[117] Wagn. rightly understands ‘deae pelagi’ not as voc., but as nom. qualifying ‘ite’ Serv. mentions a doubt whether ‘genetrix iubet’ was part of the speech, or part of the subsequent narrative. Cybele calls herself ‘genetrix’ not merely as the mother of the gods, but as goddess of Ida and so parent of the trees that grew there. ‘Et’ has the force of ‘accordingly.’
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