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Sextus Propertius, Elegies (ed. Vincent Katz), Book 1, Addressed to Cynthia (search)
Addressed to Cynthia CALYPSOdetained Odysseus eight years on island of Ogygia, until Athena commanded her to build a raft for him. HYPSIPYLEqueen of Lemnos. When Jason stopped there he fell in love with her, but continued on his voyage. ALPHESIBOEAher brothers killed her husband, Alcmaeon, because he took a lover while separated in exile. Alphesiboea avenged him by killing them. EVADNEwife of Capaneus, blasted by a thunderbolt from Jupiter for an impious boast. I knew your contempt would get to be a drag, Cynthia, but I never expected you to be unfaithful. Look at me, how fate snatches me from danger's mouth! Yet you come lazily to me in my terror. You fix yesterday's set with your hands, examine your face in slow deliberation. You decorate your breasts with oriental jewels, as any beauty does, preparing to see a new man. But this wasn't how Calypso acted. Moved by the departure for Ithaca, she wept to the deserted seas. For many days she sat, a wreck, her hair a mess, speakin
Sextus Propertius, Elegies (ed. Vincent Katz), Book 1, Addressed partially to Cynthia, partially to third party, and the Nereids (search)
Addressed partially to Cynthia, partially to third party, and the Nereids CASSIOPEharbor town in Corcyra. TYNDARIDSCastor and Pollux, who appear as St. Elmo's fire, a good omen for sailors in distress. Mainly known as sons of Jupiter, but in the earliest legend, they were sons of Tyndareus, hence Tyndarids. DORISdaughter of Oceanus and Tethys and mother of the Nereids. Serves me right (I could leave her behind) I now address lonely sea-birds. Cassiope is never to be seen guiding my ship, and all my prayers fall on a deaf shore. Even the absent winds favor you, Cynthia: look how the breeze stirs up savage threats. Is there no chance of the squall calming? Will this tiny beach cover my corpse? But you, reform your rude complaining: night and unjust depths punish me enough. Could you recall my death with dry eyes, without my bones to hold to your breast? God damn him! who first prepared ship and sail and made a journey on the uninviting deep! Wasn't it easier to best his mist
P. Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses (ed. Arthur Golding), Book 4, line 271 (search)
ll not speake: it is to knowe: ne yet I doe entende To tell how Scython variably digressing from his kinde, Was sometime woman, sometime man, as liked best his minde. And Celmus also wyll I passe, who for bicause he cloong Most faithfully to Jupiter when Jupiter was yoong, Is now become an Adamant. So will I passe this howre To shew you how the Curets were engendred of a showre: Or how that Crocus and his love faire Smylax turned were To little flowres. With pleasant newes your mindes Jupiter was yoong, Is now become an Adamant. So will I passe this howre To shew you how the Curets were engendred of a showre: Or how that Crocus and his love faire Smylax turned were To little flowres. With pleasant newes your mindes now will I chere. Learne why the fountaine Salmacis diffamed is of yore, Why with his waters overstrong it weakeneth men so sore That whoso bathes him there commes thence a perfect man no more. The operation of this Well is knowne to every wight. But few can tell the cause thereof, the which I will recite. The waternymphes did nurce a sonne of Mercuries in Ide Begot on Venus, in whose face such beautie did abide, As well therein his father both and mother might be knowne, Of whome he a
P. Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses (ed. Arthur Golding), Book 7, line 552 (search)
folke there strowed I did spie Even like as from a shaken twig when rotten Apples drop, Or Mast from Beches, Holmes or Okes when Poales doe scare their top. Yon stately Church with greeces long against our Court you see: It is the shrine of Jupiter. What Wight was he or shee That on those Altars burned not their frankincense in vaine? How oft, yet even with Frankincense that partly did remaine Still unconsumed in their hands, did die both man and wife, As ech of them with mutuall care di up and downe unmourned for at all. In fine so farre outrageously this helpelesse Murren raves, There was not wood inough for fire, nor ground inough for graves. Astonied at the stourenesse of so stout a storme of ills I said: O father Jupiter whose mightie power fulfills Both Heaven and Earth, if flying fame report thee not amisse In vouching that thou didst embrace in way of Love ere this The River Asops daughter, faire Aegina even by name, And that to take me for thy sonne tho
P. Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses (ed. Arthur Golding), Book 8, line 152 (search)
As soone as Minos came aland in Crete, he by and by Performde his vowes to Jupiter in causing for to die A hundred Bulles for sacrifice. And then he did adorne His Pallace with the enmies spoyles by conquest wonne beforne. The slaunder of his house encreast: and now appeared more The mothers filthie whoredome by the monster that she bore Of double shape, an ugly thing. This shamefull infamie, This monster borne him by his wife he mindes by pollicie To put away, and in a house with many nookes and krinks From all mens sights and speach of folke to shet it up he thinks. Immediatly one Daedalus renowmed in that lande For fine devise and workmanship in building, went in hand To make it. He confounds his worke with sodaine stops and stayes, And with the great uncertaintie of sundrie winding wayes Leades in and out, and to and fro, at divers doores astray. And as with trickling streame the Brooke Maeander seemes to play In Phrygia, and with doubtfull race runnes counter to an
P. Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses (ed. Arthur Golding), Book 10, line 143 (search)
ve. Of Jove the heavenly King I oft have shewed the glorious power. I erst in graver verse The Gyants slayne in Phlaegra feeldes with thunder, did reherse. But now I neede a meelder style to tell of prettie boyes That were the derlings of the Gods: and of unlawfull joyes That burned in the brests of Girles, who for theyr wicked lust According as they did deserve, receyved penance just. The King of Goddes did burne erewhyle in love of Ganymed The Phrygian and the thing was found which Jupiter that sted Had rather bee than that he was. Yit could he not beteeme The shape of any other Bird than Aegle for to seeme And so he soring in the ayre with borrowed wings trust up The Trojane boay who still in heaven even yit dooth beare his cup, And brings him Nectar though against Dame Junos will it bee. And thou Amyclys sonne (had not thy heavy destinee Abridged thee before thy tyme) hadst also placed beene By Phoebus in the firmament. How bee it (as is seene) Thou art eternall so f
T. Maccius Plautus, Amphitryon, or Jupiter in Disguise (ed. Henry Thomas Riley), Introduction, THE SUBJECT (search)
ho leaves his wife Alcmena pregnant at his departure from Thebes. During his absence from home, Jupiter, assuming his form, and Mercury that of his servant Sosia, present themselves to Alcmena, as though just returned from the expedition against the Taphians. By means of this stratagem, Jupiter is admitted to the embraces of Alcmena. While Mercury is keeping watch at the door of Amphitryon's houhen he returns, he is first driven away from the house by Mercury, and is afterwards accused by Jupiter of attempting to personate Amphitryon, which person Jupiter asserts himself to be. The dispute Jupiter asserts himself to be. The dispute is referred to Blepharo, the pilot of Amphitryon, who. after making minute enquiries into the matter, professes himself utterly unable to decide between them. In the Fifth Act, at the moment in whichryon from the ground, on his recovery informs him of the delivery of Alcmena. At this juncture, Jupiter descends in his own character, and reveals the mystery to Amphitryon, who then becomes reconcil
T. Maccius Plautus, Amphitryon, or Jupiter in Disguise (ed. Henry Thomas Riley), Introduction, THE ACROSTIC ARGUMENT. [Supposed to have been written by Priscian the Grammarian.] (search)
THE ACROSTIC ARGUMENT. [Supposed to have been written by Priscian the Grammarian.] JUPITER, being captivated by love (Amore) for Alcmena, has changed (Mutavit) himself into the form of her husband, while Amphitryon is fighting for (Pro) his country with the foe; in the form (Habitu) of Sosia, Mercury acts as his servant. He (Is) imposes upon the master and the servant, on their arrival. Amphitryon commences a quarrel (Turbas) with his wife; and Jupiter and Amphitryon seize (Raptant) one anothe the form (Habitu) of Sosia, Mercury acts as his servant. He (Is) imposes upon the master and the servant, on their arrival. Amphitryon commences a quarrel (Turbas) with his wife; and Jupiter and Amphitryon seize (Raptant) one another as adulterers. Blepharo, chosen as umpire, is not able to determine which of the two (UterThis Acrostic is adapted to the word Amphitruo, the old Latin form of the name.) is Amphitryon. At last they understand all (Omnem) the matter; and she brings forth twins.
T. Maccius Plautus, Amphitryon, or Jupiter in Disguise (ed. Henry Thomas Riley), act 1, scene prol (search)
said, I'll make it to be a Tragi-comedy. Now Jupiter has ordered me to beg this of you, that the ihould unfairly adjudge to any one the reward; Jupiter has commanded the law to be the same as if hen't wish you to be surprised, for what reason Jupiter now concerns himself about actors. Don't be surprised, Jupiter himself is about to take part in this play. Why are you wondering at this? As tho indeed, a new thing were now mentioned, that Jupiter takes to the calling of a player. But a year hit at some Poet who had recently introduced Jupiter on the stage, perhaps in an awkward manner ore., when here on the stage the actors invoked Jupiter, he came; he aided them. Besides, surely in Tragedy he has a place. This play, I say, Jupiter himself will take a part in this day, and I togethAmphitryonAmphitryon: Perseus was the son of Jupiter and Danaë. By Andromeda, he was the father oft by both; both by her husband and by supreme Jupiter And my father is now lying here he points to [5 more...]
T. Maccius Plautus, Amphitryon, or Jupiter in Disguise (ed. Henry Thomas Riley), act 1, scene 1 (search)
der up their city, lands, altars, hearths. and theraselves. After that was done, the trumpets on either side gave the signal; the earth re-echoed, they raised a shout on either side. Each general, both upon this side and on that, offered vows to Jupiter, and then encouraged his troops. Each man according to his ability does that which each one can and has the strength to do; he smites with his falchion; the weapons crash; the welkin bellows with the uproar of the men; of breaths and pantings a eus," or "wand.", so that he may go to sleep? SOSIA aside. You would be proving my salvation; for I've been watching most confoundedly these three nights runningThree nights running: He alludes to the length of the night, which was prolonged by Jupiter for the purpose of his intrigue. According to other writers, it was on the occasion when Hercules was begotten, seven months before this period, that three nights were made into one.. MERCURY My hand refuses to learn to strike his cheek; it can
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