Aeneid IV.160-218 Flashcards
1
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speluncam Dido dux et Troianus eandem
A
Dido and Trojan leader arrive at the same cave
2
Q
deueniunt. prima et Tellus et pronuba Iuno dant signum;
A
Earth first and attendant Juno give the signal;
3
Q
fulsere ignes et conscius aether
A
Fire flashes and the upper air, witness to union
4
Q
conubiis summoque ulularunt uertice Nymphae.
A
And the nymphs shrieked on the highest peak.
5
Q
ille dies primus leti primusque malorum causa fuit;
A
The day was the first cause of death and the first cause of evils;
6
Q
neque enim specie famave movetur
A
Neither by appearance nor by reputation is Dido moved
7
Q
nec iam furtivum Dido meditatur amorem:
A
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
