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Virgil · 70 - 19 BC

Aeneid

Aeneis
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The Aeneid, Virgil's epic in twelve books of Latin hexameter (about 9,900 lines), left unfinished at his death in 19 BC, tells how the Trojan prince Aeneas, son of Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite (Venus), escaped from burning Troy and after seven years of wandering reached Italy, where his descendants would found Rome. Books 1-6 follow the voyage: the storm and the landing at Carthage, Aeneas' own tale of the fall of Troy, the love and death of Dido, the funeral games for Anchises and the descent to the Underworld; books 7-12 tell of the war in Latium against Turnus, ending with Turnus' death. Citations are by book and line of the Latin (4.584-629); the English is Theodore C. Williams' blank-verse translation of 1910, which has its own line count.

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Latin original with English translation, 103 passages, about 101100 words in English.
Translator
Theodore C. Williams (1910)
Edition
J. B. Greenough (ed.), The Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics of Virgil, Boston: Ginn and Company, 1881 (Latin text as digitised by Perseus); English: Theodore C. Williams, The Aeneid of Virgil, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1910
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Virgil, Aeneid 1.1 (by book, line)

Contents · 103 passages

  1. 1.1–33Invocation and the anger of Hera372 words
  2. 1.34–156Aeolus and the storm1247 words
  3. 1.157–222Landing in Libya675 words
  4. 1.223–304Aphrodite's complaint and the prophecy of Zeus875 words
  5. 1.305–417Aphrodite as a huntress: the story of Dido1249 words
  6. 1.418–493Carthage and the pictures of the Trojan War810 words
  7. 1.494–642Dido receives the Trojans1619 words
  8. 1.643–756Eros in the guise of Ascanius; Dido's banquet1187 words
  9. 2.1–56The wooden horse587 words
  10. 2.57–198Sinon1533 words
  11. 2.199–249Laocoon and the serpents505 words
  12. 2.250–317The ghost of Hector672 words
  13. 2.318–452The last stand of the Trojans1350 words
  14. 2.453–558The death of Priam1087 words
  15. 2.559–633Helen and the vision of Aphrodite743 words
  16. 2.634–704Anchises and the omen of the flame823 words
  17. 2.705–804The flight from Troy and the loss of Creusa1016 words
  18. 3.1–68Thrace and the ghost of Polydorus778 words
  19. 3.69–191Delos and the plague in Crete1362 words
  20. 3.192–277The Harpies841 words
  21. 3.278–355Actium and Buthrotum: Andromache801 words
  22. 3.356–505The prophecy of Helenus1533 words
  23. 3.506–587The voyage to Sicily and Mount Etna804 words
  24. 3.588–718Achaemenides and the Cyclops; the death of Anchises1362 words
  25. 4.1–89Dido confides in Anna987 words
  26. 4.90–172Hera and Aphrodite; the hunt and the cave874 words
  27. 4.173–278Rumour, Iarbas and the message of Hermes1134 words
  28. 4.279–392Aeneas prepares to leave; Dido's reproach1204 words
  29. 4.393–521Dido's despair and the pyre1346 words
  30. 4.522–583Dido's sleepless night; the Trojan fleet sails686 words
  31. 4.584–629Dido's curse535 words
  32. 4.630–705The death of Dido893 words
  33. 5.1–103Return to Sicily and the anniversary of Anchises1083 words
  34. 5.104–285The boat race1804 words
  35. 5.286–361The foot race692 words
  36. 5.362–484The boxing match: Dares and Entellus1178 words
  37. 5.485–544The archery contest553 words
  38. 5.545–603The Troy game545 words
  39. 5.604–699The burning of the ships981 words
  40. 5.700–778The vision of Anchises and the founding of Acesta830 words
  41. 5.779–871Poseidon's price: the death of Palinurus938 words
  42. 6.1–155Cumae and the Sibyl1587 words
  43. 6.156–263Misenus and the golden bough1030 words
  44. 6.264–416The descent to the Underworld: Charon and the Styx1471 words
  45. 6.417–476Cerberus, the Fields of Mourning and Dido595 words
  46. 6.477–547The fallen warriors: Deiphobus718 words
  47. 6.548–636Tartarus831 words
  48. 6.637–751Elysium and the meeting with Anchises1172 words
  49. 6.752–900The parade of future Romans; the gates of Sleep1505 words
  50. 7.1–36Caieta, Circe's island and the mouth of the Tiber336 words
  51. 7.37–106King Latinus, Lavinia and the omens660 words
  52. 7.107–191The eaten tables; the embassy to Latinus815 words
  53. 7.192–285The palace of Picus; Latinus offers Lavinia933 words
  54. 7.286–405Hera summons the Fury Allecto1254 words
  55. 7.406–474Allecto and Turnus669 words
  56. 7.475–571Ascanius kills the stag977 words
  57. 7.572–640Latinus withdraws; the Gates of War691 words
  58. 7.641–817The catalogue of the Italian forces1593 words
  59. 8.1–101The dream of Tiberinus and the white sow1056 words
  60. 8.102–183Evander and the Arcadians828 words
  61. 8.184–305Heracles and Cacus1172 words
  62. 8.306–369Evander shows Aeneas the site of Rome632 words
  63. 8.370–453Aphrodite and Hephaestus: the Cyclopes' forge837 words
  64. 8.454–607Evander's alliance; Pallas joins Aeneas1571 words
  65. 8.608–731The shield of Aeneas1257 words
  66. 9.1–122Iris rouses Turnus; the ships become nymphs1221 words
  67. 9.123–175The siege of the Trojan camp579 words
  68. 9.176–313Nisus and Euryalus: the plan1507 words
  69. 9.314–449Nisus and Euryalus: the night raid and their deaths1457 words
  70. 9.450–502The lament of Euryalus' mother559 words
  71. 9.503–589The assault on the walls889 words
  72. 9.590–671Ascanius' first kill; Numanus854 words
  73. 9.672–818Pandarus and Bitias; Turnus inside the camp1438 words
  74. 10.1–117The council of the gods1244 words
  75. 10.118–214The siege; the Etruscan allies sail with Aeneas950 words
  76. 10.215–307The nymphs of the ships; Aeneas lands942 words
  77. 10.308–425The battle on the shore; Pallas fights1219 words
  78. 10.426–509The death of Pallas872 words
  79. 10.510–605The rage of Aeneas967 words
  80. 10.606–688Hera saves Turnus with a phantom851 words
  81. 10.689–768Mezentius795 words
  82. 10.769–832Lausus643 words
  83. 10.833–908The death of Mezentius852 words
  84. 11.1–99The trophy and the body of Pallas962 words
  85. 11.100–181The truce; Evander mourns Pallas876 words
  86. 11.182–224The funerals of the dead406 words
  87. 11.225–335The Latin council: the answer of Diomedes1102 words
  88. 11.336–444Drances and Turnus1174 words
  89. 11.445–531Camilla842 words
  90. 11.532–594Artemis tells the story of Camilla640 words
  91. 11.595–724The cavalry battle1330 words
  92. 11.725–835The death of Camilla1085 words
  93. 11.836–915Opis avenges Camilla; the rout of the Latins807 words
  94. 12.1–112Turnus resolves to fight Aeneas1238 words
  95. 12.113–215The treaty and the oaths1110 words
  96. 12.216–323Juturna breaks the truce; Aeneas is wounded1062 words
  97. 12.324–440Turnus' onslaught; Aphrodite heals Aeneas1162 words
  98. 12.441–553The battle resumes1079 words
  99. 12.554–611Aeneas attacks the city; the death of Amata595 words
  100. 12.614–696Turnus returns to face Aeneas858 words
  101. 12.697–790The duel939 words
  102. 12.791–842Zeus and Hera are reconciled573 words
  103. 12.843–952The Fury and the death of Turnus1157 words

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English translation by Theodore C. Williams (1910). Original text: J. B. Greenough (ed.), The Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics of Virgil, Boston: Ginn and Company, 1881 (Latin text as digitised by Perseus); English: Theodore C. Williams, The Aeneid of Virgil, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1910.

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.