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Fabulae Faciles 11
The oracle fulfilled
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Perseus. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō11.1Post haec Perseus cum uxōre suā ad urbem Acrisī rediit.
After this Perseus returned with his wife to the city of Acrisius.
11.2Ille autem ubi Perseum vīdit, magnō terrōre adfectus est; nam propter ōrāculum istud nepōtem suum adhūc timēbat.
But when Acrisius saw Perseus, he was struck with great terror, for because of that oracle he still feared his grandson.
11.3In Thessaliam igitur ad urbem Lārīsam statim refūgit, frūstrā tamen; neque enim fātum suum vītāvit.
So he fled at once to the city of Larisa in Thessaly, but in vain; for he did not escape his fate.
Note. neque enim: 'for … not'.
11.4Post paucōs annōs rēx Lārīsae lūdōs magnōs fēcit; nūntiōs in omnīs partīs dīmīserat et diem ēdīxerat.
After a few years the king of Larisa held great games; he had sent messengers into all parts and had announced the day.
Note. dīmīserat, ēdīxerat: pluperfects, 'had sent', 'had announced'.
11.5Multī ex omnibus urbibus Graeciae ad lūdōs convēnērunt.
Many people from all the cities of Greece came together for the games.
11.6Ipse Perseus inter aliōs certāmen discōrum iniit.
Perseus himself entered the discus contest among the others.
Note. certāmen discōrum: 'the discus contest'.
11.7At dum discum conicit, avum suum cāsū occīdit; Acrisius enim inter spectātōrēs eius certāminis forte stābat.
But while he is throwing the discus, he killed his grandfather by accident; for Acrisius happened to be standing among the spectators of that contest.
Note. cāsū and forte both mean 'by chance'.
Vocabulary
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| uxor, -ōris, f. | wife |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| urbs, urbis, f. | city |
| redeō, -īre, -iī, -itus | go back, return |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| terror, -ōris, m. | terror, fright |
| adficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | do to, move, affect; visit, afflict |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| nam, conj. | for |
| propter, prep. with acc. | on account of, because of |
| ōrāculum, -ī, n. | oracle |
| iste, ista, istud, dem. pron. | that of yours, that |
| nepōs, nepōtis, m. | grandson |
| adhūc, adv. | to this point, up to this time, yet, still |
| timeō, -ēre, -uī | fear |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| statim, adv. | on the spot, forthwith, at once, immediately |
| refugiō, -fugere, -fūgī | flee back, run away, retreat |
| frūstrā, adv. | in vain |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| enim, conj. | for |
| fātum, -ī, n. | destiny, fate |
| vītō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | avoid, escape |
| paucī, -ae, -a, plur. adj. | few |
| annus, -ī, m. | year |
| rēx, rēgis, m. | king |
| lūdus, -ī, m. | game, sport |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| nūntius, -ī, m. | messenger; message |
| 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 |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| ēdīcō, -dīcere, -dīxī, -dictus | declare, proclaim, appoint |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus | come together, assemble |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| inter, prep, with acc. | among, between |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| certāmen, -minis, n. | struggle, contest |
| discus, -ī, m. | discus, quoit |
| ineō, -īre, -iī, -itus | go into, enter; adopt |
| at, conj. | but |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| coniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw together; throw, cast, hurl |
| avus, -ī, m. | grandfather |
| cāsus, -ūs, m. | fall; chance, accident |
| occīdō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsus | cut down, kill |
| spectātor, -ōris, m. | looker-on, spectator |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| forte, adv. | by chance, accidentally |
| stō, stāre, stetī, status | stand |