Lines 297-304

Question 1

(297) Haec ait, et Maia genitum demittit ab alto,

Answer 1

Saying this, he sends Maia’s son down from heaven,

Question 2

(298) ut terrae, utque novae patenat Karthaginis arces

Answer 2

so that the lands and strongholds of this new Carthage

Question 3

(299) hospitio Teucris, ne fati nescia Dido

Answer 3

would open to the Trojans, as guests, and Dido, unaware of fate,

Question 4

(300) finibus arceret: volat ille per aera magnum

Answer 4

would not keep them from her territory. He flies through the air

Question 5

(301) remigio alarum, ac Libyae citus adstitit oris.

Answer 5

with a beating of mighty wings and quickly lands on Libyan shore,

Question 6

(302) et iam iussa facit, ponuntque ferocia Poeni

Answer 6

And now does as commanded, and the Phoenicians set aside

Question 7

(303) corda, volente deo; in primis regina quietum

Answer 7

their savage instincts, by the god’s will: the queen above all

Question 8

(304) accipit in Teucros animum mentemque benignam.

Answer 8

adopts calm feelings, and kind thoughts, towards the Trojans.