Translate will translate the entire text content of the site at the url you provide. The aeneid is a latin epic poem, written by virgil between 29 and 19 bc, that tells the. All were silent and were holding their faces intently. O greeks, when you first came to these trojan shores, seek your return in blood, and the wellomened sacrifice of an argive life. Ajax the fiercest, the two atrides, all the greek host. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Vergil aeneid 2 12 in latin, with adjustable running vocabulary. Make a vocab list for this book or for all the words youve clicked via loginsignup save this. Virgil, aeneid book 2 theoi classical texts library. Ap latin aeneid book 1 translation flashcards quizlet. The english translation by the 17thcentury poet john dryden is another important version. Knows not just latin and english, but 97 other languages as well. The meanings of individual words come complete with examples of usage, transcription, and the possibility to hear pronunciation.
I counted dozens of places where one, two, even up to five lines of latin have been simply omitted. For instance, in book 2 aeneas describes how he carried his father anchises from the burning city of troy. Book 2 begins with dido begging aeneas to tell her his story. Why could i not have fallen, at your hand, in the fields of ilium, and poured out my spirit.
Then father aeneas on the couch having begun thus from the deep. The aeneid virgil a translation into english prose by as kline. Aeneid book 2 lines 4056, 201249, 268297, and 559620. Ferrys aeneid sometimes prunes lines from the latin original, turning his translation into more of a paraphrase. The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering. David ferry won the national book award in his 80s. Latinenglish online translator and dictionary yandex. You can read the whole story in translation, or in the original latin or you can switch easily between the two.
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