Inde ubi prīma fidēs pelagō, plācātaque ventī

dant maria et lēnis crepitāns vocat Auster in altum,70

dēdūcunt sociī nāvīs et lītora complent;

Prōvehimur portū terraeque urbēsque recēdunt.

Sacra marī colitur mediō grātissima tellūs

Nēreïdum mātrī et Neptūnō Aegaeō,

quam pius Arquitenēns ōrās et lītora circum75

errantem Myconō ē celsā Gyarōque revīnxit,

immōtamque colī dedit et contemnere ventōs.

Hūc feror, haec fessōs tūtō placidissima portū

accipit; Ēgressī venerāmur Apollinis urbem.

Rēx Anius, rēx īdem hominum Phoebīque sacerdōs,80

vittīs et sacrā redimītus tempora laurō

occurrit; Veterem Anchīsēn agnōvit amīcum.

iungimus hospitiō dextrās et tēcta subīmus.

    CORE VOCABULARY

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

    plācō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to appease, 2.116; calm, quiet, still, 1.142; subdue, quell, 6.803. (rel. to placeō)

    lēnis, e: (adj.), mild, 3.70; gentle, quiet, 2.782.

    crepitō, 1, n.: to make a rattling noise; creak, crackle, murmur, rustle, 3.70; crack, crash, 5.436; rattle, 5.459; dash, 11.299. (crepō)

    Auster, trī, m.: the southerly or south wind, opposite to Aquilo; wind in general, 3.70; (meton.), the south.

    altum, ī, n.: the deep; the lofty; the deep sea, the main, the deep, 1.3; the sky, heaven, air, 1.297; from far, far-fetched, remote, 8.395. (altus)

    compleō, ēvī, ētus, 2, a.: to fill up; fill, 2.20; complete, 5.46; fulfill, 9.108.

    prōvehō, vexī, vectus, 3, a.: to carry forward or forth; (pass.), provehor, vectus sum, to be borne, ride, sail forth or away, 3.72; proceed, continue, 3.481.

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

    recēdō, cessī, cessus, 3, n.: to go back, retire, withdraw, 12.129; recede, retreat, 2.633; stand apart, retire, 2.300; depart, 2.595; disappear, 3.72; vanish, 5.526.

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

    Neptūnus, ī, m.: Neptune, one of the sons of Saturn, and brother of Jupiter, Juno, and Pluto; identified by the Romans, as god of the sea, with the Greek Poseidon, 1.125.

    Aegaeus, a, um: (adj.), Aegaean; pertaining to the Aegaean, 3.74.

    Arcitenēns, entis: adj. (arcus and tenēns), bow-bearing; subst. m., the archer; Apollo, 3.75.

    ōra, ae, f.: a margin, border, 12.924; coast, shore, 3.396; region, 2.91; rim, extremity, 10.477; pl., outline, compass, 9.528.

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

    Myconos, ī, f.: Myconos, one of the Cyclades, N.E. of Delos, 3.76.

    celsus, a, um: adj. (cellō, rise), high, lofty, 1.56, et al.

    Gyaros, ī, f.: one of the Cyclades, between Tenos and Ceos, 3.76.

    revinciō, vinxī, vinctus, 4, a.: to bind back, 2.57; bind fast, 3.76; bind around, wreathe, festoon, 4.459.

    immōtus, a, um: (adj.), unmoved, motionless; immovable, 3.77; (fig.), firm, fixed, steadfast, unchangeable, 1.257.

    placidus, a, um: adj. (placeō), gentle, calm, tranquil, peaceful, serene, 5.848; inactive, idle, 9.187; friendly, propitious, 3.266; (adv.), placidē, gently, softly, quietly, calmly, 5.86.

    veneror, ātus sum, 1, dep. a.: to venerate, reverence, revere, 3.79; adore, worship, 5.745; bow before, kneel at, 12.220; p., venerātus, a, um, (pass.), supplicated, entreated, 3.460.

    Apollō, inis, m.: Apollo, son of Jupiter and Latona; the god of prophecy, medicine, music, poetry, and archery, 2.430; met., a temple of Apollo, 3.275.

    Anius, iī, m.: a king of Delos and priest of Apollo, 3.80.

    Phoebus, ī, m.: Phoebus or Apollo, 1.329, et al.

    vitta, ae, f.: a fillet, band, or chaplet for the head, especially for religious occasions, 5.366, et al.

    redimiō, iī, ītus (imperf., redimībat, 10.538), 4, a.: to bind round; wreathe, crown, 3.81.

    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.

    laurus, ī, f.: the laurel or bay tree, 2.513; a laurel crown or wreath, 3.81.

    Anchīsēs, ae, m.: son of Capys and Themis, and father of Aeneas by Venus, 2.687, et al.

    adgnoscō, nōvī, nitus, 3, a.: to recognize, 1.470.

    hospitium, iī, n.: the relation of host and guest; hospitality, 10.460; friendly reception, entertainment; protection, hospitality, welcome, 1.299; guest-land, ally, 3.15; refuge, 1.540; alliance, 11.114. (hospes)

    subeō, iī, itus (p. subiēns, euntis), 4, n. and a.: to go or come under, into, or up to; alone, or with acc. and prep., or with dat.; without a case, come up, 2.216; go under, bend, stoop down under, 10.522; come after; follow, 2.725; take one's place, 12.471; enter, 1.171; come into or upon the mind, suggest itself, occur, 2.560; with acc. and prep., go, advance towards, 8.359; with dat., come or go up to, down to, into, 5.203; succeed to, 5.176; come after, follow, 10.371; with acc., approach, enter, 1.400; go under a burden, bear, with abl. of instrument, 2.708; go under the yoke, draw, 3.113; enter the mind of, strike, occur to, 9.757; approach, reach, 3.512; approach, 7.22; meet, encounter, 10.798; attack, 9.344.

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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/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-iii-69-83