The Aeneid, Virgil lines 774-784

Question 1

obstipui, steteruntque comae et vox faucibus haesit.

Answer 1

I was speechless, and my hair stood on end and my voice stuck in my throat.

Question 2

tum sic adfari et curas his demere dictis:

Answer 2

Then she said this and removed my troubles with these words:

Question 3

‘quid tantum insano iuvat indulgere dolori,

Answer 3

‘Why does it help so much to indulge in frantic grief,

Question 4

o dulcís coniunx? non haec sine numine divum

Answer 4

sweet husband? These things are not happening without the will

Question 5

eveniunt; nec te hinc comitem asportare Creusam

Answer 5

of the gods; nor is it lawful for you to carry away Creusa from here as a

Question 6

fas, aut ille sinit superi regnator Olympi.

Answer 6

companion, nor does that ruler of high Olympus allow it.

Question 7

longa tibi exsilia et vastum maris aequor arandum,

Answer 7

Long exile is yours and a vast expanse of sea must you plough,

Question 8

et terram Hesperiam venies, ubi Lydius arva

Answer 8

and you will come to the land of Hesperia, where the Lydian Tiber

Question 9

inter opima virum leni fluit agmine Thybris:

Answer 9

flows among the rich fields of men with a gentle course:

Question 10

illic res laetae regnumque et regia coniunx

Answer 10

there happy times, and a kingdom, and a royal wife

Question 11

parta tibi; lacrimas dilectae pelle Creusae.

Answer 11

are won for you; banish tears for dear Creusa.