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Fabulae Faciles 61
Setting sail
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: The Argonauts. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō61.1Intereā is diēs appetēbat quem Iāsōn per nūntiōs ēdīxerat, et ex omnibus regiōnibus Graeciae multī, quōs aut reī novitās aut spēs glōriae movēbat, undique conveniēbant.
Meanwhile the day was approaching which Jason had announced through his messengers, and from all regions of Greece many men, whom either the novelty of the venture or the hope of glory moved, were gathering from every side.
61.2Trāditum est autem in hōc numerō fuisse Herculem, dē quō suprā multa perscrīpsimus, Orpheum, citharoedum praeclārissimum, Thēseum, Castorem, multōsque aliōs quōrum nōmina sunt nōtissima.
It is said that among this number were Hercules, about whom we have written much above, Orpheus, the most famous of lyre-players, Theseus, Castor, and many others whose names are very well known.
Note. Trāditum est: 'it is handed down', 'it is said', followed by an infinitive (fuisse).
61.3Ex hīs Iāsōn quōs arbitrātus est ad omnia perīcula subeunda parātissimōs esse, eōs ad numerum quīnquāgintā dēlēgit et sociōs sibi adiūnxit; tum paucōs diēs commorātus, ut ad omnīs cāsūs subsidia comparāret, nāvem dēdūxit, et tempestātem ad nāvigandum idōneam nactus magnō cum plausū omnium solvit.
From these Jason chose those he thought most ready to face every danger, up to the number of fifty, and joined them to himself as companions; then, after waiting a few days to prepare supplies for every emergency, he launched the ship, and finding weather suitable for sailing, he set sail amid the great applause of everyone.
Note. ad omnia perīcula subeunda: gerundive of purpose, 'for undergoing all dangers'.
Vocabulary
| intereā, adv. | in the meantime, meanwhile |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| appetō, -petere, -petīvī, -petītus | draw near |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| nūntius, -ī, m. | messenger; message |
| ēdīcō, -dīcere, -dīxī, -dictus | declare, proclaim, appoint |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| regiō, -ōnis, f. | direction; country, region |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| novitās, -tātis, f. | newness, novelty |
| spēs, speī, f. | hope |
| glōria, -ae, f. | glory |
| moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus | move |
| undique, adv. | from or on all sides |
| conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come together, assemble |
| trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| numerus, -ī, m. | number |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| suprā, adv. and prep. with acc. | above, before |
| perscrībō, -scrībere, -scrīpsī, scrīptus | write through or in full, describe fully, recount |
| citharoedus, -ī, m. | citharoedus (one who sings to the accompaniment of the cithara) |
| praeclārus, -clāra, -clārum | very bright; splendid, remarkable, famous |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| nōmen, -minis, n. | name (that by which one is known) |
| nōtus, -a, -um | known, well-known, famous |
| arbitror, -ārī, -ātus | consider, think, judge |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| perīculum, -ī, n. | danger, peril, risk |
| subeō, -īre, -iī, -itus | go under; undergo, submit to, sustain, bear, endure |
| parātus, -a, -um | prepared, equipped, ready |
| quīnquāgintā, indecl. adj. | fifty |
| dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctus | choose out, choose, select |
| socius, -ī, m. | companion, comrade, ally |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| adiungo, -iungere, -iūnxī, -iūnctus | join to, join |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj. | few |
| commoror, -morārī, -morātus | tarry, linger, delay, stay |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| cāsus, -ūs, m. | fall; chance, accident |
| subsidium, -ī, n. | reserve, reinforcement, support, help |
| comparō, -parāre, -parāvī, -parātus | prepare, collect |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| dēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead down or away, bring; nāvem dēdūcere, to draw down or launch a ship |
| tempestās, -tātis, f. | weather; storm, tempest |
| nāvigō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | sail |
| idōneus, -a, -um | suitable, fit; favorable |
| nancīscor, nancīscī, nactus | get, obtain, find |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| plausus, -ūs, m. | applause |
| solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtus | loosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea |