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#LatinForTheDay – 29 March #Virgil
“ergo aderat promissa dies et tempora Parcae
debita complerant, cum Turni iniuria Matrem
admonuit ratibus sacris depellere taedas.
hic primum nova lux oculis offulsit et ingens
visus ab Aurora caelum transcurrere nimbus...
“ergo aderat promissa dies et tempora Parcae
debita complerant, cum Turni iniuria Matrem
admonuit ratibus sacris depellere taedas.
hic primum nova lux oculis offulsit et ingens
visus ab Aurora caelum transcurrere nimbus...
"Idaeique chori; tum vox horrenda per auras
excidit et Troum Rutulorumque agmina complet:
“ne trepidate meas, Teucri, defendere navis
neve armate manus; maria ante exurere Turno
quam sacras dabitur pinus. vos ite solutae,
ite deae pelagi; genetrix iubet.” et sua quaeque...
excidit et Troum Rutulorumque agmina complet:
“ne trepidate meas, Teucri, defendere navis
neve armate manus; maria ante exurere Turno
quam sacras dabitur pinus. vos ite solutae,
ite deae pelagi; genetrix iubet.” et sua quaeque...
"continuo puppes abrumpunt vincula ripis
delphinumque modo demersis aequora rostris
ima petunt. hinc virgineae (mirabile monstrum)
reddunt se totidem facies pontoque feruntur.”
Virgil, Aeneid 9.107-121
delphinumque modo demersis aequora rostris
ima petunt. hinc virgineae (mirabile monstrum)
reddunt se totidem facies pontoque feruntur.”
Virgil, Aeneid 9.107-121
‘So came the day for the vow to be fulfilled, the Fates having
Set the appointed moment, when Turnus’ insult gave warning to
Mother Cybele to save her sacred ships from the blazing brands.
A flash dazzles the eyes, a light ne’er seen before, as from the...
Set the appointed moment, when Turnus’ insult gave warning to
Mother Cybele to save her sacred ships from the blazing brands.
A flash dazzles the eyes, a light ne’er seen before, as from the...
'Dawning East an immense cloud seemed to charge across the sky,
Ida’s bands spurring it on. Resounding on the wind came that
Fell voice, overwhelming the ranks of Trojans and Rutulians alike:
“Sons of Troy, hasten not to guard my ships, there is no need for you...
Ida’s bands spurring it on. Resounding on the wind came that
Fell voice, overwhelming the ranks of Trojans and Rutulians alike:
“Sons of Troy, hasten not to guard my ships, there is no need for you...
'To steel your hands; Turnus needs must burn the sea itself before
He could scorch my sacred pines. Be free all of you, speed onwards,
You Goddesses of the Deep: the All-Mother commands it!” At once...
He could scorch my sacred pines. Be free all of you, speed onwards,
You Goddesses of the Deep: the All-Mother commands it!” At once...
'Each ship slipped its mooring, rending its anchor-chain from the bank;
Like dolphins they dive, prow-beaks down-pitching, as they seek out
The ocean’s depths: then as maidens – a miracle wondrous to behold –
They break surface again, each and every one, floating on the main.’
Like dolphins they dive, prow-beaks down-pitching, as they seek out
The ocean’s depths: then as maidens – a miracle wondrous to behold –
They break surface again, each and every one, floating on the main.’
Thanks to the latest miraculous drawing from @drcorabeth, here's Virgil's account of Cybele transforming the ships of Aeneas into Sea Nymphs, as they are about to be set alight by Turnus. The transformation fulfils Jove's promise, made when the sacred trees were first felled.
The Image at the head of this thread is 'Cybele Transforms the Ships of Aeneas into Sea Nymphs' (Print) by Johann Wilhelm Baur, ca. 1640 (Harvard Art Museums: S11.71.3).
Link - harvardartmuseums.org/collections/ob…
#LatinForTheDay #Virgil 🧵
Link - harvardartmuseums.org/collections/ob…
#LatinForTheDay #Virgil 🧵
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