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Notes Display Latin text | translated by Theodore C. Williams Book XII Chapter 12: Omens | Next chapter Return to index Previous chapter |
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So speaking, she inflamed the warriors' minds, and through the legions ran increasing whisper; the Laurentine host and even Latium wavered. Those who late prayed but for rest and safety, clamored loud for arms, desired annulment of the league, and pitied Turnus' miserable doom. Whereon Juturna tried a mightier stroke, a sign from heaven, which more than all beside confused the Latins and deceived their hearts with prodigy. For through the flaming skies Jove's golden eagle swooped, and scattered far a clamorous tribe of river-haunting birds; then, swiftly to the waters falling, seized one noble swan, which with keen, curving claws he ruthless bore away: th' Italians all watched eagerly, while the loud-screaming flock wheeled upward (wondrous sight!), with host of wings shadowed the sky, and in a legion-cloud chased through the air the foe; till, overborne by heavier odds, the eagle from his claws flung back his victim to the waves, and fled to the dim, distant heaven. |
238-256 Talibus incensa est iuuenum sententia dictis iam magis atque magis, serpitque per agmina murmur: ipsi Laurentes mutati ipsique Latini. qui sibi iam requiem pugnae rebusque salutem sperabant, nunc arma uolunt foedusque precantur infectum et Turni sortem miserantur iniquam His aliud maius Iuturna adiungit et alto dat signum caelo, quo non praesentius ullum turbauit mentes Italas monstroque fefellit. namque uolans rubra fuluus Iouis ales in aethra litoreas agitabat auis turbamque sonantem agminis aligeri, subito cum lapsus ad undas cycnum excellentem pedibus rapit improbus uncis. arrexere animos Itali, cunctaeque uolucres conuertunt clamore fugam (mirabile uisu), aetheraque obscurant pennis hostemque per auras facta nube premunt, donec ui uictus et ipso pondere defecit praedamque ex unguibus ales proiecit fluuio, penitusque in nubila fugit. |