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Quis est filius Daedali?
Icarus est filius Daedali
Quis est filia regis Minois?
Ariadna est filia regis Minois
dicit
he says
Quis machinam in formam vaccae facit?
Daedalus machinam in formam vaccae facit
Quis est pater Icari
Daedalus est pater Icari
Quis erat artifex (artisan/inventor) bonus?
Daedalus erat artifex bonus
or
Perdix erat artifex bonus
scribite
write (to more than one person)
Describe Ariadna's plan to help Theseus in his quest to kill the minotaur
She told him to tie a thread on himself and trail it behind him as he went so he could find his way out of the labyrinth without getting lost.
Ubi Minotaur habitat?
Minotaur in Creta habitat
Quis est nepos (nephew) Daedali?
Perdix est nepos Daedali
ianua
door
Quis Daedalo donum fabricandi (the gift of creating things) dat?
Minerva Daedalo donum fabricandi (the gift of creating things) dat?
Quis mirabiles machinas facit?
Daealus mirabiles machinas facit?
or
Perdix mirabiles machinas facit?
Quis est frater Ariadnae?
Minotaur est frater Ariadnae
a.m.
ante meridien (morning)
Quis serram (saw) invenit?
Perdix serram (saw) invenit
Quis habet caput tauri sed corpus humanum?
Minotaurus habet caput bubulum sed corpus humanum.
The Minotaur has a bull's head and a human body
Pasiphae is in love with a bull
rex
King
Qui erant vectigales (required to a tax to someone) Minoi?
Athenienses erant vectigales Minoi
The Athenians were people who had to pay takes (vectigales) to Minos