Fabulae Faciles 65

Phineus is rescued

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65.1Rēs 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.

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Grammar in this passage: indirect statement ×3, cum clauses ×3, purpose clauses ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (92 words)

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

Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: The Argonauts. Latin text, notes and vocabulary: F. Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles (1903), public domain, from Project Gutenberg. Word analysis: LatinCy, then checked by hand. Grammar hints detected from the checked analysis. English: written for this app.