7. fíliábus. To avoid confusion with the corresponding forms of deus and fílius, the dative and ablative plural of dea and fília sometimes end in ábus.
sponte. This noun is practically confined to the ablative singular, in prose usually with meá, tuá, or suá, 'of my, your, his own accord.'
9. posset, subjunctive because indirect. The thought of Hercules was sí potest.
11. abesset. This also is indirect, quoting absum.
12. umerís. See the note on 25, 26.
17. pauca mília. Extent of space, like duration of time, is expressed by the accusative,
passuum. See the note on 16, 6.
21. ita ut, 'as'
accépissent. Hitherto we have found the indicative in causal clauses introduced by quod. The subjunctive indicates that the reason is quoted; the Hesperides said quod accépimus.
28. grátiás égit. See the note on 6, 16.