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Metamorphoses<\/em> 4.663-739 (8 AD)<\/h3>\n

An elaborate account of the Sea Monster of Ethiopia.<\/em><\/p>\n

Clauserat Hippotades Aetnaeo carcere ventos,
\nadmonitorque operum caelo clarissimus alto
\nLucifer ortus erat: pennis ligat ille resumptis
\nparte ab utraque pedes teloque accingitur unco
\net liquidum motis talaribus aera findit.
\ngentibus innumeris circumque infraque relictis
\nAethiopum populos Cepheaque conspicit arva.
\nillic inmeritam maternae pendere linguae
\nAndromedan poenas iniustus iusserat Ammon;
\nquam simul ad duras religatam bracchia cautes
\nvidit Abantiades, nisi quod levis aura capillos
\nmoverat et tepido manabant lumina fletu,
\nmarmoreum ratus esset opus; trahit inscius ignes
\net stupet et visae correptus imagine formae
\npaene suas quatere est oblitus in aere pennas.
\nut stetit, ‘o’ dixit ‘non istis digna catenis,
\nsed quibus inter se cupidi iunguntur amantes,
\npande requirenti nomen terraeque tuumque,
\net cur vincla geras.’ primo silet illa nec audet
\nadpellare virum virgo, manibusque modestos
\ncelasset vultus, si non religata fuisset;
\nlumina, quod potuit, lacrimis inplevit obortis.
\nsaepius instanti, sua ne delicta fateri
\nnolle videretur, nomen terraeque suumque,
\nquantaque maternae fuerit fiducia formae,
\nindicat, et nondum memoratis omnibus unda
\ninsonuit, veniensque inmenso belua ponto
\ninminet et latum sub pectore possidet aequor.
\nconclamat virgo: genitor lugubris et una
\nmater adest, ambo miseri, sed iustius illa,
\nnec secum auxilium, sed dignos tempore fletus
\nplangoremque ferunt vinctoque in corpore adhaerent,
\ncum sic hospes ait ‘lacrimarum longa manere
\ntempora vos poterunt, ad opem brevis hora ferendam est.
\nhanc ego si peterem Perseus Iove natus et illa,
\nquam clausam inplevit fecundo Iuppiter auro,
\nGorgonis anguicomae Perseus superator et alis
\naerias ausus iactatis ire per auras,
\npraeferrer cunctis certe gener; addere tantis
\ndotibus et meritum, faveant modo numina, tempto:
\nut mea sit servata mea virtute, paciscor.’
\naccipiunt legem (quis enim dubitaret?) et orant
\npromittuntque super regnum dotale parentes.
\nEcce, velut navis praefixo concita rostro
\nsulcat aquas iuvenum sudantibus acta lacertis,
\nsic fera dimotis inpulsu pectoris undis;
\ntantum aberat scopulis, quantum Balearica torto
\nfunda potest plumbo medii transmittere caeli,
\ncum subito iuvenis pedibus tellure repulsa
\narduus in nubes abiit: ut in aequore summo
\numbra viri visa est, visam fera saevit in umbram,
\nutque Iovis praepes, vacuo cum vidit in arvo
\npraebentem Phoebo liventia terga draconem,
\noccupat aversum, neu saeva retorqueat ora,
\nsquamigeris avidos figit cervicibus ungues,
\nsic celeri missus praeceps per inane volatu
\nterga ferae pressit dextroque frementis in armo
\nInachides ferrum curvo tenus abdidit hamo.
\nvulnere laesa gravi modo se sublimis in auras
\nattollit, modo subdit aquis, modo more ferocis
\nversat apri, quem turba canum circumsona terret.
\nille avidos morsus velocibus effugit alis
\nquaque patet, nunc terga cavis super obsita conchis,
\nnunc laterum costas, nunc qua tenuissima cauda
\ndesinit in piscem, falcato verberat ense;
\nbelua puniceo mixtos cum sanguine fluctus
\nore vomit: maduere graves adspergine pennae.
\nnec bibulis ultra Perseus talaribus ausus
\ncredere conspexit scopulum, qui vertice summo
\nstantibus exstat aquis, operitur ab aequore moto.
\nnixus eo rupisque tenens iuga prima sinistra
\nter quater exegit repetita per ilia ferrum.
\nlitora cum plausu clamor superasque deorum
\ninplevere domos: gaudent generumque salutant
\nauxiliumque domus servatoremque fatentur
\nCassiope Cepheusque pater; resoluta catenis
\nincedit virgo, pretiumque et causa laboris.<\/p>\n

DSS<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>no. 113. Translation can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Metamorphoses 4.663-739 (8 AD) An elaborate account of the Sea Monster of Ethiopia. Clauserat Hippotades Aetnaeo carcere ventos, admonitorque operum caelo clarissimus alto Lucifer ortus erat: pennis ligat ille resumptis parte ab utraque pedes teloque accingitur unco et liquidum motis talaribus aera findit. gentibus innumeris circumque infraque relictis Aethiopum populos Cepheaque conspicit arva. illic inmeritam […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2351,"featured_media":0,"parent":908,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOvid - Ogden\u2019s Dragons\u2019 Dens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/the-classical-dragon\/sea-monster-of-ethiopia-perseus\/ovid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ovid - Ogden\u2019s Dragons\u2019 Dens\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Metamorphoses 4.663-739 (8 AD) An elaborate account of the Sea Monster of Ethiopia. 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