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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. in lucem remeare modus; tu separe coetu
  2. Elysios, Persei.[*]() pios, virgaque potenti
  3. nubilus Arcas agat; contra per crimina functis,
  4. qui plures Erebo pluresque e sanguine Cadmi,
  5. angue ter excusso et flagranti praevia taxo,
  6. Tisiphone, dux pande diem. nec lucis egentes
  7. Cerberus occursu capitum detorqueat umbras.’
  8. Dixerat, et pariter senior Phoebeaque virgo
  9. erexere animos: illi formidine nulla,
  10. quippe in corde deus, solum timor obruit ingens
  11. Oedipodioniden, vatisque horrenda canentis
  12. nunc umeros nunc ille manus et vellera pressat
  13. anxius inceptisque velit desistere sacris,
  14. qualis Gaetulae stabulantem ad confraga silvae
  15. venator longo motum clamore leonem
  16. exspectat firmans animum et sudantia nisu
  17. tela premens; gelat ora pavor gressusque tremiscunt,
    18. [*](Persei Q: persae (-saee) Pω. they obtained sky and sea respectively, while he had to be content with the underworld. )
    v.1.p.544
  18. quis veniat quantusque, sed horrida signa frementis
  19. accipit et caeca metitur murmura cura.
  20. Atque hic Tiresias nondum adventantibus umbris: