Excipiunt plausū pavidōs gaudentque tuentēs575

Dardanidae, veterumque agnōscunt ōra parentum.

Postquam omnem laetī cōnsessum oculōsque suōrum

lūstrāvēre in equīs, signum clāmōre parātīs

Ēpytidēs longē dedit īnsonuitque flagellō.

Ollī discurrēre parēs atque agmina ternī580

dīductīs solvēre chorīs, rūrsusque vocātī

convertēre viās īnfestaque tēla tulēre.

inde aliōs ineunt cursūs aliōsque recursūs

adversī spatiīs, alternōsque orbibus orbīs

impediunt pugnaeque cient simulācra sub armīs;585

et nunc terga fugā nūdant, nunc spīcula vertunt

īnfēnsī, factā pariter nunc pāce feruntur.

Ut quondam Crētā fertur Labyrinthus in altā

parietibus textum caecīs iter ancipitemque

mīlle viīs habuisse dolum, quā signa sequendī590

frangeret indēprēnsus et inremeābilis error;

haud aliō Teucrum nātī vēstīgia cursū

impediunt texuntque fugās et proelia lūdō,

delphīnum similēs quī per maria ūmida nandō

Carpathium Libycumque secant. {lūduntque per undās}595

Hunc mōrem cursūs atque haec certāmina prīmus

Ascanius, Longam mūrīs cum cingeret Albam,

rettulit et prīscōs docuit celebrāre Latīnōs,

quō puer ipse modō, sēcum quō Trōïa pūbēs;

Albānī docuēre suōs; hinc maxima porrō600

accēpit Rōma et patrium servāvit honōrem;

Trōiaque nunc puerī, Trōiānum dīcitur agmen.

Hāc celebrāta tenus sānctō certāmina patrī.

    CORE VOCABULARY

    plausus, ūs, m.: a beating, clapping, flapping; fluttering sound, 5.215; plaudit, applause, 5.148. (plaudō)

    pavidus, a, um: adj. (paveō, fear), trembling, alarmed, terror-stricken, 2.489; solicitous, trembling with expectation, eager, 5.575.

    tueor, tuitus or tūtus sum, 2, dep. a.: to look at, gaze upon, behold, regard, 4.451, et al.; watch, guard, defend, maintain, protect, 1.564, et al.; p., tūtus, a, um, secure, safe; in safety, 1.243; sure, 4.373; subst., tūtum, ī, n., safety, place of safety, 1.391; pl., tūta, ōrum, safe places, safety, security, 11.882; adv., tūtō, with safety, safely, without danger, 11.381.

    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.

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

    cōnsessus, ūs, m.: a sitting together; an assembly (others, place of assembly; others, tribunal or platform), 5.290; an assembly, 5.340. (cōnsidō)

    lūstrō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to purify by atonement, 3.279; go round the fields with the victims; hence to bless, ask for a blessing on; go or dance around an altar or the image of a god, 7.391; traverse, pass across, around, or over, 1.608; pass in review, parade before, 5.578; run through, 2.528; search, 1.577; observe, survey, 1.453; watch, mark, 11.763; of the sun, illuminate, 4.607. (lūstrum)

    Ēpytidēs, ae, m.: son of Epytus, a follower of Aeneas, and master of the equestrian games, 5.547.

    īnsonō, uī, 1, n.: to sound within; resound, snap, 5.579; (w. acc.), sound, crack (as to, or with) the lash, 7.451.

    flagellum, ī, n.: a scourge or whip, 5.579; thong, 7.731. (dim. of flagrum, a whip)

    discurrō, cucurrī, or currī, cursus, 3, n.: to run apart; to ride in different directions, 5.580; to move in patrols, or hurry to and fro as patrols, 9.164; (impers.), discurritur, they hurry in different directions, 11.468.

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

    ternī, ae, a.: distrib. num. adj. (trēs), three each, 5.247; as a cardinal, three, 1.266; once in the sing., ternō ōrdine, in triple rank, in three tiers, 5.120.

    dīdūcō, dūxī, ductus, 3, a.: to lead or draw apart; separate, sever, 3.419; distract, 5.720.

    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.

    īnfestus, a, um: infested; unsafe, hostile, inimical, 2.571; dangerous, mortal, 2.529; fatal, pernicious, destructive, 5.641.

    ineō, īvī or iī, itus, īre, irreg. n. and a.: to go into; come upon; enter, 5.114; of a period of time, open, commence, begin; undertake, perform, 5.846.

    recursus, ūs, m.: a running back; return; retreat, 5.583; a receding, an ebbing, 10.288. (recurrō)

    alternus, a, um: adj. (alter), one after the other; alternating, 6.121; by turns, in succession, 5.376; every second, 12.233.

    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)

    cieō, cīvī, citus, 2, a.: to cause, to move; stir, 2.419; agitate, move, 4.122; excite, kindle, rouse, 6.165; raise, 12.104; call upon, invoke, 3.68; call up, exhibit, 5.585; of tears, shed, 6.468.

    simulācrum, ī, n.: an effigy, an image, 2.172; phantom, specter, ghost, apparition, 2.772; representation, image, 5.585. (simulō)

    nūdō, āvī, ātus, 1. a.: to make bare, naked; lay open, bare, 1.211; (fig.), expose, 5.586; lay open, disclose, 1.356. (nūdus)

    spīculum, ī, n.: a sharp point; (meton.), an arrow, a dart, javelin, spear, 5.307.

    īnfēnsus, a, um: hostile, inimical, 5.587; fatal, destructive, 5.641; angry, furious, 2.72.

    pariter: (adv.), equally, 2.729; also, in like manner, in the same manner, on equal terms, 1.572; side by side, 2.205; at the same time, 10.865; pariter — pariter, 8.545. (pār)

    Crēta, ae, f.: Crete, a large island south of the Aegean Sea, now Candia, 3.104.

    Labyrinthus, ī, m.: the Labyrinth, 5.588.

    pariēs, etis, m.: a wall, whether partition or external wall, 5.589; 2.442.

    texō, texuī, textus, 3, a.: to weave; to build cunningly; form, fashion, fabricate, construct, 2.186; make intricate movements, interweave, 5.593; p., textus, a, um, woven, constructed, made, 5.589.

    anceps, cipitis: adj. (am- and caput), two-headed or two-edged, 7.525; (fig.), twofold, 3.47; uncertain, wavering, doubtful, 5.654; 10.304; perplexed, perplexing, intricate, 5.589.

    indēprēnsus, a, um: (adj.), not overtaken; uncaught, undetected; untraced, intricate, 5.591.

    inremeābilis, e: (adj.), that can not be gone over again; not to be repassed, or retraced, 6.425; inextricable, 5.591.

    Teucrī, ōrum, m.: the Trojans, descendants of Teucer, 1.38, et al.; adj., Teucrian, Trojan, 9.779, et al. (Teucer)

    lūdus, ī, m.: play, sport, pastime, 9.606; mirth; pl., lūdī, ōrum, games, public or national, 3.280. (lūdō)

    delphīn, īnis, and delphīnus, ī, m.: a dolphin, 3.428, et al.

    ūmidus, a, um: adj. (ūmeō), moist, wet, damp, dewy, 2.8, et al.; liquid, 4.486.

    nō, nāvī, nātus, 1, n.: to swim, 1.118.

    Carpathius, a, um: (adj.), of Carpathus, an island northeast of Crete; subst., Carpathium, iī, n., the Carpathian Sea, 5.595.

    Libycus, a, um: (adj.), Libyan, 1.339, et al.; subst., Libycum, ī, n., the Libyan or African sea, 5.595.

    secō, secuī, sectus, 1, a.: to cut, freq.; cut off, 4.704; engrave, carve, 3.464; cut through, cleave, 5.218, et al.; of the channel of a river, 8.63; sail through, pass, 8.96; speed, 6.899; shape out mentally, form, 10.107.

    lūdō, lūsī, lūsus, 3, n. and a.: to play, frolic, sport, 1.397, et al.; play with dice, 9.336; make sport of, mock, delude, deceive, 1.352; make one's sport, 11.427.

    certāmen, inis, n.: a striving, a struggle; effort, 5.197; combat, emulation, strife, 3.128; battle, war, 8.639; contest, game, 5.286. (certō)

    Ascanius, iī, m.: Ascanius, son of Aeneas, and traditional founder of Alba Longa, 1.267.

    longus, a, um: (adj.), long, 1.186, and freq.; extended, far-extending, 3.383; distant, 2.780; far-receding, deep, 1.159; in time, long, protracted, 2.109; long-continued, 4.463; many, 10.549; lingering, 8.488; abiding, lasting, 3.487; superl., very long, 1.641; ex longō, long, 9.64; (adv.), longum, for a long time, long, 10.740; a long distance.

    Alba, ae, f.: Alba or Alba Longa, a town on the Alban hills in Latium, from which Rome originated, 1.271.

    prīscus, a, um: (adj.), old, former, ancient, 7.706; Prīscī Latīnī, the ancient Latins, occupying Latium prior to the foundation of Rome, 5.598.

    Latīnī, ōrum, m.: the people of Latium; the Latins, 12.823, et al.

    Trōius, a, um: (adj.), of Troy, Trojan, 1.119.

    pūbēs, is, f.: the groin, middle, 3.427; the youthful population; youth, young men; youthful band, 1.399; brood, offspring, 6.580.

    Albānus, a, um: adj. (Alba), pertaining to Alba; Alban, 1.7; subst., Albānī, ōrum, m., the Albans, 5.600.

    porrō: (adv.), forward, of space, time, or of mental operations, far off, 6.711; afterwards, in process of time, then, 5.600; further, 9.190.

    Rōma, ae, f.: Rome, 1.7, et al.

    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.

    Trōiānus, a, um: adj. (Trōia), Trojan, 1.19; subst., Trōiānus, ī, m., a Trojan, 1.286; pl., Trōiānī, ōrum, m., the Trojans, 5.688.

    hāctenus: (adv.), thus far, so far, of space and time; thus far (separated by tmesis), 5.603; 6.62.

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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-v-575-603