15.01.26: Level 3; language review; Labours of Hercules [9] The girdle of Hippolyte

Hippolyte, Amāzonum rēgīna, zōnam pulcherrimam habēbat. Hāc autem potīrī volēbat, Admēte, Eurysthēī fīlia: itaque Herculēs eam asportāre iussus est. Tandem ad Amāzonum terram pervēnit. Ibi prīmum benignē excēpit Hippolyte, zōnamque prōmīsit, sed coortā rixā, contrā Herculem Amāzonēs manūs cōnseruērunt. Hīs victīs et occīsā Hippolyte Herculēs zōnā potītus est.

asportō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [1]: carry away

cōnserō, -ere, cōnseruī, cōnsertus [3]: bind together, fasten

[1] Translate the phrases and explain the form and use of the words in bold:

[i] Hāc autem potīrī volēbat, Admēte, Eurysthēī fīlia

[ii] (1) coortā rixā (2) occīsā Hippolyte

[2] Give the first person singular, present tense of the verbs from the text:

(1) excēpit; (2) prōmīsit

[3] Find from the text an example of:

Enclitic conjunction

Fourth declension noun

Infinitive of a deponent verb

Superlative adjective

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[1]

[i] Hāc autem potīrī volēbat, Admēte, Eurysthēī fīlia │ Now Admete, the daughter of Euiystheuft, wished to get possession of this;  hāc: abl. sg. fem. (referring to zōna in the previous sentence); potior, -īrī, potītus sum [4/dep]: take possession (of) is regularly followed by the ablative case 

[ii] (1) coortā rixā │ a quarrel having arisen; (2) occīsā Hippolyte │ after Hipployte had been slain

Both phrases are ablative absolutes; coorior, -īri, coortus sum [4/dep]: arise; occīdō, -ere, occīdī, occīsus [3]: kill; slay

[2] Give the first person singular, present tense of the verbs from the text:

(1) excēpit │ excipiō; (2) prōmīsit │ prōmittō

[3] Find from the text an example of:

Enclitic conjunction │ -que (zōnamque)

Fourth declension noun │ manūs

Infinitive of a deponent verb │ potīrī

Superlative adjective │ pulcherrimam

Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons, had a very beautiful girdle. Now Admete, the daughter of Euiystheuft, wished to get possession of this; so Hercules was ordered to fetch it. At length he reached the country of the Amazons. There at first Hippolyte received him kindly, and promised (him) the girdle, but a quarrel having arisen, the Amazons fought against Hercules. These having been conquered and Hippolyte slain, Hercules got possession of the girdle.

Hercules and the Girdle of Hippolyta. Statue at the Royal Palace Hofburg in Vienna, Austria