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LNM1 Chapter 11 Exercise 6: Enclitics

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  • Read the following dialogue, which is written partly in English and partly in Latin.
  • Translate the English parts into Latin, and the Latin parts into English. Use -ne for questions and -que for “and.”
  • Use the Reading Vocabulary; other words are explained below.
  • The dialogue begins when Mercury, sent by Jupiter, appears before Aeneas.
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Mercurius: Salvē! Esne Aenēās?

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Aenēās: I am Aeneas. You seem to be very great! Are you a god?

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Mercurius: Deus sum! Mercurius sum. Quid nunc parās?

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Aenēās: Dido and I want to be king and queen in Carthage. I am building a cottage. Does the cottage seem beautiful?

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Mercurius: Ita vērō! Sed cum Dīdōne manēre Carthāgineque habitāre nōn potēs.

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Aenēās: Do you believe that love is bad? Do you understand that Dido and Aeneas must remain together?

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Mercurius: Deī dē amōre hominum cōgitāre nōn solent. Amōrem Aenēae Dīdōnisque ūnīus assis aestimō!

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Aenēās Iovis verba audīre dēbet nec cum Dīdōne manēre!

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Aenēās: Must I abandon Dido and sail to Italy?

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Mercurius: Iuppiter tē iubet Dīdōnem relinquere Ītaliamque petere.

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Aenēās: Jupiter is cruel! You are cruel! The gods are cruel!

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Mercurius: Nōn deī, sed fāta sunt crūdēlia. Fāta dīcunt Aenēam Ītaliam petere dēbēre.

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Aenēās: Must men be wretched?

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Mercurius: Ita vērō. Posteā autem Aenēās erit celeber poētaque dīcet “Tantae mōlis erat Rōmānam condere gentem!”