Achilleis

Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)

Statius, P. Papinius. Statius, Volumes 1-2. Mozley, John Henry, editor. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928.

  1. responsique fidem et verum Calchanta precantur.
    2. [*](After line 660 follows only in Q by a late hand the line vade sed ereptum celes taceasque pudorem, go, but conceal and be silent of thy ravished honour. )[*](Lines 663-664 bracketed by Garrod as spurious.)[*](The old editors began Book II. here.)[*](innumeras mutabant Cycladas aurae Koestlin: innumerae m. Cyclades auras Pω. innumerae mutabat Cyclados oras Garrod.)
    v.2.p.560
  2. audiit Arquitenens Zephyrumque e vertice Cynthi
  3. impulit et dubiis pleno dedit omina velo.
  4. it pelago secura ratis: quippe alta Tonantis
  5. iussa Thetin certas fatorum vertere leges
  6. arcebant aegram lacrimis ac multa timentem,
  7. quod non erueret pontum ventisque fretisque
  8. omnibus invisum iam tunc sequeretur Ulixem.
  9. Frangebat radios humili iam pronus Olympo
  10. Phoebus et Oceani penetrabile litus anhelis
  11. promittebat equis, cum se scopulosa levavit
  12. Scyros; in hanc totos emisit puppe rudentes
  13. dux Laertiades sociisque resumere pontum
  14. imperat et remis Zephyros supplere cadentes.
  15. accedunt iuxta, et magis indubitata magisque
  16. Scyros erat placidique super Tritonia custos
  17. litoris, egressi numen venerantur amicae
  18. Aetolusque Ithacusque deae. tunc providus heros,
  19. hospita ne subito terrerent moenia coetu,
  20. puppe iubet remanere suos; ipse ardua fido