[1] Complete the Latin text with the words given below:
(1) Among the ancient gods (2) no one is (3) more
known today (4) than Hercules, the son of Jupiter, (5) about (6) whom
(7) many and wonderful stories have been (8) handed down.
(1) __________ deōs antīquōs (2) __________ (3) __________ hodiē nōtus est (4) __________ Iovis fīlius Herculēs, (5) __________ (6) __________ fabulae (7) __________ et mīrae (8) __________ sunt.
trāditae; quō; quam; nēmō; multae; magis; inter;
dē
[2] Vī corporis et hominibus et deōbus omnibus praestābat. Paucōs
annōs mēnse nātus, dum in cūnīs iacet, in maximum perīculum vēnit: nam Iūnō,
quae semper eī inimīcissima erat, duōs serpentēs contrā eum mīsit; suīs autem
manibus duōs īnfāns faucēs eōrum ēlīsit.
How does the writer emphasise Hercules’ strength? (6)
[3] Posteā, quod Iūnō mentem eius aliēnāverat, suōs ipse līberōs
occīdit. Magnō tum dolōre ultrō in exilium discessit; mox ad Apollinis ōrāculum
vēnit ibique auxilium ā deō petīvit. Ab eō iussus est rēgī cuidam Eurystheō
duodecim annōs parēre:
In which order are the following first referred to?
voluntary exile _____
seeking a god’s assistance _____
obeying a king _____
killing children _____
driven mad _____
a god’s command _____
[4] Translate:
“Tum dēnique,” inquit deus, “immortālis eris.” Ab hōc rēge
Iūnōnis iussū coāctus est Herculēs duodecim labōrēs peragere. (6)
Vocabulary
cūnae, -ārum [1/f/pl]: cradle
ēlīdō, -ere, ēlīsī, ēlīsus [3]: crush
faucēs, -ium [3/f/pl]: throat
mēns, mentis [3/f]: mind
mentem aliēnō, -āre [1]: drive mad / insane
occīdō, occīdere, occīdī, occīsus [3]: kill
pareō, parēre, paruī, — [2]: obey
peragō, peragere, perēgī, perāctus [3]: carry out, complete
petō, petere, petīvī, petītus [3]: seek
ultrō: (here) voluntarily; of one’s own accord
____________________
[1]
Inter deōs antīquōs nēmō magis hodiē nōtus est quam
Iovis fīlius Herculēs, dē quō fabulae multae et mīrae trāditae
sunt.
[2]
superior in strength to all men and gods (1)
strength evident even when a baby / when he was
still in his cradle (1)
threatened by two snakes (1) sent by Juno (1)
throttled them (1) with his hands / i.e. no
weapons (1)
[3]
voluntary exile [3]
seeking a god’s assistance [4]
obeying a king [6]
killing children [2]
driven mad [1]
a god’s command [5]
[4]
“Then at last,” said the god (1), “you will be
immortal (1).” By this king (1), at the command of Juno (1), Hercules was
compelled (1) to carry out twelve labours (1).
____________________
Among the ancient gods no one is more known today than Hercules, the son of Jupiter, about whom many and wonderful stories have been handed down. In strength of body he excelled both men and all the gods. A few months old, when he was lying in his cradle, he came into the greatest danger: for Juno, who was always most hostile to him, sent two snakes against him; but the infant with his own hands crushed the throats of them. Afterwards, because Juno had driven his mind mad, he himself killed his own children. Then, in great grief, he went away into exile of his own accord; soon he came to the oracle of Apollo and there sought help from the god. By him he was ordered to serve a certain king, Eurystheus, for twelve years: “Then at last,” said the god, “you will be immortal.” By this king, at the command of Juno, Hercules was compelled to carry out twelve labours.
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