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Fabulae Faciles 65
Phineus is rescued
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: The Argonauts. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō65.1Rēs igitur male sē habēbat cum Argonautae nāvem appulērunt.
So things were going badly when the Argonauts brought their ship in.
65.2Phīneus autem simul atque audīvit eōs in suōs fīnīs ēgressōs esse, magnopere gāvīsus est.
But Phineus, as soon as he heard that they had landed in his territory, was greatly delighted.
Note. simul atque: 'as soon as'.
65.3Sciēbat enim quantam opīniōnem virtūtis Argonautae habērent, nec dubitābat quīn sibi auxilium ferrent.
For he knew what a reputation for courage the Argonauts had, and he had no doubt that they would help him.
65.4Nūntium igitur ad nāvem mīsit, quī Iāsonem sociōsque ad rēgiam vocāret.
So he sent a messenger to the ship to invite Jason and his companions to the palace.
65.5Eō cum vēnissent, Phīneus dēmōnstrāvit quantō in perīculō suae rēs essent, et prōmīsit sē magna praemia datūrum esse, sī illī remedium repperissent.
When they had come there, Phineus explained in what great danger his affairs stood, and promised that he would give them great rewards if they found a remedy.
Note. datūrum esse: future infinitive in indirect statement, 'that he would give'.
65.6Argonautae negōtium libenter suscēpērunt, et ubi hōra vēnit, cum rēge accubuērunt; at simul ac cēna apposita est, Harpȳiae cēnāculum intrāvērunt et cibum auferre cōnābantur.
The Argonauts gladly undertook the task, and when the hour came they took their places at table with the king; but as soon as the dinner was served, the Harpies flew into the dining room and tried to carry off the food.
65.7Argonautae prīmum gladiīs volucrēs petiērunt; cum tamen vidērent hoc nihil prōdesse, Zētēs et Calais, quī ālīs erant īnstrūctī, in āera sē sublevāvērunt, ut dēsuper impetum facerent.
At first the Argonauts attacked the birds with their swords; but when they saw that this did no good, Zetes and Calais, who were furnished with wings, rose into the air so as to attack from above.
Note. hōc nihil prōdesse: nihil is used as an adverb, 'that this did no good at all'.
65.8Quod cum sēnsissent Harpȳiae, reī novitāte perterritae statim aufūgērunt, neque posteā umquam rediērunt.
When the Harpies noticed this, terrified by the strangeness of the thing, they fled at once and never came back afterwards.
Vocabulary
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| male, adv. | badly, ill |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| appellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsus | drive to, bring to; with or without nāvem, put in |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| simul, adv. | at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| fīnis, -is, m. | end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country |
| ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus | go out or forth, go ashore, disembark |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| magnopere, adv. | greatly, very much, exceedingly; earnestly |
| gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsus | be glad, rejoice |
| sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | know |
| enim, conj. | for |
| quantus, -a, -um | how great or much? |
| opīniō, -ōnis, f. | opinion, expectation; reputation |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| dubitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | doubt, hesitate |
| quīn, conj. | so that ... not, but that, but |
| auxilium, -ī, n. | help, aid |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | bear, bring |
| nūntius, -ī, m. | messenger; message |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| socius, -ī, m. | companion, comrade, ally |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| rēgia, -ae, f. | palace |
| vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | call, summon |
| eō (adv.) | to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more) |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| dēmōnstrō, -mōnstrāre, -mōnstrāvī, -mōnstrātus | point out, show; make known |
| perīculum, -ī, n. | danger, peril, risk |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| prōmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send or put forth, promise |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| praemium, -ī, n. | reward |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| sī, conj. | if |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| remedium, -ī, n. | remedy |
| reperiō, reperīre, repperī, repertus | find, discover |
| negōtium, -ī, n. | business, matter; task, trouble, difficulty |
| libenter, adv. | willingly, gladly |
| suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | undertake |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| hōra, -ae, f. | hour |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| rēx, rēgis, m. | king |
| accumbō, -cumbere, -cubuī, -cubitus | lie down (at table) |
| at, conj. | but |
| cēna, -ae, f. | dinner |
| appōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put to or near, set before, serve |
| cēnāculum, -ī, n. | dining-room |
| intrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | go within or into, enter |
| cibus, -ī, m. | food |
| auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātus | bear away, carry off |
| cōnor, -ārī, -ātus | try, attempt |
| prīmum, adv. | first, in the first place |
| gladius, -ī, m. | sword |
| volucris, -is, f. | bird |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| nihil, n., indecl. | nothing |
| prōsum, prōdesse, prōfuī | be of advantage, profit, avail, assist |
| ala, -ae, f. | wing |
| īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctus | build in or into; draw up; equip, furnish, |
| āēr, āeris, m. | air |
| sublevō, -levāre, -levāvī, -levātus | lift from beneath, lift, raise |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| dēsuper, adv. | down from above |
| impetus, -ūs, m. | attack; impetum facere, to charge |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus | perceive, feel |
| novitās, -tātis, f. | newness, novelty |
| perterreō, -terrēre, -terrui, -territus | thoroughly frighten, terrify |
| statim, adv. | on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately |
| aufugiō, -fugere, -fūgī | flee or run away |
| posteā, adv. | after this, afterwards |
| umquam, adv. | ever |
| redeō, -īre, -iī, -itus | go back, return |