Latin proper noun
Perseus
Perseus, Perseī m.
Perseus is a Latin proper noun. In the 6 analysed lines it was read in, it means “Perseus” (5 times) and “of Perseus” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from Perseus to the words it goes with.
Haec narrantur a poetis de Perseo.
These things are told by the poets concerning Perseus.
Perseo: object of the preposition de; the phrase goes with narrantur.
Perseus filius erat Iovis, maximi deorum;
Perseus was the son of Jupiter, the greatest of the gods.
Perseus: subject of erat.
Acrisius volebat Perseum nepotem suum necare;
Acrisius wanted to kill Perseus, his grandson;
Perseum: object of necare.
Comprehendit igitur Perseum adhuc infantem, et cum matre in arca lignea inclusit.
Therefore, he seized Perseus while still an infant, and shut him up with his mother in a wooden chest.
Perseum: object of Comprehendit.
Danae, Persei mater, magnopere territa est;
Danaë, Perseus' mother, was greatly terrified;
Persei: goes with mater (“of …”).
Perseus autem in sinu matris dormiebat.
Perseus, however, was sleeping in his mother's lap.
Perseus: subject of dormiebat.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Perseum | Accusative · Singular · Masculine | 2 |
| Perseus | Nominative · Singular · Masculine | 2 |
| Persei | Genitive · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
| Perseo | Ablative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to Perseus by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the accusativeThe Latin accusative marks the direct object and follows prepositions of motion such as ad and in. Uses and endings, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the nominativeThe Latin nominative names the subject of a verb, and whatever renames the subject after sum. How to spot it, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the genitiveThe Latin genitive ties one noun to another, where English says “of” or adds ’s. Its uses and endings, with real lines from the story of Perseus and Genesis.
- About the ablativeThe Latin ablative says by what, with what, from where and in what respect. Its main uses and endings, with real lines from Caesar, Genesis and Eutropius.