Latin III Test 1 Translation 1

Haec narrantur a poetis de perseo.

These things were narrated by the poets about Perseus.

Perseus filius erat lovis, maximi deorum; avus eius acrisius appellabatur

Perseus was the son of Jupiter, the greatest of the gods; his grandfather was named Acrisius

Acrisius volebat perseum nepotem suum necare; nam propter oraculum puerum timebat

Acrisius wanted to kill his grandson, for because of the oracle, he feared the boy

Comprehendit igitur perseum adhuc infantem, et cum mater in arca lignea inclusit

Therefore, he seized Perseus, still an infant, and with his mother enclosed in a wooden box 

Tum arcam ipsam in mare coniecit

Then he threw the box itself into the sea

Danae, persei mater, magnolpere territa est; tempestas enim magna mare turbabat

Danae, the mother of Perseus, was very terrified; in fact, the great storm churned the sea

Perseus autem in sinu matris dormiebat 

Perseus, however, was sleeping in his mother's lap