Tum gemini fratres Tiburtia moenia linquunt,670

fratris Tiburti dictam cognomine gentem,

Catillusque acerque Coras, Argiua iuuentus,

et primam ante aciem densa inter tela feruntur:

ceu duo nubigenae cum uertice montis ab alto

descendunt Centauri Homolen Othrymque niualem675

linquentes cursu rapido; dat euntibus ingens

silua locum et magno cedunt uirgulta fragore.

    CORE VOCABULARY

    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.

    Tīburs, tis: adj. (Tībur), of Tibur, 9.360; n. pl., Tīburtia, 7.670; subst., Tīburtēs, um, m., the people of Tibur; the Tiburtines, 11.757.

    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.

    Tīburtus, ī, m.: the founder of Tibur, 7.671.

    cognōmen, inis, n.: a name common to a family; a surname; name, 1.267.

    Catillus, ī, m.: Catillus, with his brother, Tiburtus, founder of Tibur, 7.672.

    Corās, ae, m.: a hero of Tibur, 7.672.

    Argīvus, a, um: adj. (Argos), belonging to Argos; Argive; Greek, 2.254; subst., Argīvī, ōrum, Argives, Greeks, 1.40.

    iuventūs, ūtis, f.: youthfulness; the age of youth; collective, young people, the youth; warriors, 1.467. (iuvenis)

    dēnsus, a, um: (adj.), thick, dense, crowded, compact, in close array, serried, 2.383; frequent, 5.459.

    ceu: (adv. and conj.), as, just as, 5.88; as if, 2.438, et al. (ce-ve)

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

    vertex, icis, m.: a whirl; whirlpool, 7.567; vortex, 1.117; whirling column of flame, 12.673; the top, crown of the head, the head, 1.403; summit, top, 1.163; mountain summit, height, 3.679; ā vertice, from on high, from above, 1.114. (vertō)

    Centaurus, ī, m.: 1. A Centaur, a fabulous monster, with a human head and neck and the body of a horse, 6.286. 2. The name of a ship in the fleet of Aeneas (fem.), 5.122.

    Homolē, ēs, f.: a mountain near Tempe, in Thessaly, 7.675.

    Ōthrys, yos, m.: a mountain in Thessaly, 7.675.

    nivālis, e: adj. (nix), snowy; snow-covered, 7.675; snowy, 3.538.

    rapidus, a, um: adj. (rapiō), that tears away; violent, fierce; swiftly moving, rapid, 1.42; speedy, quick, prompt, 5.513.

    virgultum, ī, n.: (used only in the plural) a growth of brambles; a thicket, grove, 12.522; shrubs, 3.23; shoots or sprigs, 12.207. (virga)

    fragor, ōris, m.: breaking, the noise of breaking; a crash; noise; a burst or clap of thunder, 2.692; roaring, uproar, 1.154; shout, 5.228; noise of lamentation, 11.214. (frangō)

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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-vii-670-677