+ Fifth Labor of Hercules Cleaning Up the Augean Stables
+ Warm-Up Decline the following noun in the singular and plural with meanings. But first, you should remember to do a few things: 1. Determine the declension. We find this with the genitive ending. 2. Figure out what the root is by removing the genitive ending. 3. Fill in the endings and translate. stabulum, stabul ī, n. “standing place, stall”
+ Questions to Consider… Were you ever given a monumental task and only given a small amount of time to complete it? What was it? How did you manage to complete it? Did you need any help?
+ Elis Kingdom of Augeas Greece
+ Words to Master
+ The Ablative Case
+ ā/ab: away from, from, by cum: with, together with dē: down from, from; about, concerning ē/ex: out of, from in: in, on prō: for, in behalf of; in front of; in defense of sine: without sub: under; at the foot of Prepositions with the Ablative Case
+ Tubā signum dedit. He gave the signal with a trumpet. Ablative of Means/ Instrument
+ Ablative of Manner Cum cūrā id scripsit. He wrote it with care. The ablative of manner maybe expressed without a preposition when the noun is modified. Summā celeritāte fugit. He fled with very great speed.
+ Ablative of Personal Agent Ab amīcō id scrīptum est. It was written by his friend. Ablative of Personal Agent is normally used with the passive voice.
+ Ablative of Time Eō tempore sīgnum dedit. He gave the signal at that time. Ūnā hōrā sīgnum dedit. He gave the signal within an hour.
+ Ablative of Comparison Validior frātre erat. He was stronger than his brother.
+ Fifth Labor: Cleaning Up the Augean Stables
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+ Adverbs
+ Review Helps
+ Sixth Labor of Hercules Hercules drives away the Stymphalian Birds
+ Questions What was Hercules ordered to do as the 6 th Labor? How did Athena help him? How did Hercules drive away the birds? How did the Greek traveler and geographer Pausanias describe the Stymphalian birds?
+ Conjunctions: Coordinate
+ Conjunctions: Subordinate
+ 7 th Labor: The Cretan Bull What was bull-leaping? What did Minos have to do in order to prove his claim to the throne? What did Poseidon send him to sacrifice? Why didn’t Minos sacrifice the bull Poseidon gave him? What did he do instead? What did Poseidon do in revenge? What did Pasiphae give birth to? What did this monster look like? Who eventually conquered it? Who conquered the Cretan bull (minotaur’s father)?
+ Bull-Leaping Fresco from Palace of Knossos, Crete BCE
+ Seventh Labor of Hercules
+ The Dative Case
+ Dative with Transitive Verbs Give dō, dāre, dedī, datum “give” Tell narrō, narrāre, narrāvī, narrātum “tell” Show demonstrō, demonstrāre, demonstrāvī, demonstrātum “show”
+ Dative with Intransitive Verbs
+ Dative with Compound Verbs Often verbs with prefixes of ob- and prae- praesum: be in charge/control/head (of), be present (at), take the lead (in) praeficio: put in charge, place in command occurro: come to mind, occur, oppose, resist, run to meet
+ Dative with Special Adjectives friendly to: amicus, amica, amicum unfriendly to: inimicus, inimica, inimicum similar to: similis, similis, simile dissimilar to: dissimilis, dissimilis, dissimile equal to: aequus, aequa, aequum suitable for: idoneus, idonea, idoneum near to: proximus, proxima, proximum dear to: carus, cara, carum pleasing to: gratus, grata, gratum
+ Personal Pronouns