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I

Īrām, dīvă, rĕfēr nātī Pēlēŏs Ăchīlleī

pēstĭfĕrām, quaē mīllĕ dĕdīt dīscrīmĭna Ăchīvīs.

II

Caēlēstēs hŏmĭnūmquĕ gĕnūs sŭpĕrābĭlĕ cūrīs

trānquīlla ōbscūrī cārpēbānt mūnĕră sōmnī.

āt nōn pērvĭgĭlēm nōx īrrĕquĭētă Tŏnāntēm

lēnĭĭt, īmmŏdĭcōs vōlvēntēm cōrdĕ părātūs,

caēdĭbŭs ūt Grāiūm laēsum ūlcīscātŭr Ăchīllēm.5

III

Ārgīvōs sŭă quēmque ăcĭēs īn bēllă sĕquūntūr,

dīspŏsĭti īn tūrmās ĕquĭtūm cŭnĕōsquĕ pĕdēstrēs.

tūrbĭdă clāngēntēs cōnfūndūnt āgmĭnă Trōēs.

IV

Iūppĭtĕr īntĕrĕā cūm dīs gĕnĭtālĭbŭs ūnā

cōncĭlĭūm cōgīt sŭpĕrūm dē rēbŭs Ăchīvīs.

V

Hīc ēt Tŷdīdaē mēntēm Trītōnĭă Pāllās

aūdācī vīrtūtĕ rĕplēt. vŏmĭt aūrĕă flāmmās

cāssĭs ĕt ūndāntēm clĭpĕūs dīffūlgŭrăt īgnēm:

īpse aūtūmnālī clārūm mĭcăt aēmŭlŭs āstrō.

VI

Sōlaē dēcērtānt ăcĭēs sĭnĕ nūmĭnĕ dīvūm,

cēssānte aūxĭlĭō: sŭă cuīque ēxōrsă lăbōrēm

fōrtūnāmquĕ fĕrūnt, prŏprĭī dīscrīmĭnĕ fātī.

VII

Haēc ŭbĭ dīctă dĕdīt, pōrtīs sēse ēxtŭlĭt Hēctōr.

VIII

Aūrōra īn crŏcĕīs fūlgēbāt lūtĕă bīgīs.

IX

Īntĕrĕā vĭgĭlum ēxcŭbĭīs cŏhĭbēntŭr Ăchīvī.

X

Cētĕră pēr nāvēs sōmnō sōpītă mănēbāt

tūrbă dŭcūm; sōlūm cūra ānxĭă vēxăt Ătrīdēm.

XI

Tīthōnī crŏcĕūm līnquēns Aūrōră cŭbīlĕ

spārgēbāt tērrās rĕfĕrēns ŏpĕra ātquĕ lăbōrēs.

XII

Āctŏrĭdēs fŏvĕt Eūrўpўlūm dūm vūlnĕrĕ fēssūm

XIII

Iūppĭtĕr ādmŏnŭīt Trōās ātque Hēctŏră clāssī.

XIV

Cōncūssīt quāmvīs pōtāntēm Nēstŏră clāmōr

āttŏnĭtāsque aūrēs pĕpŭlīt grăvĭtātĕ tŭmūltūs.

XV

Iām vāllūm fōssāmquĕ sŭpēr Trōiānă iŭvēntūs

īnstĭtĕrāt cāptaē mĭnĭtāns īncēndĭă clāssī.

XVI

Dūm făcĕ, dūm fērrō cēlsam āffēctā‹rĕ cărīnām›

Trōĕs ĕt Ārgŏlĭcī pērgūnt dēfēndĕrĕ rēgēs.

XVII

Āctŏrĭdēm caēsūm nēc tē, Mĕnĕlāĕ, fĕfēllīt.

XVIII

Dūm fŭrĭt īn mĕdĭō vāllī vīs īgnĕă Mārtīs

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XIX

Ōcĕănum īntĕrĕā sūrgēns Aūrōră rĕlīquīt.

XX

Iāmque ădĕō cēlsīs ārmāti ē nāvĭbŭs ībānt

mīlĭă, quōt māgnīs ūmquām vēnērĕ Mўcēnīs.

XXI

Īntŭlĕrāt flŭvĭō trĕpĭdāns fŭgă foēdă cătērvās.

XXII

Pūlsă mĕtū Phrўgĭōs lūstrābānt āgmĭnă mūrōs.

XXIII

Troīă văcāt lăcrĭmīs, lūdīs Ārgīvă iŭvēntūs.

XXIV

Quīsquĕ sŭās rĕpĕtūnt mīssō cērtāmĭnĕ nāvēs.

I

Iram, diva, refer nati Peleos Achillei

pestiferam, quae mille dedit discrimina Achivis.

II

Caelestes hominumque genus superabile curis

tranquilla obscuri carpebant munera somni.

at non pervigilem nox irrequieta Tonantem

leniit, immodicos volventem corde paratus,

5caedibus ut Graium laesum ulciscatur Achillem.

III

Argivos sua quemque acies in bella sequuntur,

dispositi in turmas equitum cuneosque pedestres.

turbida clangentes confundunt agmina Troes.

IV

Iuppiter interea cum dis genitalibus una

concilium cogit superum de rebus Achivis.

V

Hic et Tydidae mentem Tritonia Pallas

audaci virtute replet. vomit aurea flammas

cassis et undantem clipeus diffulgurat ignem:

ipse autumnali clarum micat aemulus astro.

VI

Solae decertant acies sine numine divum,

cessante auxilio: sua cuique exorsa laborem

fortunamque ferunt, proprii discrimine fati.

VII

Haec ubi dicta dedit, portis sese extulit Hector.

VIII

Aurora in croceis fulgebat lutea bigis.

IX

Interea vigilum excubiis cohibentur Achivi.

X

Cetera per naves somno sopita manebat

turba ducum; solum cura anxia vexat Atridem.

XI

Tithoni croceum linquens Aurora cubile

spargebat terras referens opera atque labores.

XII

Actorides fovet Eurypylum dum vulnere fessum

XIII

Iuppiter admonvit Troas atque Hectora classi.

XIV

Concussit quamuis potantem Nestora clamor

attonitasque aures pepulit gravitate tumultus.

XV

Iam vallum fossamque super Troiana iuventus

institerat captae minitans incendia classi.

XVI

Dum face, dum ferro celsam affecta‹re carinam›

Troes et Argolici pergunt defendere reges.

XVII

Actoridem caesum nec te, Menelaë, fefellit.

XVIII

Dum furit in medio valli vis ignea Martis

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XIX

Oceanum interea surgens Aurora reliquit.

XX

Iamque adeo celsis armati e navibus ibant

milia, quot magnis umquam venere Mycenis.

XXI

Intulerat fluvio trepidans fuga foeda catervas.

XXII

Pulsa metu Phrygios lustrabant agmina muros.

XXIII

Troia vacat lacrimis, ludis Argiva iuventus.

XXIV

Quisque suas repetunt misso certamine naves.