Perseus- OVID

Question 1

Viperei referens spolium memorabile monstri

Answer 1

As he brought back the famous plunder of the snake-haired monster

Question 2

Aera carpebat tenerum stridentibus alis.

Answer 2

He was passing through the delicate air on whirring wings.

Question 3

Cumque super Libycas victor penderet harenas,

Answer 3

While the victor over the monster was hanging above the Libyan sands,

Question 4

Gorgonei capitis guttae cecidere cruentae,

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Bloody drops fell from the Gorgon’s head

Question 5

Quas humus exceptas varios animavit in angues

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Which the soil caught and brought alive as different kinds of snakes,

Question 6

Unde frequens illa est infestaque terra colubris.

Answer 6

And so from this, that country is dangerous and full of snakes.

Question 7

Inde per immensum ventis discordibus actus

Answer 7

From there he was driven across the vast sky, by opposing winds,

Question 8

Nunc huc, nunc illuc exemplo nubis aquosae

Answer 8

And he was carried now here, now there, like a raincloud

Question 9

Fertur et ex alto seductas aethere longe

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And from high in the air far away,

Question 10

Despectat terras totumque supervolat orbem.

Answer 10

He looked down on remote lands, and flew above the whole world.

Question 11

Ter gelidas Arctos, ter Cancri bracchia vidit

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Three times he saw the frozen Arctic, three times he saw the claws of the Crab:

Question 12

Saepe sub occasus, saepe est ablatus in ortus

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Often he was carried away below the setting sun and often towards the East.

Question 13

Iamque cadente die, veritus se credere nocti,

Answer 13

Now it was sunset, he was afraid to entrust himself to the night,

Question 14

Constitit Hesperio, regnis Atlantis, in orbe,

Answer 14

And he stopped in the western part of the world, in the kingdom of Atlas,

Question 15

Exiguamque petit requiem, dum Lucifer ignes

Answer 15

And sought a little rest until the Morning Star

Question 16

Evocet Aurorae, currus Aurora diurnos.

Answer 16

Called forth Dawn’s stars and Dawn [called forth] her daytime chariot.

Question 17

id metuens solidis pomaria clauserat Atlas

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Atlas fearing this, had shut off his orchards with solid

Question 18

moenibus et vasto dederat servanda draconi

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walls and given to a huge serpent the job of protecting them,

Question 19

arcebatque suis externos finibus omnes.

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and he prevented all strangers [from entering] his lands.

Question 20

huic quoque ‘vade procul, ne longe gloria rerum,

Answer 20

So, to Perseus too, he said, ‘ Get far away from here, in case the
glory of your deeds done faraway

Question 21

quam mentiris’ ait, ‘longe tibi Iuppiter absit!’

Answer 21

which you are lying about, [may fail you] and Jupiter may be far
from you.’

Question 22

vimque minis addit manibusque expellere temptat

Answer 22

He added violence to threats and he tried to throw him out with his own hands,

Question 23

cunctantem et placidis miscentem fortia dictis.

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while [Perseus] hesitated [all the while Perseus was] mixing brave actions with soothing
words.

Question 24

viribus inferior (quis enim par esset Atlantis

Answer 24

Being the lesser in strength (for who is equal to Atlas

Question 25

viribus?) 'at quoniam parvi tibi gratia nostra est,

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in strength?) he said, 'Since my gratitude is of little interest to you,

Question 26

accipe munus!' ait, laevaque a parte Medusae

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receive this gift,' (he said) and from his left side, of Medusa

Question 27

ipse retro versus squalentia protulit ora.

Answer 27

himself turning away, brought forth the filthy face.

Question 28

quantus erat, mons factus Atlas; nam barba comaeque

Answer 28

How great a mountain Atlas became! His beard and hair

Question 29

in silvas abeunt, iuga sunt umerique manusque,

Answer 29

were changed into forests, his shoulders and hands became ridges,

Question 30

quod caput ante fuit, summo est in monte cacumen,

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and what was previously his head, was now a peak on the very top of the mountain,

Question 31

ossa lapis fiunt. tum partes auctus in omnes

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his bones became rock. Then having increased in all directions,

Question 32

crevit in immensum (sic, di, statuistis) et omne

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he grew to a tremendous size (thus, gods, you decreed it) and the whole

Question 33

cum tot sideribus caelum requievit in illo.

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sky with [its] many stars rested on him.

Question 34

quam simul ad duras religatam bracchia cautes

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As soon as he saw her tied by her arms to the cruel rock,

Question 35

vidit Abantiades (nisi quod levis aura capillos

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the descendant of Abas (except that a gentle breeze had moved her hair

Question 36

moverat et tepido manabant lumina fletu,

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and her eyes were streaming with warm tears,

Question 37

marmoreum ratus esset opus), trahit inscius ignes

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he would have supposed her to be a work of marble), unknowingly fell in love,

Question 38

et stupet et visae correptus imagine formae

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he was both amazed and taken by the image of such beauty

Question 39

paene suas quatere est oblitus in aere pennas.

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he almost forgot to keep his wings moving in the air.

Question 40

ut stetit, 'o' dixit 'non istis digna catenis,

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As he stood there, he said, 'O, you are not deserving of those chains,

Question 41

sed quibus inter se cupidi iunguntur amantes,

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but those by which passionate lovers are joined to each other.

Question 42

pande requirenti nomen terraeque tuumque,

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Reveal your name, I beg you, and [the name] of your country

Question 43

et cur vincla geras.' primo silet illa, nec audet

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and why you are wearing chains.' At first, she was silent for

Question 44

appellare virum virgo, manibusque modestos

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[being] a maiden she did not dare to address a man, she would with her hands modestly

Question 45

celasset vultus, si non religata fuisset;

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have hidden her face, if she had not been tied;

Question 46

lumina, quod potuit, lacrimis implevit obortis.

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(she did) what she could do, tears welled up and filled her eyes.

Question 47

saepius instanti, sua ne delicta fateri

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Since he was more insistent, she did to be confessing a crime

Question 48

nolle videretur, nomen terraeque suumque,

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not want to seem, she told him her name and that of her country

Question 49

quantaque maternae fuerit fiducia formae

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and how much confidence her mother had in [her own] beauty;

Question 50

indicat; et nondum memoratis omnibus unda

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and when she had not yet finished recounting everything the sea

Question 51

insonuit, veniensque immenso belua ponto

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roared, and coming from the vast ocean, a sea-monster

Question 52

imminet et latum sub pectore possidet aequor.

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threatened and occupied the broad sea beneath its breast.

Question 53

utque Iovis praepes, vacuo cum vidit in arvo

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Just as Jupiter's eagle, when it has seen, in some deserted field,

Question 54

praebentem Phoebo liventia terga draconem,

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a basking snake exposing its lead-coloured back to Phoebus,

Question 55

occupat aversum, neu saeva retorqueat ora,

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seizes it and in case [the snake] twists back its cruel mouth,

Question 56

squamigeris avidos figit cervicibus ungues,

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fixes its greedy talons in the scaly neck,

Question 57

sic celeri missus praeceps per inane volatu

Answer 57

so he [Perseus] swooped in swift flight, headlong through the empty [sky]

Question 58

terga ferae pressit dextroque frementis in armo

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and bore down on the back of the creature.

Question 59

Inachides ferrum curvo tenus abdidit hamo.

Answer 59

The descendant of Inachus hid his sword in right up to its curved hilt in the right shoulder of the bellowing beast.

Question 60

vulnere laesa gravi modo se sublimis in auras

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The beast was in pain from the deep wound and now raised itself up high into the air,

Question 61

attollit, modo subdit aquis, modo more ferocis

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now dived deep in the waters, now it twisted [in circles] like a

Question 62

versat apri, quem turba canum circumsona terret;

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fierce boar which a barking pack of dogs terrifies.

Question 63

ille avidos morsus velocibus effugit alis,

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Perseus fled on his swift wings [from] the greedy jaws,

Question 64

quaque patet, nunc terga cavis super obsita conchis,

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and wherever there was an opportunity, now [on] his back studded with hollow shells,

Question 65

nunc laterum costas, nunc qua tenuissima cauda

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now [in] the ribs on his flanks, now where his tail was thinnest (and)

Question 66

desinit in piscem, falcato vulnerat ense.

Answer 66

tapered like a fish, with his curved sword he wounded [the beast].

Question 67

belua puniceo mixtos cum sanguine fluctus

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The monster spewed out water mixed with red blood;

Question 68

ore vomit; maduere graves aspergine pennae.

Answer 68

and[ the hero's] wings were wet and heavy with spray.

Question 69

nec bibulis ultra Perseus talaribus ausus

Answer 69

Perseus did not dare to trust his soaking winged sandals anymore

Question 70

credere conspexit scopulum, qui vertice summo

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he caught sight of a cliff whose highest peak

Question 71

stantibus exstat aquis, operitur ab aequore moto;

Answer 71

stood out from the waters when they were calm but was covered when the sea was rough.

Question 72

nixus eo rupisque tenens iuga prima sinistra

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He leaned on this and grasping the topmost ridge of the rock with his left hand,

Question 73

ter quater exegit repetita per ilia ferrum.

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he drove his sword three times, four times, over and again into [the monster's] belly.

Question 74

litora cum plausu clamor superasque deorum

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A shout (filled) with applause the shores and the lofty (houses) of the gods;

Question 75

implevere domos; gaudent generumque salutant

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(the girl's parents) rejoiced and greeted their son-in-law,

Question 76

auxiliumque domus servatoremque fatentur

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and acknowledged him as the help and saviour of their house.

Question 77

Cassiope Cepheusque pater.

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Cassiope and Cepheus, [the girl's] father.

Question 78

resoluta catenis

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Released from her chains,

Question 79

incedit virgo, pretiumque et causa laboris.

Answer 79

the maiden, the prize and reason for his task, stepped forward.

Question 80

ipse manus hausta victrices abluit unda,

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[The hero] himself washed his victorious hands with water drawn from the sea,

Question 81

anguiferumque caput dura ne laedat harena,

Answer 81

and so that the snake-bearing head might not suffer an injury from the hard sand,

Question 82

mollit humum foliis natasque sub aequore virgas

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he made the ground soft with leaves, and he spread out seaweed that grew beneath the surface,

Question 83

sternit et imponit Phorcynidos ora Medusae.

Answer 83

then he placed on that the head of Medusa, daughter of Phorcys.

Question 84

virga recens bibulaque etiamnum viva medulla

Answer 84

The fresh seaweed, even now absorbent and living,

Question 85

vim rapuit monstri tactuque induruit huius

Answer 85

drew in the strength to its core and became hard at the touch of this monster

Question 86

percepitque novum ramis et fronde rigorem.

Answer 86

and felt a new rigidity in its branches and foliage;

Question 87

at pelagi nymphae factum mirabile temptant

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but the sea-nymphs tested this amazing thing

Question 88

pluribus in virgis et idem contingere gaudent

Answer 88

and were thrilled that the same thing happened with more seaweed,

Question 89

seminaque ex illis iterant iactata per undas.

Answer 89

and when the seeds from those plants were scattered across the waves, they repeated the action.

Question 90

nunc quoque coraliis eadem natura remansit,

Answer 90

Now red coral [reefs] also retain the same nature;

Question 91

duritiam tacto capiant ut ab aere, quodque

Answer 91

they become hard at the touch of air, and

Question 92

vimen in aequore erat fiat super aequora saxum.

Answer 92

that which was [pliant] seaweed in the water, becomes a rock above it.