XII. 90-XIII. 98.] XIX. Rivalry of Ajax & Ulysses. 247 15. nox, i. e. such exploits as carrying off the Palladium from the citadel of Troy. 16. demit honorem, i. e. because of the inferiority of his rival. 17. superbum, a matter of boasting: however great the prize, that one like Ulysses could aspire to it lowers its value. 20. feretur, he will have the reputation. 22. nobilitate, high birth. 24. litora Colcha: he was one of the Argonauts. 25. huic, Telamon: Eacus, king of Ægina, was one of the judges of the infernal regions, with Minos and Rhadamanthus. 26. Æoliden: Sisyphus was son of Æolus. He is mentioned here because many believed Ulysses to be his son. Like Ulysses, he was notorious for his trickery. 31. frater, equivalent here to cousin. 33. inserit, etc.: foists upon the family of Æacus names of another race. 34. indice: this is explained by what follows. 36. ultima, i. e. at the very last moment. 39. Naupliades: Palamedes, son of Nauplius, who detected Ulysses' pretence of insanity, by laying the latter's infant son, Telemachus, in front of the plough which he was holding; upon which he turned the plough aside, thus confessing his sanity. 45. Pœantia proles, Philoctetes, who was wounded with an arrow while on the way to Troy, and by advice of Ulysses left behind on the island of Lemnos. 48. precaris, with dative, imprecate upon. 50. nobis, with us, following eadem (§ 234. a; G. 356). 51. sagittæ Herculis, see IX. 233. 54. debita, etc., the oracle had declared that Troy could not be taken except with the aid of the arrows of Hercules. 58. male, unfortunately: Palamedes was put to death by the Greeks on a false charge of treason brought by Ulysses out of revenge. 64. desertum: this was once when the Greeks were fleeing before Hector. 69. corripuit, upbraided. 79. lǎtē, from lateo (the adverb is lātē). 86. resupinum fudi, threw down on his back. 91. Jovemque, i. e. the favor of Jove. 94. reditus, genitive. tot agrees with navibus. 98. Rhesum Rhesus and Dolon were killed by Ulysses and Diomedes upon the nightly expedition in which they captured 248 Notes: Ovid. [METAM. the soothsayer Helenus, and the Palladium, or ancient image of Pallas. 100. Diomede: Diomedes was the bravest of the Greeks next to Achilles and Ajax; he accompanied Ulysses upon his nocturnal expedition. 103. quo, etc., to what purpose bestow these on Ulysses? 107. Dulichius: the island Dulichius belonged to Ulysses. vertex caput. 109. Pelias, see note XII. 74; the final ăs shows that it is a feminine patronymic. 114. erit, sc. causa. - i30. potior is here 3d conj. 131. non æqua, envious. 134. per quem, see 7. 162 and following. 135. huic, Ajax: he was not renowned for intellect. 139. bona, good qualities or advantages. 145. damnatus: Telamon, father of Ajax, had killed his brother, and was banished for the crime. 146. Cyllenius: an epithet of Mercury, from his birthplace, Mt. Cyllene; it is in apposition with nobilitas. Ulysses' mother Anticlea was granddaughter of Mercury. 151. Peleus was father of Achilles. 156. Phthia was the home of Peleus, Scyros of Pyrrhus. 157. isto, i. e. Ajax. 159. nudum, merely. 162. genetrix Nereia: Thetis, mother of Achilles, was daughter of Nereus. 163. cultu: he wore female dress. 165. mercibus, wares; he was disguised as a peddler. 169. Pergama: this was the citadel of Troy. 173. Lesbon, etc., places captured by Achilles. 179. illis armis, in recompense for those arms. 180. dederam: of course not these special arms, I had armed him living. 181 unius, i. e. Menelaus, at the loss of his wife. 187. in rege, while still a king. = - iniquo, prejudiced. 190. tenui causam, gained my case. 193. matrem: Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon: she afterwards murdered him, in revenge for the sacrifice of her daughter - astu: Ulysses pretended that Iphigenia was to be married to Achilles. XIII. 100-273.] XIX. Rivalry of Ajax and Ulysses. 249 198. adhuc, i. e. it was at the beginning of the siege.—egi, pleaded. 199. communis Græcia, the Greek confederacy. 200. prædam: Paris had carried off treasures besides the bride. 201. junctum : he had married a sister of Hecuba, wife of Priam. 203. nefandas: because the person of an ambassador was sacred in antiquity, as now. 217. rex, Agamemnon; ille refers to the same. 218. auctore = Jove. 219. sinat, ironical; Ajax, I suppose, &c. 220. ituros, i. e. as they start to return to Greece. 221. dat, i. e. some example or command. 222. nimium, i. e. to undertake. — magna loquenti, a boaster. 226. captam, i. e. as good as captured. 230. Atrides, Agamemnon, son of Atreus. 233. Thersites, a snarling, misshapen fellow in the Grecian host, who was fond of wrangling with the leaders. — etiam, etc., that it did not go unpunished was due to me likewise. 237. dantem terga, turning his back. 238. petit, i. e. in friendship. 242. sors: this refers to the nocturnal expedition of Ulysses and Diomedes; see v. 98. 243. sic tamen, even under these circumstances. 247. quod specularer, any object to act the spy. 251. votis, my wish; obj. of potitus. 252. imitante, like. — triumphos: the Roman triumphal procession was a type of splendid pomp. 253. cujus, sc. ejus, limiting arma; Dolon had demanded the horses of Achilles as a reward, in case of success. 254. benignior, refers to the offer of Ajax, v. 102. 255. Sarpedonis: Sarpedon had been wounded and repulsed, and then Ulysses slew his comrades.—257. -que, scan as long. 263. ipso loco, i. e. the breast. 267. sanguinis limits nil. 268. refert, not from rěfero. 271. meum, my way. · communia, the credit of all. 273. Actorides, notice the position; it was Actorides that, &c. 250 Notes: Ovid. [METAM. 274. cum defensore : i. e. their defender (Ajax) was destined to be burned with them. 275. marti prœlio. 277. nonus, with eight others; not after eight others, but indicating that he was but one of the nine. - munere, favor: he was selected not for his valor, but by lot (II. vii. 182). 288. cærula: referring to Thetis being a sea-nymph. brought to her son arms wrought by Hephaestus (Vulcan). 290. pectore, taste: Ajax was merely a rude soldier. 291. norit, understand. 293. immunem, who never touches. She 298. Achilli: he, too, had stayed away from the war until forced to go. 307. digna pudore: i. e. that you should be ashamed of. 311. in illo, in his case. 312. objecta, sc. crimina, laid to him. — pretio, abl. of means, with patebant. 313. Vulcania: Lemnos was a volcanic island, sacred to Vulcan. 326. pectore, intellect. 332. mihi, sc. fuit: as I have had power over thee. 334. faveat, sc. dummodo. 335. Dardanio vate, i. e. Helenus, see v. 99. 336. responsa, i. e. those given by Helenus. 337. signum, the Palladium. 339. illis, i. e. Helenus and the Palladium. 341. hic, on such occasions as these. 348. Troja, over Troy. 350. desine: Ajax has pointed to Diomedes (son of Tydeus), to indicate that all the credit of the achievement belongs to him. 351. est sua, belongs to him. 356. moderatior Oileus. = modestior: Ajax the less was son of 357. Eurypylus: he and Thoas (son of Andræmon) were two Grecian leaders. Idomeneus of Crete was a famous chief, also Meriones, and Menelaus, son of Atreus. 368. nostro, i. e. the human. 370. vigili, watchman. 372. titulum, mark of honor. 373. labor, i. e. of the siege. 376. ademi, this again refers to the Palladium. 379. fatis, destruction. — restare, still remains. XIII. 274-880.] XX. The Tale of Galatea. 383. re, by the event. 384. qui solus, etc., see v. 91. 391. tum demum, see v. 266. 392. ferrum = lorica. 396. balio de vulnere, see x. 207. 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. 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. — copia, opportunity. 867. læsus, stirred up. 875. veneris, love. — ista ... vestræ, is object of faciam. 879. Symæthius: the mother of Acis was the nymph Symæthis. 880. parentes, vocative. |