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Fabulae Faciles 8
The rescue
Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Perseus. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in Lectitō8.1At Perseus ubi haec vīdit, gladium suum ēdūxit, et postquam tālāria induit, in āera sublātus est.
But when Perseus saw this, he drew his sword, and after he put on the winged shoes, he was lifted into the air.
8.2Tum dēsuper in mōnstrum impetum subitō fēcit, et gladiō suō collum eius graviter vulnerāvit.
Then from above he suddenly made an attack on the monster, and wounded its neck badly with his sword.
Note. impetum facere: 'to make an attack'.
8.3Mōnstrum ubi sēnsit vulnus, fremitum horribilem ēdidit, et sine morā tōtum corpus in aquam mersit.
When the monster felt the wound, it let out a horrible roar, and without delay plunged its whole body into the water.
8.4Perseus dum circum lītus volat, reditum eius exspectābat.
Perseus, while he flies around the shore, waited for it to come back.
8.5Mare autem intereā undique sanguine īnficitur.
Meanwhile the sea on all sides is stained with blood.
Note. īnficitur: present passive, 'is stained'.
8.6Post breve tempus bēlua rūrsus caput sustulit; mox tamen ā Perseō ictū graviōre vulnerāta est.
After a short time the beast raised its head again; soon, however, it was wounded by Perseus with a heavier blow.
Note. sustulit is a perfect of tollō, 'raise'.
8.7Tum iterum sē in undās mersit, neque posteā vīsa est.
Then it plunged again into the waves, and was not seen afterwards.
Vocabulary
| at, conj. | but |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| gladius, -ī, m. | sword |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead out, draw |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| postquam, conj. | later than, after, when |
| tālāria, -ium, n. plur. | winged shoes |
| induō, induere, induī, indūtus | put on; clothe |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| āēr, āeris, m. | air |
| tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus | lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| dēsuper, adv. | down from above |
| mōnstrum, -ī, n. | wonder, monster |
| impetus, -ūs, m. | attack; impetum facere, to charge |
| subitō, adv. | unexpectedly, suddenly |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| collum, -ī, n. | neck |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| graviter, adv. | severely, seriously |
| vulnerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | wound |
| sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus | perceive, feel |
| vulnus, vulneris, n. | wound |
| fremitus, -ūs, m. | roaring, roar |
| horribilis, -e | dreadful, terrible, horrible |
| ēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | put forth, give out, utter |
| sine, prep. with abl. | without |
| mora, -ae, f. | delay |
| tōtus, -a, -um | all the, the whole or entire |
| corpus, corporis, n. | body |
| aqua, -ae, f. | water |
| mergō, mergere, mersī, mersus | dip, plunge, sink |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| circum, prep. with acc. | around |
| lītus, lītoris, n. | shore |
| volō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrus | fly |
| reditus, -ūs, m. | return |
| exspectō, -spectāre, -spectāvī, -spectātus | look out for, wait for, await, expect; wait |
| mare, maris, n. | sea |
| autem, conj. | moreover; but, however; now |
| intereā, adv. | in the meantime, meanwhile |
| undique, adv. | from or on all sides |
| sanguis, sanguinis, m. | blood |
| īnficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | stain, dye |
| post, adv. | after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind |
| brevis, -e | short |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| bēlua, -ae, f. | beast, monster |
| rūrsus, adv. | again |
| caput, capitis, n. | head |
| mox, adv. | soon |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| īctus, -ūs, m. | blow |
| gravis, -e | heavy; severe, grievous, serious |
| iterum, adv. | again, a second time |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| unda, -ae, f. | wave |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| posteā, adv. | after this, afterwards |