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cognitaresmeritamvatiperAchaidasurbes

attuleratfamamnomenqueerataugurisingens.

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  • meritam- does pentheus deserve to die, does bacchus deserve to be worshipped
  • vati/auguris-pleonasm
  • cognita-sets the theme knowing
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spernitEchionidestamenhuncexomnibusunus,

contemptorsuperumPentheus,praesagaqueridet

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-spernit.contemptor- emphatic positioning verbs hatred
-framed with the addition of “ridet” very negative
-ex omnibus unus- antithesis, hyperbole, homoioteleuton
-patronymic, Aneas=Anchisiades
Echion was last alive after the “sown men of dragons teeth” civil strife

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verba senis tenebrasque et cladem lucis ademptae

obicit. ille movens albentia tempora canis

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  • albentia/canis- pleonasm
  • sibilance brings the prophecy more memorable homoioteleuton
  • direct address
  • obicit, emphatic positioning
  • “…que et”
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“quamfelixesses,situquoqueluminishuius

orbus”ait“fieres,neBacchicasacravideres.

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  • sibilance, powerfull
  • direct address
  • orbus, emphatic positiong
  • first line is spondaic, power
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namquediesaderit,quamnonproculauguroresse,

quanovushucveniat,prolesSemeleia,Liber;

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Liber at end

-tri colon,

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quemnisitemplorumfuerisdignatushonore,

millelacerspargerelocisetsanguinesilvas

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honore- pentheus importance

  • graphic detail, emphatic on mille
  • all these related words are polyptoton
  • lacer spargere, juxtaposition
  • “et, que, que (next lines) polysyndeton
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foedabismatremquetuammatrisquesorores.

eveniet;nequeenimdignaberenumenhonore,

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-tricolone with previous line polysyndeton
importance of being killed by familly 
-"matrem..matris" +tuam
-foedabis exageration, spondaic
- eveniet's position is emphatic
-Ino and Autnonoe
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mequesubhistenebrisnimiumvidissequereris.”

taliadicentemproturbatEchionenatus.

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n sounds makes his coming seem terrible foreboding
-neque and meque
-proturbat is in the historic present, paradoxical
-echione natus
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taliadicentemproturbatEchionenatus.

dicta fides sequitur responsaque vatis aguntur:

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wegweg

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Liber adest festisque fremunt ululatibus agri;

turbaruitmixtaequevirismatresquenurusque

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wg4wg

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vulgusqueproceresqueignotaadsacraferuntur. 530
“quisfuror,anguigenae,prolesMavortia,vestras

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w4g4wg

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attonuitmentes?”Pentheusait:

“aeranetantum

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4gw4g

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aererepulsavalentetaduncotibiacornu

etmagicaefraudes,

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4f4fw

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ut,quosnonbellicusensis,

nontubaterruerit,nonstrictisagminatelis,

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wfewf4wf

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femineae voces et mota insania vino

obscenique greges et inania tympana vincant?

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rhthr

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vosne, senes, mirer, qui longa per aequora vecti

hac Tyron, hac profugos posuistis sede penates,

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rthrth

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nunc sinitis sine Marte capi? vosne, acrior aetas, 540
propiorquemeae,quosarmatenere,

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thrth

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nonthyrsos,galeaquetegi,nonfronde,decebat?

este, precor, memores, qua sitis stirpe creati,

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thrth

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illiusque animos, qui multos perdidit unus,

sumite serpentis.

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rthtr

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pro fontibus ille lacuque 545

interiit: at vos pro fama vincite vestra.

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yrh

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ille dedit leto fortes: vos pellite molles

et patrium retinete decus.

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grh

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si fata vetabant

stare diu Thebas, utinam tormenta virique

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egwg

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moenia diruerent, ferrumque ignisque sonarent.

essemus miseri sine crimine, sorsque querenda,

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erg

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non celanda foret, lacrimaeque pudore carerent;

at nunc a puero Thebae capientur inermi,

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egreg

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quem neque bella iuvant nec tela nec usus equorum, | sed madidus murra crinis mollesque coronae 555
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purpuraque et pictis intextum vestibus aurum, | quem quidem ego actutum (modo vos absistite) cogam
SDG
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adsumptumque patrem commentaque sacra fateri. | an satis Acrisio est animi, contemnere vanum
SAFSF
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numen et Argolicas venienti claudere portas: | Penthea terrebit cum totis advena Thebis?
WFQ
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ite citi' (famulis hoc imperat), 'ite ducemque | attrahite huc vinctum! iussis mora segnis abesto!'
aegw
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hunc avus, hunc Athamas, hunc cetera turba suorum 564 | corripiunt dictis frustraque inhibere laborant.
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acrior admonitu est, irritaturque retenta | et crescit rabies moderaminaque ipsa nocebant.
wegew
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sic ego torrentem, qua nil obstabat eunti, | lenius et modico strepitu decurrere vidi;
qwrw
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at quacumque trabes obstructaque saxa tenebant, 570 | spumeus et fervens et ab obice saevior ibat.
wqrw
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ecce cruentati redeunt et, Bacchus ubi esset, | quaerenti domino Bacchum vidisse negarunt.
asra
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“hunc” dixere “tamen comitem famulumque sacrorum | cepimus” 
erherh
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et tradunt manibus post terga ligatis | sacra dei quendam Tyrrhena gente secutum.
hthte
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aspicit hunc Pentheus oculis quos ira tremendos | fecerat, et quamquam poenae vix tempora differt,
qeg
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“o periture tuaque aliis documenta dature | morte” ait,
qwegqwg
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“ede tuum nomen nomenque parentum 580 | et patriam morisque novi cur sacra frequentes.”
qwewg
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ille metu vacuus “nomen mihi” dixit “Acoetes, | patria Maeonia est, humili de plebe parentes.
wgqeg
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non mihi quae duri colerent pater arva iuvenci, | lanigerosve greges, non ulla armenta reliquit.
gwegw
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pauper et ipse fuit linoque solebat et hamis | decipere et calamo salientis ducere pisces.
wegwq
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ars illi sua census erat. cum traderet artem, “accipe quas habeo, studii successor et heres,” dixit “opes
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” moriensque mihi nihil ille reliquit 590 | praeter aquas; unum hoc possum appellare paternum.
sdgs
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mox ego, ne scopulis haererem semper in isdem, | addidici regimen dextra moderante carinae
sdgsd
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flectere,et Oleniae sidus pluviale Capellae | Taygetenque Hyadasque oculis Arctonque notavi
dsg
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ventorumque domos et portus puppibus aptos. | forte petens Delom Chiae telluris ad oras
dgs
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applicor et dextris adducor litora remis | doque levis saltus udaeque immittor harenae.
sga
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nox ubi consumpta est. Aurora rubescere primo           600 | coeperat; exsurgo laticesque inferre recentis
sdga
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admoneo monstroque viam quae ducat ad undas. | ipse, quid aura mihi tumulo promittat ab alto
sdg
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prospicio comitesque voco repetoque carinam. | adsumus en” inquit sociorum primus Opheltes,
adg
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utque putat, praedam deserto nactus in agro | virginea puerum ducit per litora forma
adg
53
ille mero somnoque gravis titubare videtur | vixque sequi. specto cultum faciemque gradumque;
adg
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nil ibi, quod credi posset mortale, videbam. 610 et sensi et dixi sociis: “quod numen in isto
sdg
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corpore sit, dubito; sed corpore numen in isto est. | quisquis es, o faveas nostrisque laboribus adsis.
sdg
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His quoque des veniam” … | his quoque des veniam.” “pro nobis mitte precari”
gg
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Dictys ait, quo non alius conscendere summas | ocior antemnas prensoque rudente relabi.
g
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hoc Libys, hoc flavus, prorae tutela, Melanthus, | hoc probat Alcimedon, et qui requiemque modumque
gg
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voce dabat remis, animorum hortator, Epopeus, | hoc omnes alii; praedae tam caeca cupido est.
g
60
“non tamen hanc sacro violari pondere pinum | perpetiar” dixi: “pars hic mihi maxima iuris”;
g
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inque aditu obsisto. furit audacissimus omni | de numero Lycabas, qui Tusca pulsus ab urbe
g
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exilium dira poenam pro caede luebat. | is mihi, dum resto, iuvenali guttura pugno
g
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rupit et excussum misisset in aequora, si non | haesissem, quamvis amens, in fune retentus.
g
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impia turba probat factum. tum denique Bacchus | (Bacchus enim fuerat), veluti clamore solutus 630
g
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sit sopor aque mero redeant in pectora sensus, | “quid facitis? quis clamor?” ait; “qua, dicite, nautae,
g
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huc ope perveni? quo me deferre paratis?” | “pone metum” Proreus “et quos contingere portus
g
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ede velis” dixit; “terra sistere petita.” | “Naxon” ait Liber “cursus advertite vestros.
g
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illa mihi domus est, vobis erit hospita tellus. | per mare fallaces perque omnia numina iurant
g
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sic fore, meque iubent pictae dare vela carinae. | “quid facis, o demens? quis te furor” inquit, Acoete,”
g
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dextra Naxos erat; dextra mihi lintea danti 640 “quid facis, o demens? quis te furor” inquit, “Acoete,”
g
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*pro se quisque “tenet? laevam pete.” maxima nutu | pars mihi significat, pars quid velit aure susurrat.
g
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obstipui “capiat” que “aliquis moderamina” dixi, | meque ministerio scelerisque artisque removi.
g
73
increpor a cunctis totumque immurmurat agmen; | e quibus Aethalion “te scilicet omnis in uno
g
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nostra salus posita est” ait et subit ipse meumque | explet opus Naxoque petit diversa relicta.
g
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tum deus illudens, tamquam modo denique fraudem 650 | senserit, e puppi pontum prospectat adunca
g
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et flenti similis “non haec mihi litora, nautae, | promisistis” ait, “non haec mihi terra rogata est
g
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quo merui poenam facto? quae gloria vestra est, | si puerum iuvenes, si multi fallitis unum?”
gg
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iamdudum flebam; lacrimas manus impia nostras | ridet et impellit properantibus aequora remis.
gg
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per tibi nunc ipsum (nec enim praesentior illo | est deus) adiuro, tam me tibi vera referre
gg
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quam veri maiora fide. stetit aequore puppis 660 haud aliter quam si siccum navale teneret.
g
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illi admirantes remorum in verbere perstant | velaque deducunt geminaque ope currere temptant.
g
82
impediunt hederae remos nexuque recurvo | serpunt et gravidis distingunt vela corymbis.
g
83
ipse racemiferis frontem circumdatus uvis | pampineis agitat velatam frondibus hastam.
g
84
quem circa tigres simulacraque inania lyncum | pictarumque iacent fera corpora pantherarum.
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