Sunday, February 17, 2013

Fabulae Syrae XXVII Summary

Summary: 

In this story, Minos is the king of Crete, an island off of Greece. He is very rich and has many slaves. He prays to Neptune that he wants a beautiful island to rule. He got Crete. He sacrifices a slave of his to accomplish this task. Neptune is mad with him however. On the other hand, Minos creates a statue of Hercules. 

Latona is a goddess who eventually gives birth to two of the major deities; Apollo and Diana. Latona had to find a place to give birth to them that was not attached to the Earth. Frogs end up meeting the two infants. 

Phrixus and Helle are twin brother and sister. They were sentenced to be sacrificed, but were saved by a golden ram. As a result, they are saved. 

Comatas is a farmer who sacrificed sheep in honor of the Muses. When Comatas was jailed, the muses ended up saving him. 

In this story, Coronis, a lover of Apollo, has an affair with someone else. When Apollo finds out, he gets so angry that he put a curse of all white crows to become black. He then punishes Coronis by killing her. 

Grammar: 

  • Ablative of Instrument: used for the meaning "we are doing something with ____"
    • **"cum" is not used in this situation** 

Vocabulary: 
I found no new vocabulary while rereading this chapter.

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