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Fabulae Faciles 32
The belt of Hippolyte
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Hercules. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō32.1Gēns Amāzonum dīcitur omnīnō ex mulieribus cōnstitisse.
The race of the Amazons is said to have consisted entirely of women.
Note. dīcitur: Latin says 'the nation is said to have consisted', where English often says 'it is said that …'.
32.2Hae summam scientiam reī mīlitāris habēbant, et tantam virtūtem adhibēbant ut cum virīs proelium committere audērent.
They had the greatest knowledge of warfare, and showed such courage that they dared to join battle with men.
Note. reī mīlitāris: 'the art of war'.
32.3Hippolytē, Amāzonum rēgīna, balteum habuit celeberrimum quem Mārs eī dederat.
Hippolyte, the queen of the Amazons, had a very famous belt which Mars had given her.
32.4Admēta autem, Eurystheī fīlia, fāmam dē hōc balteō accēperat et eum possidēre vehementer cupiēbat.
Admeta, the daughter of Eurystheus, had heard about this belt and very much wanted to possess it.
32.5Eurystheus igitur Herculī mandāvit ut cōpiās cōgeret et bellum Amāzonibus īnferret.
So Eurystheus ordered Hercules to gather forces and make war on the Amazons.
32.6Ille nūntiōs in omnīs partīs dīmīsit, et cum magna multitūdō convēnisset, eōs dēlēgit quī maximum ūsum in rē mīlitārī habēbant.
He sent messengers in all directions, and when a great crowd had gathered, he chose those who had the most experience in warfare.
Vocabulary
| gēns, gentis, f. | race, nation |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| omnīnō, adv. | altogether, wholly, entirely |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| mulier, mulieris, f. | woman |
| cōnsistō, -sistere, -stitī, -stitus | station oneself, take one's stand; consist |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| scientia, -ae, f. | knowledge, skill |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| mīlitāris, -e | military, warlike; rēs mīlitāris, art of war, warfare |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| adhibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus | hold to, employ, show |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| proelium, -ī, n. | battle, combat; proelium committere, to join battle |
| committō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send together; commit, intrust; expose; proelium committere, to join battle |
| audeō, audēre, ausus sum | dare |
| rēgīna, -ae, f. | queen |
| balteus, -ī, m.. | belt, girdle |
| celeber, celebris, celebre | frequented; renowned, celebrated |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| fīlia, -ae, f. | daughter |
| fāma, -ae, f. | report, rumor |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| possideō, -sidēre, -sēdī, -sessus | hold, possess |
| vehementer, adv. | violently, vehemently; earnestly; exceedingly, greatly |
| cupiō, -ere, -īvī, -ītus | desire, long for, wish |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| mandō, -dāre, -dāvī, -dātus | put in hand, intrust, commit; charge, command |
| cōpia, -ae, f. | supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops |
| cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctus | drive together, collect; compel |
| bellum, -ī, n. | war |
| īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātus | bring in or against, wage against; inflict |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| nūntius, -ī, m. | messenger; message |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| pars, partis, f. | part, side, direction |
| dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus | send different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| multitūdō, -tūdinis, f. | multitude |
| conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come together, assemble |
| dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctus | choose out, choose, select |
| ūsus, -ūs, m. | use; experience |