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Vocabulary & Grammar
Notes

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Leda and the Swan, Apulian red-figure loutrophoros C4th B.C., The J. Paul Getty Museum (https://www.theoi.com/Heroine/Leda.html)

(103) Maeonis (someone from Maeonia ) 3rd declension f. nominative - Referring to Arachne.

designo, designare, designavi, designatus, to mark, point out.

“Imagine tauri” - This refers to Zeus in the Greek myth where he appeared as a bull to trick the princess Europa in order to kidnap her.  “imagine tauri” = ablative of means

(source and artpiece based on that: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/objects/36377)

(104) Fretum freti n. sea; narrow straits.

Verum … putares : Puto putare putavi putatus, to think;  putares, subjunctive mood 2nd person singular imperfect tense translated as: “You might think”

(105) reliquo, relinquere, reliqui, relictus, leave behind; abandon.

relictas - perfect passive participle describing terras.

(106) comes, comitis m.- companion, comrade. 

Comites suas - her companions, accusative d.o.

Vereri - respect, fear.

(107) timidus timida timidum - timid, cowardly

Planta plantae f. - heel, foot  

(transferred epithet) - fearful feet

Adsilientis - leaping

  • adsilientis aquae, of the rushing water, present active participle

(108) Asteria - the titan goddess of fallen stars and astrology.

She is depicted being held down by Jupiter in the form of an eagle.

Words: luctante - present participle and teneri passive infinitive.

Indirect statement

Luctante - struggling 

Luctor, luctari, luctatus sum - struggling

(109) Olorinus, olorina, olorinum - belonging to swans

Leda - Spartan queen seduced by Jupiter who was disguised as a swan

(https://www.theoi.com/Heroine/Leda.html)

(110) celatus: Celo, celare, celavi, celatus - conceal, hide 

Perfect passive participle, nominative singular describes Jupiter.

(111)  Jupiter assumes the form of a satyr to trick Nycteidia. 

Impleverit - filled with offspring.

(111-114) Implied Jupiter became these things.

(112) Tirynthia - daughter of Tiryns  - Alcmene

Jupiter disguises himself as Amphitryon,  Alcmene’s wife. This led to the birth of Heracles.

(113) Asopida - daughter of Asopus

(114) Deoida - daughter of Demeter - refers to Persephone. Jupiter turns into a snake in an attempt to trick Persephone.

(115) Iuvencus, iuvenci m. - young bull

Mutatem - Perfect passive participle - changed  - acc d.o. Modifying te which means you.

(116) Enipeus - name of a river god who Poseidon pretended to be. Enipeus is the father, not literally giving birth to.

(117) Aloidas - the Aloadae giant twin sons. 
 

Aries - the ram, Neptune transforms himself into a ram to trick Basaltis

(118) Bisaltida - daughter of Bisaltes: Theophane.

Poseidon transformed Theophane into a sheep in order to hide her from others. Transformed himself into a ram. Eventually led to the ram with the golden fleece. (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG177686)

(119) volucer, volucris, volucre - winged/ flying creature. Many words are left out here.

(120) delphis, delphinos  - dolphin

(121) reddo, reddere, reddidi, redditus - restored.

(123) accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptus - hawk.

(124) Macareida - daughter of Macareus

(125) decipio decipere decepi deceptus - deceived.

(126) creo creare creavi creatus - created

(127) limbus limbi m. - border

(128) nexilis, nexilis, nexile - woven, intertwined.

(129) Livor, livoris m. - Envy

(130)  virago, virginis  - warlike

Doleo dolere dolui dolitus - hurt/feel, grieve

(131)  pictas, picta -um, pictior pictissimus - painted 

Rumpo, rumpere, rupi, ruptus - tear down, destroy

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