tum pius Aeneas hastam iacit; illa per orbem aere cavum triplici, per linea terga tribusque transiit intextum tauris opus, imaque sedit inguine, sed viris haud pertulit.
Then loyal Aeneas casts a spear; through the hollow shield of threefold bronze, through the layers of linen and the inwoven work of triple bull hides, it sped, and lodged low in the groin; but it did not drive its force home.