Orpheus And Eurydice Unknown Latin Vocab Words Lines 40 - 52

Front 1

talis, is, e

Back 1

such, so great

Front 2

exsanguis, is, e

Back 2

bloodless; pale; lifeless

Front 3

fleo, flere, flevi, fletus

Back 3

to weep, cry; to weep for, lament

Front 4

unda, ae, f

Back 4

wave

Front 5

orbis, is, m

Back 5

wheel

Front 6

Ixion, Ixionis, m

Back 6

Ixion (king of Lapiths, who was tied to a perpetually turning wheel in Hades as punishment for his attempt to seduce Juno)

Front 7

carpsere =
carpo, carpere, carpsi, carptus

Back 7

= carpserunt
to pluck, gather; to tear at; to travel, pursue (a path)

Front 8

iecur, iecoris, n

Back 8

the liver

Front 9

volucris, volucris, f

Back 9

a winged creature, bird

Front 10

vacarunt =
vaco (1)

Back 10

= vacaverunt
to be empty, unfilled; to be free from, take a rest from

Front 11

Belis, Belidos, pl Belides, f

Back 11

descendants of Belus, the Danaids

Front 12

Sysyphus, i, m

Back 12

Sisyphus (this king of Corinth had offended both Zeus and Pluto and was condemned in Hades to push a huge stone up a hill, only to have it roll back down again each time he neared; the apostrophe here enlivens the narrative)

Front 13

Eumenis, Eumenidos, gen pl Eumenidum, f

Back 13

one of the Eumenides or Furies (goddesses of vengeance, who were generally severe and implacable)

Front 14

madesco, madescere, madui

Back 14

to become wet

Front 15

gena, ae, f

Back 15

the side of the face, cheek; pl the area aroudn the eyes, the eyes

Front 16

regius, a, um

Back 16

royal

Front 17

sustineo, ere, sustenui, sustentus

Back 17

to support, hold back

Front 18

oro (1)

Back 18

to beg, pray for

Front 19

rego, regere, rexi, rectus

Back 19

to rule

Front 20

imus, a, um

Back 20

deepest, last

Front 21

recens, recentis

Back 21

fresh, recent

Front 22

incedo, incedere, incessi, incessus

Back 22

to advance, step

Front 23

simul

Back 23

at the same time; likewise

Front 24

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptus

Back 24

to take, grasp, receive

Front 25

heros, heroos, m

Back 25

hero

Front 26

retro

Back 26

back down

Front 27

donec

Back 27

while, as long as, until

Front 28

Avernus, a, um

Back 28

of the Underworld, infernal

Front 29

lumen, luminis, n

Back 29

light; an eye; vision, gaze, glance

Front 30

valles, vallis, f

Back 30

valley, or with hades, the abyss