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Page 53
... sailing for Troy , and being de- tained by contrary winds , were instructed to sacrifice Iphigenia , the daughter of Agamemnon , as a propitiatory offering to Diana . 118. quaerendi : sc . sunt . litandum : ' heaven must be appeased ...
... sailing for Troy , and being de- tained by contrary winds , were instructed to sacrifice Iphigenia , the daughter of Agamemnon , as a propitiatory offering to Diana . 118. quaerendi : sc . sunt . litandum : ' heaven must be appeased ...
Page 54
... sail . ' See note on 1. 94. dedissent is put by the law of sequence of tenses ( after delitui ) for the fut . perf . dederint . The clause is virtually in indirect discourse , depending upon the idea of thinking in Sinon's mind . There ...
... sail . ' See note on 1. 94. dedissent is put by the law of sequence of tenses ( after delitui ) for the fut . perf . dederint . The clause is virtually in indirect discourse , depending upon the idea of thinking in Sinon's mind . There ...
Page 56
... sailing for Troy taken the omens at Aulis . Virgil may have in mind the practice of Roman generals , who , under certain cir- cumstances , went back to Rome to renew the auspices . numen : ' the favor of heaven . ' 179. quod - avexere ...
... sailing for Troy taken the omens at Aulis . Virgil may have in mind the practice of Roman generals , who , under certain cir- cumstances , went back to Rome to renew the auspices . numen : ' the favor of heaven . ' 179. quod - avexere ...
Page 84
... sail to Actium in Acarnania , where they remain during the fifth winter ( 1. 284 ) . They resume their voyage in the beginning of the sixth summer , and first landing near Buthrotum , and meeting with Helenus and Andromache ( 11. 294 ...
... sail to Actium in Acarnania , where they remain during the fifth winter ( 1. 284 ) . They resume their voyage in the beginning of the sixth summer , and first landing near Buthrotum , and meeting with Helenus and Andromache ( 11. 294 ...
Page 85
... Sail and Oars ( 1.9 ) 12. magnis dis : see note on II , 297. For the spondaic verse , see H. 735 3 ; LM . 1131 ; A. 362 , a ; B. 368 , 2 ; G. 784 ; ( H. 610 , 3 ) . 13. Terra Mavortia : ' a land of Mars , ' the tutelary god of the ...
... Sail and Oars ( 1.9 ) 12. magnis dis : see note on II , 297. For the spondaic verse , see H. 735 3 ; LM . 1131 ; A. 362 , a ; B. 368 , 2 ; G. 784 ; ( H. 610 , 3 ) . 13. Terra Mavortia : ' a land of Mars , ' the tutelary god of the ...
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ablative ablative absolute Aeneas Aeneid aequis aequore agmina alta Anchises animis Apollo arma armis ārum Ascanius atque ātus ātus sum auras āvī bello caelo caelum caput circum Creüsa cursu Dardanus dative dextra dictis Dido dissyllable entis equos fata freq genus Greek haec Haud Helenus Hinc Hunc Iamque illa Ille ingens inter interea ipse itus Juno Jupiter king Latin Latinus Latium litora manus medio meton Mezentius mihi Mnestheus moenia multa neque nunc omnes omnia omnis ōnis ōris ōrum Pallas pater pectore Priam primum procul pron pugnae quae quam Quid quis quod Roman Rutuli Rutulian sanguine sẽ ships slain subst super synaeresis tela terras Teucri tibi tmesis Trojan Troy Turnus ultro unda urbe urbem videt Virgil