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Fabulae Faciles 26
The fight with the centaurs
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Hercules. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō26.1Simul atque amphora aperta est, odor iūcundissimus undique diffūsus est; vīnum enim suāvissimum erat.
As soon as the jar was opened, a very pleasant smell spread everywhere; for the wine was very sweet.
26.2Centaurī nōtum odōrem sēnsērunt et omnēs ad locum convēnērunt.
The centaurs caught the familiar smell and all gathered at the place.
26.3Ubi ad spēluncam pervēnērunt, magnopere īrātī erant quod Herculem bibentem vīdērunt.
When they reached the cave, they were very angry because they saw Hercules drinking.
26.4Tum arma rapuērunt et Pholum interficere volēbant.
Then they seized their weapons and wanted to kill Pholus.
26.5Herculēs tamen in aditū spēluncae cōnstitit et impetum eōrum fortissimē sustinēbat.
Hercules, however, took his stand at the entrance of the cave and very bravely held off their attack.
Note. cōnstitit here comes from cōnsistō, 'take one's stand'.
26.6Facēs ārdentīs in eōs coniēcit; multōs etiam sagittīs suīs vulnerāvit.
He threw blazing torches at them; he also wounded many with his arrows.
26.7Hae autem sagittae eaedem erant quae sanguine Hydrae ōlim imbūtae erant.
These were the same arrows which had once been dipped in the blood of the Hydra.
26.8Omnēs igitur quōs ille sagittīs vulnerāverat venēnō statim absūmptī sunt; reliquī autem ubi hoc vīdērunt, terga vertērunt et fugā salūtem petiērunt.
So all whom he had wounded with his arrows were at once destroyed by the poison; and when the rest saw this, they turned their backs and sought safety in flight.
Note. fugā: Latin says 'by flight', where English says 'in flight'.
Vocabulary
| 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) |
| amphora, -ae, f. | jar, bottle |
| aperiō, -īre, -uī, -tus | open |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| odor, -ōris, m. | smell, odor |
| iūcundus, -a, -um | sweet, pleasant |
| undique, adv. | from or on all sides |
| diffundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsus | pour forth, spread or shed abroad, diffuse |
| vīnum, -ī, n. | wine |
| enim, conj. | for |
| suāvis, -e | sweet, pleasant |
| centaurus, -ī, m. | centaur |
| nōtus, -a, -um | known, well-known, famous |
| sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus | perceive, feel |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come together, assemble |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| spēlunca, -ae, f. | cave, cavern |
| perveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come through, come, arrive, reach |
| magnopere, adv. | greatly, very much, exceedingly; earnestly |
| īrātus, -a, -um | angered, enraged, angry, furious |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| bibō, bibere, bibī | drink |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| arma, -ōrum, n. plur. | arms, weapons |
| rapiō, -ere, -uī, -tus | seize, snatch |
| interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | put out of the way, kill |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| aditus, -ūs, m. | approach, entrance |
| cōnsistō, -sistere, -stitī, -stitus | station oneself, take one's stand; consist |
| impetus, -ūs, m. | attack; impetum facere, to charge |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| fortiter, adv. | bravely |
| sustineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentus | hold or bear up, sustain, withstand |
| fax, facis, f. | torch, firebrand |
| ārdeō, ārdēre, ārsī, ārsus | be on fire, burn |
| coniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw together; throw, cast, hurl |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| etiam, adv. | and now, also, too, even |
| sagitta, -ae, f. | arrow |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| vulnerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | wound |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| sanguis, sanguinis, m. | blood |
| ōlim, adv. | once upon a time, once, formerly, of old |
| imbuō, -buere, -buī, -būtus | wet, soak, dip |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| venēnum, -ī, n. | poison |
| statim, adv. | on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately |
| absūmō, -sūmere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptus | take away, consume, destroy |
| reliquus, -a, -um | left, the remaining, the other, the rest of |
| tergum, -ī, n. | back |
| vertō, vertere, vertī, versus | turn |
| fuga, -ae, f. | flight |
| salūs, salūtis, f. | safety, deliverance, escape |
| petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus | seek, ask; attack |