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Fifth Labor of HerculesCleaning 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, stabulī, 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

+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

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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

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Sixth Labor of HerculesHercules drives away the Stymphalian Birds

+Questions

What was Hercules ordered to do as the 6th 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

+7th 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 1450-1400 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