183 Daedalus, -i legendary craftsman who built the labyrinth for King Minos of Crete. Crete, Cretes island in the Aegean sea, where myth of the Minotaur takes place. perodi, perodisse, perosus to hate greatly. perfect passive participle is present and active in meaning. 184 exilium, -i exile. Daedalus was exiled to Crete for killing his nephew who was more talented than he. 185 licet althoughspecially with subjunctive use (adversative) of obstruat. 186 illac by that route. 187 possideat supply licet. Minos fabled king of Crete. 191 clivus, -i slope. rusticus, -a, -um rural. quondam from ancient times (LaFleur). 192 avena, -ae stalk (hollow). fistula, -ae syrinx (shepherd's pan pipe). 193 linum, -i string. medias...imas supply pennas. alligo (1) to tie, fasten. 194 curvamen, curvaminis curvature. 195 imitor (1) to imitate, resemble. deponent. Icarus, -i son of Daedalus. 196 pericla = pericula. 197 renideo, renidere to shine, gleam. quas antecedent follows. vagus, -a, -umwandering. modo...modo at one time...at another time. 198 flavus, -a, -um yellow, blonde. 199 mollibat = molliebat. lusus, -us playing, sport. 200 postquam...imposita est after the finishing touches were made (LaFleur). 201 opifex, opificis craftsman. libro (1) to poise, balance. ala, -ae wing. 203 instruo, instruere, instruxi, instructus to instruct. et = etiam. medio...limite abl. of route is used without a preposition. 205 celsus, -a, -um high, lofty. aduro, adurere, adussi, adustus to burn. 206 Bootes, Bootae, acc. Booten the constellation Boötes (also know as Arctophylax, "Bear Keeper"). 207 Helice, Helices, acc. Helicen the constellation Ursa Major. Orion, Orionis Orion (constellation of the legendary hunter). 210 senilis, -is, -e old man's, of the old man. 211 patrius, -a, -um father's, of the father. 213 ales, alitis large bird, fowl. 214 nidus, -i nest. 215 damnosas like pericla and the father's warnings foreshadows a dreadful conclusion (LaFleur). 218 stiva, -ae plow-handle. innixus modifies both nouns and governs both adjectives. 219 obstipesco, obstipescere, obstipuit to be stunned. carpere press on through (LaFleur). possent subjunctive in a relative causal clause: shows cause to indirect statement, and uses relative pronoun.
Cited: LaFleur, Richard A., Ovid, and Ovid. Love and Transformation: An Ovid Reader. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley, 1999. Print.