Book 9.756-767
The Trojans scatter in fear. Rage drives Turnus not to open the gates but to attack more Trojans with Juno's help.
Diffugiunt versi trepida formidine Troes:
756
et si continuo victorem ea cura subisset,
757
rumpere claustra manu sociosque immittere portis,
758
ultimus ille dies bello gentique fuisset;
759
sed furor ardentem caedisque insana cupido
760
egit in adversos.
761
Principio Phalerim et succiso poplite Gygen
762
excipit; hinc raptas fugientibus ingerit hastas
763
in tergum, Iuno vires animumque ministrat;
764
addit Halym comitem et confixa Phegea parma,
765
ignaros deinde in muris Martemque cientis
766
Alcandrumque Haliumque Noemonaque Prytanimque.
767
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