Question | Answer |
Tum Hector subito timet | then Hector is suddenly afraid |
tergum vertit et fugit | he turns his back and flees |
Achilēs celeriter currit | Achilles runs quickly |
sed eum capere nōn potest | but he cannot catch him |
ter circum mūrōs fugit Hector | three times Hector flees around the walls |
sed tandem resistit | but finally he stands still |
sē vertit et Achillem in pugnam vocat | he turns and calls Achilles to a fight |
ille prōcēdit et hastam in Hectorem conicit | he walks forward and hurls a spear at Hector |
sed Hector hastam vītat | but Hector avoids the spear |
deinde Hector hastam conicit | then Hector throws a spear |
et Achillis parmam percutit | and strikes the shield of Achilles |
sed Achillēs incolumis est | but Achilles is unharmed |
nam parma eum servat | for the shield saves him |
deinde Achillēs hastam summā vi conicit | then Achilles throws the spear with the greatest force |
volat hasta per auram et Hectorem trānsfīgit | the spear flies through the air and pierces Hector |
ille ad terram cadit mortuus | he falls to the ground dead |
accurrit Achillēs et dīrum facinus facit | Achilles runs up and does a terrible deed |
Hectorem mortuum ad currum alligat | he ties the dead Hector to his chariot |
et circum mūrōs trahit | and drags him around the walls |
pater et māter ē mūrīs spectant | his father and mother watch from the walls |
'ō Achillēs,' inquit, 'tandem ab īra dēsiste" | O Achilles, she says, at last let go of your anger |
"fīlium nōbīs redde" | return our son to us |
sed Achillēs eam nōn audit | but Achilles does not hear her |
Hectorem ad nāvēs trahit | he drags Hector to the ships |
et eum relinquit in terrā iacentem | and he leaves him lying on the ground |