668. fictilibus, i.e. in common earthenware.

eodem argento (in

joke), the same sort of plate; caelatus, chiselled, engraved, carries on the joke.

670. qua cava sunt: the inside.

671. epulas: the pièce de résistance, or solid course of the meal; here the pork mentioned in v. 648 and the cabbage of v. 647.

672. nec longae senectae (gen. of quality), of no great age. — referuntur, are carried off.

673. seducta agrees with vina; the wine was removed a little to make room for the dessert (mensis secundis), which was put upon the table together with the pork.

674. rugosis palmis, wrinkled (dried) dates. - carica, dried figs (from Caria).

677. vultus boni, kindly faces.

678. nec iners pauperque voluntas, active and generous good-will; the negative nec belongs to both adjectives.

679. cratera: accusative.

681. supinis, with the palms up; in the attitude of prayer customary among the ancients.

683. nullis paratibus, want of preparation.

684. custodia :

=

custos: the abstract noun used for the concrete. The Romans regarded the goose as a vigilant creature, as it appears in the story of the preservation of the Capitol by the sacred geese of Juno (Livy, v. 47). — villae, farm-house.

686. aetate: construe with tardos.

689. poenas: for refusing hospitality to the gods, v. 628 f.

690. immunibus: predicate dative following esse; § 485 (272, a); B. 327, 1, 2, a; cf. G. 535, R.3; H. 612, 3 (536, 2, 3); H-B. 585, c.

699. etiam qualifies dominis duobus (dative); vetus and parva agree with casa.

700. furcas subiere, took the place of the crotched poles.

702. tellus, i.e. the floor of the temple was marble.

711. fides, fulfilment.

712. soluti, enfeebled.

714. inciperent, i.e. to relate.

721. non vani, trustworthy.

723. ponens, i.e. as was often done by passers-by. — recentia, sc. serta.

XX. THE DEATH OF HERCULES.

IX. 134. medii temporis, i.e. since the slaying of Nessus. — acta, deeds.

135. odium, as well as terras, is object of implerant, had filled the earth and sated the hate. novercae: Juno. Hercules was the son of Jupiter, but not of his queen, Juno, who, through jealousy, imposed upon him the famous Twelve Labors.

136. Oechalia: this was the city of Eubœa, of which Eurytus was king. After capturing Echalia and putting Eurytus to death, Hercules proceeded with Iole, daughter of Eurytus, to the Cenaan promontory, to offer sacrifices to Jove.

140. Amphitryoniaden: Hercules' mother, Alcmene, was wife of Amphitryon.

143. diffudit, gave vent.

145. aliquid novandum est, some new counsel must be taken.

147. conquerar, etc.: deliberative subjunctive; § 444 (268); B. 277; G. 265; H. 559, 4 (484, v.); H-B. 503. — Calydona: Dejanira was daughter of Eneus, king of Calydon.

149. me esse, etc., depends on memor. The reference is to Meleager killing his uncles.

150. injuria, sense of wrong.

152. incursus, suggestions.

157. det depends upon mandat, being regarded as a command in indirect discourse; in sense it is equivalent to ut det: § 565 (331, ƒ, R.); B. 295, 8; G. 546, r.2; H. 565, 4 (499, 2); H-B. 502, 3, a, footnote 2. 158. Lernaeae . echidnae: the arrow with which Hercules shot Nessus had been dipped in the poison of the Hydra, and this it was that made the blood of Nessus so destructive.

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159. primis, just kindled.

163. virtute, fortitude.

165. Oeten: after feeling the effects of the poison, he crossed over from Euboea to Mt. Eta, in Thessaly. The name "Oete" is usually feminine; here masculine.

171. lacu, tank.

173. caeruleus, livid (steel-blue).

174. caeca, invisible.

176. Saturnia, i.e. Juno, his old enemy. -pascere, glut thyself (imperative passive).

179. hoc aestu, on account of this flame.— tibi: in appos. with hosti. - cruciatibus qualifies aegram.

180. laboribus: dat. after natam; § 383 (234); B. 192; G. 359; H. 434 (391); H-B. 361.

182. peregrino = peregrinorum: Busiris (a king of Egypt) had caused Hercules to be dragged to the altar for sacrifice; but here he burst his bonds and slew the impious king, together with his son and herald. The fettered Hercules is said to represent the sun in winter, and his victory the sun's reviving power in spring.

FIG. 46.

184. Antaeo: Antæus (a giant of Libya), whenever he touched the earth, his mother, derived new strength from her. Hercules overcame him by lifting him from the ground and strangling him. - pastoris: Geryon, a three-headed giant, whose cattle Hercules drove away. With this begins the commemorating of the Twelve Labors.

cleansed the stables of King Augeas in one day by turning the river Alpheus through them. -Stymphalides: he freed the Stymphalian Vale of numberless man-eating birds.

188. Parthenium, a mountain between Arcadia and Argolis, where he wounded and captured the brazen-footed hind of Artemis.

189. balteus: the belt of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons, who dwelt on the river Thermodon, in Asia Minor: he slew her and carried off her girdle.

190. poma: the apples of the Hesperides, daughters of Atlas. (See iv. 637.)

191. Centauri: the fight with the Centaurs was one of his exploits, but not one of the Twelve Labors.

192. aper: the Erymanthian boar which ravaged Arcadia. - hydrae:

the Lernæan hydra; whenever he cut off one of its nine heads, two sprang up in its place.

194. Thracis: King Diomedes of Thrace, whose horses were fed on human flesh.

197. moles Nemeaea: the Nemean lion, to kill which was the first and chief of the labors; he always afterwards wore its hide.

198. hac cervice: he took the place of Atlas in supporting the earth while Atlas was gathering for him the three golden apples of the Hesperides.

203. valet, prospers.

206. gerat: on the tense, see § 524 (312); B. 307; G. 602; H. 584, 2 (513, ii. N.1); H-B. 504, 3, a.

209. videres, potential subjunctive, you might have seen: § 446 (311, a); B. 280, 3; G. 258; H. 555 (485, N.3); H-B. 517, 1.

210. montibus (dat.) depends upon irascentem. — patrio, i.e. as son of Jupiter.

212. collegerat, had passed into.

213. feralia, deathly: the feralia were a Roman festival to the dead, celebrated February 21.

216. genibus, i.e. of Hercules.

218. tormento (torqueo): abl. of comparison; it is an engine for hurling weights, catapult or balista.

221. molle agrees with corpus, subject of astringi and glomerari. 225. prior edidit aetas, antiquity gave out or declared.

229. tu, Hercules.

232. iterum: Hercules had captured Troy when ruled by King Laomedon; his bow and arrows were afterwards carried by Philoctetes (the son of Pœas) to the great siege of Troy.

233. quo ministro (abl. abs.), by whose instrumentality.

234. subdita, sc. pyrae est.

235. vellere: this word properly means the fleece of a sheep; here it is transferred to the lion's hide.

236. clavae (dat.): a knotty club was a regular attribute of Hercules. 238. redimitus sertis: guests at a banquet wore garlands.

239. in omne latus, over his whole body.

240. securos, indifferent. — contemptorem suum, the hero who despised it.

241. vindice, i.e. because he had freed the earth from so many plagues. 243. iste, that which you feel.

245. memoris, grateful.

247. hoc, i.e. your favor.

251. materna parte: his mother, Alcmene, being a mortal, whatever he derived from her was mortal. - vulcanum = ignem.

253. nulla flammā: abl. of means with domabile; for adjectives in -bilis and others containing a verbal notion may be construed with the abl., or with the dat. as in v. 262.

254. id, that part of him. - terra: governed by defunctum.-caelestibus oris (from ora), within the bounds of heaven.

257. deo, as a god, in apposition with Hercule. - data praemia, after the reward has been bestowed. - nolet (fut.), he may disapprove. 260. ultima, his last words.

261. notatam, marked for censure.

264. quicquam . . . matris, anything derived from the form of his

265. Jovis vestigia, traces of Jove, i.e. likeness to him.
268. Tirynthius: Hercules was born at Tiryns, in Argolis.
272. astris: dat. after intulit.

X. I. inde, i.e. from the wedding of Iphis and Ianthe, which took place in Crete.

2. Ciconum: the Cicones were a people of Thrace.

3. Orphea: an adjective; the noun would be Orphěă. - nequiquam: because the marriage had an unfortunate end.