Ovid 2 Flashcards
Gargara quot segetes, quot habet Methymna racemos,
As many crops as Gargara has, as many bunches of grapes as Methymna,
aequore quot pisces, fronde teguntur aves,
as many fish are hidden in the sea, birds are hidden in the foliage,
quot caelum stellas, tot habet tua Roma puellas:
as many stars as in the sky, your Rome has as many girls:
mater in Aeneae constitit urbe sui.
a mother settled in the city of her Aeneas.
seu caperis primis et adhuc crescentibus annis,
Whether you catch them in their early and still growing years,
ante oculos veniet vera puella tuos:
a true girl will come before your eyes:
sive cupis iuvenem, iuvenes tibi mille placebunt.
or if you desire a young man, a thousand men will please you.