Daphne and Apollo Lines 452-460

Question 1

Prīmus amor Phoebī Daphnē Pēnēia, quem nōn fors ignāra dedit, sed saeva Cupīdinis īra.

Answer 1

The first love of Phoebus was Daphne, child of Peneus, which unknowing chance did not give but the savage anger of Cupid.

Question 2

Dēlius hunc nūper, victō serpente superbus, viderat adductō flectentem cornua nervō,

Answer 2

The Delian, proud after having defeated the serpent, recently had seen this man bending the horns with its string drawn taut,

Question 3

“Quid” que, “tibī, lascīve puer, cum fortibus armīs?” dīxerat; “Ista decent umerōs gestāmina nostrōs,

Answer 3

and he had said, “What is it for you, mischievous boy, with brave arms? That equipment is right for my shoulders,

Question 4

“quī dare certa ferae, dare vulnera possumus hostī, quī modo, pestiferō tot iūgera ventre prementem, strāvimus innumerīs tumidum Pythōna sagittīs.”

Answer 4

“I who is able to give sure wounds to a wild beast, to the enemy, I who has just now defeated with innumerable arrows the swollen Python, overwhelming so many acres with his deadly belly.”