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Scyllas in Ovid.

Ovid, Ars Amatoria 1.331-2: FÄ«lĭă | pÅ«rpÅ­rÄ•|ōs NÄ«|sō fÅ«|rātă că|pÄ«llōs pÅ«bÄ• prÄ•|mÄ«t răbÄ­|dōs || Ä«nguÄ­nÄ­|bÅ«squÄ• că|nÄ“s. The daughter who stole the purple hair from Nisus now pushes down rabid dogs with her crotch and groin. This one’s a bit weird on its own.  The woman being spoken of is Scylla—or rather, two women named Scylla; […]

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2011 03 18 Muke Latin Comments (1)

Arrogance!

Ovid (Metamorphoses 15.871–2): Jāmqu(e) ŏpÅ­s | Ä“xÄ“|gÄ«, quōd | nÄ“c JŏvÄ­s | Ä«ră nÄ•c | Ä«gnÄ«s nÄ“c pŏtÄ•|rÄ«t fÄ“r|rÅ«m nÄ•c Ä•|dāx ăbŏ|lÄ“rÄ• vÄ•|tÅ«stās. And now I have completed a work that neither the wrath of Jupiter nor fire nor the sword nor gluttonous Time can do away with. Because just being ære perennius is underachieving. […]

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2008 10 08 Muke Latin Comments (0)