Book 12.781-790
Aeneas struggles to remove his spear. Juturna, disguised as Metiscus, gives Turnus his sword. Venus helps Aeneas with his spear.
Namque diu luctans lentoque in stirpe moratus
781
viribus haud ullis valuit discludere morsus
782
roboris Aeneas. Dum nititur acer et instat,
783
rursus in aurigae faciem mutata Metisci
784
procurrit fratrique ensem dea Daunia reddit.
785
Quod Venus audaci nymphae indignata licere
786
adcessit telumque alta ab radice revellit.
787
Olli sublimes armis animisque refecti,
788
hic gladio fidens, hic acer et arduus hasta,
789
adsistunt contra certamina Martis anheli.
790