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Fabulae Faciles 37
The rescue of Hesione
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Hercules. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō37.1Lāomedōn, cum hoc respōnsum renūntiātum esset, magnum dolōrem percēpit; sed tamen, ut cīvīs suōs tantō perīculō līberāret, ōrāculō pārēre cōnstituit et diem sacrificiō dīxit.
When this answer was brought back, Laomedon felt great grief; but still, to free his citizens from such great danger, he decided to obey the oracle and named a day for the sacrifice.
37.2Sed sīve cāsū sīve cōnsiliō deōrum Herculēs tempore opportūnissimō Troiam attigit; ipsō enim temporis punctō quō puella catēnīs vincta ad lītus dēdūcēbātur ille nāvem appulit.
But whether by chance or by the plan of the gods, Hercules reached Troy at a most fortunate moment; for at the very moment at which the girl, bound with chains, was being led down to the shore, he brought his ship in.
Note. ipsō temporis punctō: 'at the very moment'.
37.3Herculēs ē nāvī ēgressus dē rēbus quae gerēbantur certior factus est; tum īrā commōtus ad rēgem sē contulit et auxilium suum obtulit.
Hercules left the ship and was informed about what was happening; then, moved to anger, he went to the king and offered his help.
Note. certior factus est: 'was informed', literally 'was made more certain'.
37.4Cum rēx libenter eī concessisset ut, sī posset, puellam līberāret, Herculēs mōnstrum interfēcit; et puellam, quae iam omnem spem salūtis dēposuerat, incolumem ad patrem redūxit.
When the king had gladly allowed him to free the girl if he could, Hercules killed the monster; and he brought the girl, who had already given up all hope of rescue, back safe to her father.
37.5Lāomedōn magnō cum gaudiō fīliam suam accēpit, et Herculī prō tantō beneficiō meritam grātiam rettulit.
Laomedon received his daughter with great joy, and gave Hercules the thanks he deserved for so great a kindness.
Vocabulary
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| respōnsum, -ī, n. | reply, answer, response |
| renūntiō, -nūntiāre, -nūntiāvī, -nūntiātus | bring back word, report, announce |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| dolor, -ōris, m. | pain, grief; anger |
| percipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | feel |
| sed, conj. | but |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| cīvis, -is, m. and f. | citizen, fellow-citizen, subject |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| perīculum, -ī, n. | danger, peril, risk |
| līberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | set free, free, liberate, release |
| ōrāculum, -ī, n. | oracle |
| pāreō, -ēre, -uī | obey |
| cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | set together or up; appoint; determine |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| sacrificium, -ī, n. | sacrifice |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| sīve or seu, conj. | or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or |
| cāsus, -ūs, m. | fall; chance, accident |
| cōnsilium, -ī, n. | advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| opportūnus, -a, -um | suitable, seasonable, convenient, opportune |
| attingō, -tingere, -tigī, -tāctus | touch at |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| enim, conj. | for |
| punctum, -ī, n. | point, instant, moment |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| puella, -ae, f. | girl, maiden |
| catēna, -ae, f. | chain |
| vinciō, vincīre, vinxī, vinctus | bind |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| lītus, lītoris, n. | shore |
| dēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead down or away, bring; nāvem dēdūcere, to draw down or launch a ship |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| nāvis, -is, f. | ship |
| appellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsus | drive to, bring to; with or without nāvem, put in |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| ēgredior, -gredī, -gressus | go out or forth, go ashore, disembark |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus | carry, wear; carry on, do |
| certus, -a, -um | determined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| īra, -ae, f. | anger, wrath |
| commoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtus | move, rouse; disturb |
| rēx, rēgis, m. | king |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| cōnferō, cōnferre, contulī, conlātus | bring together; grant, confer; sē cōnferre, to betake oneself, make one's way |
| auxilium, -ī, n. | help, aid |
| offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātus | bear to, proffer, offer |
| libenter, adv. | willingly, gladly |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| concēdō, -cēdere, -cessī, -cessus | grant, yield |
| sī, conj. | if |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| mōnstrum, -ī, n. | wonder, monster |
| interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | put out of the way, kill |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| spēs, speī, f. | hope |
| salūs, salūtis, f. | safety, deliverance, escape |
| dēpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put down, deposit; lay aside, give up; ē memoriā dēpōnere, to forget |
| incolumis, -e | unhurt, safe |
| pater, patris, m. | father |
| redūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead or bring back; restore |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| gaudium, -ī, n. | gladness, joy |
| fīlia, -ae, f. | daughter |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| prō, prep. with abl. | before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for |
| beneficium, -ī, n. | well-doing, kindness, service, benefit |
| meritus, -a, -um | deserved, due, just |
| grātia, -ae, f. | favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |