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Fabulae Faciles 1
The ark
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Perseus. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō1.1Haec narrantur ā poētīs dē Perseō.
These things are told by the poets about Perseus.
Note. narrantur ends in -ntur: a present passive, 'are told'. Haec: 'these things'.
1.2Perseus fīlius erat Iovis, maximī deōrum; avus eius Acrisius appellābātur.
Perseus was the son of Jupiter, the greatest of the gods; his grandfather was called Acrisius.
Note. Iovis is the genitive of Iuppiter: 'son of Jupiter'. maximī deōrum agrees with Iovis: 'the greatest of the gods'.
1.3Acrisius volēbat Perseum nepōtem suum necāre; nam propter ōrāculum puerum timēbat.
Acrisius wanted to kill his grandson Perseus, for he feared the boy because of an oracle.
Note. nam: 'for'. propter ōrāculum: 'because of an oracle'.
1.4Comprehendit igitur Perseum adhūc īnfantem, et cum mātre in arcā ligneā inclūsit.
So he seized Perseus while he was still a baby, and shut him up with his mother in a wooden chest.
Note. No subject is stated, so it is still Acrisius. adhūc īnfantem: 'still a baby'.
1.5Tum arcam ipsam in mare coniēcit.
Then he threw the chest itself into the sea.
1.6Danaē, Perseī māter, magnopere territa est; tempestās enim magna mare turbābat.
Danaë, the mother of Perseus, was greatly frightened, for a great storm was stirring up the sea.
Note. enim ('for') always comes second in its clause, as autem and igitur do.
1.7Perseus autem in sinū mātris dormiēbat.
Perseus, however, was sleeping in his mother's lap.
Vocabulary
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| narrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | tell, relate, narrate |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| poēta, -ae, m. | poet |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| fīlius, -ī, m. | son |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| avus, -ī, m. | grandfather |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| appellō, -pellāre, -pellāvī, -pellātus | call, name |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| nepōs, nepōtis, m. | grandson |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| necō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | put to death, slay, kill |
| nam, conj. | for |
| propter, prep. with acc. | on account of, because of |
| ōrāculum, -ī, n. | oracle |
| puer, puerī, m. | boy |
| timeō, -ēre, -uī | fear |
| comprehendō, -prehendere, -prehendī, -prehēnsus | seize, catch |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| adhūc, adv. | to this point, up to this time, yet, still |
| īnfāns, -fantis, m. and f. | infant, babe |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| māter, mātris, f. | mother |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| arca, -ae, f. | chest, box, ark |
| ligneus, -a, -um | of wood, wooden |
| inclūdō, -clūdere, -clūsī, -clūsus | shut up in, inclose, imprison |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| mare, maris, n. | sea |
| coniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw together; throw, cast, hurl |
| magnopere, adv. | greatly, very much, exceedingly; earnestly |
| terreō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | frighten, terrify |
| tempestās, -tātis, f. | weather; storm, tempest |
| enim, conj. | for |
| turbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | confuse, throw into disorder, disturb, trouble |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| sinus, -ūs, m. | bosom, lap |
| dormiō, -īre, -īvī | sleep |