VERBS
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ponit
from the verb pono, ponere "to put"
Quid est "he/she/it puts"?
Vulcanus cistam portat.
Quid est "Vulcanus carries a trunk"?
The name of the three-headed creature who guards the entrance to the underworld.
Quid est "Cerberus"?
When a person died in Ancient Rome, the family would destroy all images of them to prevent their returning to haunt their relatives.
(V/F)
Quid est "falsum"?
Romans actually made masks (imagines) of their ancestors to display in their homes.
This Latin 1 verb gives us the English word "terrifying."
**try your best with spelling**
Quid est "terret/terreo"?
ponimus
from the verb pono, ponere "to put"
Quid est "we put" or "we are putting"?
Deī in Monte Olympo laborant.
Quid est "the gods work on Mount Olympus"?
Persephone/Proserpina ate this when she was kidnapped to the Underworld.
DOUBLE POINTS for the amount
Quid est "pomegranate"?
DOUBLE POINTS: 3 seeds or 6 seeds
There was a certain group of Roman women who could be hired to mourn at a wealthy person's funeral.
(V/F)
Quid est "verum"?
This Latin 1 word gives us the English word "cauldron."
Quid est "calidus"?
ponere
from the verb pono, ponere "to put"
Quid est "to put"?
Mars et Vulcanus tunicas gerere solent.
Quid est "Mars and Vulcanus are accustomed to wear tunics"?
This man was cursed to never satisfy his hunger or thirst.
Quid est "Tantalus"?
The earliest Egyptian mummies were preserved thousands of years before Rome existed.
(V/F)
Quid est "verum"?
In the English word "supernatural," "super" means this in Latin.
Quid est "above/over"?
noli ponere
from the verb pono, ponere "to put"
Quid est "don't put!"?
Vulcane, te non amamus.
Quid est "Vulcanus, we don't like/love you"?
This is the region of the Underworld where average spirits spend their life (i.e. not great or terrible people).
Quid est "Fields of Asphodel"?
The origins of Halloween go back to Samhain, a Roman harvest festival celebrated on October 31st to honor the goddess Pomona.
(V/F)
Quid est "falsum"?
The Romans did have a harvest festival for Pomona, but Samhain is Celtic.
This explains why October comes from the Latin word "octo" but it is the 10th month in the current calendar.
Quid est "Augustus Caesar added July and August"?
pone
from the verb pono, ponere "to put"
Quid est "put!"?
Vulcanum Iuno iubet pavones in cistam ponere.
Quid est "Iuno orders Vulcanus to put peacocks in a trunk"?
Both names of the brothers who spend half of their time in the Underworld and half of their time on Mt. Olympus.
Quid est "Castor and Pollux"?
When Julius Caesar's daughter Julia died, he spent a huge amount of money on public gladiatorial games for her funeral.
(V/F)
Quid est "verum"?
This is the Latin word, meaning, and explanation for the English derivative 'sinister'.
Quid est "sinistra means left and was considered a bad omen"?