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Pēliacus –a –um: of Peleus; of Mt. Pelion

prognātus –a –um: born, produced

vertex verticis m.: whirlpool, whirlwind; top of the head; summit

pīnus –ūs or –ī f.: pine tree

liquidus –a –um: liquid, fluid; clear, unclouded

Neptūnus –ī m.: Neptune or Poseidon, god of the sea; the sea

nō nāre nāvī: swim; float, sail

Phāsis –idos m.: a river in Colchis, flowing into the eastern end of the Black Sea; city at the mouth of Phasis R.; by metonymy, Colchis

Aeēteus –a –um: of Aeëtes, king of Colchis and father of Medea

lēctus –a –um: chosen, choice, picked

Argus (Argīvus or Argeus or Argius) –a –um: Argive; by metonymy, Greek

rōbur rōboris n.: an oak tree, oak; the strongest element of anything

pūbēs –is f.: the adult male population; manpower

aurō aurāre: gilded; golden

Colchus –a –um: Colchis, the country of King Aeëtes, his daughter Medea, and the Golden Fleece, located at the eastern end of the Black Sea south of the Caucasus Mts. 5

āvertō avertere avertī aversus: divert; remove, steal

pellis pellis f.: pelt, skin, hide, fleece

vadum –ī n.: a shallow piece of water, shoal; (pl.) the waters of the sea

salsus –a –um: salty, briny; witty, clever

dēcurrō –ere –cucurrī (currī) –cursus: run down; travel over

puppis puppis f.: the stern or poop of a boat; by metonymy, boat, ship

caerulus (caeruleus) –a –um: sea-blue

verrō verrere verrī versum: sweep

abiēgnus –a –um: made of silver fir; poet., wooden

palma palmae f.: the front of the hand; the palm or palm leaf; the palm of victory; an oar

dīva –ae f.: goddess; any female immortal, e.g., the sea nymph Thetis

volitō volitāre volitāvī volitātus: fly about; move about rapidly; dart swiftly

flāmen –inis n.: a blast or gust of wind; wind, breeze

pīneus –a –um: of pinewood 10

coniungō coniungere coniūnxī coniūnctus: join together; associate

īnflectō –ere –flexī –flexus: bend

texō –ere –texuī –textus: weave

carīna –ae f. : keel, hull; by metonymy, ship

rudis –e : still in its natural state; inexperienced, untried

imbuō –ere –uī –ūtus: drench, steep; dip or wet for the first time; inaugurate, give first experience

Amphitrītē –ēs f.: wife of Neptune; the sea

rōstrum rōstrī n.: the snout or muzzle of an animal; the beak of a bird or ship

ventōsus –a –um: windy

proscindō –scindere –scidī –scissum: plow

torqueō torquēre torsī tortum: twist, whirl, spin in an eddy

rēmigium –iī n.: the action of rowing

spūma –ae f.: foam

incānescō –cānere –canuī —: become white or hoary

ēmergō –gere –sī –sum: come out of the water, emerge

fretum fretī n.: any place where the sea boils up; sea

candeō candēre –uī: shine, gleam, glisten, sparkle

gurges –itis m.: a swirling mass of water; sea

aequoreus –a –um: of the sea, maritime 15

mōnstrum mōnstrī n.: portent, prodigy, apparition; monster; a monstrous act, atrocity

Nērēīs –idis (–idos) f.: a Nereid, sea nymph born of Nereus and Doris

admīror admirārī admirātus sum: marvel or wonder at, admire

marīnus –a –um: of the sea, marine

nūdō nūdāre nūdāvī nūdātus: make naked, denude, bare

nympha –ae (nymphē –ēs) f.: a semidivine female nature spirit

nūtrīx nūtrīcis f.: nurse; breast

tenus: prep. w/ abl. or gen., up to, as far as

ex(s)tō ex(s)tāre ex(s)tāvī ex(s)tātus: stand out

cānus –a –um: white, whitened

Thetis –idis (–idos) f.: the Nereid Thetis, wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles

Pēleus (disyllabic) –eī acc. Pēlea voc. Pēleu: son of Aeacus, mortal spouse of Thetis, father of Achilles