (fig.), soothe, caress, comfort, 1.197; mitigate, soften, calm, 1.66; to make harmonious, charm, 7.34.

    morsus, ūs, m.: a biting; eating, 3.394; tooth, 7.112; fang, 2.215; gripe, hold, 12.782; fluke, 1.169. (mordeō)

    levō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to render light; lighten; lift, aid, 1.145; raise, 4.690; (fig.), ease, relieve of (w. abl.); support, rest, 10.834; reënforce, help, 2.452; mitigate, 3.36; allay, 7.495; cure, 7.755; relieve, 7.571. (2. levis)

    Dardanius, a, um: adj. (Dardanus), Dardanian, Trojan, 5.711; subst., Dardanius, iī, m., the Dardanian; the Trojan, 12.14.

    medicō, āvī, ātus, 1, a., and medicor, ātus sum, 1, dep. a. and n.: to heal with drugs; heal, 7.756; mix with drugs or poisons; medicate, drug, 6.420. (medicus)

    cuspis, idis, f.: a spear point, 7.817; point, 5.208; spear, lance, javelin; a spear, 12.386; a spear or, perhaps, the shaft of a spear as a scepter, 1.81.

    ēvalēscō, valuī, 3, inc. n.: to grow strong; be able, can; 7.757.

    somnifer, era, erum: adj. (somnus and ferō), sleep-bringing; soothing, 7.758.

    Mārsus, a, um: adj. (Mārsī), Marsian, 7.758.

    quaerō, quaesīvī or quaesiī, quaesītus, 3, a.: to seek, search, look for, 1.380; inquire, ask, demand, 1.370; ask as a gift, 4.647; desire, 7.449; miss, 10.395.

    herba, ae, f.: any grassy or herbaceous growth; grass, turf, 1.214, et al; fodder; herb, plant, 3.650; grassy land, pasture, meadow, 3.221; a plant.

    Anguitia, ae, f.: Anguitia or Angitia, a sister of Circe, worshiped by the Marsi, 7.759.

    vitreus, a, um: adj. (vitrum), of or like glass, clear, shining, crystal, 7.759.

    Fūcinus, ī, m.: a lake in the Apennines, east of Rome (now removed, or nearly so, by artificial drainage), 7.759.

    liquidus, a, um: adj. (liqueō), flowing, liquid, fluid, 5.217, et al.; clear, serene, 6.202.

    lacus, ūs, m.: a lake, pool, source, 8.74; fen, 2.135.

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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/pl/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-vii-750-760