Orpheus & Eurydice Trivia
this skill allows Orpheus to enter the Underworld and convince the gods to give him his wife back
Quid est... music/lyre?
Orpheus Eurydicem amat.
Quid est... a picture of 'Orpheus loves Eurydice'?
meaning of: dens, dentis, m.
Quid est... tooth?
the translation of 'arripit'
(arripio, arripere, arrepi, arreptus to grasp)
Quid est... 'he/she/it grasps'?
the term in comedy for a character whose only motivation is to get and eat food
Quid est... parasite/parasitus?
this creature caused Eurydice to die
Quid est... snake/serpens?
Sisyphus in suo saxo sedit.
Quid est... a picture of 'Sisyphus sat on his boulder'?
Quid est... voice?
the translation of 'carpitur'
(carpo, carpere, carpsi, carptus to travel)
Quid est... 'he/she/it is traveled'?
an example of alliteration (in English or Latin)
Orpheus' mother was this type of goddess
Quid est... a muse?
Hymenaeus Orphea voce vocatur.
Quid est... a picture of 'Hymenaeus is called by Orpheus' voice'?
lacrimosus -a -um
Quid est... tearful?
the translation of 'afuerant'
(absum, abesse, afui, afuturus to be away)
Quid est... 'they had been away'?
these are thrown by/at the couple during a Roman wedding ceremony
this group was responsible for Orpheus' death, after he returned from the Underworld
Quid est... Maenads/Bacchants?
Deus felix omen non fert.
Quid est... a picture of 'the god does not bring a lucky omen'?
Quid est... highest?
the SPECIFIC translation of 'revoluta est'
(revolvo, revolvere, revolvi, revolutus to return)
Quid est... 'she was returned'?
this philosopher was known for his letters promoting stoicism, as well as his very gory tragedies (like the one about the house of Atreus)
Quis est... Seneca?
in addition to his doomed romance with Eurydice, Orpheus is known for traveling with this famous group of heroes
Quid est... the Argonauts?
Flexit amans oculos, sed altera amans relapsa est.
Quid est... a picture of 'the lover turned his eyes, but the other lover was returned'?
meaning of: bracchium -i, n.
Quid est... arm?
the translation of 'flexit'
(flecto, flectere, flexi, flexus to turn)
Quid est... 'he/she/it turned'?
these two authors are the most famous for writing Roman comedies
(all or nothing)
Quis est... Plautus & Terence?