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. pandere fata iubet, sive hanc Saturnia mentem,
  2. sive novum comitem bonus instigabat Apollo,
  3. prosilit in medios, visu audituque tremendus
  4. impatiensque dei, fragili quem mente receptum
  5. non capit: exundant stimuli, nudusque per ora
  6. stat furor, et trepidas incerto sanguine tendit
  7. exhauritque genas — acies huc errat et illuc —