prōlēs prōlis f.: descendants
stirps stirps f.: stock, offspring
Arcadius –a –um: of Arcadia
memorandus –a –um: famous, remarkable
inventum –ī n.: invention
pandō pandere pandī passus: spread out, explain, disclose
iuvencus –ī m.: young bull
īnsincērus –a –um: corrupt, rotting285
apis apis f.: bee
cruor cruōris m.: blood, bloodshed
altē: aloft, on high; more fully
expediō expedīre expediī/expedīvī expedītus: explain, narrate
orīgō –inis f.: origin
Pellaeus –a –um: of or belonging to Pella
fortūnātus –a –um: fortunate, lucky, happy
Canōpus –ī m.: Canopus (town)
accolō –ere –coluī –cultus: dwell near
stāgnō stagnāre stagnāvī stagnātus: overflow, inundate (so as to form standing pools)
Nīlus –ī m.: Nile (river)
pīctus –a –um: painted, of many colors
circum: around (+ acc.)
phasēlus –ī m.: light boat
pharetrātus –a –um: wearing a quiver290
vīcīnia –ae f.: vicinity, nearness
Persis –idis: Persian
urgeō urgēre ursī: press, press upon
ruō ruere ruī rūtus: rush292
septem: seven
discurrō –ere –cucurrī –or currī –cursus: run apart, run in different directions
colōrātus –a –um: sunburnt293
dēvexus –a –um: declining, descending
Indus –a –um: belonging to India
viridis –e: green291
Aegyptos (–tus) –ī f.: Egypt (place)
fēcundō fēcundāre: fertilize
arēna (harēna) –ae f.: sand, silt