Caput XVII

Question 1

aetās aetātis f.

“Sed ille adhūc puer est. Nōn iuvenis mē movet, sed aetās.”

Answer 1

age

“But that one is still a boy. It is not the young man that moves me, but the age.”

Question 2

audācia audāciae f.

Tanta potentia fōrmae amōrisque eōs in audāciam addūxerat.

Answer 2

boldness, audacity

Such power of beauty and love had drawn them into boldness.

Question 3

certāmen certāminis n.

“Ea estō lēx certāminis!”

Answer 3

contest, strugle

Let this be the rule of the contest!

Question 4

cornū cornūs n.

Cornū sonātur.

Answer 4

horn, end, tip, bow

The horn is sounded.

Question 5

cūra cūrae f.

“Sed cūr tamen est mihi cūra tuī?”

Answer 5

care, concern

“But why, nevertheless, is there a care to me of you?”
idiomatic “But why, nevertheless, do I care about you?”

Question 6

cursus cursūs m.

“Nōn erō coniūnx, nisi prius victa cursū.”

Answer 6

running, course

“I will not be a spouse, unless I am first conquered in a race.”

Question 7

ignis ignis m.

i-stem, gen. pl. ignium

Ignēs amōris crescunt.

Answer 7

fire

The fires of love grow.

Question 8

lēx lēgis f.

Ea estō lēx certāminis!

Answer 8

law, rule

Let this be the rule of the contest!

Question 9

Neptūnus Neptūnī m.

Mihi pater est magnus Megareus cui avus est Neptūnus, rēx aquārum.

Answer 9

Neptune (the sea god)

My father is the great Megareus, to whom the grandfather is Neptune, king of the waters.

Question 10

rūmor rūmōris m.

Illa fābula nōn est rūmor.

Answer 10

rumor, hearsay

That story is not a rumor.

Question 11

victōria victōriae f.

“Cūr victōriam facilem quaeris?”

Answer 11

victory

“Why do you seek an easy victory?”

Question 12

addūcō adducere addūxī adductum

Tanta potentia fōrmae amōrisque eōs in audāciam addūxerat.

Answer 12

to bring to, draw to, influence

Such power of beauty and love had drawn them into boldness.

Question 13

capiō capere cēpī captum

Ego quoque fōrmā Atalantae capior.

Answer 13

to capture, take

I am also captured by the beauty of Atalanta.

Question 14

culpō (1)

Vōs culpāvī.

Answer 14

to blame

I blamed you all.

Question 15

damnō (1)

Hippomenēs damnāverat procōs.

Answer 15

to condemn

Hippomenes had condemned the suitors.

Question 16

eō īre īvī/iī itum

Vidētur īre nōn tardius sagittā Scythicā.

Answer 16

to go

It seems that (she) goes not (any) slower than a Scythian arrow.

Question 17

ignōscō ignōscere ignōvī ignōtum + dat.

Mihi ignōscite.

Answer 17

to forgive

Forgive me. (to multiple people)

Question 18

moveō movēre mōvī mōtum

Sed ille adhūc puer est, nōn iuvenis mē movet, sed aetās.

Answer 18

to move, to stir

But that (man) is still a boy; (it is) not the young man (who) moves me but (his) age.

Question 19

sciō scīre scīvī/sciī scītum

Haec virgō dē coniuge scīre dēsīderāvit.

Answer 19

to know

This virgin desired to know about a spouse.

Question 20

sonō (1)

Cornū sonātur.

Answer 20

to sound

The horn is sounded.

Question 21

superō (1)

Superāvit Atalanta.

Answer 21

to surpass, to rise above, to overcome, to conquer

Atalanta overcame.

Question 22

vincō vincere vīcī victum

Nōn pudōrī tibi erit vincī ā mē!

Answer 22

to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish, to be victorious

There will be no shame to you to be defeated by me!

Question 23

tantus a um

Petiturne coniūnx per tanta perīcula?

Answer 23

such a great, so great

Is a spouse sought through such great dangers?

Question 24

tardus a um

Mors erit praemium tardīs.

Answer 24

late, slow

Death will be the prize for the slow (ones).

Question 25

victus a um ## Footnote Iuvenibus **victīs** poena mortis datur.

Answer 25

conquered, beaten ## Footnote A penalty of death is paid by the **conquered** youths.

Question 26

forsitan ## Footnote **Forsitan** audīvistī dē virgine quae virōs in certāmine cursūs superābat.

Answer 26

perhaps ## Footnote **Perhaps** you have heard about the virgin who overcame men in the competition of running.

Question 27

magis ## Footnote Hippomenēs fōrmam virginis **magis** mirātur.

Answer 27

more ## Footnote Hippomenes wonders **more** at the beauty of the virgin.

Question 28

nisi ## Footnote Nōn erō coniūnx, **nisi** prius victa cursū.

Answer 28

unless, if...not ## Footnote I will not be a spouse, **unless** I am first conquered in a race.

Question 29

quī quae quod ## Footnote Forsitan audīvistī dē virgine **quae** virōs in certāmine cursūs superābat.

Answer 29

who, which, that ## Footnote Perhaps you have heard about the virgin **who** overcame men in the competition of running.

Question 30

tam ## Footnote Hominēs dīcēbant hanc esse **tam** clāram fōrmā quam pedibus.

Answer 30

so ## Footnote People said that this girl was **so** famous in her beauty as in her feet.

Question 31

vidētur | passive of *videt* ## Footnote **Vidētur** īre nōn tardius sagittā Scythicā.

Answer 31

he/she/it seems ## Footnote (She) **seems** to go not slower than a Scythian arrow.

Question 32

estō | future imperative of *sum esse* ## Footnote "Ea **estō** lēx certāminis!"

Answer 32

Let this be ## Footnote "**Let this be** the rule of the contest!"

Question 33

age ## Footnote "But that one is still a boy. It is not the young man that moves me, but the **age**."

Answer 33

aetās aetātis f. ## Footnote "Sed ille adhūc puer est. Nōn iuvenis mē movet, sed **aetās**."

Question 34

boldness, audacity ## Footnote Such power of beauty and love had drawn them into **boldness.**

Answer 34

audācia audāciae f. ## Footnote Tanta potentia fōrmae amōrisque eōs in **audāciam** addūxerat.

Question 35

contest, strugle ## Footnote Let this be the rule of the **contest**!

Answer 35

certāmen certāminis n. ## Footnote "Ea estō lēx **certāminis**!"

Question 36

horn, end, tip, bow ## Footnote The **horn** is sounded.

Answer 36

cornū cornūs n. ## Footnote **Cornū** sonātur.

Question 37

care, concern ## Footnote "But why, nevertheless, is there a **care** to me of you?" *idiomatic* "But why, nevertheless, do I care about you?"

Answer 37

cūra cūrae f. ## Footnote "Sed cūr tamen est mihi **cūra** tuī?"

Question 38

running, course ## Footnote "I will not be a spouse, unless I am first conquered in a **race**."

Answer 38

cursus cursūs m. ## Footnote "Nōn erō coniūnx, nisi prius victa **cursū**."

Question 39

fire ## Footnote The **fires** of love grow.

Answer 39

ignis ignis m. | i-stem, gen. pl. *ignium* ## Footnote **Ignēs** amōris crescunt.

Question 40

law, rule ## Footnote Let this be the **rule** of the contest!

Answer 40

lēx lēgis f. ## Footnote Ea estō **lēx** certāminis!

Question 41

Neptune (the sea god) ## Footnote My father is the great Megareus, to whom the grandfather is **Neptune**, king of the waters.

Answer 41

Neptūnus Neptūnī m. ## Footnote Mihi pater est magnus Megareus cui avus est **Neptūnus**, rēx aquārum.

Question 42

rumor, hearsay ## Footnote That story is not a **rumor**.

Answer 42

rūmor rūmōris m. ## Footnote Illa fābula nōn est **rūmor**.

Question 43

victory ## Footnote "Why do you seek an easy **victory**?"

Answer 43

victōria victōriae f. ## Footnote "Cūr **victōriam** facilem quaeris?"

Question 44

to bring to, draw to, influence ## Footnote Such power of beauty and love **had drawn** them into boldness.

Answer 44

addūcō adducere addūxī adductum ## Footnote Tanta potentia fōrmae amōrisque eōs in audāciam **addūxerat**.

Question 45

to capture, take ## Footnote I am also **captured** by the beauty of Atalanta.

Answer 45

capiō capere cēpī captum ## Footnote Ego quoque fōrmā Atalantae **capior**.

Question 46

to blame ## Footnote I **blamed** you all.

Answer 46

culpō (1) ## Footnote Vōs **culpāvī**.

Question 47

to condemn ## Footnote Hippomenes **had condemned** the suitors.

Answer 47

damnō (1) ## Footnote Hippomenēs **damnāverat** procōs.

Question 48

to go ## Footnote It seems that (she) **goes** not (any) slower than a Scythian arrow.

Answer 48

eō īre īvī/iī itum ## Footnote Vidētur **īre** nōn tardius sagittā Scythicā.

Question 49

to forgive ## Footnote **Forgive** me. (*to multiple people)*

Answer 49

ignōscō ignōscere ignōvī ignōtum + dat. ## Footnote Mihi **ignōscite**.

Question 50

to move, to stir ## Footnote But that (man) is still a boy; (it is) not the young man (who) **moves** me but (his) age.

Answer 50

moveō movēre mōvī mōtum ## Footnote Sed ille adhūc puer est, nōn iuvenis mē **movet**, sed aetās.

Question 51

to know ## Footnote This virgin desired **to know** about a spouse.

Answer 51

sciō scīre scīvī/sciī scītum ## Footnote Haec virgō dē coniuge **scīre** dēsīderāvit.

Question 52

to sound ## Footnote The horn **is sounded**.

Answer 52

sonō (1) ## Footnote Cornū **sonātur**.

Question 53

to surpass, to rise above, to overcome, to conquer ## Footnote Atalanta **overcame**.

Answer 53

superō (1) ## Footnote **Superāvit** Atalanta.

Question 54

to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish, to be victorious ## Footnote There will be no shame to you **to be defeated** by me!

Answer 54

vincō vincere vīcī victum ## Footnote Nōn pudōrī tibi erit **vincī** ā mē!

Question 55

such a great, so great ## Footnote Is a spouse sought through **such great** dangers?

Answer 55

tantus a um ## Footnote Petiturne coniūnx per **tanta** perīcula?

Question 56

late, slow ## Footnote Death will be the prize for the **slow** (ones).

Answer 56

tardus a um ## Footnote Mors erit praemium **tardīs**.

Question 57

conquered, beaten ## Footnote A penalty of death is paid by the **conquered** youths.

Answer 57

victus a um ## Footnote Iuvenibus **victīs** poena mortis datur.

Question 58

perhaps ## Footnote **Perhaps** you have heard about the virgin who overcame men in the competition of running.

Answer 58

forsitan ## Footnote **Forsitan** audīvistī dē virgine quae virōs in certāmine cursūs superābat.

Question 59

more ## Footnote Hippomenes wonders **more** at the beauty of the virgin.

Answer 59

magis ## Footnote Hippomenēs fōrmam virginis **magis** mirātur.

Question 60

unless, if...not ## Footnote I will not be a spouse, **unless** I am first conquered in a race.

Answer 60

nisi ## Footnote Nōn erō coniūnx, **nisi** prius victa cursū.

Question 61

who, which, that ## Footnote Perhaps you have heard about the virgin **who** overcame men in the competition of running.

Answer 61

quī quae quod ## Footnote Forsitan audīvistī dē virgine **quae** virōs in certāmine cursūs superābat.

Question 62

so ## Footnote People said that this girl was **so** famous in her beauty as in her feet.

Answer 62

tam ## Footnote Hominēs dīcēbant hanc esse **tam** clāram fōrmā quam pedibus.

Question 63

he/she/it seems ## Footnote (She) **seems** to go not slower than a Scythian arrow.

Answer 63

vidētur | passive of *videt* ## Footnote **Vidētur** īre nōn tardius sagittā Scythicā.

Question 64

Let this be ## Footnote "**Let this be** the rule of the contest!"

Answer 64

estō | future imperative of *sum esse* ## Footnote "Ea **estō** lēx certāminis!"