Vergil's Aeneid Book I Lines 1 - 33

Question 1

Arma virumque canō, Trōiae quī prīmus ab ōrīs

Answer 1

I sing of arms and of a man, who first came from the shores of Troy

Question 2

Ītaliam, fātō profugus, Lāvīniaque vēnit

Answer 2

[to] Italy and the Lavinian shores, an exile by fate,

Question 3

lītora, multum ille et terrīs iactātus et altō

Answer 3

that one having been tossed about greatly both on lands and on the sea

Question 4

vī superum saevae memorem Iūnōnis ob īram;

Answer 4

by the force of the gods, on account of the mindful anger of fierce Juno,

Question 5

multa quoque et bellō passūs, dum conderet urbem,

Answer 5

and having also endured many things in war, until he should found a city

Question 6

inferretque deōs Latiō, genus unde Latīnum,

Answer 6

and bring the gods to Latium; from which [would come] the Latin race

Question 7

Albānīque patrēs, atque altae moenia Rōmae.

Answer 7

and the Alban fathers and the walls of lofty Rome.

Question 8

Mūsa, mihī causās memorā, quō nūmine laesō,

Answer 8

O Muse, recall to me the causes, by what divine will having been wounded

Question 9

quidve dolēns, rēgīna deum tot volvere cāsūs

Answer 9

or the queen of the gods grieving whatever should have driven a man

Question 10

īnsīgnem pietāte virum, tot adīre labōrēs

Answer 10

remarkable in piety to endure so many misfortunes, to undergo so many labors.

Question 11

impulerit. Tantaene animīs caelestibus īrae?

Answer 11

[Are there] such great angers to heavenly spirits?

Question 12

Urbs antīqua fuit, Tyriī tenuēre colōnī,

Answer 12

There was an ancient city (Tyrian settlers held [it]),

Question 13

Karthāgō, Ītaliam contrā Tiberīnaque longē

Answer 13

Carthage, far opposite Italy and the Tiberine mouths

Question 14

ōstia, dīves opum studiīsque asperrima bellī,

Answer 14

rich of resources and very fierce in pursuits of war,

Question 15

quam Iūnō fertur terrīs magis omnibus ūnam

Answer 15

which Juno is said to have cherished alone more than all lands,

Question 16

posthabitā coluisse Samō; hīc illius arma,

Answer 16

with [even] Samos held lower. Here were the arms of that one,

Question 17

hīc currus fuit; hōc rēgnum dea gentibus esse,

Answer 17

here was [her] chariot; now then she both aimed and cherished

Question 18

sī quā Fāta sinant, iam tum tenditque fovetque.

Answer 18

that this kingdom was for [all] tribes, if in some way the fates would allow.

Question 19

Prōgeniem sed enim Trōiānō ā sanguine dūcī

Answer 19

But for she had heard that offspring was being drawn out from Trojan blood

Question 20

audierat, Tyriās olim quae verteret arcēs;

Answer 20

which one day would topple Tyrian citadels

Question 21

hinc populum lātē regem bellōque superbum

Answer 21

hence would come a people, ruling widely and proud in war,

Question 22

ventūrum excidiō Libyae: sīc volvere Parcās.

Answer 22

for the destruction of Libya; thus unroll the Fates.

Question 23

Id metuēns, veterisque memor Sāturnia bellī,

Answer 23

Saturnia (Juno) fearing this and mindful of the ancient war,

Question 24

prīma quod ad Trōiam prō cārīs gesserat Argīs—

Answer 24

which she had first waged at Troy on behalf of [her] dear Greeks –

Question 25

necdum etiam causae īrārum saevīque dolōrēs

Answer 25

not yet had the causes of [her] angers and the savage pains

Question 26

exciderant animō: manet altā mente repostum

Answer 26

perished from her mind; the judgment of Paris remains, pushed back in

Question 27

iūdicium Paridis sprētaeque iniūria fōrmae,

Answer 27

[her] deep mind and the injustice of [her] rejected beauty

Question 28

et genus invīsum, et raptī Ganymēdis honōrēs.

Answer 28

and both the hated race and the honors of stolen Ganymede:

Question 29

Hīs accēnsa super, iactātōs aequore tōtō

Answer 29

enraged more by these things, she was keeping the Trojans, tossed about

Question 30

Trōas, rēliquiās Danaum atque immītis Achillī,

Answer 30

over the whole sea, the remnants of the Greeks and cruel Achilles,

Question 31

arcēbat longē Latiō, multōsque per annōs

Answer 31

far off from Latium, and throughout many years

Question 32

errābant, āctī Fātīs, maria omnia circum.

Answer 32

they were wandering around all the seas, driven by the fates.

Question 33

Tantae mōlis erat Rōmānam condere gentem!

Answer 33

It was of such a great burden to found the Roman race.