4.315–332

Mūsa –ae f.: Muse (god)

extundō –ere –tūdī –tūsus: beat out, hammer out

ingressus –ūs m.: entrance; beginning

experientia –ae f.: trial, experiment

pāstor pāstōris m.: shepherd

Aristaeus –ī m.: Aristaeus (god)

Pēnēius –a –um: Peneus River

Tempē indecl. n.: Tempe (valley)

apis apis f.: bee

exter extera exterum: outermost, outer

astō astāre astitī: stand near

multum multī n.: much320

adfor adfārī adfātus sum: speak to, address

Cȳrēnē –ēs f.: Cyrene (god)

gurges –itis m.: whirlpool, gulf, sea

īmus –a –um: deepest, depths

praeclārus –a –um: magnificent, celebrated

stirps stirps f.: race; family

perhibeō –ēre –uī –itus: maintain, assert

Thymbraeus –a –um: of Thymbra

Apollō –inis m.: Apollo (god)

invīsus –a –um: hated, hateful

ēn: look!326

frūx frūgis f.: fruit, produce

pecus pecudis f.: herd, flock

custōdia custōdiae f.: custody, protection

sollers sollertis: skilled, expert

tentō tentāre tentāvī tentātus: try

extundō –ere –tūdī –tūsus: beat out, force out, hammer out

ēruō ēruere ēruī ērutus: uproot, dig out

stabulum –ī n.: the hive330

messis –is f.: harvest

ūrō ūrere ussī ustus: burn

sata satōrum n.: crops, plants

vītis –is f.: vine, grapevine

mōlior mōlīrī mōlītus sum: work, set in motion

bipennis –e: axe with two edges

taedium –ī n.: weariness, tedium, disgust