Meaning of Vergiliae | Babel Free
Definitions
Pleiades, the Seven Sisters
declension-1, feminine, plural
Equivalents
English
Pleiades
Examples
“Ad pedes Andromedae Perseus describitur, / 'quem summa ab regione aquilonis flamina pulsant.' / Cuius / propter laeum genum / 'Vergilias tenui cum luce videbis. / Inde Fides leviter posita et convexa videtur.'”
At the feet of Andromeda is the figure of Perseus; "him in the topmost quarter of the sky the blasts of the north wind buffet". By his left knee "you will see the faint light of the Pleiades. The Lyre is placed next, and in aspect is slightly arched."
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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