82. deos: the gods themselves engaged in the Trojan war. According to Homer (Il. xv. 220 ff.), Zeus sent Apollo to defend Hector and frighten the Greeks. 83. quaque: and where. non tu tantum: not only you. resupinum fudi : pondere: with a weight, i.e. a stone. 86. eminus: at a distance; opposed to comminus. I laid low. 87. poscentem...concurreret: asking for some one with whom to fight, when he extended the challenge for single combat. cum quo: cum may follow the relative (quocum, etc.) and must follow the personal pronoun (mecum, etc.). 88. sortem... vovistis: you prayed that the lot might fall upon me. 92. in: against. facundus: the eloquent, the talker. 94. tot goes with navibus. 95. quaeritur... honos: a greater honor is sought for them than for me. 97. armis, Aiaci: Dat. of Agent. 98. Conferat his Ithacus : let the Ithacan compare with these deeds. 99. Helenum... captum: the capture of Helenus and the abduction of (the statue of) Minerva. 103. Quo... Ithaco: but of what use would these arms be to the Ithacan? quo: to what end, for what purpose. 101. furtis: by stealth. incautum off his guard. casside: helmet. sinistrae: Dative. The shield was borne on the left arm, leaving the right hand free for the spear or sword. 112. quid: why. debilitaturum te: which will disable you. 114. cur spolieris erit: it will be a reason why you should be robbed. spolieris: Subjunctive of Characteristic. 115. qua sola vincis: in which alone you surpass. 116. gestamina tanta: so great a burden. 117. Adde quod: moreover. 118. nostro: Dat. with successor. 119. mille patet plagis: has been broken through by a thousand blows. 120. spectemur agendo: let us be tested by action. 122. referentem. . . relatis: give them to the one that brings them back. 123. vulgi: construe with murmur. 124. ultima: his closing words. 125. paulum tellure moratos: which had been for a short time fixed on the earth. 127. sono: Dat. instead of in or ad with the Accusative. abest gratia: and there is a charm. 128. mea cum vestris vota: your prayers and mine. 130. tu: sc. potireris. neque poteremur: = potiremur. 131. Quem: translate him. non aequa: unjust, unkind. mihi : tersit: wiped. goes with negarunt. 132. veluti lacrimantia: as if they were shedding tears. 133. melius succedat: would better succeed. 134. per quem Danais successit: the one through whose aid the Greeks succeeded in procuring, Danais successit: lit. joined the Greeks. 135. Huic ... prosit only let it not help my competitor. hebes esse: se hebetem esse; Greek construction. 137. ingenium: my cleverness. 138. pro domino: for its possessor. uti: as. 139. invidia... recuset: be free from prejudice (in your minds), and let each one (of us) not deny his good qualities. perative Subjunctive. 140. genus: as to race. nec neve: with Im 142. esse pronepos: that he is the great-grandson; Greek construction, attracted Nom. instead of Acc. with Infinitive; see 1. 135 above. 143. totidem gradus: the same number of removes; Acc. of Extent. 145. in his among these. damnatus et exsul: a condemned exile. Cyllenius: that is, Mercury. Telamon and Peleus were banished for killing their brother Phocus. my mother's side (than he). materno generosior ortu: of nobler blood on 150. proposita: set up as a prize. case according to deserts. meritis... causam: weigh the 151. dummodo quod... non sit: only let not the fact that...be put down as. 152. nec sanguinis ordo quaeratur: and let not blood relationship be considered. 153. virtutis honor: distinction for valor. 154. proximitas primusque heres: kinship and the nearest heir. 156. Phthiam: to Phthia; where Peleus resided. Scyrus was the home 159. operum... habetur: since a pure contest of deeds is being held, only our war-records are to be considered. 160. quam... sit: than I can easily embrace in words; for the Characteristic Subjunctive after Comparatives, see 631, 3; A. & G. 320, c; B. 283, 2, a; H. 503, 3. 162. genetrix Nereia: (Achilles') Nereid mother, Thetis. 163. dissimulat cultu: disguises with a change of dress; she dressed him as a girl. 164. fallacia deception; subject of deceperat. 165. femineis mercibus inserui: I inserted in the feminine wares. 167. tenenti dixi: I said to him holding (= as he held). 170. ad fortia: to brave deeds. 171. opera... sunt: his works are mine; I deserve credit for all that he has done. 172. orantem: begging for mercy. hasta: belongs also to refeci. refeci: I restored, healed. 173. quod Thebae cecidere: the fall of Thebes, a city in Mysia, destroyed by Achilles. me: subject of cepisse. 175. Scyrum: not the island but a city in Phrygia. 176. solo to the ground; Local Dative: 358; A. & G. 258, n. 1; B. 193; H. 385, 4, 1. 177. Ut alios taceam: not to mention others (than Hector). 178. iacet: lies dead. 179. illis armis... Achilles: for those arms by which Achilles was discovered. 180. vivo: to him, while alive. post fata: after his death. 181. dolor unius: the resentment of one, i.e. Menelaus, for the abduction of Helen. pervenit ad extended to. 182. mille carinae: the thousand ships (of the Grecian fleet). 183. exspectata... erant: the long-expected winds came not or were contrary. 184. sortes: the proclamation of the gods, through the seer Calchas. 185. inmeritam: innocent. 187. in rege... est: is father as well as king. 188. mite ingenium: the merciful nature; the father was naturally inclined to spare his child. commoda: weal. 190. difficilem... causam: I won a difficult case under a prejudiced judge. 191. utilitas: welfare. 192. summa dati sceptri: the authority of the sceptre which was given him, the command-in-chief of the army. laudem. . . penset: to balance his honor with his blood, to give his daughter's life in return 198. egi communem causam: I pleaded our common case, the case of us all; the antecedent is incorporated in the relative clause. 200. praedam: the stolen treasures. 201. moveo: make an impression on. 204. prima pericli: that was the first day of my danger with you. 205. longa... est: it would take too long to relate. 207. acies: battles. urbis moenibus: within the walls of the city. 208. aperti... Martis: opportunity for open combat. 209. decimo... anno: it was not till the tenth year that we fought regular battles. 210. nisi except. 214. mente placida: with contented mind. simus: Subjunctive in the Indirect Question. 215. usus: expediency. 216. monitu: at the warning. 218. vocem: order. quo modo: how. auctore by his adviser, i.e. Jupiter. 219. delendaque Pergama poscat: but should demand the destruction of poscat: Potential Subjunctive. Troy. 220. quodque potest, pugnet: and should fight, which is all he can do. 221. dat... sequatur: give the unstable throng something to follow. 222. numquam... loquenti: who never says anything that is not great, who is always talking of his great deeds. 223. Quid... fugit: nay, he even fled himself. Quid quod: what (of this) that; a rhetorical way of bringing in a surprising statement. 224. inhonesta vela: dishonorable sails; a disgraceful flight. 225. Nec mora, dixi: and immediately I said. 226. dimittere: to let go, give up. 228. talibus: sc. dictis. quent, sc. me. in quae: for which. disertum: elo 229. aversos reduxi: I turned them from their purpose and brought them back; aversos may mean also turned away (from Troy). profuga: fleeing. 231. hiscere quicquam: to open his mouth. 232. incessere: to attack. dictis protervis: in a bold speech. 233. etiam... impune: (but) not without punishment at my hands again; the return of the fleet and his punishment are both to be placed to my credit. 234. Erigor: I rise. 235. repono: I bring back. 236. tempore ab hoc: from that time on. 237. iste: that fellow Ajax. qui: translate for I. 238. de Danais quis: who of the Greeks. 239. communicat: shares. 240. Ulixe: the Instrumental Abl. with confidere is seldom personal. 241. unum: alone. 242. legi: to be chosen. sors: a reference to Ajax's fight with Hector. 244. ausum nos: who dared the same things that we dared, viz. to ... go into the enemy's camp at night as a spy. 9 245. ante quam coëgi: before I compelled him. 247. nec... habebam: and had nothing to spy out. Subjunctive of Characteristic after negative. 249. eo: with that; that is, the capture of Dolon. specularer : 251. victor... potitus: having successfully accomplished my purpose. 252. captivo ingredior curru: I come in on a captured chariot. imitante: translate as if celebrating. 253. Cuius equos: Dolon had demanded the horses of Achilles as the price of his night's spying. The antecedent of cuius, if expressed, would limit arma. 254. arma... Aiax: refuse me the arms and Ajax will prove more generThe Imperative expresses a Condition. ous. 255. Quid referam: why should I relate; Dubitative Subjunctive common in questions. Sarpedonis: Sarpedon was king of the Lycians and an ally of the Trojans. 256. Cum ... fudi: I routed with plenteous bloodshed. 263. loco they were in front. 266. nil impendit sanguinis in socios: has shed no blood for his companions. 268. Quid refert: what difference does it make. 269. refert: relates. 270. neque meum est: it is not my way. tare: to maliciously make light of services. benefacta maligne detrac 271. ne communia occupet: let him not take things that belong to us all, that is, take upon himself the credit for what we all have done. 273. Actorides: the grandson of Actor, Patroclus. had borrowed the armor of Achilles. imagine: he 274. ab... carinis: from the ships which were about to be burnt along with their defender, Ajax. 275. se solum ausum concurrere: that he alone dared to meet. 276. mei: Objective Genitive. 277. nonus in officio: one of nine in offering his services. leaders offered themselves, and the choice was made by lot. 278. eventus quis fuit: what was the result. et Hectoris. 280. me: Accusative in Exclamation. Nine of the vestrae: that is, tuae quanto dolore: with how 286. quae valeant in: sufficient for; Subjv. of Characteristic. 287. sensurus: which will appreciate. 288. Scilicet idcirco: pray, was it for this that; idcirco is explained by |