GLOSSARY
adirato enraged
Albalonga a city in today's region of Lazio
allattare to nurse
avanzare to go forward
Marte Mars, the Roman god of war
Tevere the Tiber, river that runs through today's city of Rome
al di là beyond
aratro plow
bosco forest
burla joke
capanna hut
cauto cautious
cesta basket
cinta boundary
compito task
costringere to force
delitto crime
farsi to become
fianco side
fondare to found
fruscío rustling
fiume river
gemello twin
imprigionare to imprison
incaricare to charge
incredulo disbelieving
invidioso envious
ira rage
laggiù down there
lupa she-wolf
nutrirsi to feed
ombra shadow
oltre over, beyond
pastore shepherd
pian piano slowly and quietly
porre to place
punire to punish
raggiungere to reach
rapire to carry off
regnare to reign
riva river bank
sacerdotessa priestess
saggio wise
saltare to jump
salvare to save
segnare to mark
scagliarsi to hurl oneself
scivolare to slide
scomparire to disappear
scopo goal
scuro dark
sdraiarsi to lie down
selvaggio wild
serale evening (adj.)
solco furrow
spada sword
temporale tempest
tracciare to trace
trascinare to drag
uccello bird
uccidere to kill
vimine wicker