Thebais

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. gloria nota casae, foribus simulata salignis
  2. hospitis arma dei, parvoque ostenditur arvo,
  3. robur ubi et laxos qua reclinaverit artus
  4. ilice, qua cubiti sedeant vestigia terra.
  5. At pedes et toto despectans vertice bellum
  6. quattuor indomitis Capaneus erepta iuvencis
  7. terga superque rigens iniectu molis aenae
  8. versat onus; squalet triplici ramosa corona
  9. Hydra recens obitu: pars anguibus aspera vivis
  10. argento caelata micat, pars arte reperta [*]()
  11. conditur et fulvo moriens nigrescit [*]() in auro;
  12. circum amnis torpens et ferro caerula Lerna.
    13. [*](famaque Pω: famaeve Baehrens, on the ground that this verb is never found with the ablative. )[*](reperta Pω: reposta Deiter. retorta, repressa, etc., edd. Alton conj. pars aere perempta (i.e. dead as opp. to " dying "). Garrod conj. pars altera reptans. reperta must be corrupt, but no emendation seems convincing. )[*](nigrescit P: ignescit ω, pallescit P. )
    v.1.p.520
  13. at laterum tractus spatiosaque pectora servat
  14. nexilis innumero Chalybum subtemine thorax,
  15. horrendum, non matris, opus; galeaeque corusca
  16. prominet arce gigans; atque uni missilis illi
  17. cuspide praefixa stat frondibus orba cupressus.
  18. huic parere dati, quos fertilis Amphigenia
  19. planaque Messene montosaque nutrit Ithome,
  20. quos Thryon et summis ingestum montibus Aepy,