Ovid 1.1 Flashcards
parabam edere
I was preparing to tell of
arma…violentaque bella
arms and violent wars
gravi numero
in weighty rhythm
materia conveniente
with a subject suitable
modis
for the metre
inferior versus
the second line
par erat
was equal to the first
Cupido
(but) Cupid
risisse…dicitur
is said to have laughed
atque…surripuisse
and to have snatched away
unum…pedem
one foot
quis tibi, saeve puer, dedit
who, cruel boy, gave you
hoc…iuris
this right
in carmina
over poetry
vates…sumus
we poets are
turba
the crowd
Pieridum
of the Muses
non tua
not of you
quid si
what if
praeripiat…Venus
Venus were to snatch away
flavae…arma Minervae
golden Minerva’s weapons
Minerva
(if) Minerva
ventilet
(were to) fan
accensas
lit
faces
torches
quis probet
who might approve
Cererem regnare
of Ceres reigning
in silvis…iugosis
in the mountainous forests
arva coli
(or) of the plough lands being cultivated
lege
under the rule
pharetratae virginis
of the quiver-bearing virgin
quis…instruat
who would equip
Phoebum
Phoebus
crinibus insignem
distinguished by his locks
acuta cuspide
with a sharp spear
Marte movente
with Mars strumming