All Aeneid Part 8 Flashcards
Pīrithous, -ī, m.
Pirithous, son of Ixion and king of the Lapiths, companion of Theseus, who tried to carry away Proserpina from the underworld
pix, picis, f.
pitch
plācābilis, -e
to be conciliated, easily pacified, placable
pluvius, -a, -um
rainy, bringing rain
poliō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum
to smooth, furbish, polish
Polītēs, -ae, m.
Polites, a son of Priam and Hecuba
polliceor, -ērī, -itus
to hold forth, offer, promise
Polyphēmus, -ī, m.
Polyphemus, a Cyclops, son of Neptune
pompa, -ae, f.
a solemn procession, public procession, parade
portitor, -ōris, m.
a toll-gatherer, collector of customs, custom-house officer
Potītius, -ī, m.
Potitius, the founder of one of the families charged with the sacred rites of Hercules
prae
before, in front of (with abl.)
praebeō, -ēre, -uī, -itum
to hold forth, reach out, proffer, offer
praeficiō, -ere, -fēcī, -fectum
to set over, place in authority over, place at the head, appoint to command
praegnāns, -antis or praegnas, -ātis
with child, pregnant
Praeneste, -is, n.
Praeneste, a town in Latium
praeripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptum
to snatch away, carry off
praesāgus, -a, -um
perceiving beforehand, divining, prophetic, presaging
praescius, -a, -um
foreknowing, prescient
praeter
except, besides, unless; before, beyond, besides (with acc.)
praeterlābor, -ī, -lapsus
to glide by, flow by, run past
prēnsō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum
to grasp, seize, catch, lay hold of
prīmitiae, -ārum, f.
the first yield, first-fruits
prōcursus, -ūs, m.
a running forth, running on