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by deep grief. — 512. Vultu. See on v. 506. — 513. Invidiosa is used in an active sense= indignant; full of wrath against Pluto. 515. Matris; objective genitive. Gr. 396. II. A. & S. 211, R. 2. So illius. 516. Moveat. Gr. 488. I. and 2. A. & S. 260, R. 6. So sit. Neu-partu = and do not, I pray, have less regard for her, because I am her mother.-518. Mihi. Gr. 388. 4. A. & S. 225. II. — 519, 520. Si — certius: if you call it finding to lose more certainly. Gr. 373; 550. A. & S. 230 and N. 3. So scire and the second reperire. On sit, see Gr. 525. A. & S. 265. Rapta; SC. est. Gr. 558. V. 2. A. & S. 273. 5, R. (3) and N. 6. — 521. Reddat. Gr. 505. A. & S. 263. 2 (1). Praedone. See on v. 345. Marito. Gr. 363. A. & S. 204 and R. 1 (a). The idea is: if my daughter does not deserve such a fate, surely your daughter does not. -524. Mihi. Gr. 391. 1. A. & S. 221, R. 1. Si — placet (sc. tibi, or nobis) = if you will only call things by their right names. - 525. Injuria. Gr. 362. A. & S. 210. So amor. 526. Nobis... pudori = = a disgrace to us. Gr. 390. I. 1). A. & S. 227. — 527. Tu modo velis if you will but consent to it; i. e. the marriage. See on reddat, v. 521. Ut — cetera: were there nothing else in his favor. Gr. 516. II. and 1. A. & S. 262, R. 2. 528. Esse. Gr. 549. A. & S. 269 (b) and R. 2. Quid - desunt =but (or, nay) other things are not wanting. 66 Quid quod often introduces a new and striking fact, when the literal translation would perhaps be: what would you say to the fact that? but the idea may often be more simply expressed by nay." Key's Lat. Gram. § 1454 h. -529. Sorte. See on v. 368.530. Discidii= of their separation, or divorce. Repetet. See on reddat, v. 521.531. Lege= condition. Gr. 414. 2. A. & S. 249. II. 532. Nam - est - for so it is enjoined by a decree of the Fates. Not even Jupiter could change the decrees of the Fates. See on I. 256. — 533. At — est = but Ceres is resolved: a construction like Gr. 388. II. A. & S. 225. II. Educere. Gr. 549 and 1. A. & S. 269 and R. 2.

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535. Simplex; i. e. with no idea of the danger. - 536. Puniceum... pomum a pomegranate. - 537. Pallenti... cortice

= its golden rind. Grana the "grains" from which the fruit takes its name, pomum granatum. 538. Ex omnibus. Gr. 398. 4. 2). A. & S. 212, R. 2, N. 4. So inter Nymphas. — 540. Avernales =infernal; from the pestilential lake Avernus, in Campania, which was supposed to be an entrance to the lower world. Cf. Virg. A. VI. 106, 126, 201, etc. - 541. Acheronte Acheron; one of the rivers of the infernal regions, here spoken of as a god, the father of Ascalaphus. Gr. 425 and 1. A. & S. 246, R. 2. Furvis. See on v. 404 542. Reditum (sc. Proserpinae) ademit = prevented her return. 543. Profanam unhallowed, ill-omened. Some read profanum.

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- 544. Phlegethontide = of Phlegethon, another of the infernal rivers. - 546. Sibi ablatus = taken away from himself; i. e. losing his own form. Gr. 385. 4. A. & S. 224, R. 2. — 547. Inque - -ungues his head becomes disproportionately large, and his nails are bent into long claws. Both nouns depend on in. -548. Per by means of. Some translate it "on" or "all over.". 549. Cf. Virg. A. IV. 462. — 552. Vobis; sc. sunt. Gr. 387. A. & S. 226. Acheloides the Sirens, daughters of Achelous. Geratis. Gr. 518. I. A. & S. 263. 5 and R. 1. — 554. Legeret. Gr. 518. 1. A. & S. 263, R. 2. – 555. In is rarely found with mixtus, which generally takes the ablative with or without cum, or the dative. Cf. Virg. A. V. 470. — 557. Curam = solicitude; i. e. in behalf of Proserpina. - 559. Facilesque - habuistis = and found the gods favorable (to your prayers). — 561. Canor. The songs of the Sirens charmed all who heard them. Mulcendas. Gr. 562; 565. I. A. & S. 275. II. and R. 3. 562. Deperderet. Gr. 491. A. & S. 262.-563. Remansit. Gr. 463. I. A. & S. 209, R. 12 (3). — 564. Medius =as mediator between. See on v. 409. 565. Ex aequo aequaliter. Volventem (sc. se) - 568. Facies = both her feelings and her looks. - 569. Diti quoque even to Pluto; who was the most gloomy of gods. — 570. Ut Sol = as the sun (is joyful).

revolving.

oris:

METAMORPHOSES. Book VI.

THE STORY OF NIOBE. - Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus and Dione, one of the Hyades. [See on III. 595.] She married Amphion, king of Thebes, and had seven sons and seven daughters, of whom she became so proud as to think herself superior to Latona and her two children, Apollo and Diana. How she was punished for her insolence the poet here tells us.

146. Lydia was a district of Asia Minor, in the middle of the western side of the peninsula. Fremit=shudders; i. e. at the punishment of Arachne, who had boasted that she could surpass Minerva in weaving, and had been changed by the goddess into a spider. Phrygia lay to the east of Lydia. -148. Ante - illam = before her own marriage Niobe had known her; i. e. Arachne. - 149. Maeoniam Maeonia, the ancient name of Lydia. Sipylus was a mountain of Lydia, and the ancient capital of Maeonia is said to have had the same name. — 150. Popularis her countrywoman. -151. Cedere. Gr. 552. 2. A. & S. 273. 2, N. 4 (a) and (b). So

uti.

less arrogant language. Gr. 419. I. pride. Sed enim

at vero.

Verbis minoribus A. & S. 245. I.— 152. Animos Conjugis = Amphion, who was famous for his skill in music. 172-176. — 154. Illi. Gr. 385. A. & S. 515. I. A. & S.

153. Genus. See vv.
223, R. 2. Placerent. Gr.
foret = dicta esset. Gr. 510.
had not seemed to herself so (and been vain

A. & S. 261. 1.

263. 2. —156. Dicta Si-fuisset = if she of it).— 157. Tiresia

= Tiresias, a celebrated prophet of Thebes. Gr. 425. 3. 1). A. & S. 245. Manto, also called Daphne, inherited her father's skill in divination. 159. Ismenides Thebaides (v. 163); from the river Ismenus, which flows through Thebes. -160. Latona was generally worshipped only in conjunction with her children. -161. Lauro. The laurel was sacred to Apollo. Gr. 414. 4. A. & S. 247. 3. The usual construction would be crinibusque innectite laurum. [Gr. 386. 1. A. & S. 224]-162. Ore. Gr. 414. 4. A. & S. 247. 3. Paretur. Gr. 301. 3. A. & S. 184. 2 (a) and (b). — 163. Jussis. Cf. I. 399; III. 105.-165. Celeberrima = stipata. — 166. Vestibus. Gr. 414. 2. A. & S. 247. I. Auro. Gr. 428. A. & S.

211, R. 6. — 167. Quantum ira sinit restricts formosa. — 169. Alta; i. e. haughtily erect. -170. Quis-coelestes = what madness is this, to place gods of whom you have only heard before those whom you have seen?-171. Per here denotes, not the means, but the wide extent, and throughout. — 172. Tantalus, king of Lydia, or, as some say, of Argos, was invited to the table of the gods, but, having divulged to men the secrets which he heard there, was punished in the lower world by being placed in a lake whose waters receded when he tried to relieve his burning thirst, while over his head hung tempting fruits which ever eluded his grasp. Hence our word tantalize. Auctor = pater. — 173. Cui. Gr. 385. A. & S. 223, R. 2, N. (6). Licuit. Gr. 556. I. A. & S. 269, R. 2. - 174. Pleiadum. See on III. 595. Some legends make Taygete the mother of Niobe. Atlas. See IV. 632-662. · - 176. Jupiter was the father of Tantalus. Socero - illo I boast him too as my father-in-law. Amphion was a son of Jupiter. Gr. 414. 2. A. & S. 247. 1. — 177. Cadmi Cadmus, the founder of Thebes. See III. 1-130.-178. Domina. Gr. 363. A. & S. 204. Fidibusque. The walls of Thebes had risen to the music of Amphion's lyre. — 181. Accedit eodem to this is added. — 182. Dea. See on V. 345. Huc = to this; moreover. -183. Habeat. Gr. 525. A. & S. 265. — 185. Quoque et quo. Titanida; i. e. Latona, daughter of the Titan Coeus. Coeo. See on Tiresia, v. 157. -186. Cui; i. e. Latonae. -187. Pariturae. When Latona was about to become a mother, the jealous Juno bound all the countries of the earth by an oath not to allow her a resting-place. -190. Dixit; sc. Delos. Neptune

provided an asylum for Latona by raising the island Delos, which had previously floated under the sea, and making it fast. Cf. Virgil, A. III. 75 foll.-192. Uteri = offspring.-193. Neget. Gr. 486. II. A. & S. 260, R. 5. So dubitet. 195. Cui. See on illi, v. 154. Possit. Gr. 501. IV. A. & S. 264. 4. 196. Eripiat. Gr. 515. I.; 516. II. I. A. & S. 262, R. 2. 197. Excessere have gone beyond; i. e. have precluded. Fingite - meorum == suppose that some part of this multitude of my children may be taken away from me. On populo, see Gr. 385. 4. A. & S. 224, R. 2. — 199. Spoliata when thus bereaved. - 200. This line is given up by most of the commentators as hopelessly corrupt. Of the many readings, no one is satisfactory, and the conjectures of the critics do not mend the matter. Turba - orba may be translated: How far does she differ from the childless multitude? - 201. Sacris. Gr. 422. 2. A. & S. 255, R. 3 (b). So capillis. 202. Ponite deponite, as often. — 203. Quodque licet⇒ which is all they can do (after the royal prohibition).

204. Cynthi= of Cynthus; a mountain in Delos, sacred to Apollo and Diana. Hence they are often called Cynthius and Cynthia. -206. Vobis - creatis proud of having borne you. Gr. 431. A. & S. 257.-208. Sim. Gr. 525. A. & S. 265. - 209. Nati. Gr. 439. 2. 1). A. & S. 205, R. 2 (1). — 211. Tantalis = the daughter of Tantalus. 212. Quod⇒ which (childlessness). Recidat. Gr. 488. I. A. & S. 260, R. 6. For the long antepenult, see Gr. 669. V. A. & S. 307. 2 (1). — 213. Paternam. See on v. 172. 217. Tecti. See on v. 209. Cadmeida. See on v. 177.- 219. Assiduis. Gr. 443. 2. A. & S. 205, R. 15 (a). — 221. Genitis. See on V. 538. Amphione. See on Tiresia, v. 157. —222. Tyrio with the Tyrian juice; a purple dye, for which the Tyrians were famous, obtained from a shell-fish. - 224. Qui — fuerat who had been the first-born of his mother. 2. 2). A. & S. 228. 3. 228. Frenis. Gr. 431. A. & S. 257. Manu. Gr. 422. 2. A. & S. 255, R. 3 (6). — 230. Inane. See on IV. 621. Sonitu. See on v. 206. So nube, v. 232. — 232. Rector; sc. navis. - 233. Effluat. Gr. 491. A. & S. 262, R. 5. — 235. Summa. See on IV. 659. Cervice. Gr. 422. 1. 2). A. & S. 254, R. 3.237. Ut-pronus: as he was bent forward. Per

suco =

-227. Mihi. Gr. 389.

- admissa = along (or over) the swift neck; i. e. the neck of the swift horse.241. Nitidae; because the bodies of the wrestlers were anointed with oil. - 246. Solo. See on cervice, v. 235. — 247. A spondaic line. Gr. 672. 3. A. & S. 310. I and R. 1. - 248. Laniata; "by anticipation.' See on IV. Apollo; from his native Delos. Illi. Gr. 5 (1). 252. Simul simul ac. Hamis

=

729. - 250. Delius 398. 5. A. & S. 211, R.

the barbed point. Cf.

: Da.

V. 384.254. Non modifies simplex. Damasichthona masichthon. Gr. 93. A. & S. 8o. I.—255. Qua - poples; i. e. just below the knee. 258. Pennis the feathered part of the

=

arrow. Tenus. Gr. 602. II. A. & S. 241, R. I. 261. Precando. Gr. 566. I. A. & S. 275, R. 4. — 262. Dique... dixerat et dixerat: Di, etc. - 263. Ignarus rogandos = ignorant that not all need be propitiated. Gr. 229; 552. 3. A. & S. 162. 15; 270, R. 1 (a). — 265. Arcitenens = Apollo, the bearer of the bow. Cf. Virg. A. III. 75.

268. Certam fecere; in prose, certiorem fecerunt.

-269. Mirantem - superi=wondering that the gods could, angry that they had dared, do this. Gr. 558. V. 1 and 2. A. & S. 273. 5 (3) and N. 7.-270. Haberent. Gr. 527. A. & S. 266. 1. 272. Luce= of Latona. 275. Resupina alta, v. 169.

vita. 274. Latois

-276. Invidiosa = envied. Cf. this passive or objective use of the word with the active or subjective, V. 513. Hosti. Gr. 388. I. A. & S. 225. III.—277. Corporibus. Gr. 386. A. & S. 224. Ordine. Gr. 414. 3. A. & S. 247. 2. 279. Liventia livid; from beating. Cf. v. 248. — 280. Dolore. Gr. 414. 4. A. & S. 247. 3. -281. This line is probably spurious. 283. Efferor I am carried to my grave; I die in the death of my children.-284. Miserae mihi to me even in my wretchedness. See on corporibus, v. 277. So fratri, v. 291. — 285. Quoque even. 289. Demisso crine; in token of grief. —291. Ore. Gr. 431. A. & S. 257.294. Oraque- pressit did not close her mouth (even in death). Sibi Gr. 385. 4. A. & S. 224, R. 1. Exit = exiit. Cf. I. 200. 296. Videres. Gr. 486 and 4. A. & S. 260. II. and R. 2. - 299. Minimam; sc. natu. 303. Diriguit she became rigid; i. e.

becomes stone.

=

petrified. Malis. Gr. 414. 2. A. & S. 247. 1.305. Nihil vivum = there is nothing of life in her appearance. — 307. Congelat 308. Reddere gestus = to move. 311. Patriam. See on v. 149. Montis; i. e. Sipylus. — 312. Lacrimas. Gr. 371. 3. A. & S. 232 (2).

METAMORPHOSES. Book VIII.

THE STORY OF DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. [vv. 183 235.1

Daedalus was an Athenian, distinguished for his skill in sculpture and architecture. Being condemned to death for the murder of his nephew Perdix, he fled with his son Icarus to Crete, where he was protected by king Minos, and, among other works, constructed the