Lesson 5.9 Ovid

ICARUS FALLING

et iam Iunonia Samos erat laeva parte, Lebinthos et Calymne (fecunda melle) erat dextra. Delos et Paros fuerant relictae. Puer coepit gaudere audaci volatu. Deseruit ducem. Tractus cupidine caeli, egit iter altius.

puer – the boy

coepit – began

gaudere – to take pleasure

audaci volatu – in the audacious flight

deseruit – he deserted

ducem – the leader

tractus – pulled

cupidine – by greed

caeli – of the sky

egit – he drove

iter – the path

altius – higher

Simply putting these in order gives us a workable translation of the prose version. Master that first, and then trace your way through the poetry.