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Question 1

instruit et nātum “mediō” que “ut līmite currās,
Īcare,” ait “moneō, nē, sī dēmissior ībīs,
unda gravet pennās, sī celsior, ignis adūrat:
inter utrumque volā. nec tē spectāre Boōten
aut Helicen iubeō strictumque Orīonis ensem:

Answer 1

“I warn you to travel
in the middle course, Icarus, if too low
the waves may weigh down your wings, if you fly too high the fires will scorch
your wings. Stay between both. I order you not to look at Boötes,
or Helice, or the drawn sword of Orion

Question 2

mē duce carpe viam!” pariter praecepta volandī
tradit et ignōtās umerīs accommodat ālās.
inter opus monitūsque genae maduēre senīlēs,
et patriae tremuēre manūs;

Answer 2

Seize the road with me as your leader!”
He hands over at the same time the rules of flying and fits the unknown wings on his shoulders.
Between the work and warnings the old cheeks grew wet,
and his fatherly hands trembled;

Question 3

dedit oscula nātō
nōn iterum repetenda suō pennīsque levātus
ante volat comitīque timet, velut āles, ab altō
quae teneram prolem prōduxit in āera nīdō,
hortāturque sequī damnōsāsque ērudit artēs
et movet ipse suās et nātī respicit ālās.

Answer 3

He gave kisses to his son
not to be repeated, and having lifted himself up on his wings
he flies before and he fears for his comrade. Just as a bird
who has led forth a tender offspring from a high nest into the air,
and encourages [him] to follow and instructs [him] in the destructive arts
and he moves himself and looks back at the wings of his son.

Question 4

hōs aliquis tremulā dum captat harundine piscēs,
aut pastor baculō stivāve innixus arātor
vidit et obstipuit, quique æthera carpere possent,
crēdidit esse deōs

Answer 4

Someone while catching fish with a trembling rod
either a shepherd leaning on his staff or a plowman on a plow
saw these and was stunned, and they who were able to snatch the sky,
he believed were gods.