Aeneid 165-172 Flashcards
1
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speluncam Dido dux et Troinaus eandem
A
Dido and Trojan Aeneas arrive at the same cave
2
Q
deueniunt. prima et Tellus et pronuba Iuno
A
Earth first and attendant Juno give the signal;
3
Q
dant signum; fulsere ignes et conscius aether
A
Fires flashed and the upper air, witness to the union
4
Q
conubiis summoque ulularunt uertice Nymphae
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and the nymps shrieked on the highest peak
5
Q
ille dies primus leti primusque malorum
A
that day was the first cause of death and the first cause of evils;
6
Q
causa fuit; neque enim specie famave movetur
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neither by appearance or reputation is Dido moved
7
Q
nec iam furtivum Dido meditatur amorem:
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nor does Dido now ponder a secret love:
8
Q
coniugium vocat, hoc praetexit nomine culpam
A
she calls this marriage she concealed her fault with this name
