Lātōna et Niobē (Pars Prīma)

Poēta Ovidius fābulam dē deā Lātōnā et dē fēminā Niobē nārrat. Niobē, rēgīna Thēbārum, erat superba. Erat superba quod septem fīliōs et septem fīliās habēbat. Sē et līberōs suōs laudābat. “Causa superbiae meae nōn est potentia familiae et amīcōrum, sed fāma līberōrum meōrum.

Dea Lātōna quoque līberōs clārōs habēbat. fīlius erat deus Phoebus Apollō et fīlia erat dea Diāna.

Mantō erat fēmina oppidī Thēbārum. Mantō multam sapientiam habēbat. In viīs oppidī ambulābat et monēbat fēminās ita: “Date dōna Lātōnae et līberīs quoque Lātōnae, Phoebō et Diānae. Lātōna est dea fēminārum.” Itaque fēminae Thēbārum āram deae in templō ōrnant; ibi dōna deīs deābusque dant et tūra sanctīs flammīs dant.

Ecce Niobē pulchra et superba cum fēminīs in viā oppidī ambulābat. Stat et oculīs superbīs circumspectat; fēminās Thēbārum vocat et clāmat: “Cūr Lātōnam ōrātis? Nēmō mē ōrat. Sum fīlia avōrum clārōrum. Sum rēgīna rēgiae Cadmī. Pulchra sum, digna deae. Sed maximē beāta sum quod septem puerōs et septem fīliās habeō. Rogāte nunc causam superbiae meae. Cūr Lātōna mihi praestat? Lātōna ūnum filium et ūnam fīliam sōlum habet. Fortūna mihi septem dat. Fēminae, ōrate mē, nōn Lātōnam. Date dōna mihi, non Lātōnae.”

Itaque fēminae Thēbārum dōna rēgīnae superbae, nōn Lātōnae dabant.

”Vocabula”

Nōmina Anglicē Lexicon Gram. Lectio
āra, -ae, f. altar L&S 41
causa, -ae, f. cause, reason L&S 41
Diāna, -ae, f. Diana (goddess of the moon, hunt) L&S 41
dōnum, -ī, n. gift L&S 46
fāma, -ae, f. reputation, report, fame L&S 41
fīlius, -iī, m. son L&S 46
familia, -ae, f. family L&S 41
fīlia, -ae, f. daughter L&S 41
flamma, -ae, f. flame L&S 41
fortūna, -ae, f. fortune L&S 41
Graecia, -ae, f. Greece L&S 41
Lātōna, -ae, f. Latona (the mother of Apollo and Diana) L&S 41
līberī, -ōrum m. pl. children L&S 46
Mantō, -ūs, f. Manto (a wise woman) L&S 82
Niobē, -ēs, f. Niobe (a queen) L&S 44
oculus, -ī, m. eye L&S 46
oppidum, -ī, n. town L&S 46
Phoebus, -ī, m. Phoebus Apollo L&S 46
potentia, -ae, f. power L&S 41
puer, puerī, m. boy L&S 47
rēgia, -ae, f. palace L&S 41
superbia, -ae, f. pride L&S 41
templum, -ī, n. temple L&S 46
Thēbae, -ārum f. pl. Thebes (the city) L&S 41
via, -ae, f. street, road L&S 41

 

Verba Anglicē Lexicon Gram. Lectio
circumspectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum I look about, cast a glance L&S 184
ōrnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum I decorate, adorn L&S 184
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum I beg for, ask for, pray to, implore L&S 184
praestō, -āre, -stitī, -stitum (+ dat.) I stand before, surpass L&S 184
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum I ask L&S 184
stō, -āre, -stetī, -statum I stand L&S 184
moneō, -ēre, -uī, -itum I warn, advise L&S 185

Adjectīva Anglicē Lexicon Gram. Lectio
beātus, -a, -um happy, blessed L&S 110
clārus, -a, -um famous, illustrious, bright, shining, clear L&S 110
dignus, -a, -um (+abl. or gen.) worthy, worth L&S 110
multus, -a, -um much, many (pl.) L&S 110
sānctus, -a, -um sacred L&S 110
suus-, -a, -um his own, her own, its own, their own L&S 110
ūnus, -a, -um one, only L&S 110
septem seven L&S 133

Adverbia Anglicē Lexicon Gram. Lectio
sōlum (a form of sōlus, -a, -um) only L&S 214
cūr why L&S 217
ibi and then, finally L&S 217
ecce behold L&S 146