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Fabulae Faciles 6
The sea-serpent
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Perseus. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō6.1Post haec Perseus in fīnīs Aethiopum vēnit.
After this Perseus came into the land of the Ethiopians.
Note. fīnīs is an older spelling of fīnēs.
6.2Ibi Cēpheus quīdam illō tempore regnābat.
There a certain Cepheus was reigning at that time.
Note. illō tempore: the ablative shows when, 'at that time'. quīdam: 'a certain'.
6.3Hic Neptūnum, maris deum, ōlim offenderat; Neptūnus autem mōnstrum saevissimum mīserat.
He had once offended Neptune, the god of the sea; and Neptune had sent a most savage monster.
Note. Hīc here just means 'he'. offenderat, mīserat: pluperfects, 'had offended', 'had sent'.
6.4Hoc cottīdiē ē marī veniēbat et hominēs dēvorābat.
Every day it came out of the sea and devoured people.
Note. Hōc: 'this (monster)'. The imperfects mean it came and devoured again and again.
6.5Ob hanc causam pavor animōs omnium occupāverat.
For this reason fear had seized the minds of all.
6.6Cēpheus igitur ōrāculum deī Hammōnis cōnsuluit, atque ā deō iussus est fīliam mōnstrō trādere.
So Cepheus consulted the oracle of the god Ammon, and was ordered by the god to hand his daughter over to the monster.
6.7Eius autem fīlia, nōmine Andromeda, virgō fōrmōsissima erat.
His daughter, Andromeda by name, was a very beautiful girl.
Note. nōmine: 'by name'.
6.8Cēpheus ubi haec audīvit, magnum dolōrem percēpit.
When Cepheus heard this, he felt great grief.
6.9Volēbat tamen cīvīs suōs ē tantō perīculō extrahere, atque ob eam causam imperāta Hammōnis facere cōnstituit.
Yet he wanted to rescue his citizens from such great danger, and for that reason he decided to do what Ammon had commanded.
Note. imperāta Hammōnis: 'the commands of Ammon'.
Vocabulary
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| 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 |
| ibi, adv. | in that place, there |
| quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron. | a certain, certain |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| regnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | reign, rule |
| mare, maris, n. | sea |
| deus, -ī, m. | god |
| ōlim, adv. | once upon a time, once, formerly, of old |
| offendō, -fendere, -fendī, -fēnsus | offend |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| mōnstrum, -ī, n. | wonder, monster |
| saevus, -a, -um | fierce, savage |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| cottīdiē, adv. | daily, every day |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| homō, hominis, m. | man |
| dēvorō, -vorāre, -vorāvī, -vorātus | swallow down, swallow, devour |
| ob, prep. with acc. | on account of, for; in compounds, to, against |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| pavor, -ōris, m. | terror, panic |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| occupō, -cupāre, -cupāvī, -cupātus | seize; fill |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| ōrāculum, -ī, n. | oracle |
| cōnsulō, -ere, -uī, -tus | consult |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus | bid, order, command |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| fīlia, -ae, f. | daughter |
| trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| nōmen, -minis, n. | name (that by which one is known) |
| virgō, virginis, f. | maiden |
| fōrmōsus, -a, -um | beautiful |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| dolor, -ōris, m. | pain, grief; anger |
| percipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | feel |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| 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 |
| extrahō, -trahere, -trāxī, -trāctus | draw or drag out, release, rescue |
| imperō, -perāre, -perāvī, -perātus | command, order, enjoin |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | set together or up; appoint; determine |