Lectio Trīcēsima: Thēseus Rēx
Cum Thēseus ad Graeciam redīret, aut commōtus cōgitātiōne laetitiae patris aut rēgis oblītus nāvem vēlō albō nōn ōrnāvit; Aegeus quī vēlum ātrum ex arce vīdit sē in mare iēcit et mortuus est. Mare nōminābātur Aegaeum, huius rēgis causa et exitūs maestī.
Ita Thēseus factus est rēx, Aegeō mortuō, et sapiēns dux per multōs annōs populō Athēniēnsī auspicium fēlīx et iūra iūsta dedit. Tum Athēnae habēbantur domus lībertātis, urbs prīma tōtīus orbis. Nōn iam Athēnae ad Crētam tribūtum lāmentābile mittere dēbēbant. Templa flōribus corōnantur; populus Minervam cum Iove dīsque aliīs honōrat quōrum templa sanguine vōtō mūneribusque datīs tūribusque decorat.
Nōmen Thēseī per urbēs Graecās sparsum erat et cēterī populī opem huius in magnīs perīculīs implōrāvērunt. Supplex Calydōn, urbs vīcīnā, auxilium huius petīvit, quamquam Meleagrum fortem ducem habēbat. Causa petendī erat ingēns sūs, quod mōnstrum agrōs et pāstōrēs et canēs et vēnātōrēs Calydōnis vastāverat. Populus effugit nec sē esse salvum putāvit dōnec in moenibus urbis esset. Hunc sūem Calydōn Thēseum ōrāvit ut necāret et terrōrem fīnīret. Vīcit hērōs sūem multīs cum comitibus inter quōs erant Iāsōn et Pīrithoüs et virgō vēnātrīx Atalanta et hērōs Calydōnius, Meleager ipse.
Aliī Aegīdēm rogāvērunt ut auxilium daret, imprīmīs septem prīncipēs quī bellum contrā Thēbānōs gessērunt, quōrum rēx Creōn eōs vetuerat corpora interfectōrum humāre. Vīctī Thēseum implōrāvērunt ut Thēbānōs cōgeret nē hanc rem facerent. Nōn sōlum ille opem fert, sed etiam sapiēns vetuit mīlitēs suōs urbem captam vastāre; mortuīs sepultīs pācem in terrā tōtā fēcit.
Oedipum quoque fugientem in exsiliō recēpit cum hīc miser nunc caecus cum fīliābus duābus errābat. Herculī amīcitiam Thēseus fert postquam ille furēns coniugem et līberōs necāverat et posteā in sānitātem mentis revēnerat. Aegīdēs semper Herculem mīrātus etiam post tantum factum mālum eī persuāsit nē sē necāret. Hercule cōmite, Thēseus trāditur in terrā Amāzonum bellum gessisse. Cum Athēnās redīret Hippolytam rēgīnam eārum sēcum rettulit quae maximē amāta fīlium Hippolytum peperit. Haec autem īnfēlīx pugnāns iuxtā Thēseum in proeliō necāta est.
| Nōmina | Anglicē | Lexicon | Gram. | Lectio |
| arx, arcis, f. | citadel |
L&S | 41 | 28 |
| auspicium, auspiciī, n. | guidance, divination, omen |
L&S | 46 | |
| canis, canis, -um, c. | dog |
L&S | 41 | |
| cōgitātiō, cōgitātiōnis, f. | thinking |
L&S | 41 | |
| exsilium, exsiliī, n. | exile |
L&S | 41 | |
| furor, furōris, m. | madness, insanity |
L&S | 64 | |
| iūs, iūris, n. | law, justice |
L&S | 41 | |
| laetitia, laetitiae, f. | joy |
L&S | 41 | |
| lībertās, lībertātis, f. | liberty |
L&S | 41 | |
| moenia, moenium, n. pl. | city walls, fortification, ramparts |
L&S | 41 | |
| pastor, pastōris, m. | shepherd |
L&S | 41 | |
| prīnceps, prīncipis, m. | chief, leader, prince |
L&S | 41 | |
| proelium, proeliī, n. | battle |
L&S | 41 | |
| sanguis, sanguinis, m. | blood |
L&S | 41 | |
| sānitās, sānitātis, f. | sanity, health |
L&S | 41 | |
| sūs, suis, c. | sow, swine, pig, boar |
L&S | 41 | |
| tribūtum, tribūtī, n. | tribute | L&S | 41 | |
| tūs, tūris, n. | incense |
L&S | 41 | |
| vēnātrix, vēnātrīcis, f. | huntress |
L&S | 41 |
| Verba | Anglicē | Lexicon | Gram. | Lectio |
| cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coactum | force, compel |
L&S | 184 | |
| commoveō, commovēre, commōvī, commōtum | shake, move, disturb |
L&S | 184 | |
| habeor, habērī | be held, regarded, considered |
L&S | 184 | |
| implōrō, implōrāre, implōrāvī, implōrātum | implore, beg |
L&S | 185 | |
| mālō, mālle, māluī | prefer |
L&S | 186 | |
| nōlō, nōlle, nōluī | not wish, not want |
L&S | 185 | |
| oblīviscor, oblīviscī, oblītus sum | forget, be forgetful of |
L&S | 170 | |
| pariō, parere, peperī, partum | give birth to |
L&S | 185 | |
| vetō, vetāre, vetuī, vetitum | forbid, prohibit |
L&S | 184 | |
| volō, velle, voluī | want, wish |
L&S | 184 |
| Adiectīva | Anglicē | Lexicon | Gram. | Lectio |
| lāmentābilis, lāmentābile | deplorable, lamentable |
L&S | 41 | |
| sapiēns, sapientis | wise | L&S | 41 | |
| sepultus, sepulta, sepultum | buried |
L&S | 41 |
| Adverbia | Anglicē | Lexicon | Gram. | Lectio |
| imprīmis | especially, among the first |
L&S | 322 | |
| iuxtā | close by |
L&S | 322 | |
| nōn iam | no longer | L&S | 322 |
| Praepositiōnēs | Anglicē | Lexicon | Gram. | Lectio |
| contrā | against | L&S | 323 | |
| iuxtā | beside, next to | L&S | 323 |