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iamdudum
long since, a long time ago
fleo, -ere, flevi, fletum
to weep, cry, shed tears; bewail, lament
propero, -are, -avi, -atum
to hasten, quicken; make haste
adiuro, -are, -avi, -atum
to swear to, confirm by oath
verum, -i, n.
what is true or real; the truth, reality, fact
fides, -ei, f.
faith, confidence, credence, belief
trustworthiness, faithfulness, credibilitysiccus, -a, -um
dry
navale, -is, n.
dock, dockyard
verber, -eris, n.
lash, whip, scourge, rod; stroke, blow
persto, -are, -stiti
to stand firm, continue; persist
deduco, -ere, -xi, -ctum
to lead, fetch, bring down
geminus, -a, -um
born at the same time, twin-born
paired, double, both, twoimpedio, -ire, -ivi, -itum
to entangle, ensnare, shackle, hamper
to hold fast, detain, obstructhedera, -ae, f.
ivy
recurvus, -a, -um
bent back on itself, bent round
serpo, -ere, -si
to crawl [cf. serpens, -ntis: snake]
gravidus, -a, -um
pregnant; laden, filled, full
distinguo, -guere, -xi, -ctum
to divide off, mark out; embellish, adorn
corymbus, -i, m.
a cluster of ivy-berries
3.666–75
ipse racemiferis frontem circumdatus uvis
pampineis agitat velatam frondibus hastam;
quem circa tigres simulacraque inania lyncum
pictarumque iacent fera corpora pantherarum.
exsiluere viri, sive hoc insania fecit 670
sive timor, primusque Medon nigrescere coepit
corpore et expresso spinae curvamine flecti.
incipit huic Lycabas “in quae miracula” dixit
“verteris?” et lati rictus et panda loquenti
naris erat, squamamque cutis durata trahebat. 675
Study Questions
- What kind of accusative is frontem (666)?
- What noun does racemiferis modify?
- Identify the accusative object of agitat (667).
- Scan line 669: what is unusual about its metrical design?
- Parse exsiluere (670).
- What does the et after corpore (672) link?
- What kind of construction is expresso … curvamine (672)?
- Parse verteris (674).
- What is the verb of the clause starting with lati rictus (674)?
- Parse loquenti (674).
- What does the -que after squamam (675) link?
Stylistic Appreciation
How does Ovid render Bacchus’ epiphany graphic and effective? (Be sure to include comments on its impact on the audience in the text.) How does he manage to visualize the phenomenon of transformation?
Discussion Points
This block of text brings together gods, humans, and beasts (including the transformation of humans into beasts). Discuss how ancient (and modern) cultures configure these three ‘life-forms’ and their interrelation.