Translation Test

Part I

The poet Ovid tells the tale of the goddess Latona and the woman Niobe. Niobe, the queen of Thebes, is arrogant. She is arrogant because she has seven sons and seven daughters. Her children’s friends praise them. “The cause of my arrogance is not the power of my friends and family, but the fame of my children.”

However, the goddess Latona had famous children. Her son is the god Apollo and her daughter is the goddess Diana.

Manto is a wise woman in the town of Thebes. Manto has much wisdom. She walked to into the town and advised the women: “Give gifts to Latona and therefore give gifts to her children, Phoebe and Diana. Latona is the goddess of women.” However the woman of Thebes went to the ornate temple, and gave gifts to the goddess of frankincense and burning incense.

Then Niobe arrogantly went to the women with her children. With proud eyes she turned to them, the women of Thebes and proclaimed: “What does Latona say? No one says me. I am the famous daughter. I am queen of the king Cadmus. Pulchra sum, the dignified goddess. But the greatest of all, I have seven pure sons and seven daughters. Rogate none cause my arrogance. Cur Latona my praestat? Latona only has one son and one daughter. My fortune gave me seven of each. Woman, hear me, not Latona. Give me gifts, not Latona.”

Therefore, the women of Thebes gave the queen arrogance. They didn’t give Latona.

Part II

The goddess Latona was very angry. Her children, Phoebe and Diana told her the long story of the arrogant woman. The mother said to them: “The people are not honoring me in the temple. The people are not of the temple. Oh Phoebe and Diana, free me, iuvate me!”

Then Phoebe said: “Enough!