Ego, Polyphemus

“Ego sum Polyphemus”

Polyphemus the Cyclops’ life is pretty simple: he looks after his sheep, hangs out in his cave, writes (horrible) poetry, and eats his homemade cheese...until one day a ship arrives on his peaceful island, bringing with it invaders and turning his world upside down. This novella, based on the works of Vergil and Ovid, is suitable for all beginning readers of Latin.

Included in the novella are: 4 lines of hendecasyllabic poetry from the Roman poet Catullus, 3 lines of original dactylic hexameter poetry (modeled after Ovid), footnotes providing the meaning of difficult or unusual words or phrases when they first appear, and a full Latin to English glossary.

Level: C
ERF Scale: Beginner Mid
Total Words: 2114
Word Forms: 379
Headwords: 179

Storybase Books publishes books that help beginners learn Latin and Greek by reading. Our novellas use limited vocabulary to tell engaging stories that are accessible to novice- and intermediate-level readers. Meanings for many words are provided in footnotes, and a full index of all words, word forms, and phrases is included in each novella. Readers can thus read each novella on their own, with others, or with a class.