Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 5
About the greatest action which the Athenians ever did, and which ought to have been most famous, but which, through the lapse of time and the destruction of the actors, has not come down to us."
Sobre a maior ação que os atenienses jamais realizaram, e que deveria ter sido a mais famosa, mas que, com o passar do tempo e o desaparecimento dos seus protagonistas, não chegou até nós."
"Tell us," said the other, "the whole story, and how and from whom Solon heard this veritable tradition."
"Conta-nos," disse o outro, "a história completa, e como e de quem Sólon ouviu esta tradição verdadeira."
He replied: "At the head of the Egyptian Delta, where the river Nile divides, there is a certain district which is called the district of Sais, and the great city of the district is also called Sais, and is the city from which Amasis the king was sprung.
Ele respondeu: "Na cabeceira do Delta Egípcio, onde o rio Nilo se divide, há um certo distrito que é chamado o distrito de Sais, e a grande cidade do distrito é também chamada Sais, e é a cidade de onde era oriundo o rei Amásis.
And the citizens have a deity who is their foundress: she is called in the Egyptian tongue Neith, which is asserted by them to be the same whom the Hellenes called Athene.
E os cidadãos têm uma divindade que é a sua fundadora: ela é chamada em língua egípcia de Neith, que eles afirmam ser a mesma que os helenos chamavam de Atena.
Now, the citizens of this city are great lovers of the Athenians, and say that they are in some way related to them.
Ora, os cidadãos desta cidade são grandes admiradores dos atenienses, e dizem que estão de alguma forma relacionados com eles.
Thither came Solon, who was received by them with great honor; and he asked the priests, who were most skilful in such matters, about antiquity, and made the discovery that neither he nor any other Hellene knew anything worth mentioning about the times of old.
Para lá foi Sólon, que foi recebido por eles com grande honra; e ele perguntou aos sacerdotes, que eram os mais versados em tais assuntos, sobre a antiguidade, e fez a descoberta de que nem ele nem nenhum outro heleno sabia nada digno de menção sobre os tempos antigos.
Vocabulary
- Sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about' or 'on top of'
- a
- Definite article 'the' (feminine singular)
- maior
- Greatest or largest; comparative of 'grande'
- ação
- Action or deed performed by someone
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- os
- Definite article 'the' (masculine plural)
- jamais
- Never or ever; used for strong negation or emphasis
- realizaram
- They accomplished or carried out a task
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses
- deveria
- Should or ought to; conditional of 'dever'
- ter
- To have; auxiliary or main infinitive verb
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser'; meaning 'been'
- mais
- More; adverb used in comparisons
- famosa
- Famous or well-known; feminine adjective
- mas
- Conjunction meaning 'but' introducing a contrast
- com
- Preposition meaning 'with' indicating accompaniment
- o
- Definite article 'the' (masculine singular)
- passar
- To pass or go by; often used with time
- do
- Contraction of 'de' and 'o' meaning 'of the'
- tempo
- Time or weather; common noun in Portuguese
- desaparecimento
- Disappearance; the act of vanishing from existence
- dos
- Contraction of 'de' and 'os' meaning 'of the'
- seus
- Their or his/her; possessive pronoun plural form
- protagonistas
- Main characters or leading figures in a story
- não
- No or not; basic negation word in Portuguese
- chegou
- Arrived or reached; third person singular past tense
- até
- Until or up to; preposition indicating a limit
- nós
- Us or we; first person plural pronoun
- Conta-nos
- Tell us; imperative form of 'contar' with pronoun
- disse
- Said; third person singular past tense of 'dizer'
- outro
- Another or other; adjective indicating a different one
- história
- Story or history; narrative of events
- completa
- Complete or full; feminine adjective describing entirety
- como
- How or as; conjunction or adverb of manner
- de
- Of or from; very common Portuguese preposition
- quem
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun for persons
- ouviu
- Heard; third person singular past tense of 'ouvir'
- esta
- This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- tradição
- Tradition; belief or custom passed down through generations
- verdadeira
- True or genuine; feminine form of 'verdadeiro'
- Ele
- He; third person singular masculine subject pronoun
- respondeu
- Answered or replied; past tense of 'responder'
- Na
- Contraction of 'em' and 'a' meaning 'in the'
- cabeceira
- Head or headwaters; top end of a region or bed
- Delta
- Delta; triangular mouth of a river at sea
- Egípcio
- Egyptian; relating to Egypt or its people
- onde
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- rio
- River; natural flowing body of fresh water
- se
- Reflexive pronoun 'itself/themselves' or 'if'
- divide
- Divides or splits; third person singular present tense
- há
- There is/are; existential form of 'haver'
- um
- A or an; indefinite article masculine singular
- certo
- Certain or sure; adjective meaning a particular one
- distrito
- District; administrative subdivision of a region or country
- é
- Is; third person singular present tense of 'ser'
- chamado
- Called or named; past participle of 'chamar'
- grande
- Large or great; adjective describing size or importance
- cidade
- City; large urban settlement of people
- também
- Also or too; adverb adding to a previous statement
- chamada
- Called or named; feminine past participle of 'chamar'
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of 'ser'
- oriundo
- Originating from; adjective meaning native or coming from
- rei
- King; male monarch ruling over a kingdom
- E
- And; conjunction connecting sentences or clauses
- cidadãos
- Citizens; members of a city or state community
- têm
- Have; third person plural present tense of 'ter'
- uma
- A or an; indefinite article feminine singular
- divindade
- Deity or divinity; a divine being or godhood
- sua
- Their or her; possessive adjective feminine singular
- fundadora
- Founder; feminine noun for one who establishes something
- ela
- She or her; third person singular feminine pronoun
- em
- In or at; very common Portuguese preposition of place
- língua
- Language or tongue; means of verbal communication
- egípcia
- Egyptian; feminine adjective referring to Egypt
- eles
- They; third person plural masculine subject pronoun
- afirmam
- Affirm or claim; third person plural of 'afirmar'
- ser
- To be; fundamental infinitive verb indicating identity
- mesma
- Same; feminine adjective meaning identical or equal
- chamavam
- Used to call; imperfect past tense of 'chamar'
- Ora
- Now or well; discourse marker introducing a new point
- desta
- Of this; contraction of 'de' and 'esta'
- são
- Are; third person plural present tense of 'ser'
- grandes
- Great or large; plural adjective indicating size or importance
- admiradores
- Admirers; people who greatly appreciate something or someone
- dizem
- Say or tell; third person plural present of 'dizer'
- estão
- Are; third person plural present tense of 'estar'
- alguma
- Some or any; feminine indefinite adjective or pronoun
- forma
- Form or way; shape or manner of something
- relacionados
- Related or connected; past participle of 'relacionar'
- Para
- To or for; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- lá
- There; adverb indicating a distant place
- foi
- Went or was; past tense of 'ir' or 'ser'
- recebido
- Received or welcomed; past participle of 'receber'
- por
- By or for; preposition indicating agent or reason
- honra
- Honor; great respect or high esteem for someone
- ele
- He; third person singular masculine subject pronoun
- perguntou
- Asked; third person singular past tense of 'perguntar'
- aos
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'os' (masculine plural)
- sacerdotes
- Priests; religious officials who perform sacred rites
- eram
- Were; third person plural imperfect tense of 'ser'
- versados
- Versed or knowledgeable; experienced in a subject
- tais
- Such; plural demonstrative adjective indicating these kinds
- assuntos
- Subjects or matters; topics under discussion or consideration
- sobre
- About or concerning; preposition of reference or topic
- antiguidade
- Antiquity; ancient times or the distant past
- fez
- Did or made; third person singular past of 'fazer'
- descoberta
- Discovery; finding something previously unknown or hidden
- nem
- Nor or not even; negative conjunction linking alternatives
- nenhum
- No or none; negative indefinite adjective or pronoun
- sabia
- Knew; third person singular imperfect of 'saber'
- nada
- Nothing; indefinite pronoun meaning not anything at all
- digno
- Worthy or deserving; adjective indicating merit or value
- menção
- Mention; a brief reference to something or someone
- tempos
- Times; plural of 'tempo' referring to historical periods
- antigos
- Ancient or old; plural adjective referring to past times
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