A | B |
ambages, is (f) | winding (passage) |
biformis, e | two-formed, double-shaped |
caecus, , um | blind, dark, hidden |
Cecropides, ae (m) | descendants of Cecrops, Athenians |
contra | opposite, facing |
crudelis, e | cruel, pitiless, bloody |
Daedulus, i (m) | famous Greek artisan, and the first aviator; builder of the Labyrinth constructed to confine the Minotaur |
dolus, i (m) | deceit, fraud, trick, scheme |
effero, ferre, extuli, elatus | lift (up), raise |
enim | for, indeed, truly |
error, oris (m) | wandering, maze, error |
filum, i (n) | thread, clew, cord |
furtum, i (n) | theft, stealth, fraud |
Gnossius, a, um | Gnossian, of Gnossus, a city of Crete |
inextricabilis, e | inextricable, insoluble |
insum, esse, fui | be in, present |
Minotaurus, i (m) | savage Cretan monster, half bull and half man, the memorial of Pasiphae's love for the bull |
misceo, ere, ui, mixtus | mix, mingle |
miseror, ari, atus | pity, commiserate |
monimentum (monumentum), i (n) | reminder, memorial |
nefandus, a, um | unspeakable, unutterable |
Pasiphae, es (f) | wife of Minos, king of Crete, who fell in love with a beautiful bull and was assisted by Daedulus to gratify her passion |
proles, is (f) | progeny, offspring, race |
quoque | also, even, too, likewise |
quotannis | annually, yearly |
rego, ere, rexi, rectus | rule, direct, guide |
resolvo, ere, i solutus | loosen, unravel |
respondeo, ere, i, onsus | answer, correspond |
septenus, a, um | seven, by sevens |
sors, sortis (f) | lot, destiny, portion, oracle |
suppono, ere, posui, positus | place under, subject to |
taurus, i (m) | bull, ox, bullock |
urna, ae (f) | urn, vase |
Venus, eris (f) | goddess of love, love |
vestigium, ii (n) | step, track, trace |
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