5.3.2.12: 3.621–33

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“non tamen hanc sacro violari pondere pinum
perpetiar” dixi; “pars hic mihi maxima iuris”
inque aditu obsisto: furit audacissimus omni
de numero Lycabas, qui Tusca pulsus ab urbe
exilium dira poenam pro caede luebat; 625
is mihi, dum resto, iuvenali guttura pugno
rupit et excussum misisset in aequora, si non
haesissem, quamvis amens, in fune retentus.
inpia turba probat factum; tum denique Bacchus
(Bacchus enim fuerat), veluti clamore solutus 630
sit sopor aque mero redeant in pectora sensus,
“quid facitis? quis clamor?” ait “qua, dicite, nautae,
huc ope perveni? quo me deferre paratis?”

Study Questions

What noun does the demonstrative adjective hanc (621) modify?
Parse perpetiar (622).
What is the verb in the clause pars hic mihi maxima iuris (622)?
Identify and explain the case of mihi (622).
What kind of genitive is iuris (622)? On what noun does it depend?
What kind of ablative is iuvenali … pugno (626)?
What kind of condition does si non (627) introduce? What is the apodosis?
What is the main verb of the sentence that starts with tum denique Bacchus (629)?
What kind of ablative is clamore (630)?
What does the -que after the preposition a (631) link?
What noun does the interrogative adjective qua (632) modify?

Stylistic Appreciation

Discuss how the Latin re-enacts the way Bacchus gradually emerges out of his drunken stupor.
Is there a point to the s-alliteration solutus | sit sopor … sensus?

Discussion Points

Why do things turn violent?

pinus, -us (and -i), f.	pine, pine-tree; anything made of pine-wood; ship
perpetior, -ti, -ssus	to suffer to the full; tolerate, put up with
aditus, -us, m	approach, entry, entrance
obsisto, -ere, -stiti, -stitum	to set oneself before; to oppose, resist
pello, -ere, -pepuli, pulsus	to strike; here: to drive into exile, banish
Tuscus, -a, -um	of Etruria or its inhabitants, Etruscan
luo, -ere, lui	to pay a debt or penalty
luere poenam/ poenas	to suffer/ undergo as punishment
resto, -are, restiti	to stop behind; to withstand, resist, oppose
iuvenalis, -is, -e	youthful
guttur, -uris, n.	gullet, throat
pugnus, -i, m.	fist
rumpo, -ere, rupi, ruptum	to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture
excutio, -tere, -ssi, -ssum	to shake off, throw
funis, -is, m.	rope, cord
quamvis	(adv.) ever so much, exceedingly; (conj.) although, albeit
retineo, -ere, -ui, -tentum	to hold/ keep back, not let go, hold fast
solvo, -ere, solvi, solutum	to free, set free, release
sopor, -oris, m.	sleep; drowsiness
defero, -ferre, -tuli, -latum	to bear or bring away; impeach, accuse