Read
the story below first and then do the translation.
Callisto was a nymph, daughter
of Lycaon, King of Arcadia. She was a follower of
goddess Artemis, and therefore, she must
have taken a vow of chastity. However, Zeus saw her and fell in love with her; to lure
her, he turned into Artemis and eventually took
advantage of her. Callisto bore a son, Arcas.
After this, she was turned into a bear, either by Zeus while trying to hide his misdeeds, by Hera out of jealousy, or by Artemis out of anger that she
broke her vow of chastity.
Not
content with Callisto's fate as a bear, Hera continued to work against her to get Artemis to think she was a normal
bear and slay her. Zeus came to the rescue turning her into the
constellation Arctos, the Great Bear, also known as Ursa Major. At Zeus' direction, Hermes saved Arcas from the womb
and took him to be raised by Maia. She was joined in the skies with her
son, who became the nearby constellation Arctophylax, the Little Bear,
also known as Ursa Minor. Continuing to hold a grudge, Hera persuaded Tethys and Oceanus to forbid Callisto from entering their
realm, the ocean. As a result, Callisto must perpetually circle
the Northern Star and never set over the horizon.
Note: The Latin text is
written in English word order (Subject/Verb/Object) which means that
word-by-word translation should result in the correct translation.
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LATIN
TEXT
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YOUR
TRANSLATION
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Callisto erat nympha et filia regis
Lycaonis Arcadiae.
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nympha erat assecula deae Artemis et virgo.
assecula, asseculae = attendant
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sed Zeus vidit eam et maxime cupiebat
Callistonem.
cupire = to desire
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Zeus itaque mutavit se ad Artemem et contupravit
nympham.
itaque = therefore se
= himself
contuprare = to defile
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Callisto peperit filium nomine Arcas.
parere = give birth to
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postea Callisto mutata est (passive
verb)ab invidiosa Hera in ursam.
invidiosus, -a, -um = jealous
ursa, ursae = bear
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Hera temptavit convincere Artemem ut ursam
agitaret et necaret.
temptare = to attempt ut
= so that
agitare = to hunt
necare = to kill
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Zeus tamen servavit Callistonem ubi mutavit
eam in constellationem nomine Arctos (notam quoque Ursa Maior).
tamen = however ubi =
when
notus, -a, -um = known as
quoque = also
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postea Arcas filius Callistonis, quem Hermes,
iussus (ordered)ab Iove, servaverat, mutatus est (passive verb)in
constellationem nomine Arctophyllax (notam quoque Ursa Minor).
quem = whom
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1. Use “Whitaker’s Words” as your online dictionary.
2. E-mail (William.browning@cobbk12.org) or Text (770.402.5285) your translation.
gratias tibi ago.
Magister Antonius
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