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Fabulae Faciles 33
The belt is refused
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Hercules. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō33.1Hīs virīs Herculēs persuāsit, postquam causam itineris exposuit, ut sēcum iter facerent.
After he explained the reason for the journey, Hercules persuaded these men to travel with him.
33.2Tum cum iīs quibus persuāserat nāvem cōnscendit, et cum ventus idōneus esset, post paucōs diēs ad ōstium flūminis Thermōdontis appulit.
Then he boarded a ship with those whom he had persuaded, and since the wind was favorable, after a few days he landed at the mouth of the river Thermodon.
33.3Postquam in fīnīs Amāzonum vēnit, nūntium ad Hippolytam mīsit, quī causam veniendī docēret et balteum posceret.
After he came into the territory of the Amazons, he sent a messenger to Hippolyte, to explain the reason for his coming and to ask for the belt.
Note. quī … docēret: a relative clause with the subjunctive can show purpose: 'to explain'.
33.4Ipsa Hippolytē balteum trādere volēbat, quod dē Herculis virtūte fāmam accēperat; reliquae tamen Amāzonēs eī persuāsērunt ut negāret.
Hippolyte herself wanted to hand over the belt, because she had heard of the courage of Hercules; but the other Amazons persuaded her to refuse.
33.5At Herculēs, cum haec nūntiāta essent, bellī fortūnam temptāre cōnstituit.
But Hercules, when this was reported, decided to try the fortune of war.
33.6Proximō igitur diē cum cōpiās ēdūxisset, locum idōneum dēlēgit et hostīs ad pugnam ēvocāvit.
So on the next day, when he had led out his forces, he chose a suitable place and called the enemy out to battle.
33.7Amāzonēs quoque cōpiās suās ex castrīs ēdūxērunt et nōn magnō intervallō ab Hercule aciem īnstrūxērunt.
The Amazons too led their forces out of their camp and drew up their battle line not far from Hercules.
Vocabulary
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| persuādeō, -suādēre, -suāsi, -suāsus | persuade, prevail upon, induce |
| postquam, conj. | later than, after, when |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| iter, itineris, n. | a going, journey, march; iter facere, to journey, march |
| expōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put out, set forth; put on shore, land; explain |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| cōnscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus | climb; nāvem cōnscendere, to climb the ship, go on board, embark |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| ventus, -ī, m. | wind |
| idōneus, -a, -um | suitable, fit; favorable |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj. | few |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| ōstium, -ī, n. | mouth, doorway, door |
| flūmen, -minis, n. | river |
| appellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsus | drive to, bring to; with or without nāvem, put in |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| fīnis, -is, m. | end, boundary; plur., borders, territory, country |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| nūntius, -ī, m. | messenger; message |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tus | teach, explain |
| balteus, -ī, m.. | belt, girdle |
| poscō, poscere, poposcī | ask, demand |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| fāma, -ae, f. | report, rumor |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| reliquus, -a, -um | left, the remaining, the other, the rest of |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| negō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | say no or not, deny, refuse |
| at, conj. | but |
| nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | report, announce |
| bellum, -ī, n. | war |
| fortūna, -ae, f. | fortune |
| temptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | try, attempt |
| cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | set together or up; appoint; determine |
| proximus, -a, -um | nearest, next |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| cōpia, -ae, f. | supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops |
| ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead out, draw |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctus | choose out, choose, select |
| hostis, -is, m. and f. | enemy, foe |
| pugna, -ae, f. | fighting, battle, combat |
| ēvocō, -vocāre, -vocāvī, -vocātus | call out, challenge |
| quoque, adv. | also |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| castra, -ōrum, n. plur. | camp |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| intervallum, -ī, n. | interval, space, distance |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| aciēs, -ēī, f. | line of battle |
| īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctus | build in or into; draw up; equip, furnish, |