4 Perseus Gets his Outfit (primer)
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ubi audivit haec, Perseus discessit ex insula,
When he heard these things Perseus departed from the island,
et postquam venit ad continentem, quaesivit Medusam.
and after he came to the mainland, he searched for Medusa.
Diu quaerebat frustra;
For a long time he was searching in vain;
namque ignorabat naturam loci.
for he did not know the nature of the place.
Tandem Apollo et Minerva demonstraverunt viam.
Finally Apollo and Minerva showed < him> the way. Primum pervenit ad Graeas, sorores Medusae.
Firstly he came to the Graeae, sisters of Medusa.
Ab his accepit talaria et magicam galeam.
From these he received sandals and a magic helmet.
autem Apollo et Minerva dederunt falcem et speculum.
Then Apollo and Minerva gave a scythe and a mirror.
Postquam induit talaria pedibus, tum ascendit in aera.
After he put on the sandals to his feet, then he rose up into the air.
diu volabat per aera;
For a long time he flew through the air;
tandem tamen venit ad eum locum ubi Medusa habitabat
at last however he came to that place where Medusa lived
cum ceteris Gorgonibus.
with the rest of the Gorgons.
autem Gorgones erant monstra horribili specie;
Now Gorgons were monsters with horrible appearance;
enim capita earum omnino erant contecta anguibus.
for the heads of them completely were covered with snakes.
etiam manus erant factae ex aere.
Also their hands were made out of bronze