A | B |
accerso, ere, sivi, situs | summon, invite |
aideo, ire, ii (ivi), itus | approach |
Alcides, ae m. | Hercules, son of Jupiter and Alcmena |
almus, a, um | nurturing, kind(ly) |
alternus, a, um | alternate, alternating |
Avernus, a, um | of Lake Avernus in Campania, where there was an entrance to Hades |
canorus, a, um | tuneful, musical |
cithara, ae f. | lyre, harp, cither |
fides, ium f. | lyre, strings, cords;chords |
frater, tris m. | brother |
fretus, a, um | relying on (abl.) |
Hecate, es f. | goddess of the lower world |
loquor, i, locutus | speak. say, talk, tell |
lucus, i m. | (sacred) grove, wood |
mandatum, i n. | command, charge, behest |
manes, ium m. | (souls of) the dead, Hades |
memoro (1) | (re)call, recound, relate |
misereor, eri, itus | pity, commiserate (gen.) |
nequiquam | in vain, uselessly, idly |
ordior, iri, orsus | begin, undertake |
oro (1) | pray (for), entreat, beseech |
Orpheus, i m. | famous poet and musician of Thrace who went down to Hades to bring back his wife Eurydice, but failed |
Pollus, ucis m. | son of Jupiter and Leda; after the death of Castor, his twin brother, Pollux, shared his immortality with him on alternate days |
praeficio, ere, feci, fectus | set over (acc., dat.) |
precor, ari, atus | pray, entreat |
quin | (but) that, nay even, why not |
redeo, ire, ii (ivi), itus | return |
redimo, ere, emi, emptus | redeem |
sero, ere, sevi, satus | sow, beget |
supplex, icis | suppliant, humble |
Theseus, ei (eos), acc. ea, m. | early king of Athens, who, among other exploits, descended to Hades with his friend Pirithous to carry off Proserpina |
Threicius, a, um | Thracian, of Thrace, a region northeast of Greece |
totiens | so many times, so often |
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