Latin III Test 1 Translation 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