Virgil Section 1 Flashcards
Et iuxta comes Euryalus, quo pulchrior alter non fuit Aeneadum Troiana neque induit arma, ora puer prima signans intonsa iuventa [179-181]
At his side was his companion Euryalus, and of the followers of Aeneas no other was more handsome than he to put on Trojan arms, a boy showing the first signs of youth on his unshaven face
Nisus erat portae custos, acerrimus armis, Hyrtacides, comitem Aeneae quem miserat Ida venatrix iaculo celerem levibusque sagittis [176-178]
Nisus son of Hyrtacus was the guard of the gate, fiercest in arms, whom the huntress Ida had sent as companion to Aeneas, quick with the javelin and light arrows
His armor unus erat, pariterque in bella ruebant: tum quoque communi portam statione tenebant [182-183]
There was a unique love between them and side by side they would rush into battle. At that time they were also keeping guard on the gate in a shared sentry-post
Nisus ait: ‘dine hunc ardorem mentibus addunt, Euryale, an sua cuique deus fit dira cupido? Aut pugnam aut aliquid iamdudum invadere magnum mens agitat mihi nec placida contenta quiete est [184-187]
Nisus said, ‘It is the Gods that put this fire into our minds, Euryalus, or does each man’s fierce longing become a God for him? My mind has, for a long time, been driving me either to attempt battle or some great deed, and it is not satisfied with calm rest
Cernis quad Rutulos habeat fiducia rerum: lumina rara micant, somno, vinoque soluti procubere, silent late loca [188-190]
You see what confidence of their situation grips the Rutulians: their lamps shine far apart; relaxed in sleep and wine they lie there; far and wide their posts are silent
Percipe porro quid dubitem et quae nunc animo sententia surgat. Aenean acciri omnes, populusque patresque, exposcunt, mittique viros qui certa reportent [190-193]
Hear, then, what I am wondering about, and what idea now rises in my mind. Everyone, both the people and the elders, demand that Aeneas be recalled and that men be sent to him to give him clear information
Si tibi quae posco promittunt (nam mihi facti fama sat est), tumulo videor reperire sub illo posse viam ad muros et moenia Pallantea” [194-196]
If they promise to you what I request (for the glory of the deed is enough for me), at the foot of that hill it seems I can find a way to the walls and ramparts of Pallanteum”
