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obverto, -ere, -ti, -sum
to turn towards/ against; direct towards
resilio, -ire, -ui (-ii)
to jump back, rebound, shrink
penna, ae f. / pinna, ae f.
feather, wing; fin
intorqueo, -ere, -torsi, -tortum
to twist, turn round; brandish, hurl
intortus, -a, -um
twisted (made by twisting)
involved, entwinedbracchium, -ii, n.
arm, forearm (from hand to elbow)
funis, -is, m.
rope
truncus, -a, -um
maimed, mutilated, disfigured
repandus, -a, -um
bent backwards, turned up
falcatus, -a, -um [from falx: sickle]
armed with scythes; sickle-shaped, curved
cauda, -ae, f.
tail
dividuus, -a, -um
divided, separated; with luna: half-moon
sinuo, -are, -avi, -atum
to bend, wind, curve
roro, -are, -avi, -atum [ros + o]
(intr.) to shed moisture, to drizzle
aspergo, -ginis f.
action of sprinkling; what is sprinkled
here: sprayingrursus (adverb)
back again, again
chorus, -i, m.
dance; chorus
species, -ei, f.
sight, appearance
in speciem
so as to give an appearance/ impression
lascivus, -a, -um
playful, frisky, frolicsome; mischievous
patulus, -a, -um
wide-open, gaping
accipio, -ere, accepi, acceptum
to take, receive
efflo, -are, -avi, -atum
to blow out, breathe out
3.687–95
de modo viginti (tot enim ratis illa ferebat)
restabam solus: pavidum gelidoque trementem
corpore vixque meo firmat deus “excute” dicens
“corde metum Dianque tene!” delatus in illam 690
accessi sacris Baccheaque sacra frequento’.
‘Praebuimus longis’ Pentheus ‘ambagibus aures’,
inquit ‘ut ira mora vires absumere posset.
praecipitem, famuli, rapite hunc cruciataque diris
corpora tormentis Stygiae demittite nocti!’ 695
Study Questions
- What is the accusative object of ferebat (687)?
- What kind of ablative is corde (690)?
- What words does the -que after Diam link?
- Parse tene (690).
- Scan line 691. Why does the -e- in Bacchea scan long?
- Scan line 693. What case is ira, what case mora?
- What case is famuli (694)?
- What does the -que after cruciata link?
Stylistic Appreciation
How does Ovid bring out Pentheus’ pent-up anger?
Discussion Points
Does Pentheus have a point when he calls Acoetes’ story ‘a long-winded runaround’ (cf. longis … ambagibus)?