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Elementary Latin I
(LATIN 131)

Professor Ortwin Knorr
Classical Studies Program

 Email: oknorr@willamette.edu
Phone: x6029
Mailbox: 107 Eaton
Office Hours: W 11:30-12:30 pm
and by appointment, 306 Eaton

Answer Key to the Exercise GVE p. 150

Reading Exercise/Test Exercise:

Mercury, the most astute of the gods, comes with his father to the city (of) Thebes because the latter [is = the one mentioned!!] loves a most beautiful woman, the wife of the leader of the Theban legions. Although this woman is married, Juppiter nevertheless wants to sleep with her an entire night. In these things, as we see, the gods can be freer than humans because they have the greatest power and they never suffer death. Alcumena, however, loves (her) husband very much. Therefore, Juppiter brings Mercury with himself since the latter knows the most tricks and the best ruses. Mercury, therefore, made himself similar to Sosia, the slave of Amphitruo; Juppiter, however, made himself very similar to Amphitruo. In this manner, the gods entered the house of Amphitruo. Juppiter, the king of men and gods, secretely made love to Alcumena for an entire night and made her pregnant. More precisely, he made her more pregnant because Amphitruo made her pregnant too in this night when he left for the war. Now, the greatest god has made the night longer, because he loves Alcumena very much, and has placed Mercury before the house. Soon, Sosia will approach the house and will try to enter; Mercury will drive him away from the house.