Extract 15

Question 1

/ haec ait, et Maia genitum demittit ab alto, /

Answer 1

/ He says these things and he sends down Mercury born of Maia from high

Question 2

/ ut terrae, utque novae pateant Karthaginis arces /

Answer 2

so that the lands, and the new citadels of Carthage should lie open

Question 3

/ hospitio Teucris, ne fati nescia Dido / finibus arceret:

Answer 3

in hospitality for the Trojans, lest Dido ignorant of the fate, keeps (them) away from her territories

Question 4

volat ille per aera magnum / remigio alarum, ac Libyae citus adstitit oris. /

Answer 4

he flies through the great air in an oarage of his wings and soon he alights on the shores of Libya

Question 5

/ et iam iussa facit, ponuntque ferocia Poeni / corda volente deo;

Answer 5

And now he does his orders and the Carthaginians lay aside their ferocious hearts with the god willing it:

Question 6

in primis regina quietum / accipit in Teucros animum mentemque benignam. /

Answer 6

in particular the queen welcomes the Trojans in a quite mind and kind disposition