XIII. 274-880.] XX. The Tale of Galatea. 251 XX. THE TALE OF GALATEA. XIII. 753. octonis iterum, twice eight. 755. Cyclops: a misshapen race, sons of Poseidon; they had but one eye, which was in the middle of the forehead. This one was named Polyphemus. 759. ille, the Cyclops. 760. silvis, dative. 769. tutæ, etc.: see the story of the adventures of Ulysses and of Æneas with the Cyclops, in the third book of Virgil's Æneid. 771. nulla, etc.: he was a soothsayer, who interpreted the flight of birds. 775. altera, i. e. Galatea. 783. apta, i. e. as the mast of a ship. 785. senserunt, felt, i. e. trembled with. 806. claris latratibus, at loud barking. 808. noris, sc. me. 821. multæ, sc. oves. 827. fetura minor, a younger generation. 829. inde = ejus. 830. liquefacta coagula, steeped rennet: the English would prefer here a passive construction, part is curdled with rennet. 833. par-vě: the adverb from parvus (if there were one) would be parvē. 840. liquidæ aquæ, in clear (or calm) water. 844. nescio quem: Polyphemus is represented as so rude as not even to recognize the existence of the gods. 852. hæc omnia, all nature. 858. Nerei, Greek vocative. 863. quod nollem relates to placeat tibi. 867. læsus, stirred up. 875. veneris, love. - -ista ... copia, opportunity. vestræ, is object of faciam. 879. Symæthius: the mother of Acis was the nymph Symæthis. 880. parentes, vocative. 883. extremus, only the extremity. 885. per fata, with the permission of the fates. 886. avitas, of his grandsire, the river god Symæthus. 894. cornua: horns were the regular attributes of river gods : they were symbols of strength. 8. urbem, i. e. Croton, which was named from a certain Croton, a guest-friend of Hercules. 60. vir, Pythagoras, born at Samos, about B. C. 580. 61. dominos: Samos was ruled by the cruel tyrant Polycrates; Pythagoras therefore left his native land, and passed the rest of his life in Magna Græcia, principally at Croton: he died at Metapontum, about B. C. 504. 66. in medium dabat, made public. 73. arguit, censured. 89. congesto, swallowed. 93. referre, repeat. 95. mōrati, verbal from mōres, character. 99. mōvēre, perfect: the infinitive would be mŏvēre. 104. invidit, took a distaste to. 109. salva pietate, without violation of duty. ut... sic (although · yet). 116. tuendos, i. e. with wool and milk. 122. immemor, ungrateful, relates to qui, etc. 124. ruricolam, sc. bovem. — trita agrees with illa and colla. 128. inscripsere it was customary on indictments to write the name of the accused by the side of the crime. 134. fruges, subj. of imponi; it refers to the mola salsa, parched barley meal mixed with salt, which was sprinkled on the head of the victim. 135. in unda: the bucket of water, in which the officiating priest washed his hands to purify them, before the sacrifice. 137. inspiciunt: this inspection of the entrails, to learn the wish of the gods, was usually performed by the haruspices. 142. colonos, citizens [inhabitants, from colo]: this word is perhaps chosen because the address was delivered in the Greek XV. 1-470.] XXI. The Wisdom of King Numa. 253 colony of Croton. The assertion here made belongs to the doctrine of metempsychosis. 143. movet, i. e. to eloquence. 144. Delphos, as being the treasure-house of oracles. 149. Atlantis: because heaven rested upon his shoulders. = 155. materiem vatum the material of fables, sung by poets. 157. posse has for subj. ea understood, referring to corpora. putetis, you should believe. 162. minoris Atridæ, Menelaus. 164. Abanteis: Abas was one of the mythical heroes of Argos. 173. pietas, i. e. because these animals are of kin to us. 176. magno æquore, referring to the immensity of his topic. 191. Pallantiăs, Aurora, descendant of Pallas. 192. dei clipeus, the disc of the sun. 200. ætatis, life. 205. virtus, vigor. 222. ritu, after the manner of. 229. Milon, a celebrated athlete of Croton. 230. illos agrees with lacertos. 233. Tyndaris, Helen: she was carried away not only by Paris, but before that by Theseus. 239. genitalia, producing, i. e. elementary. 245. resoluta, when dissolved. 258. summā, in their essence, or on the whole. 260. ad ferrum, etc.: referring to the succession of Ages, – Golden, Silver, Bronze, Iron. 261. fortuna, lot or condition. 272. excæcata, becoming unseen. [For the verses omitted, see Argument of this Book.] 453. tendere depends on oblitis. 459. corpora, object of sinamus and subject of esse (v. 46). 460. aliquo fædere, construed with junctorum. 461. certe, at any rate. 462. Thyesteis : Thyestes feasted unwittingly upon the body of his own son, placed before him by his brother Atreus: hence any unnatural and horrible feast was called a Thyestean banquet. 463. male consuescit, accustoms himself to ill hardens himself. 467. ēdentem, uttering (from ēdo; ĕdo, to eat has short ě). 468. istis, i. e. the slaughter of innocent beasts. 469. paratur, is brought about. 470. imputet, charge against, i. e. these alone. 474. viscata virga, limed twig: small birds were caught by smearing the twigs on which they perched with a sort of vegetable glue (viscum). 475. formidatis pennis: bright feathers were attached to cords put about the space in which the deer were, and the deer were afraid to pass them. 480. ultro, i. e. without presenting himself as a candidate. 482. conjuge his wife was the nymph Egeria, from whom he was thought to receive maxims of wisdom: she was one of the Camena, nymphs of prophetic song, identified with the Grecian Muses. XXII. THE WORSHIP OF ESCULAPIUS. XV. 622. præsentia, helpful. 624. Coroniden: Esculapius was son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis. 625. insula: the island of the Tiber was the seat of the worship of Esculapius (see v. 739). — sacris asciverit, enrolled among the sacred rites. 629. nihil posse, have no power. 630. mediam orbis humum: the oracle at Delphi was held to be the middle point (omphalos) of the earth. 634. et locus, etc.: the usual description of the circumstances attending the utterance of oracles. 637. propiore loco: Epidaurus, the chief seat of the worship of Esculapius, was nearer by sea to Rome than was Delphi. 640. avibus, auspices, because the chief auspices were by the flight or song of birds. 642. colat, inhabits. 645. concilium, etc, hendiadys fathers. = the council of the Grecian darent (sc. ut) follows oravere. 647. Ausoniæ, an ancient name of Italy. 652. telluris limits orbi. 654. sed qualis, etc., i. e. in contrast to his assumption of a snake's form the next day. Esculapius is represented in art as an old man with a staff about which a serpent is twined (see v. 659). 660. nŏtā, imperative. 667. operosa, constructed with labor (see i. 258). XV. 474–727.] XXII. The Worship of Esculapius. 255 669. cristis altis limits aureus. 670. in serpente deus, the god incarnate in the serpent. 677. animis, etc., a common formula for commanding a reverential silence. 681. referunt geminata, repeat. 682. Ænēadæ: the two syllables ēă are contracted into one in scanning. 683. rata, authenticating. 691. suum, of his attendants. 692. officium, reverent service. 696. coronatæ : ships were festooned with flowers on sailing. 700. Pallantidos, Aurora. 701. Lacinia: the Lacinian promontory, where was a temple of Juno: Scylaceum was a little further south-west. 703. Iapygiam; this was the south-eastern promontory of Italy, which came in due course before Lacinium: the three names that follow cannot be identified. 705. Caulona, a city of Bruttium. — Naryciam: this name was given to Locri Epizephyrii, as being a colony of the Locrian Narycus. = fretum angustum. 706. fretum angustaque 707. Hippotadæ, Æolus, son of Hippotes, king of the Winds: his home is the Æolian islands. - Temeses: Tempsa, famed for copper mines. 708. Leucosiam, a promontory, south of Pæstum, now, as then, famed for its roses. a place 709. Minervæ, the promontory opposite the island of Capri ; then come Surrentum, Herculaneum, Stabiæ, Neapolis (whose ancient name was Parthenope), and Cumæ, the abode of the Sibyl. 713. calidi fontes, Baiæ, a fashionable watering-place in Ovid's time. Liternum lay between here and the mouth of the Volturnus. The other names are of well-known towns. 716. graves, unhealthy, by reason of the swamps. quam, etc., Cajeta, where Æneas built a sepulchre to his nurse Cajeta. 717. Antiphatæ domus: Formiæ, where Antiphates was king. Trache was another name for Tarracina, situated near the Pomptine Marshes. 718. tellus Circæa, Circeii.—spissi, with deep sand. 722. parentis, Apollo. 725. moderamine, the rudder. 727. Castrum, sc. Inui, a town midway between Antium and the mouth of the Tiber; the ancient town of Lavinium was near by. |