Silvae

Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)

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

  1. centum Thespiacis odora lucis
  2. stent altaria victimaeque centum,
  3. quas Dirce lavat aut alit Cithaeron:
  4. Lucanum canimus, favete linguis,
  5. vestra est ista dies, favete, Musae,
  6. dum qui vos geminas tulit per artes,
  7. et vinctae pede vocis et solutae.
  8. Romani colitur chori sacerdos.
    9. [*](patet aut m: pater aut L: patera ut M: patulam Markland.: Patareus noni. Verrall. Pegasus, which Statius here places on the Isthmus; he seems to confuse it with Pirene, the spring at Corinth (cf. Tlteb. iv. 60). Pirene was also connected with the Pegasus story, see Pindar. Ol. 13. 60. It is not clear what Dione (Venus) has to do with the Isthmus. )
  9. Felix—heu nimis!—et beata tellus,
  10. quae pronos Hyperionis meatus
  11. summis Oceani vides in undis
  12. stridoremque rotae cadentis audis,
  13. quae Tritonidi [*]() fertiles Athenas
  14. unctis, Baetica, provocas trapetis:
  15. Lucanum potes imputare terris!
  16. hoc plus quam Senecam dedisse mundo
  17. aut dulcem generasse Gallionem.
  18. attollat refluos in astra fontes
  19. Graio nobilior Melcte Baetis 2;
  20. Baetim, Mantua, provocare noli.