§9.668quantus ab occasu veniens pluvialibus Haedis §9.669verberat imber humum, quam multa grandine nimbi §9.670in vada praecipitant, cum Iuppiter horridus austris §9.671torquet aquosam hiemem et caelo cava nubila rumpit.
As great as the rain that, coming from the west with the rainy Haedi, beats the ground, and as many as the clouds with thick hail that cast themselves down into the sea, when Jupiter, fierce with southern winds, twirls the watery storm and bursts the hollow clouds in the sky.
§9.672Pandarus et Bitias, Idaeo Alcanore creti, §9.673quos Iovis eduxit luco silvestris Iaera §9.674abietibus iuvenes patriis et montibus aequos, §9.675portam, quae ducis imperio commissa, recludunt, §9.676freti animis, ultroque invitant moenibus hostem.
Pandarus and Bitias, sprung from Alcanor of Ida, whom the forest nymph Iaera brought up in the sacred grove of Jupiter, young men equal to their native fir trees and mountains, open the gate which had been committed to them by the leader's command, trusting in their courage, and of their own accord invite the enemy within the walls.
§9.677Ipsi intus dextra ac laeva pro turribus adstant, §9.678armati ferro et cristis capita alta corusci: §9.679quales aëriae liquentia flumina circum, §9.680sive Padi ripis Athesim seu propter amoenum, §9.681consurgunt geminae quercus intonsaque caelo §9.682attollunt capita et sublimi vertice nutant.
They themselves stand inside, to the right and left, before the towers, armed with iron and flashing on their high heads with crests: just as twin oaks arise around flowing rivers, whether on the banks of the Padus or near the lovely Athesis, and lift their unshorn heads to the sky and nod with their lofty tops.
§9.683inrumpunt aditus Rutuli ut videre patentis §9.684continuo Quercens et pulcher Aquiculus armis §9.685et praeceps animi Tmarus et Mavortius Haemon §9.686agminibus totis: at versi terga dedere §9.687aut ipso portae posuere in limine vitam.
When the Rutulians saw the entrance open, immediately Quercens and Aquiculus, beautiful in arms, and Tmarus, headlong in spirit, and Haemon, beloved of Mars, rush in with their entire columns; but they, turning back, fled, or laid down their lives on the very threshold of the gate.
§9.688Tum magis increscunt animis discordibus irae; §9.689et iam collecti Troes glomerantur eodem §9.690et conferre manum et procurrere longius audent.
Then the anger grows more in their hostile minds; and now the Trojans, gathered together, mass at the same spot and dare to join hand-to-hand combat and to sally out further.
§9.691Ductori Turno diversa in parte furenti §9.692turbantique viros perfertur nuntius, hostem §9.693fervere caede nova et portas praebere patentis.
To the leader Turnus, raging in another part and throwing the men into confusion, a messenger brings word that the enemy is seething with a new slaughter and offering open gates.
§9.694Deserit inceptum atque immani concitus ira §9.695Dardaniam ruit ad portam fratresque superbos.
He abandons his enterprise and, stirred by immense rage, rushes to the Dardanian gate and the proud brothers.
§9.696Et primum Antiphaten, is enim se primus agebat, §9.697Thebana de matre nothum Sarpedonis alti, §9.698coniecto sternit iaculo; volat Itala cornus §9.699aëra per tenerum stomachoque infixa sub altum §9.700pectus abit: reddit specus atri volneris undam §9.701spumantem, et fixo ferrum in pulmone tepescit.
And first Antiphates, for he was putting himself forward first, the bastard son of noble Sarpedon by a Theban mother, he lays low by casting his spear; the Italian cornel-wood flies through the soft air and, fixed in the throat, goes down deep into his chest; the hollow of the dark wound returns a foaming wave of blood, and the iron grows warm in the pierced lung.
§9.702Tum Meropem atque Erymanta manu, tum sternit Aphidnum, §9.703tum Bitian ardentem oculis animisque frementem §9.704non iaculo, neque enim iaculo vitam ille dedisset, §9.705sed magnum stridens contorta phalarica venit, §9.706fulminis acta modo, quam nec duo taurea terga §9.707nec duplici squama lorica fidelis et auro §9.708sustinuit: conlapsa ruunt immania membra.
Then with his hand he lays low Meropes and Erymas, then Aphidnus, then Bitias, burning in his eyes and roaring in his spirit, not with a javelin, for he would not have given up his life to a javelin, but a great whirring phalarica came, thrown like a thunderbolt, which neither two bull hides nor the faithful corselet with double scales of gold could withstand; his immense limbs collapse and fall.
§9.709Dat tellus gemitum, et clipeum super intonat ingens.
The earth gives a groan, and his huge shield thunders over him.
§9.710Talis in Euboico Baiarum litore quondam §9.711saxea pila cadit, magnis quam molibus ante §9.712constructam ponto iaciunt; sic illa ruinam §9.713prona trahit penitusque vadis inlisa recumbit: §9.714miscent se maria, et nigrae attolluntur harenae; §9.715tum sonitu Prochyta alta tremit durumque cubile §9.716Inarime Iovis imperiis imposta Typhoeo.
Just as on the Euboean shore of Baiae sometimes a stone pier falls, which, previously constructed with great masses, they cast into the sea; thus it, falling, drags ruin and lies struck deep down in the shallows; the seas mix, and the black sands are raised; then with the sound lofty Prochyta trembles, and the hard bed of Inarime, placed upon Typhoeus by the commands of Jupiter.
§9.717Hic Mars armipotens animum viresque Latinis §9.718addidit et stimulos acris sub pectore vertit §9.719immisitque Fugam Teucris atrumque Timorem.
Here Mars, powerful in arms, added courage and strength to the Latins, and turned sharp spurs under their breasts, and sent Flight and dark Fear upon the Trojans.
They gather from all sides, since the opportunity for battle is given, and the warrior god has fallen upon their minds.
§9.722Pandarus ut fuso germanum corpore cernit §9.723et quo sit fortuna loco, qui casus agat res, §9.724portam vi magna converso cardine torquet, §9.725obnixus latis umeris, multosque suorum §9.726moenibus exclusos duro in certamine linquit; §9.727ast alios secum includit recipitque ruentis, §9.728demens, qui Rutulum in medio non agmine regem §9.729viderit inrumpentem ultroque incluserit urbi, §9.730immanem veluti pecora inter inertia tigrim.
Pandarus, when he sees his brother's body stretched out and in what state fortune is, what chance drives their affairs, turns the gate with great force, revolving it on its hinge, pushing with his broad shoulders, and leaves many of his own men shut out from the walls in the hard contest; but others he shuts in with himself and receives them as they rush in, madman, who did not see the Rutulian king in the midst of the column breaking in, and shut him inside the city of his own accord, like an immense tiger among helpless cattle.
§9.731Continuo nova lux oculis effulsit, et arma §9.732horrendum sonuere; tremunt in vertice cristae §9.733sanguineae, clipeoque micantia fulmina mittit: §9.734agnoscunt faciem invisam atque immania membra §9.735turbati subito Aeneadae.
Immediately a new light shone from his eyes, and his weapons sounded terribly; the blood-red crests tremble on his head, and he sends glittering lightning from his shield: the Trojans recognize the hated face and the immense limbs in sudden confusion.
Tum Pandarus ingens §9.736emicat et mortis fraternae fervidus ira §9.737effatur:
Non haec dotalis regia Amatae, §9.738nec muris cohibet patriis media Ardea Turnum.
Then the huge Pandarus leaps forward and, hot with rage for his brother's death, speaks: "This is not the dotal palace of Amata, nor does central Ardea hold Turnus within his native walls.
§9.739Castra inimica vides; nulla hinc exire potestas. §9.740Olli subridens sedato pectore Turnus: §9.741Incipe, siqua animo virtus, et consere dextram: §9.742hic etiam inventum Priamo narrabis Achillem. §9.743Dixerat.
You see a hostile camp; there is no power to escape from here." To him Turnus, smiling with a calm breast: "Begin, if there is any courage in your heart, and join right hands: here too you shall tell Priam that an Achilles has been found." He had spoken.
Ille rudem nodis et cortice crudo
The other, rough with knots and raw bark...