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. Herculeum paeana canunt, vastataque monstris
  2. omnia; frondosa longum deus audit ab Oeta
  3. dat Nemea comites, et quas in proelia vires
  4. sacra Cleonaei cogunt vineta Molorchi.
  5. gloria nota casae, foribus simulata salignis
  6. hospitis arma dei, parvoque ostenditur arvo,
  7. robur ubi et laxos qua reclinaverit artus
  8. ilice, qua cubiti sedeant vestigia terra.
  9. At pedes et toto despectans vertice bellum
  10. quattuor indomitis Capaneus erepta iuvencis
  11. terga superque rigens iniectu molis aenae
  12. versat onus; squalet triplici ramosa corona
  13. Hydra recens obitu: pars anguibus aspera vivis
  14. argento caelata micat, pars arte reperta [*]()
  15. conditur et fulvo moriens nigrescit [*]() in auro;
  16. circum amnis torpens et ferro caerula Lerna.
    17. [*](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
  17. at laterum tractus spatiosaque pectora servat
  18. nexilis innumero Chalybum subtemine thorax,
  19. horrendum, non matris, opus; galeaeque corusca
  20. prominet arce gigans; atque uni missilis illi