[287] Dardanus, the Trojan, as in 4. 662, here for the Trojans generally (Heyne). There would however be some force in referring it to the founder of the Trojan race himself, and supposing him poetically to lead his descendants against Greece. ‘Versis fatis’ abl. abs., i. q. “versa fata.” Comp. “conversa numina” 5. 466.
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