PAPER
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Daedalus and Icarus, Met. 8.227-235
Ovid, Metamorphoses VIII.227-235: Daedalus et Icarus (pars
octava)
We will continue to read the story of Daedalus and Icarus, taken from Ovid’s
Metamorphoses. As we transition to PAPER 2, we will begin to consider new
material. After reading this story, you should be able:
1. Translate Latin accurately into idiomatic, sensible English
2. Use annotation methods to prepare texts for reading
3. Demonstrate understanding of morphology (endings), syntax (grammar), and
style.
4. Use a dictionary to look up unfamiliar words
STEP 1: PRE-READING
Directions:
Evaluate how well you remember what is going on by responding to the
prompts below.
Location, Location, Location
1. Where is Daedalus flying in relation to Icarus?
2. Where does Icarus begin to fly, relative to “the middle path”? What have the
immediate consequences been?
3. Where are Daedalus and Icarus geographically? List as many details as you can.
STEP 2: PRE-TRANSLATION AND POST-TRANSLATION QUESTIONS
Directions:
clauses
(1)
Use vertical lines (or brackets, when necessary) to mark where
begin and end.
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(2)
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On the next page, answer the questions in the left column before
translate; those in the right after you have.
227
nūdōs quatit ille lacertōs
228
rēmigiōque carēns nōn ūllās percipit aurās
229
ōraque caruleā patrium clāmantia nōmen
230
excipiuntur aquā, quae nōmen trāxit ab illō.
231
at pater ī nfēlix, nec iam pater, ‘Icare,’ dī xit,
232
‘Icare,’ dī xit, ‘ubi es? quā tē regiōne
requī ram?’
233
‘Icare’ dī cēbat: pennās aspexit in undī s,
234
dēvōvitve suās artēs, corpusque sepulcrō
235
condidit, et tellūs ā nōmine dicta* sepultī .
*dicta- ellipsis with a 4th principal part, assume est.
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QUESTIONS FOR BEFORE YOU TRANSLATE
QUESTIONS FOR AFTER YOU TRANSLATE
Which noun does nūdōs modify?
ille is a ____________ demonstrative adjective.
Explain the contextual significance of this nounadjective pair.
What/ whom does ille refer to?
228
The verb carēre is typically followed by a noun in the
____________ case.
rēmigiō marks a metaphor between two methods of
propulsion: oars and ____________.
229
Which noun does caeruleā modify?
What is the antecedent of quae?
clamāntia is a participle in the ____________ gender
and ____________ number, and it modifies the noun
____________.
illō is a ____________ demonstrative adjective.
230
What is the case of Icare?
What is the best translation of nec iam?
231
What is the case of quā?
What/ whom does illō refer to?
Which noun does quā modify?
232
What is the grammatical difference between dīxit and
dīcēbat?
What is Ovid emphasizing my switching from dīxit to
dīcēbat?
234
What gender is corpus?
What does suās artēs refer to, contextually?
What are ALL the possible cases of corpus?
235
What declension is tellūs?
sepultī is a ____________ adjective.
What is the GNC of tellūs?
What/ whom does sepultī refer to?
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STEP 3: TRANSLATION AND ANNOTATION
Directions:
passage.
Transmit your information from previous pages here. Then fully annotate the
227
nūdōs quatit ille lacertōs
228
rēmigiōque carēns nōn ūllās percipit aurās
229
ōraque caruleā patrium clāmantia nōmen
230
excipiuntur aquā, quae nōmen trāxit ab illō.
231
at pater ī nfēlix, nec iam pater, ‘Icare,’ dī xit,
232
‘Icare,’ dī xit, ‘ubi es? quā tē regiōne requī ram?’
233
‘Icare’ dī cēbat: pennās aspexit in undī s,
234
dēvōvitue suās artēs, corpusque sepulcrō
235
condidit, et tellūs ā nōmine dicta* sepultī .
*dicta- ellipsis with a 4th principal part, assume est.
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