Fabulae Faciles 33

The belt is refused

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33.1Hīs 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.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (71 words)

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,

Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Hercules. 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.