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Fabulae Faciles 7
A human sacrifice
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Perseus. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō7.1Tum rēx diem certam dīxit et omnia parāvit.
Then the king named a fixed day and prepared everything.
Note. diēs is usually masculine, but feminine for an appointed day: diem certam.
7.2Ubi ea diēs vēnit, Andromeda ad lītus dēducta est, et in cōnspectū omnium ad rūpem adligāta est.
When that day came, Andromeda was led down to the shore, and in the sight of all was tied to a rock.
7.3Omnēs fātum eius dēplōrābant, nec lacrimās tenēbant.
Everyone lamented her fate, and could not hold back their tears.
Note. nec = neque, 'and not'.
7.4At subitō, dum mōnstrum exspectant, Perseus accurrit; et ubi lacrimās vīdit, causam dolōris quaerit.
But suddenly, while they are waiting for the monster, Perseus runs up; and when he saw the tears, he asks the cause of their grief.
Note. accurrit and quaerit are historical presents: the story switches to the present for vividness.
7.5Illī rem tōtam expōnunt et puellam dēmōnstrant.
They explain the whole matter and point out the girl.
7.6Dum haec geruntur, fremitus terribilis audītur; simul mōnstrum horribilī speciē procul cōnspicitur.
While this is going on, a terrible roar is heard; at the same time the monster, of horrible appearance, is seen far off.
Note. haec geruntur: 'this is going on'.
7.7Eius cōnspectus timōrem maximum omnibus iniēcit.
The sight of it struck the greatest fear into everyone.
Note. omnibus: dative with iniēcit, literally 'threw into all'.
7.8Mōnstrum magnā celeritāte ad lītus contendit, iamque ad locum appropinquābat ubi puella stābat.
The monster hurried to the shore with great speed, and was already approaching the place where the girl was standing.
Note. iamque = iam + -que: 'and already'.
Vocabulary
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| rēx, rēgis, m. | king |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| certus, -a, -um | determined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | make ready, prepare |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| 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 |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| cōnspectus, -ūs, m. | sight |
| rūpēs, -is, f. | rock, cliff; reef |
| adligō, -ligāre, -ligāvī, -ligātus | bind to, bind |
| fātum, -ī, n. | destiny, fate |
| dēplōrō, -plōrāre, -plōrāvī, -plōrātus | lament |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| lacrima, -ae, f. | tear |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| at, conj. | but |
| subitō, adv. | unexpectedly, suddenly |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| mōnstrum, -ī, n. | wonder, monster |
| exspectō, -spectāre, -spectāvī, -spectātus | look out for, wait for, await, expect; wait |
| accurrō, -currere, -currī, -cursus | run to, come up |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| causa, -ae, f. | cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of |
| dolor, -ōris, m. | pain, grief; anger |
| quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus | seek; ask, inquire |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| tōtus, -a, -um | all the, the whole or entire |
| expōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put out, set forth; put on shore, land; explain |
| puella, -ae, f. | girl, maiden |
| dēmōnstrō, -mōnstrāre, -mōnstrāvī, -mōnstrātus | point out, show; make known |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus | carry, wear; carry on, do |
| fremitus, -ūs, m. | roaring, roar |
| terribilis, -e | dreadful, terrible |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| simul, adv. | at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as |
| horribilis, -e | dreadful, terrible, horrible |
| speciēs, -ēī, f. | sight, appearance, shape |
| procul, adv. | at or from a distance, far |
| cōnspiciō, -spicere, -spēxī, -spectus | behold, perceive, see |
| timor, -ōris, m. | fear |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| iniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw in or upon; cause, inspire |
| celeritās, -tātis, f. | swiftness, quickness, speed |
| contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus | stretch, hasten |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n. | place, situation |
| appropinquō, -propinquāre, -propinquāvī, -propinquātus | approach to, approach |
| stō, stāre, stetī, status | stand |