| 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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