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695. nexosque... artus, and the limbs bound to it', 'from the body that clung to it'.

696, 697. If she had died in the ordinary course of destiny (fato) or by a deserved death (i. e. inflicted deliberately) her end would have been foreseen; but as she died before her due time and in a fit of frenzy, it was not foreseen, and consequently Proserpine was not ready. Thus Iris was sent to perform her task.

699. damnaverat, had dedicated' her to the gods below by cutting off the lock, as the hair was cut from the forehead of a victim before the sacrifice. When this had been done she was fit to die, as a victim was fit to be sacrificed.

701. Though Iris is personified as the messenger of the gods, she has the attributes of the rainbow.

702. Diti: after sacrum.

INDEX OF PROPER NAMES

This index does not contain all the proper names occurring in Book IV; those about which information. is either unnecessary or supplied in the notes omitted.

are

Final i and o are long. All other long single vowels are marked, unless they are followed by two consonants, in which case the syllable is necessarily long.

Africus, -a, -um, African. Agamemnonius, -a, -um, springing from Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, who led the Greeks to Troy; used of his son, Orestes. Agathyrsi,'-ōrum, a people of Sarmatia in Transylvania.

Alpīnus, -a, -um, Alpine,

from the Alps.

Aquilo, -ōnis, m. the north wind.

Aulis, -idis, f. a town in Boeotia, where the Greek fleet assembled for the expedition against Troy. Ausonius, -a, -um, Italian. Avernus, -a, -um, of Avernus, of the lower world.

Bacchus, -i, the Greek god of wine, identified by the Romans with their god, Liber. Barcaeus, -a, -um, of Barce, a town on the

north coast of Africa, east of the Syrtis. Boreas, -ae, m. the north wind.

Caucasus, -i, . a mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian.

Cerēs, -eris, the goddess of corn, identified by the Romans with the Greek Demeter, who was honoured also for introducing law and civilization.

Chaos, . empty space, darkness; personified as a god of the lower world and father of Erebus. Coeus, -i, a Titan, son of Earth.

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INDEX OF PROPER NAMES

Cynthus, -i, . a mountain

in Delos.

Cytherea, -ae, Venus, the goddess of Cythera, an island celebrated for her worship.

Danai, -ōrum, Greeks. Dardanus, -i, son of Jupiter, ancestor of the Trojan kings. Dardanius, -a, -um, Trojan. Dēlos or Dēlus, -i, ƒ. one of the islands called Cyclades, the birthplace of Apollo and Diana. Diana, -ae, the maiden goddess of the chase; also identified with Luna and Hecate.

Dictaeus, -a, -um, Cretan (from Dicte, a mountain in Crete).

Dryopes, -um, a people of Epirus.

Enceladus, -i, a giant, son of Earth.

Erebus, -i, the god of darkness, son of Chaos; the lower world. Eumenides, -um, f. the Furies.

Gaetulus, -a, -um, Gaetulian, Moorish. Garamantis, -idis, fem.

adj. of the Garamantes, a tribe in the interior of Africa. Graius, -a, -um, Greek (gen. plur. Graium). Grīnēus, -a, -um, of Grynia, a town in Aeolis, where there was an oracle of Apollo.

Hammōn, -ōnis, a Libyan god, identified by the Romans with Jupiter. Hesperia, -ae, f. the Western Land, Italy. Hesperides, -um, daughters of Hesperus (the guardians of the golden apples). Hyrcanus, -a, -um, Hyrcanian, of the Hyrcanians, a people near the Caspian.

Iliacus, -a, -um, Ilian, Trojan.

Iūno, -ōnis, the goddess Juno, daughter of Saturn, wife of Jupiter.

Laomedontēus, -a, -um, of Laomedon, king of Troy.

Latium, -i, 2. the district in Italy where Rome was founded.

Lāvinius, -a, -um, of Lavinium, a city of Latium, founded by

Aeneas.

Lēnaeus, -a, -um, Bacchic, of wine (lit. belonging to the wine-press). Libya, -ae, f. the north of Africa. Libycus, -a, -um, of Libya.

Lyaeus, -i, Bacchus (lit. the deliverer from care). Lycia, -ae, f. a country in Asia Minor. Lycius, -a, -um, Lycian.

Maeonius, -a, -um, Lydian, of Lydia, a country of Asia Minor.

Massylus, -a, -um, of the

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Ŏceanus, -i, m. Ocean, a sea supposed to encompass the world. Olympus, -i, 1. a high mountain on the border of Thessaly, where the gods were supposed to dwell; often used for sky, heaven.

Orcus, -i, m. the lower world, Hades.

Pergama, -ōrum, n. plur. the citadel of Troy, Troy. Phoebeus, -a, -um, -um, of Phoebus (the sun-god). Phoenissus, -a, -um,

Phoenician, from Phoenicia, a country of Syria, the principal cities of which were Tyre and Sidon.

Phrygius, -a, -um, Phry

gian; used for Trojan. Poeni, -ōrum, Phoenicians; used for Carthaginians, who came from Phoenicia.

Púnicus, -a, -um, Carthaginian.

Sāturnius, -a, -um, of Saturn; used of Jupiter, son of Saturn, or of Juno, daughter of Saturn. Sidonius, -a, -a, -um,

of

Sidon, a Phoenician city. Stygius, -a, -um, Stygian, belonging to the Styx, a river in Hades. Sychaeus, -i, husband of Dido, murdered by Pygmalion. Sychaeus, -a, -um, adj. of Sychaeus. Syrtis, -is, f. a great sandbank on the north coast of Africa.

Tartarus, -i, m. and plur.

Tartara, -ōrum, ”. Tartarus, the infernal regions. Teucer, -cri, a king of Troy.

Teucri, -ōrum, Trojans. Thēbae, -ārum, f. Thebes, the chief town in Boeotia. Thỹias, -adis, a Bacchanal or female follower of Bacchus.

Tithōnus, -i, the husband of Aurora.

Tyrus, -i, f. Tyre, a Phoenician city. Tyrius, -a, -um, Tyrian.

Venus, -eris, the goddess of love, mother of Aeneas.

Zephyrus, -i, m. the west wind.

VOCABULARY

Final i and o are long, if they are not marked. All other long single vowels are marked, unless they are followed by two consonants, in which case the syllable is necessarily long.

Perfects and supines of all verbs of the third conjugation are given. Under other verbs they are not given, unless they are irregular.

An asterisk (*) prefixed to a word indicates that the word itself is not found.

ă, ab, prep. c. abl. from, by. ab-eo, -i, -itum, -ire,

intr. go away. ab-igo, -ēgi, -actum (3),

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tr. drive away, hurl down. ab-luo, -ui, -ūtum (3), tr. wash, bathe. ab-nuo, -ui, fuse, reject. ab-oleo, -ēvi, -itum (2), tr. wipe out, destroy. ab-ripio, -ripui, -reptum (3), tr. snatch away. ab-rumpo, -rūpi, -ruptum (3), tr. break off. ab-scindo, -scidi, -scis

sum (3), tr. tear, rend. abs-condo, -condi or -condidi, -conditum (3), tr. hide.

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ac-cendo,-cendi, -censum (3), tr. kindle, burn, anger.

ac-cingo, -nxi, -nctum
(3), tr. gird on.

ac-cipio, -cēpi, -ceptum
(3), tr. receive.
acer, -cris, -cre, spirited,
fiery.

acervus, -i, 1. heap.
aciēs, -ēi, ƒ. edge, eye.
ad, prep. c. acc. to.
ad-eo, -ii, -itum, -īre, tr.
go to, approach.
adeo, adv. so, so much,
indeed.

*ad-for (1), tr. address,

accost.

ad-gredior, -gressus sum (3), tr. approach, address.

adhuc, adv. hitherto, as

yet. ad-imo, -ēmi, -emptum (3), tr. take away. aditus, -ūs, m. approach. ad-loquor, -locutus sum (3), tr. speak to, address.

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