Minotaur Art

This art below was inspired by the Minotaur.



Pasiphae and Minotaur, Apulian red-figure on kylix (a drinking cup in ancient Greece), C4th B.C., Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris




Minotaur & His Wife, Picasso




Minotaur, Drinker, and Woman, Picasso



A minotaur bust

Assignment, Wheelock, Chapter 5, Week 6

The assignment for next week is to learn the vocabulary and do the Practice and Review exercises for Chapter 5, pp. 33-35.

Optional Exercises, Chapter 4

Here are additional practice exercises for Chapter 4. The key is at the bottom.

I. Translate the following:

1. sumus ________________

2. estis ____________

3. sunt ______________

4. est ______________

5. sum ______________

6. es _________________

II. Identify the gender (M., F., or N), number (sing. or pl.), and case (nom., gen., etc.) and translate into English or Latin, as indicated.

EX. otium magnum (3 ways): neuter, sing., nom., acc., or voc., great leisure

1. vir malus

2. bella mala (3 ways):

3. dona bella (3 ways)

4. of a foolish friend

5. remedii veri

6. for the teacher

7. an evil war (direct object)

8. by beautiful gifts

9. officiorum parvorum


III. Translate:

1. Periculum belli parvum est.

2. Puer et puella non sunt stulti.

3. Sunt multae rosae.

4, Sumus filiae bonae.

5. Es filius humanus.

6. Magister officium magnum habet.

ANSWER KEY:

I. 1. We are

2. you are

3. they are

4. he, she, it is

5. I am

6. you are

II. 1. masc., sing., nom.: an evil man

2. neuter, pl., nom., acc., or voc.: evil wars

3. neut., pl., nom., acc., or voc.: beautiful gifts

4. masc. or fem., sing., gen.: stulti amici or stultae amicae

5. neut., sing., gen.: of a true remedy

6. m. or f., sing., dat.: magistro or magistrae

7. neut., sing., acc.: bellum malum

8. neut., pl., abl.: donis bellis

9. neut., pl., gen.: of small duties

III. 1. The danger of war is small.

2. The boy and girl are not foolish (fools).

3. There are many roses.

4. We are good daughters.

5. You are a humane (kind, refined) son.

6. The teacher has a great duty.

Assignment, Wheelock, Chapter 4, Week 5

Learn the vocabulary, pp. 27-28. Do the exercises, pp. 28-29. Read "The Rarity of Friendship," bottom of p. 29.

Pandora-Inspired Art

J. W. Waterhouse (Pre-Raphaelite), Pandora, 1896


Pandora's Box (silent movie), 1929, with Louise Brooks


Martin Muir, Pandora's Box, contemporary


Dante Gabriel Rossetti (Pre-Raphaelite), Pandora, 1879


Odilon Redon, Pandora, c. 1914


Jean Cousin, Eva Prima Pandora, c. 1550

Optional Exercise, Chapter 3

There are two parts to this optional exercise: (1) using the correct case of the nouns, and (2) filling in blanks with the right case of the indicated words and then reading the sentences. The key is at the bottom.

I. Give the case (nominative, genitive, etc.), function (subject, direct object, etc)., and translation of each phrase. Sometimes I will indicate what case to use.

EX. filiorum meorum: genitive (case), possession (use), of my sons (translation)

1. populi romani (gen.)

2. populo Romano (dat.)

3. viris Romanis (abl.)

4. feminae magnae (nom.)

5. amicorum paucorum

6. amicis meis (dat.)

7. magnum virum

8. amici Romani ( voc.)

9. puer meus

10. multos agros

11. magni numeri (gen.)

12. amice magne


II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in parentheses and translate.

1. ________ ________________(multa philosophia) semper habemus.

2. Numerus ______________________ (amicus tuus; pl.) est magnus.

3. Agricola _____________________(filius meus; singular) pecuniam dat.

4. ________________(Few) pueri ____________________(the great man) vident.

5. Fama _______________________________(of the men and women) est magna.

ANSWERS:

Part I.

1. gen., possessive, of the Roman people.

2. dative, indirect object, to/for the Roman people.

3. abl., adverbial, with/by the Roman men.

4. nom., subject, (the) great women.

5. gen., possessive, of (the) few friends

6. dat., indirect object, to/for my friends.

7. acc., direct object, a (the) great man.

8. voc., address, Roman friends!

9. nom., subject, my boy.

10. acc., direct object, many fields.

11. gen., possessive, of the great number.

12. voc., address, Great friend!

Part II.

1. multam philosophiam. We always have much philosophy.

2. amicorum tuorum. The number of your friends is great.

3. filio meo. The farmer gives money to your son.

4. Pauci, magnum virum. Few boys see the great man.

5. virorum et feminarum. The reputation (fame) of the men and women is great.

Assignment, Wheelock, More Chapter 3, Week 4

Do the exercises in Chapter 3, Wheelock, pp. 21-22, and read the story on the handout. If you need the handout, e-mail me.

I will post another worksheet here later this week, in case you want extra practice.

Assignment, Wheelock, Chapter 3, Week 3

Learn the vocabulary for Chapter 3, pp. 20-21. We will continue to review, and I will present the new vocabulary and grammar in class.

Self-Quiz, Chapter 2, Wheelock

The answer key is below the exercises.

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, or vocative) and number (singular or plural) of the words shown in parentheses and translate.

1. __________ (nauta) non valent.

2. Date __________ (poeta) multas rosas.

3. Poeta est sine ______________(pecunia).

4. _____________(poena) saepe das.

5. ______________(patria mea; genitive) philo-

sophiam laudant.


II. Give the indicated form:

6. ablative plural of “great anger”

7. genitive plural of “fortune”

8. nominative singular of “feeling”

9. dative plural of “life”

10. accusative singular of “my philosophy”

KEY:

1. nautae: The sailors are not strong.

2. poetae: Give many roses to the poet; give the poet many roses.

3. pecunia: The poet is without money.

4. poenas (or poenam): You often pay the penalty.

5. patriae meae: They praise the philosophy of my country.

6. iris magnis 7. fortunarum 8. sententiae 9. vitis

10. philosophiam meam

Assignment, Week 2

The Week 2 assignment is Chapter 2, Wheelock's Latin (pp. 9-16). Read the chapter.   Study the first-declension nouns and learn the vocabulary.  Then translate the Sententiae Antiquae and "Catullus Bids His Girlfriend Farewell" (pp. 13-15).

If you have any problems, e-mail me or leave a comment.

Optional Etymology Exercise

Match each English word in Column I with the correct definItion in Column II.  Then name the Latin word from which it is derived  Three are from non-required vocabulary words on our Word Power worksheet.  

I. II

A.  laudatory 1.   withdrawal

B.  provident  2.  a museum guide or lecturer

C.   docent            3.  a feeling of forewarning 

D.  premonition     4.  containing or expressing praise

E.  errant              5.  empty

F.  revocation       6.  traveling; or erring

G.  vacuous          7.  pertaining to the voice

H.  station             8.  a stopping place

I.  advise              9.  showing foresight for the future

J.  vocal             10.   to offer an opinion or suggestion 

ANSWERS:  

A.  4  (laudo)     

 B.  9 (video) 

   

 C.  2 (doceo)  

 D.  3  (moneo)   

E.  6. (erro)  

 F.  1. (voco) 

 G.  5 (vaco)   

H.  8  (sto)   

I.  10 (video)    

J.  7  (voco)

Homework Assignment I

Chapter 1, Wheelock's Latin (Sixth Edition Revised), pp. 5-7.  Learn the vocabulary on the list.  Do the exercises (below the vocabulary).   Be sure to bring your exercises to class:  I am your human key.  If you have any questions, leave a comment or e-mail me.  We will go over EVERYTHING in class.

VOCABULARY LIST

me: me, myself 

quid:  what

nihil:  nothing

non:  not

saepe:  often

si:  if

amo, amare, amavi, amatum:  to love, like; amabo te (idiom), please (literally, I will love you)

cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatum:  to think, ponder, consider, plan

debeo, debere, debui, debitum:  to owe; ought, must

do, dare, dedi, datum:  to give, offer

erro, errare, erravi, erratum:  to wander; err, go astray, make a mistake

laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatum:  to praise

moneo, monere, monui, monitum:  to warn, advise, remind

salveo, salvere, to be well; to be in good health; salve, salvete, hello, greetings.

servo, servare, servavi, servatum:  to preserve, save, keep, guard

conservo, conservare, conservavi, conservatum - a stronger form of servo:   to preserve, conserve, maintain

terreo, terrere, terrui, territum:  to frighten, terrify

valeo, valere, valui, valiturum:  to be strong, have power, be well;   vale, valete, good-bye, farewell.

video, videre, vidi, visum:  to see; observe, understand

voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatum:  to call, summon

Exercises:  These sententiae - sentences - are based on ancient Roman originals.

1.  Labor me vocat.  (labor = work, labor)

 2.  Mone me, amabo te, si erro.

 3.  Festina lente.  (a saying of Augustus. - festino, festinare, to make haste, hurry; lente, slowly)

4.  Laudas me; culpant me.  (culpo, culpare, to blame, censure)

 

5.  Saepe peccamus.  (pecco, peccare, to sin)

6.  Quid debemus cogitare?

7.  Conservate me!

8.  Rumor volat.  (volo, volare, to fly)

9.  Me non amat.

  

10.  Nihil me terret.

  

11.  Apollo me saepe servat.

 12.   Salvete! - quid videtis?  Nihil videmus.

 

13.  Sape nihil cogitas.

 

14.  Bis das, si cito das.  (bis, twice.  cito, quickly.  What do you suppose this proverb means?)

 

15.  Si vales, valeo.  (A friendly sentiment with which Romans often commenced a letter.)

 16.  What does he see?

  

17.  They are giving nothing.

18.    You ought not to praise me.

 

19.  If I err, he often warns me.

 

20.  If you love me, save me, please!

Self-Quiz, Chapter 1, Wheelock

Choose the correct answer.  The answer key is below.

1.  The second person plural present indicative of moneo is: 

 (a)  mones  (b)  moneo  (c) monetis  (d)  monemus

2.  The first person plural present of valeo is:  

 (a)  valemus   (b)  valetis  (c)  valent   (d)  valet

3.  The third person plural present  of erro is:  

 (a)  erro   (b)  erramus   (c)  erratis   (d)  errant

4.  The second person singular present of do (give) is:  

 (a)  das (b)  dat  (c)  damus (d)  datis

5.  The third person plural present of conservo is:  

 (a)  conservat   (b)  conservant (c)  conservo  (d)  conservatis

6.  The third person singular present of debeo is: 

 (a)  debet   (b)  debetis   (c)  debent   (d)  debes

7.  The first person singular present of voco is: 

 (a)  vocas   (b)  voco   (c)  vocat

(d)  vocant

8.  The singular imperative of "praise"  is: 

 (a)  ama  (b)  laudate   (c)   amamus  (d)  lauda 

9.  The 3rd person plural present of  "see" is:

  (a)  video   (b)  vales  (c)  vident   (d)  valet   

10.  The second person singular present of "praise" is: 

 (a)  laudo   (b)  laudas  (c)  servo   (d)  servant

ANSWERS:  

1.  c;  2.  a;  3.  d;  4.  a;  5.  b;  6.  a;  7.  b;  8.  d; 9.  c; 10.  b.