[23] Cornel and myrtle are both mentioned G. 2. 447 as good for spear-shafts, while there is a further appropriateness in the introduction of myrtle, which “amat litora,” and was besides sacred to Venus. ‘Hastilia’ are merely spear-like wands (G. 2. 358): but the choice of the word prepares us for the portent that follows.
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