Passage 10 Flashcards
/ olli subridens hominum sator atque deorum, / vultu, quo caelum tempestatesque serenat, /
/ Father of men and of gods, smiling at her with a face which calms the sky and storms /
/ oscula libavit natae, dehinc talia fatur: /
/ he lightly touched the kisses of his daughter, then he speaks such words: /
/ ‘parce metu, Cytherea: manent immota tuorum / fata tibi;
/ ‘Spare your fear Venus, the fortune of your people remained unchanged for you;
; cernes urbem et promissa Lavini / moenia,
You will see the city of Lavinium and the promised city walls
, sublimemque feres ad sidera caeli / magnanimum Aenean; neque me sententia vertit. /
You will carry the great-hearted Aeneas on high to the stars of heaven; and no opinion has changed me. /