Deuexo interea propior fit Vesper Olympo.280

iamque sacerdotes primusque Potitius ibant

pellibus in morem cincti, flammasque ferebant.

instaurant epulas et mensae grata secundae

dona ferunt cumulantque oneratis lancibus aras.

tum Salii ad cantus incensa altaria circum285

populeis adsunt euincti tempora ramis,

hic iuuenum chorus, ille senum, qui carmine laudes

Herculeas et facta ferunt: ut prima nouercae

monstra manu geminosque premens eliserit anguis,

ut bello egregias idem disiecerit urbes,290

Troiamque Oechaliamque, ut duros mille labores

rege sub Eurystheo fatis Iunonis iniquae

pertulerit. 'tu nubigenas, inuicte, bimembris

Hylaeumque Pholumque manu, tu Cresia mactas

prodigia et uastum Nemeae sub rupe leonem.295

te Stygii tremuere lacus, te ianitor Orci

ossa super recubans antro semesa cruento;

nec te ullae facies, non terruit ipse Typhoeus

arduus arma tenens; non te rationis egentem

Lernaeus turba capitum circumstetit anguis.300

salue, uera Iouis proles, decus addite diuis,

et nos et tua dexter adi pede sacra secundo.'

talia carminibus celebrant; super omnia Caci

speluncam adiciunt spirantemque ignibus ipsum.

consonat omne nemus strepitu collesque resultant.305

    CORE VOCABULARY

    dēvexus, a, um: adj. (dēvehō), inclined downwards; descending; declining.

    intereā: (adv.), amid these things; meanwhile, in the meantime, 1.418, et al.

    vesper, eris or erī, m.: the evening; the evening star; the west, 5.19; personif., Vesper, Hesperus, 1.374, et al.

    Olympus, ī, m.: Olympus, the name of several mountains in Greece and Asia Minor, the most famous of which was Mount Olympus in the northeastern part of Thessaly; the home of the superior gods; heaven, Olympus, 1.374; referring to the gods, 8.533.

    Potītius, iī, m.: the founder of one of the families charged with the sacred rites of Hercules, 8.269.

    pellis, is, f.: a skin, hide, 2.722, et al.

    īnstaurō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to build; perform, celebrate, 3.62; revive, resolve anew, 2.451; celebrate anew, 4.63; renew, 2.669; repay, requite, 6.530.

    epulae, ārum, f.: a banquet, feast, 1.79; food, 1.216. (sing. epulum)

    secundus, a, um: adj. (sequor), the following; second, 5.258; inferior, 11.441; favorable, fair, 4.562; swiftly flying, 1.156; fortunate, prosperous, 1.207; successful, 2.617; joyful, 8.90; 10.266; auspicious, propitious, 4.45; of a river, easily flowing, downwards.

    cumulō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to heap up; load, 5.532; make greater, increase, 4.436. (cumulus)

    onerō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to load; the thing or material with which, usually in abl. and rarely in acc., 1.706; stow, lade, store away, w. dat. of the thing receiving, 1.195; (fig.), burden, overwhelm, 4.549. (onus)

    lanx, lancis, f.: a broad dish or plate; a charger, platter, 8.284; pl., lancēs, the basins of weighing scales; scales, 12.725.

    Saliī, ōrum: the Salii, or priests of Mars who had charge of the sacred shields called ancilia, which they bore once a year in solemn procession through the city, with hymns and dances, 8.285. (saliō)

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

    incendō, cendī, cēnsus, 3, a.: to set fire to, burn, 2.353; kindle, 3.279; illuminate, 5.88; (fig.), of the mind, fire, inflame, 1.660; arouse, rouse to action, 5.719; excite, irritate, enrage, madden, provoke, 4.360; disturb, rend, fill, 10.895.

    altāria, ium, n.: the upper part of an altar; a high altar, 7.211; an altar, 2.515. (altus)

    circum: (adv.), about, around; (prep. with acc.), around, about.

    pōpuleus, a, um: adj. (pōpulus), of the poplar tree; poplar-, 5.134.

    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)

    ēvinciō, vinxī, vinctus, 4, a.: to bind round; crown, wreathe, 5.269; bind, 5.364.

    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.

    rāmus, ī, m.: a branch, bough, 4.485, et al.; limb, 8.318; wreath, 5.71.

    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.

    Herculeus, a, um: adj. (Herculēs), of Hercules; Herculean, 3.551, et al.

    noverca, ae, f.: a step-mother.

    mōnstrum, ī, n.: the thing which warns; an omen, a portent, 3.26; supernatural token, sign, 12.246; a prodigy, marvel, wonder, terror, 3.583; monster, 2.245. (moneō)

    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.

    geminus, a, um: (adj.), twin, 1.274, et al.; twofold, 6.203; double, two, 4.470; pl., geminī, ae, a, twin, 2.500; two, 1.162.

    ēlīdō, līsī, līsus, 3, a.: to dash forth, out, up, 3.567; suffocate, strangle, 8.289; force out, cause to start out, 8.261. (ex and laedō)

    anguis, is, m. and f.: a snake of any kind, serpent, 2.379; hydra, 8.300.

    dīsiciō, iēcī, iectus, 3, a.: to throw, cast asunder; overthrow, demolish, 8.355; scatter, disperse, 1.70; cleave, 12.308. (dis- and iaciō)

    Trōia, ae, f.: 1. Troy, the capital of the Troad, 2.625, et al. 2. A city built by Helenus in Epirus, 3.349. 3. A part of the city of Acesta in Sicily, 5.756. 4. The name of an equestrian game of Roman boys, 5.602.

    Oechalia, ae, f.: a city of Euboea, 8.291.

    Eurystheus (trisyll.), eī, m.: the king of Mycenae, who assigned to Hercules the twelve labors, 8.292.

    Iūnō, ōnis, f.: Juno, the Sabine and Roman name for the wife and sister of Jupiter, daughter of Saturn, 1.4, et al.; Iūnō īnferna, the Juno of the lower world, Proserpine, 6.138.

    inīquus, a, um: unequal; uneven in surface, rounding, 10.303; of the sun, torrid, 7.227; too narrow, dangerous, 5.203; treacherous, 11.531; morally, unfavorable, hard, inequitable, 4.618; unjust, cruel, 1.668, et al.

    perferō, tulī, lātus, ferre, irreg. a.: to carry or bear through; carry, restore, return, 11.717; report, 5.665; convey completely, carry home, 10.786; reach the mark, 12.907; undergo, endure, suffer, 3.323; (w. reflex. pron.), betake one's self, go, 1.389; p., perlātus, a, um, carried to the mark; striking, 11.803.

    nūbigenae, ārum, c.: the cloud-born; a name of the Centaurs, born of Ixion and a cloud, 8.293. (nūbēs and genō)

    invictus, a, um: (adj.), unconquered; invincible, 6.365.

    bimembris, is: adj. (bis and membrum), having two kinds of members; subst., bimembrēs, ium, m., Centaurs, 8.293.

    Hȳlaeus, ī, m.: a centaur who assailed Atalanta.

    Pholus, ī, m.: a centaur, son of Ixion; a Trojan warrior, 12.341.

    Crēsius, a, um: (adj.), Cretan, 4.70.

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

    prōdigium, iī, n.: a prognostic, sign, prodigy, wonder, portent, 3.366; monster, 8.295.

    vāstus, a, um: (adj.), empty, void, wild, waste, 9.323; vast, unbounded, 1.118; huge, enormous, immense, 3.647; deep-, vast-, sounding, 1.245.

    Nemea, ae, f.: Nemea, a town of Argolis, near which Hercules killed the Nemean lion, and established the Nemean games, 8.295.

    rūpēs, is, f.: a rock, cliff, crag, ledge, freq.; quarry, 1.429. (rumpō)

    leō, leōnis, m.: a lion, 2.722, et al.

    Stygius, a, um: adj. (Styx), pertaining to the Styx; of Hades; Stygian, 4.638, et al.

    tremō, uī, 3, n. and a.: to tremble, quake, shake, quiver, 5.198; tremble at, fear, dread, 8.296.

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

    iānitor, ōris, m.: a gate- or door-keeper; porter, 6.400. (iānua)

    Orcus, ī, m.: Orcus, the lower world, Hades, 4.242; personif., the god of the lower world, Orcus, Dis, Pluto.

    recubō, 1, n.: to be lying back or down; recline; be extended; lie, 3.392.

    antrum, ī, n.: a cave, cavern, grotto, 1.166.

    sēmēsus, a, um: adj. (sēmi- and edō), half eaten, 3.244.

    cruentus, a, um: (adj.), bloody, blood-stained, 1.296; covered with blood, 10.498.

    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.

    Typhōeus (trisyll.), eī or eos, m.: Typhoeus or Typhon, a giant struck down to Hades by the thunderbolt of Jupiter.

    arduus, a, um: (adj.), steep; erect, high, raised high, 2.475; 5.480; lofty, towering, 2.328; rearing, 11.638.

    egeō, uī, 2, n.: to be in want or need; (w. abl. or gen.), to want, need, 2.522; to be poor, destitute, 1.384; to feel the need of, be desirous of, 5.751.

    Lernaeus, a, um: adj. (Lerna), of Lerna, Lernaean, 8.300.

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

    salveō, 2, n.: to be well; imperative, all hail! hail! 5.80. (salvus, safe)

    Iuppiter, Iovis, m.: Jupiter, son of Saturn and Rhea, and king of the gods, 1.223; Iuppiter Stygius, Pluto, 4.638.

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

    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.

    Cācus, ī, m.: Cacus, the giant of the Aventine, slain by Hercules, 8.194.

    spēlunca, ae, f.: a cavern, 1.60; retreat, 5.213.

    adiciō, iēcī, iectus, 3, a.: to throw to or upon; add, join, 12.837. (ad and iaciō)

    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.

    cōnsonō, uī, 1, n.: to sound at once or together; sound loudly; resound, 5.149.

    strepitus, ūs, m.: a noise; an uproar; din, 6.559; stir, noise of festivity, 1.725; confused noise, 1.422. (strepō)

    collis, is, m.: a hill, freq.

    resultō, no perf., ātus, 1, intens. n.: to leap back or again, rebound, 10.330; reëcho, reverberate, resound, 5.150. (resiliō, leap back)

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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/pt/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-viii-280-305