At māter sonitum thalamō sub flūminis altī

sēnsit. Eam circum Mīlēsia vellera Nymphae

carpēbant hyalī saturō fūcāta colōre,335

Drȳmōque Xanthōque Ligēaque Phyllodocēque,

caesariem effūsae nitidam per candida colla,

Nēsaeē Spīōque Thalīaque Cȳmodocēque,

Cȳdippē et flāva Lycōrias, altera virgō,

altera tum prīmōs Lūcīnae experta labōrēs,340

Clīōque et Beroē soror, Ōceanītides ambae,

ambae aurō, pictīs incīnctae pellibus ambae,

atque Ephyrē atque Ōpis et Āsia Dēiopēa

et tandem positīs vēlōx Arethūsa sagittīs.

    sonitus –ūs m.: sound, noise

    thalamus –ī m.: bedchamber

    circum: around (+ acc.)

    Mīlēsius –a –um: Milesian, pertaining to Miletus (city)

    vellus –eris n.: fleece, wool

    nympha –ae (nymphē –ēs) f.: nymph

    carpō carpere carpsī carptus: pluck, seize335

    hyalus –ī m.: glass

    satur –a –um: full, deep, rich

    fūcō fūcāre fūcāvī fūcātus: color, paint, dye

    Drȳmō –ūs f.: Drymo (sea nymph)

    Xanthō –ūs f.: Xantho (sea nymph)

    Ligēa –ae f.: Ligea (sea nymph)

    Phyllodoce –ēs f.: Phyllodoce (sea nymph)

    caesariēs –eī f.: lock of hair, hair of the head

    nitidus –a –um: shining, glittering

    collum collī n.: neck

    Nēsaeē –ēs f.: Nesaee (sea nymph)

    Spīō –ūs f.: Spio (sea nymph)

    Thalīa –ae f.: Thalia (sea nymph)

    Cȳmodocē –ēs f.: Cymodoce (sea nymph)

    Cȳdippē Cȳdippēs f.: Cydippe (sea nymph)

    flāvus –a –um: golden, yellow, blonde

    Lycōrias –adis f.: Lycorias (sea nymph)

    Lūcīna –ae f.: Lucina, goddess of childbirth340

    Cliō –ūs f.: Clio (sea nymph)

    Beroē –ēs f.: Beroe (sea nymph)

    Ōceanītis –idis f.: daughter of Ocean

    ambō ambae ambō: both

    ambō ambae ambō: both

    pīctus –a –um: embroidered

    incingō –ere –cīnxī –cīnctus: gird on, encircle, clothe

    pellis pellis f.: skin, hide

    ambō ambae ambō: both

    Ephyra –ae f.: Ephyre (sea nymph)

    Ōpis –is f.: Opis (sea nymph)

    Āsius –a –um: of Asia, Asian

    Dēiopēa –ae f.: Deiopea (sea nymph)

    vēlōx –ōcis: fast, swift

    Arethūsa –ae f.: Arethusa (sea nymph)

    sagitta sagittae f.: arrow

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