II.31-56

//**Aeneid**// **II.31-56**



**pars stupet innuptae donum exitiale Minervae** a portion stands agape at the deadly gift of unwed Minerva

**et molem mirantur equi; primusque Thymoetes** and they admire the mass of the horse; and first Thymoetes //Thymoetes - Trojan leader// //Capus suggest there may be Greeks inside//

**duci (**//pres pass inf//**) intra muros hortatur et arce locari,** urges (it) to be lead within the walls and to be placed on the citadel,

**sive dolo seu iam Troiae sic fata ferebant.** whether by fraud or now the fates of Troy were bearing (themselves) in this way.

**35 at Capys, et quorum melior sententia menti,** but Capys (trojan leader), (and whose counsel to the mind is better) and those whose mind had a better counsel (missing est and dat. of possesion),

**aut pelago Danaum insidias suspectaque dona** either order to throw the tricks of the Greeks and the suspected gifts

**praecipitare iubent subiectisque urere flammis,** in the sea or (que should ve) to burn them with the flames placed under,

**aut terebrare cavas uteri et temptare latebras.** or to pierce and explore the hollow hiding places of the belly. //aut aut: anaphora??//

**scinditur incertum studia in contraria vulgus.** the uncertain crowd is split into opposing pursuits.

**40 Primus ibi ante omnes magna comitante caterva** First there before everyone with a great crowd attending

**Laocoon ardens summa decurrit ab arce,** Laocoon, burning, ran down from the highest citadel, //Laocoon is not actually on fire- he is burning with passion (foreshadow to burning Troy)//

**et procul 'o miseri, quae tanta insania, cives?** and (said) from a distance, "Oh what such great insanity is there, miserable citizens? //cives - vocative//

**creditis auectos hostis? aut ulla putatis** Do you believe the enemies (to be) carried away? Or do you think that any

**dona carere dolis Danaum? sic notus (est) Ulixes?** gifts from the Greeks are free from tricks? Is Ulysses known in this way? //dolis - abl (tricks)// //dona, dolis, Danaum: alliteration//

**45  aut hoc inclusi ligno occultantur Achivi,** Either the Greeks are hidden, enclosed in this wood, //anaphora - auts// //Achivi: Greeks//

**aut haec in nostros fabricata est machina muros,** or this machine has been made for our walls,

**inspectura domos venturaque desuper urbi,** (about) to look in our homes and (about) to come into the city from above

**aut aliquis latet error; equo ne credite, Teucri.** Or some trick hides; Do not trust the horse, Trojans. //equo - dat with credite//

**quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.'** Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even (those) bearing gifts."

**50 sic fatus validis ingentem viribus hastam** Thus having spoken, he hurled the huge spear with strong strengths //Pleonasm//

**in latus inque feri curvam compagibus alvum** against the side and against the body of the beast curved with joints.

**contorsit. stetit illa tremens, uteroque recusso** It stood, trembling, and with the belly having been struck,

**insonuere cavae gemitumque dedere cavernae.** t he hollow hollows roared and gave a groan

**et, si fata deum, si mens non laeva fuisset,** and, if the fates of the gods, if the mind had not been unlucky,

**55 impulerat ferro Argolicas foedare latebras,** he (Laocoon) would have driven (us) to mangle the Greek caverns with iron

**Troiaque nunc staret, Priamique arx alta maneres.** and Troy would now stand, and you, the high citadel of Priam, would remain. //Apostrophe// //Personification//