aeneid lines 393-416

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accepisse lacu, nec Theseus Pirithoumque
nor Theseus or Pirithous
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dis quamquam geniti atque invicti viribus essent
although they were sons of Gods and unconquered in their strength
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Tartareum ille manu custodem in vinda petivit
Hercules set out to put the guard dog of Tartarus into chains by force
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ipsius a solio regis traxitque trementem
and dragged him trembling from the throne of the king himself
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hi dominam Ditis thalamo deducere adorti
The other two tried to steal away the mistress of Hades from her bedroom
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quae contra breviter fata est Amphrysia vates
In reply to this the Amphrysian priestess spoke briefly
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'nullae hic insidiae tates (absiste moveri)
'No such tricks are here (stop getting upset)
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nec vim tela ferunt; licet ingens ianitor antro
And his weapons do not bring violence; the huge doorkeeper
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aeternum latrans exsangues terreat umbras
barking non stop from his cave is allowed to terrify the bloodless shadows
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castra licet patrui servet Proserpina limen. Troius Aeneas, pietate insignis et armis
pure Proserpina is allowed to look after the threshold Trojan Aeneas, famed for his duty and weapons
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ad genitorem imas Erebi descenditas umbras
he is descending to the deepest shadows of Erebus to his father
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si te nulla movet tantae pietatis imago
if the image of such great duty doesn't move you
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at ramum hunc (aperit ramum qui veste latebat)
Then you should recognise this branch (she revealed the branch which was hidden in her cloak)
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agnoscas, tumida ex ira tum corda residunt;
then the anger settled from his inflamed heart
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nec plura his, ill admirals venerabiled donum
He did not say more than this, that man admiring the venerable gift
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fatalis viragem longo post tempore visum caeruleam advertit puppim ripaeque propinquat
of the fateful branch seen after a long time. He turned the dark blue ship and approached the riverbank
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inde alias animas, quae per iuga longa sedebant
Then he pushed out of the way the other souls, who were sitting on the long cross benches
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deturbat laxatque foros; simul accipit alveo
and he released the gangway; at the same time he welcomed
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ingentem Aenean gemuit sub pondere cumba
huge Aeneas onto the boat. The stitched together boat groaned under his weight
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sutilis et multam accepit rimosa paludem
and it full of cracks took in a water
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tandem trans fluvium incolumnes vatemque virumque
At last he unloaded the priestess and the man safely across the river
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informi limo flaucaque exponit in ulva
onto the shapeless mud and get sludge.
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Card 2

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although they were sons of Gods and unconquered in their strength

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dis quamquam geniti atque invicti viribus essent

Card 3

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Hercules set out to put the guard dog of Tartarus into chains by force

Back

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Card 4

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and dragged him trembling from the throne of the king himself

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Card 5

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The other two tried to steal away the mistress of Hades from her bedroom

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