Aeneid Book I.1–11 Flashcards by Oak Hall Junior Classical League

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun arma.

arma, armōrum, n.—implements of war, arms, weapons

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun vir.

vir, virī, m.—man

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb canō.

canō, canere, cecinī, cantum—sing

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Translate: Arma virumque cano,

Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris
Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit
litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto
vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram;
multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem,
inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum,
Albanique patres, atque altae moenia Romae.
Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso,
quidve dolens, regina deum tot volvere casus
insignem pietate virum, tot adire labores
impulerit. Tantaene animis caelestibus irae?
Aeneid, I.1−11

I sing (of) weapons [arms] and the man,

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin pronoun quī.

quī, quae, quod—who, which, that

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective prīmus.

prīmus, prīma, prīmum—first

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin preposition ā, ab, abs.

ā, ab, abs—(+ ablative) from, away from, out of, by

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun ōra.

ōra, ōrae, f.—shore, border

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb veniō.

veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum—come

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun lītus.

lītus, lītōris, n.—sea-shore, sea-side, beach

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In line 2, -que connects

Italiam (line 2) and litora (line 3)

These two words are both direct objects of the verb venit.

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Translate: Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam…Laviniaque venit litora,

who first from the shores of Troy came to Italy and the Lavinian coasts,

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun fātum.

fātum, fātī, n.—fate

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective profugus.

profugus, profuga, profugum—exiled

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Translate: fato profugus,

exiled by fate,

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What is the meaning of Latin adverb multum?

much, very much, greatly

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin pronoun ille.

ille, illa, illud—that

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What is the meaning of Latin conjunction et?

and (as the simplest connective of words or clauses); also, too, besides, moreover, likewise, as well, even

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun terra.

terra, terrae, f.—earth

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb iacto.

iactō, iactāre, iactāvī, iactātum—throw, cast, hurl

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun altum.

altum, altī, n.—deep sea

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In line 3, alto is translated

sea

Contextually, the adjective means “sea” in this passage.

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Translate: multum ille et terris iactatus et alto

much tossed [was] he, both on the lands and on the deep (sea)

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun vīs.

vīs, vis, f.—strength, force, vigor, power, energy, virtue

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Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun superī.

superī, superōrum, m.—those who are above, gods above

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective saevus.

saevus, saeva, saevum—raging, mad, furious, fell, fierce, savage, ferocious, cruel, violent, harsh, severe

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective memor.

memor, memoris—mindful, remembering, heedful

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin preposition ob.

ob—(+ accusative) on account of, for, because of, by reason of, for the sake of

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun īra.

īra, īrae, f.—anger, wrath, rage, ire, passion, indignation

# A stylistic device found in line 4 (saevae...iram) is **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

transferred epithet ## Footnote The adjective **memorem** modifies **iram**, but really should be taken with **Junonis**. She is mindful of the Judgement of Paris and of the cupbearer Ganymede.

# Translate: vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram; **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

by the power of the gods above because of the unforgetting anger of cruel Juno;

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective multus.

multus, multa, multum—much, great, many

What is the meaning of Latin adverb quoque?

also, too

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun bellum.

bellum, bellī, n.—war

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb patior.

patior, patī, passus sum—bear, support, undergo, suffer, endure

# The case and number of multa (line 5) are **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

accusative plural ## Footnote The word is the direct object of **passus**.

# Translate: multa quoque et bello passus, **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

he also suffered much in war,

What is the meaning of Latin adverb dum?

while, a while, now, yet; so long as, provided that, if only; until, until that

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb condō.

condō, condere, condidī, conditum—put together, make by joining, found, establish, build, settle

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun urbs.

urbs, urbis, f.—walled town, city

# In line 5, dum conderet is translated **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

until he might establish ## Footnote With an imperfect subjunctive, this temporal clause implies intention or expectancy.

# Translate: dum conderet urbem, **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

until he could found [might establish] a city,

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb inferō.

inferō, inferre, intulī, inlātum—bring in, introduce, bring to, carry in

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun deus.

deus, deī, m.—god, deity

# Translate: inferretque deos Latio, **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

and bring his gods to Latium,

# The metrical pattern of line 7 (Albanique . . . Romae) is **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

**Alba**/**nique pa**/**tres**, **at**/**qu- altae **/**moenia **/**Romae**. SDSSDS ## Footnote There is an elision in the fourth foot.

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun genus.

genus, generis, n.—race, stock, family, birth, descent, origin, sort, kind

What is the meaning of the Latin adverb unde?

from which place, from where, whence

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun pater.

pater, patris, m.—father

What is the meaning of the Latin conjunction atque, ac?

and (like -que, it connects words or thoughts which form a whole, but unlike -que gives prominence rather to what follows, and is rarely repeated)

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective altus.

altus, alta, altum—high, lofty, elevated, great; deep, profound

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun moenia.

moenia, moenium, n.—defensive walls, ramparts, bulwarks, city walls

# Translate: genus unde Latinum Albanique patres, atque altae moenia Romae **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

from where [came] the Latin race, the Albian ancestors [fathers], and the walls of lofty Rome.

# The Intent of lines 1-7 (Arma . . . Romae) for the poet is to **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

introduce the main character / outline the story ## Footnote These lines introduce Aeneas, the hero of the story.

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin pronoun ego.

ego, meī, mihi, mē, mē—I, me

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun causa.

causa, causae, f.—cause, reason, motive, inducement, occasion, opportunity

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb memorō.

memorō, memorāre, memorāvī, memorātum—bring to remembrance, mention, recount, relate, speak of, say, tell

# Translate: Musa, mihi causas memora, **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

Muse, recount to me the reasons, ## Footnote The Muse is invoked in line 8 of this passage.

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun nūmen.

nūmen, nūminis, n.—nod; command, will, authority, divine will; divinity, deity

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb laedō.

laedō, laedere, laesī, laesum—hurt, wound, injure, damage

# Translate: quo numine laeso, **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

by what slighted divinity,

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin interrogative pronoun quis.

quis, quid—who, what

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb doleō.

doleō, dolēre, doluī, dolitum—feel pain, suffer, be in pain, ache

# Translate: quidve dolens, **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

or grieving for what [reason],

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun rēgīna.

rēgīna, rēgīnae, f.—queen

What is the meaning of the Latin adjective tot?

so many, such a number of

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb volvō.

volvō, volvere, volvī, volūtum—cause to revolve, roll, turn about, turn round

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun cāsus.

cāsus, cāsūs, m.—falling, falling down, fall; an adverse event, a misfortune, mishap, calamity

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb adeō.

adeō, adīre, adiī, aditum—go to, come to, come up to, approach, draw near

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun labor.

labor, labōris, m.—labor, toil, exertion

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin verb impellō.

impellō, impellere, impulī, impulsum—strike against, push, drive, smite, strike, reach; to set in motion, drive forward, move, urge on, impel, propel, wield

# The subject of volvere (line 9) is **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

**virum** ## Footnote In this object clause, virum is the subject of the verb volvere.

# Translate: regina deum tot volvere casus...tot adire labores impulerit. **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

the queen of the gods [would] drive to endure so many misfortunes...to face so many hardships.

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective īnsīgnis.

īnsīgnis, īnsīgne—distinguished by a mark, remarkable, noted, eminent, distinguished, prominent, extraordinary

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun pietās.

pietās, pietātis, f.—dutiful conduct, sense of duty, religiousness, devotion, piety

# Translate: insignem pietate virum, **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

the man distinguished by piety,

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective tantus.

tantus, tanta, tantum—of such size, of such a measure, so great, such

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun animus.

animus, animī, m.—soul, intelligence, reason, intellect, mind

Give the dictionary entry for the Latin adjective caelestis.

caelestis, caelestis—of heaven, from heaven, of the heavens, heavenly, celestial

# In line 11, animis caelestibus is what case and use? **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

dative of possession ## Footnote The sentence means, “Do divine spirits have such great anger?”

# Translate: Tantaene animis caelestibus irae? **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

Do divine spirits have such great anger?

# A characteristic of epic poetry highlighted in line 8 is **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

Invocation of the Muse

# In lines 8-11 (Musa . . . irae), the poet asks for an account of **Arma virumque cano**, **Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam**, **fato profugus**, **Laviniaque venit litora**, **multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram**; **multa quoque et bello passus**, **dum conderet urbem**, **inferretque deos Latio**, **genus unde Latinum**, **Albanique patres**, **atque altae moenia Romae**. **Musa**, **mihi causas memora**, **quo numine laeso**, **quidve dolens**, **regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum**, **tot adire labores impulerit**. **Tantaene animis caelestibus irae**? Aeneid, I.1−11

Juno’s motivations ## Footnote The poet asks why Aeneas must endure so much at Juno’s hand.

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