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Orpheus Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

ad oras tendit

A

he stretched to the shores

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2
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ad Styga est ausus descedere

A

he dared to descend to Styx

est ausus is perf

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3
Q

ad superas auras

A

to the upper breezes

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4
Q

adfuit ille quidem

A

that one indeed was present

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5
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an sit et hic dubito

A

whether he is here I doubt

sit is pres subj of esse in ind quest

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6
Q

arduus, obscurus, caligine densus
opaca

A

steep, dark, dense with shady mist

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7
Q

aut citius sedem properamus ad
unam

A

or more quickly we hurry to one
seat

citius is comp adv

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8
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avidusque videndi

A

and eager of seeing

videndi is gerundive in gen

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8
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avidusque videndi

A

and eager of seeing

videndi is gerundive in gen

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9
Q

bracchiaque intendens prendique
et prendere certans

A

both stretching her arms and
struggling to be taken hold of and
to take hold of

intendens and certans both pres
part; prendique is pass inf

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10
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causa viae est coniunx

A

the cause of my path is my wife

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11
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crescentesque abstulit annos

A

and he stole her increasing years

crescents is pres part acc pl

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12
Q

croceo velatus amictu

A

having been covered with a yellow cloak

velatus is perf pass part

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13
Q

cura dolorque animi lacrimaeque
alimenta fuere

A

the care and grief of his soul and
tears were his nourishment

fuere is syncopated fuerunt

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14
Q

exitus auspicio gravior

A

the ruin was graver than the omen

was is understood; gravior is comp
adj; auspicio is abl of comp

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15
Q

famaque si veteris non non est
mentita rapinae

A

and if the rumor of the old
abduction is not a lie

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16
Q

fax lacrimoso stridula fumo usque
fuit

A

the torch was hissing straight on
with tearful smoke

stridula is pred adj with fuit

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17
Q

flexit amans oculos

A

the loving one bent his eyes

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18
Q

iamque iterum moriens

A

and now dying again

moriens is pres part dep

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19
Q

in quam calcata venenum vipera
diffudit

A

into whom a viper having been
stepped on poured venom

quam is acc after in implying
motion; calcata is perf pass part

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20
Q

inde per inmensum aethera

A

from that place through the
immense upper air

aethera is Greek sing acc

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21
Q

nam nupta per herbas dum nova
vagatur

A

for while the new bride wanders
through the grasses

vagatur is 3 rd pers sing dep

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22
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ne deficeret metuens

A

fearing lest she might let down

deficeret is imp subj in fearing clause; metuens is pres part nom

23
Q

ne non temptaret et umbras

A

lest he not even try the shades

temparet is imp subj in a neg purp clause

24
Q

nec felix attulit omen

A

he did not bring a lucky omen

25
Q

nec laetos vultus attulit

A

he did not bring happy faces

26
Q

nec me temptasse negabo

A

nor will I deny that I had tried

temptasse is syncopated
tempptavisse (past inf) in a ind
statement with me as its acc subj

27
Q

nec procul afuerunt telluris
margine summae

A

nor had they been far from the
top of the earth’s edge

28
Q

nequiquam voce vocatur

A

he is called by the voice in vain

vocatur is 3 rd pers sing pres pass

29
Q

nil nisi cedentes infelix arripit
auras

A

she unlucky snatches at nothing
except the receding breezes

cedentes is pres part acc

30
Q

non est de coniuge quicquam
questa suo

A

she has not complained anything
about her own husband

est questa is perf act dep

31
Q

non fallere putando

A

to not be deceived by the thinking

putando is gerundive in abl

32
Q

nullosque invenit motibus ignes

A

and with it having been moved he found no fires

motibus is perf pass part in abl

33
Q

occidit in talum serpentis dente
receptor

A

she dies with the tooth of a
serpent having been received into
her ankle

talum is acc after in implying
motion; dente receptor is abl abs

34
Q

omnia debemur vobis

A

all of us are owed to you

debemur is 1 st pers pl pres pass

35
Q

orantem frustraque iterum
transire volentem portitor
arcuerat

A

the ferryman had kept off the one
begging in vain and wanting to
cross again

orantem and volentem are both
pres part acc; acuerat is pluperf
ind

36
Q

paulumque morati serius

A

and having delayed for a short while later

morati is perf act part dep; serius
is comp adv

37
Q

per ego haec loca plena timoris
oro

A

I pray through these places full of
fear

loca is acc pl neut

38
Q

perque leves populos

A

and through the light peoples

39
Q

porrectaque bracchia veros esse
putes ramos

A

and you would have thought that
the arms having been stretched
out were true branches

esse is inf in ind state; putes is
pres subj

40
Q

posse pati volui

A

I wanted to be able to suffer

pati is dep inf

41
Q

properata retexite fata

A

unweave the fates having been hurried

properata is perf pass part mod
fata; retexite is imp

42
Q

protinus illa relapsa est

A

that one immediately slipped back

relapsa est is perf act dep

43
Q

quam satis postquam deflevit
vates

A

and after the poet wept for her
enough

quam=et illam (connecting relative)

44
Q

quid enim nisi se quereretur
amantam

A

for what would she complain
except her having been loved

quereretur is imp subj dep;
amantam in pres part

45
Q

quod iam vix auribus ille acciperet

A

which that one now scarcely was
receiving with his ears

acciperet is imp subj

46
Q

revolutaque rursus eodem est

A

and she was rolled back again to the same place

revoluta est is perf pass; place is
understood

47
Q

sed et hic tamen auguror esse

A

But however I prophesize that he is here too

auguror is dep; he is understood
with esse as inf in ind state

48
Q

sed nec sollemnia verba attulit

A

but he did not bring solemn words

49
Q

septem tamen ille diebus in ripa
Cereris sine munere sedit

A

for seven days however that one
sat on the riverbank without the
gift of Ceres

septem diebus is abl of time
within which rather than acc of
dur which would be expected;
Cereris is metonymy for grain

50
Q

simulacraque functa sepulcro

A

and the images having
experienced burial

dep perf act part functa takes abl
as obj

51
Q

supera deus hic bene notus in ora
est

A

this god is well known in the upper
shores

52
Q

supremumque “vale” dixit

A

she said a final goodbye

53
Q

turba comitata

A

having been accompanied by a crowd

comitata is perf pass part

54
Q

vastique silentia regni

A

and the silences of the vast kingdom

55
Q

vicit Amor

A

Love conquers

Amor is personified

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