Īnstaurant aciēs Volcānī stirpe creātus

Caeculus et veniēns Marsōrum montibus Umbrō.

Dardanidēs contrā furit: Anxuris ēnse sinistram545

et tōtum clipeī ferrō dēiēcerat orbem

(dīxerat ille aliquid māgnum vimque adfore verbō

crēdiderat, caelōque animum fortasse ferēbat

cānitiemque sibi et longōs prōmīserat annōs);

Tarquitus exsultāns contrā fulgentibus armīs,550

silvicolae Faunō Dryopē quem nympha creārat,

obvius ārdentī sēsē obtulit. Ille reductā

lōrīcam clipeīque ingēns onus impedit hastā,

tum caput ōrantis nēquīquam et multa parantis

dīcere dēturbat terrae, truncumque tepentem555

prōvolvēns super haec inimīcō pectore fātur:

'Istīc nunc, metuende, iacē. Nōn tē optima māter

condet humī patriōque onerābit membra sepulcrō:

ālitibus linquēre ferīs, aut gurgite mersum

unda feret piscēsque impāstī vulnera lambent.'560

Prōtinus Antaeum et Lūcam, prīma agmina Turnī,

persequitur, fortemque Numam fulvumque Camertem,

māgnanimō Volcente satum, dītissimus agrī

quī fuit Ausonidum et tacitīs rēgnāvit Amȳclīs.

Aegaeōn quālis, centum cui bracchia dīcunt565

centēnāsque manūs, quīnquāgintā ōribus īgnem

pectoribusque ārsisse, Iovis cum fulmina contrā

tot paribus streperet clipeīs, tot stringeret ēnsīs:

sīc tōtō Aenēās dēsaevit in aequore victor

ut semel intepuit mūcrō. Quīn ecce Niphaeī570

quadriiugīs in equōs adversaque pectora tendit.

Atque illī longē gradientem et dīra frementem

ut vīdēre, metū versī retrōque ruentēs

effunduntque ducem rapiuntque ad lītora currūs.

    CORE VOCABULARY

    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.

    Vulcānus, ī, m.: the god of fire and of the forge, son of Jupiter and Juno, 8.422; (meton.), fire, 2.311, et al.

    stirps, stirpis, f.: the lower part of the trunk together with the roots of plants and trees; the extremity, end; root; trunk, tree, 12.770; (fig.), origin, descent, lineage, stock, race, 1.626, et al.

    Caeculus, ī, m.: son of Vulcan, and mythical founder of Praeneste, 7.681.

    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.

    Mārsī, ōrum, m.: a tribe of the Apennines, among the most warlike of the Italians, 10.544, et al.

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

    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.

    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.

    furō, uī, 3, n.: to be mad; freq., to rave, be frantic, rage, 1.491; to be furious, burn, storm (for war), 7.625; to be burning or mad with love, 1.659; to be frenzied, in a frenzy, 6.100; inspired, 2.345; distracted with grief, 3.313; plunge madly, 9.552; boil, 7.464; with cognate acc., give vent to one's fury, 12.680.

    Anxur, uris, m.: Anxur, or Terracina, a town on the coast of Latium, 10.545; a Latin warrior, 10.545.

    ēnsis, is, m.: a sword, 2.393, et al.; knife, 2.155.

    sinistra, ae, f. (sc. manus): the left hand, 2.443, et al.

    clipeus, ī, m., and clipeum, ī, n.: a round shield; a shield, 2.227, et al.

    dēiciō, iēcī, iectus, 3, a.: to cast down, 6.581; strike down, slay, 11.642; drive down, 4.152; shoot or bring down, 5.542; deprive of, 3.317; dēicere vultum, to cast down the eyes, 3.320; (pass.), dēicī, to be disheartened, dismayed, 10.858. (dē and iaciō)

    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)

    cānitēs, ēī, f.: hoaryness, grayness; gray hair, 6.300; gray hairs, old age, 10.549. (cānus)

    Tarquitus, ī, m.: a Rutulian slain by Aeneas, 10.550.

    exsultō, āvī, ātus, 1, intens. n.: to spring; move with bold or exulting strides, 2.470; 10.643; advance proudly, 10.550; bound, 12.688; rise, surge in billows, swell, 3.557; bubble, 7.464; pant, 5.137; exult, rejoice, triumph, 2.386. (exsiliō)

    fulgēns, entis: gleaming, flashing, 2.749; glowing, bright, 9.614. (fulgeō)

    silvicola, ae, c.: an inhabitant of the woods, 10.551. (silva and colō)

    Faunus, ī, m.: Faunus, the tutelary god of husbandmen, identified by the Romans with the Greek Pan, 7.254, et al. (faveō)

    Dryopē, ēs, f.: a wood nymph, 10.551.

    nympha, ae, f.: a bride, a maiden; a nymph, one of the inferior deities, presiding over fountains, woods, etc., 1.71, et al.

    obvius, a, um: adj. (ob and via), in the way; presenting one's self or itself; meeting, 1.314; against, 6.880; opposing, 9.56; in the way of; exposed to, 3.499; obvius fierī, to encounter, meet, 10.380.

    ārdēns, entis: burning, hot, sparkling, flaming, 5.637; bright, 4.482; impassioned, ardent, eager, 1.423; spirited, fiery, 1.472; glowing, lofty, 6.130; fierce, furious, 2.529; angry, 6.467. (ardeo)

    redūcō, dūxī, ductus, 3, a.: to lead, bring back; restore, 1.143; return, 9.257; draw back, 5.478; rescue, 4.375.

    lōrīca, ae, f.: a leather corselet; a corselet of any material; a hauberk, cuirass, coat of mail, 3.467; 10.485, et al. (lōrum)

    impediō, īvī or iī, ītus, 4, a.: to hinder, 9.385; hamper, 10.553; involve, intersect, 5.585; combine, 8.449. (1. in and pēs)

    hasta, ae, f.: a spear, 2.50, and freq.; hasta pūra, a headless spear, 6.760; pampinea hasta, a thyrsus, 7.396.

    nēquīquam: (adv.), in vain, to no purpose, 2.515.

    dēturbō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to cast down, 5.175; strike down, 10.555; drive away, remove, 6.412.

    truncus, ī, m.: the stem, stock, or trunk of a tree; stem, trunk, 6.207; trunk of the human body, 2.557.

    tepeō, 2, n.: to be moderately warm; to reek, 8.196.

    prōvolvō, volvī, volūtus, 3, a.: to roll forward or along, 10.556; roll, whirl over or along, 12.533.

    super: (adv.), above, 4.684, et al.; above, from above, 10.384; moreover, 4.606; besides, 1.29; more than enough, 2.642; remaining, surviving, left (with ellipsis of esse), 3.489, et al.; still (or above), 4.684; of time, in, during, 9.61.

    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.

    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)

    āles, itis (gen. pl. sometimes alituum, 8.27): adj. (āla), winged, swift, 5.861, et al.; subst. c., a bird, 1.394; an owl, 12.862.

    linquō, līquī, 3, a.: to leave, 1.517, and freq.; desert, abandon, flee from, 3.213; pass by, 3.705; depart from, leave, 3.124; of death, yield up, 3.140; give up or over, desist from, 3.160.

    gurges, itis, m.: a whirlpool, gulf, 3.421; flood, 2.497; wave, billow, 3.564; rolling, raging sea, abyss, 1.118; sea, ocean, 7.704.

    mergō, mersī, mersus, 3, a.: to dip, immerse, plunge, w. abl. alone, or w. prep., 6.342; cover, 6.267; (fig.), involve, overwhelm, 6.615.

    piscis, is, m.: a fish.

    impāstus, a, um: (adj.), unfed; hungry, 9.339.

    lambō, ī, itus, 3, a.: to lick, 2.211; of flame, touch, lick, 3.574.

    Antaeus, ī, m.: a Latin, slain by Aeneas, 10.561.

    Lūcās, ae, m.: a follower of Turnus, 10.561.

    Turnus, ī, m.: the chief of the Rutulians, 7.56, et al.

    persequor, secūtus sum, 3, dep. a.: to follow continually; follow, 9.218; pursue, follow closely, 10.562.

    Numa, ae, m.: the name of two Rutulian warriors, 9.454; 10.562.

    fulvus, a, um: (adj.), reddish or tawny yellow; yellow, 5.374; tawny, 2.722; brown, 11.751; glowing, bright, 12.792.

    Camers, ertis, m.: Camertes or Camers, a follower of Turnus, 10.562.

    māgnanimus, a, um: adj. (māgnus and animus), possessing a great soul; noble-minded; great, generous, noble, 5.17; brave, 10.139; mighty, 12.144; of animals, high-spirited, highbred, 3.704.

    Volcēns, entis, m.: a Latin chief, 9.370.

    satus, a, um: begotten of, born of, sprung from, with abl., 2.540; offspring, son of, 5.244; daughter of, 7.331. (serō, serere, sēvī, satus)

    Ausonidēs, ae, pl. Ausonidae, ārum and ūm, m.: the Ausonians or primitive people of lower Italy; Italians, 10.564. (Auson, the eponymous father of the Ausonēs)

    rēgnō, āvī, ātus, 1, n. and a.: to exercise sovereignty; to be king, to reign, 1.141; rule, govern, 3.14; impers., rēgnātur, etc., there is kingly rule, 1.272. (rēgnum)

    Amȳclae, ārum, f.: a town of Latium, 10.564.

    Aegaeōn, onis, m.: Aegaean, a giant, also called Briareus, 10.565.

    bracchium, iī, n.: strictly, the forearm from the hand to the elbow; in general, the arm, 2.792, et al.; (fig.), limb, branch, of a tree, 6.282; sail-yard, 5.829; of walls, 3.535.

    centēnus, a, um: distr. num. adj. (centum); pl., a hundred each, 9.162; sing. (after the analogy of multus, many a), a unit repeated the hundredth time, render by the plural, a hundred, 10.207; as cardinal, a hundred, 10.566.

    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.

    quīnquāgintā: num. adj. indecl. (quīnque), fifty, 1.703.

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

    fulmen, inis, n.: lightning, 10.177; thunderbolt, 2.649, et al.; thunder, 1.230. (fulgeō)

    pār, paris: (adj.), equal, 1.705; like, 2.794; equal, well-poised, steady, 4.252; side by side, 5.580; well-matched, 5.114.

    strepō, uī, itus, 3, n. and a.: to make a noise; murmur, 6.709; of music, resound, 8.2; of arms, ring, rattle, clash, 10.568.

    stringō, strīnxī, strīctus, 3, a.: to draw tight, bind; of a sword, draw out, draw, 2.334; graze, touch lightly, go near, 5.163; trim up, cut, 1.552; (fig.), touch the mind, 9.294.

    tōtus, a, um: (adj.), the whole, total, entire, 1.128, et al.; tōtō corpore, with all one's strength, 12.920.

    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.

    dēsaeviō, iī, 4, n.: to rage furiously; rage, 4.52.

    intepeō, uī, 2, n.: to become warm, 10.570.

    mūcrō, ōnis, m.: a sharp point or edge, esp. of a weapon, 2.333; point of a spear, 11.817; a sword, blade, 2.449.

    Niphaeus, ī, m.: a Rutulian warrior, 10.570.

    quadriiugis, e: adj. (quadrīgae), pertaining to a team of four; four-yoked, 10.571.

    gradior, gressus sum, 3, dep. n.: to step, walk, go, 1.312; move, advance, 10.572.

    dīrus, a, um: (adj.), accursed; portentous; fearful, dreadful, awful, dire, cruel, horrible, freq.; accursed, 2.261; unhallowed, impious, 6.373; foul, carrion, 3.262; wild, furious, ardent, 9.185; pl., dīra (adv.), fearfully, 10.572.

    fremō, uī, itus, 3, n. and a.: to make a murmuring noise; to roar, 1.56; whinny, neigh, 12.82; raise lamentations, 6.175; whiz, 12.922; resound, 4.668; rage, 5.19; to be fierce, furious, 4.229; fume, rave, 12.535; shout and sing, 4.146; a., rage, rave for, clamor for, 11.453, et al.; ore fremere, applaud, shout applause, 5.385; p., fremēns, entis, raging, 4.229.

    retrō: (adv.), back, backwards, 2.753. (re-)

    ruō, ruī, rutus, 3, n. and a.: to fall with violence; tumble down, fall, freq.; fall in battle, 10.756; of the sun, go down, set, 3.508; rush forward, 2.64; of the chariot of Nox, hasten up; ascend, rise, 2.250; advance, 10.256; plunge, rush, 2.353; flee, 12.505; tremble, quake, 8.525; hasten, pass away, 6.539; cause to fall; cast down, 9.516; plow, 1.35; cast, throw up, 1.85; throw up or together, 11.211.

    effundō, fūdī, fūsus, 3, a.: to pour out or forth; shed, 2.271; throw, cast out, 7.780; cast, 6.339; overthrow, 11.485; bring out, 9.68; unbind, dishevel, 4.509; dissolve, 2.651; let loose, throw out, 5.818; spend, lose, waste, 5.446; of words, utter, 5.780; (pass.), effundī, dart, 5.145; flow, 6.686. (ex and fundō)

    article Nav

    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/sv/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-x-543-574