Catullus 64 1-40 Translation Test

Peliaco once descended from the clear whirlpool declared Neptune of the sea during a flood to Phasodos to the wave and the end of Aeetaos, when the young chosen, Gaius Argiuae gave his strength to the people, they gilded the chosen skin turned away from Colchis to be prepared in a shallow place salted and set in a hurry for the ship, The sea was swept clean of wood and the palm made smooth. The divine goddess who observed into the greatest the City and protected herself made smooth flying about the priest and chariot, bent the pines together weaving the ship. That rough course wet the first Amphitriten, which at the same time cut the windy curved bow and turned the sea and rowing the waves and foam turned gray, they admired as it emerged from the sea the gleaming face of the whirlpool the monster of the sea Nereides. That, and another, They looked at the shining sea with mortal eyes the striped bodies of nymphs nursing existing as far out of the whirlpool aged. Then Thetis Peleus set fire and took his love, then Thetis the man did not distain marriage, Then the father of Thetis married Peleus to Thetis feel. O none optione the scared time of sailors and heroes, be well, good gods! O good mother of the family, be well for him, be well for good! This often, my song compels. And you examine the tedious luck abounding, Thetis height Peleus, which Jupiter now, then himself divine parent concealed love, which Thetis take the beautiful Nereine? Give up your Hold of the Tethys made to granddaughters, and the ocean, the whole sea which surrounds the world? Which one final option fears the coming light, the god who frequently went to Thessalioia, fill to gladden society: they made the first, they declared the glory of virtue. The deserted Ciero, lingering at the temple of Pthiotica Crannon and the home of Larisaea, spoke with Pharsalum, for Pharsalum frequented the place. The country had no honor, the bull’s neck became soft, no human had cleaned out the vines with a hoe, no bull had torn up the soil,