Taenarius –a –um: of Tenarus, an entrance to the underworld
faux faucis f.: mouth; entrance
ōstium ōsti(ī) n.: door
Dīs –ītis m.: Dis, god of the underworld
cālīgō cālīgāre cālīgāvī cālīgātus: be dark
formīdō formīdinis f.: fear
lūcus lūcī m.: grove, wood
Mānēs –ium m.: Manes (name)
tremendus –a –um: dreadful, frightful
nescius –a –um: ignorant, unaware470
mān–suēscō –suēscere –suēvī –suētus: be softened
cantus –ūs m.: song
commoveō commovēre commōvī commōtus: stir up, agitate, move
Erebus –ī m.: Erebus
tenuis tenue: thin, insubstantial
simulācrum simulācrī n.: likeness
folium foli(ī) n.: leaf
Vesper –erī m.: Vesper, the Evening Star
hībernus –a –um: belonging to winter
imber imbris m.: storm, rain shower
dēfungor dēfungī dēfūnctus sum: finish, discharge, depart475
magnanimus –a –um: noble spirited, brave
hērōs –ōis m.: hero
innūptus –a –um: unmarried, unwed
rogus rogī m.: funeral pyre
iuvenis iuvenis m.: youth, young man
circum: around, adv.
līmus –ī m.: mud, slime
dēfōrmis dēfōrme: ugly
harundō –inis f.: reed, cane
Cōcȳtus –ī m.: Cocytus (river)
palūs –ūdis f.: marsh, swamp
inamābilis –e: hateful, repugnant
adligō adligāre adligāvī adligātus: tie to, bind to480
noviēs: nine times
Styx Stygis f.: Styx (river)
interfundō –ere –fūdī –fūsus: pour between, flow between
coerceō coercēre coercuī coercitus: enclose
stupeō –ēre –uī: be amazed
interior –ius: innermost, deepest
lētum letī n.: death
Tartarus (–os) –a –um: Tartarus
caeruleus –a –um: dark blue
implectō –plectere — –plexum: twist, braid, entwine
crīnis crīnis m.: hair
anguis anguis m./f.: snake
Eumenides –um f.: the Eumenides, the Furies
inhiō inhiāre inhiāvī inhiātus: gape, open wide
Cerberus –ī m.: Cerberus
Ixīonius –a –um: belonging to Ixion
rota rotae f.: wheel
ēvādō ēvādere ēvāsī ēvāsus: evade485
Eurydicē –ēs f.: Eurydice, Orpheus's wife
pōne: behind, at the back
namque: for in fact
Prōserpina –ae f.: Proserpina, godess of the underworld
subitus –a –um: unexpected, sudden
incautus –a –um: heedless, unguarded
dēmentia –ae f.: madness, insanity
amāns –antis: lover
īgnōscō īgnōscere īgnōvī īgnōtus: pardon, forgive
īgnōscō īgnōscere īgnōvī īgnōtus: pardon, forgive
Mānēs –ium m.: Manes
resistō resistere restitī: pause, stop, stand still490
Eurydicē –ēs f.: Eurydice, Orpheus's wife
immemor –oris: forgetful, unmindful, reckless
heu: alas!, oh!
immītis –e: harsh, savage
tyrannus tyrannī m.: tyrant
foedus foederis n.: contract, treaty
ter: three times
fragor –ōris m.: crash, roar, thunder
stagnum stagnī n.: pond, pool, lake, fen
Avernus –ī m.: Avernus (lake)
