Section 3A(i) Latin to English

Question 1

ubi Pēleus Thetin in mātrimōnium dūxit, Iuppiter ad epulās deōs plūrimōs conuocāuit, sed nōn Erida (id est, Discordiam).

Answer 1

When Peleus married Thetis, Jupiter summoned most of the gods to the feast, but not Eris (that is, Discord).

Question 2

ea īrātissima in mālō aureō scrīpsit ‘fōrmōsissimae’.

Answer 2

She, extremely angry, wrote on a golden apple “to the fairest.”

Question 3

deinde ad iānuam uēnit et per eam id mālum mīsit in medium.

Answer 3

Next she came to the door and through it (the door) threw it [sent it] (the apple) into the middle.

Question 4

et propter hoc mālum—malum minimum—maxima discordia Iūnōnī, Venerī, Mineruae fuit.

Answer 4

And on account of this apple—the smallest of evils—Juno, Venus, and Minerva had the greatest discord.

Question 5

deae eae igitur propter eam discordiam Iouī dīxērunt:

Answer 5

Therefore those goddesses, on account of that discord, said to Jupiter:

Question 6

“tū, rēx deōrum, iūdicā; quis nostrī pulcherrima est?”

Answer 6

“You, king of the gods, pass judgment: who of us is the most beautiful?

Question 7

Iuppiter breue tempus sēcum meditātur.

Answer 7

Jupiter reflected internally [with himself] for a short time.

Question 8

tum eīs respondit : “nōlīte mē rogāre!

Answer 8

Then he answered (to) them: “Don’t ask me!

Question 9

“mālō iūdicium meum solitum retinēre.

Answer 9

“I prefer to retain my usual judgment.

Question 10

“nam uōs omnīs amō pariter, et omnēs mihi pulcherrimae uidēminī.

Answer 10

“For I love all of you equally, and you all seem to me the most beautiful.

Question 11

“alia uestrī numquam mihi uidētur pulchrior esse quam alia.

Answer 11

“One of you never seems to me to be more beautiful than the other.

Question 12

“egō arbiter uestrī pessimus, nōn optimus sum.

Answer 12

“I am the worst (possible) judge of you: I am not the best (choice as judge).

Question 13

“sed est iuuenis Trōiānus, Paris nōmine.

Answer 13

“But there is a Trojan youth, Paris by name.

Question 14

“is fōrmōsissimus est et arbiter uestrī multō melior quam egō erit.

Answer 14

“He is extremely handsome and will be a better judge of you than I (will be).

Question 15

“recipite iūdicium eius potius quam iūdicium meum.”

Answer 15

“Receive his judgment rather than my judgment.”

Question 16

Iuppiter igitur Mercuriō dīxit:

Answer 16

Therefore Jupiter said to Mercury:

Question 17

“deās eās in Īdam montem ad Paridem dēdūc, et eī dīc:

Answer 17

“Lead down these gods to Mount Ida, to Paris, and say to him:

Question 18

“ ‘quis deārum eārum tibi uidētur pulcherrima esse?

Answer 18

“ ‘Who of these goddessess seems to you to be the most beautiful?

Question 19

“ ‘tū pulchritudinem deārum iūdicā!’ ”

Answer 19

“ ‘You yourself pass judgment on the beauty of goddesses.’ ”

Question 20

ubi deae in Īdam uēnērunt, Mercurius Paridī dīxit:

Answer 20

When the goddesses came to Mount Ida, Mercury said to Paris:

Question 21

“quis, pāstor, hārum deārum tibi fōrmōsissima uidētur?

Answer 21

“Who of these goddesses, shepherd, seems to you the most beautiful?

Question 22

“quis plūs pulchritūdinis praestat?”

Answer 22

“Who displays more (of) beauty?”

Question 23

meditātur Paris breue tempus.

Answer 23

Paris thinks for a short time.

Question 24

tum: “cūr mē rogās? nōn sum dignus.

Answer 24

Then: “Why do you ask me? I am not worthy.

Question 25

“nam pāstor sum et arbiter melior capellārum quam deārum erō.

Answer 25

“For I am a shepherd and I will be a better judge of she-goats than of goddesses.

Question 26

“hae omnēs mihi pulcherrimae uidentur.

Answer 26

“For they all seem to me extremely beautiful.

Question 27

“sed dīc mihi, eās iūdicābō ut sunt?

Answer 27

“But tell me, will I judge them as they are?

Question 28

“nam melius mihi uidētur eās iūdicāre nūdās, quod ita eae plūs pulchritūdinis praestabunt.”

Answer 28

“For it seems to me better to judge them naked, because in that way they will display more beauty.”

Question 29

respondit Mercurius: “fac ut uīs, pāstor.”

Answer 29

Mercury replied: “Do as you wish, shepherd.”

Question 30

ubi nūdae sunt, dea quaeque prīuātim eī loquitur.

Answer 30

When they are naked, each goddess speaks to him privately.

Question 31

Iūnō eī dīxit: “potentissimus eris et in omnibus terrīs plūrimōs annōs rēgnābis.”

Answer 31

Juno says to him: “You will be the most powerful and you will reign in all the lands for very many years.”

Question 32

Minerua eī: “fortissimus inter mortālīs eris et omnem uītam artificia optima sciēs.”

Answer 32

Minerva (says) to him: “You will be bravest among mortals and for (your) whole life you will know the best skills.”

Question 33

Venus autem eī “fēmina Graeca est, Helena nōmine, et pulcherrima omnium.

Answer 33

But Venus (says) to him: “There is a Greek woman, Helen by name, (who is) also the most beautiful of all.

Question 34

“sī in mē plūs pulchritūdinis uidēs et mē pulcherrimam iūdicābis, eam dabō tibi.

Answer 34

“If you see more beauty in me and (if) you will judge me (to be) the most beautiful, I will give her to you.

Question 35

“uxōrem eam habēbis pulchriōrem quam omnīs aliās.”

Answer 35

“You will have her as a wife more beautiful than all others.”

Question 36

Paris igitur breue tempus meditātur.

Answer 36

Parist therefore thought for a short time.

Question 37

tum Venerem pulchriōrem quam deās aliās esse iūdicāuit;

Answer 37

Then he judged Venus (to be) more beautiful than the other goddesses;

Question 38

et ob id iūdicium, inuīsī fuērunt Trōiānī et Iūnōnī et Mineruae.

Answer 38

and because of that judgment the Trojans were hateful to Juno and Minerva.

Question 39

post, Paris Helenam rapuit et laetissimus eam abdūxit et cum eā Īlium uēnit et uxōrem habuit multōs annōs.

Answer 39

Afterward, Paris snatched Helen and led her away most happily and came with here to Troy and had her as a wife for many years.