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    - CATULLUS i a commentazy py C. J. FORDYCE OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 296t 45 CATWLLI procul 2 mea tuos sit furor omnis, era, domo: alios age incitatos, alios age rabidos, 64 PELTACO quondam prognatae tertice pinus dicuntur liquidas Neptuni nasse per undas Phasidos ad fiuctus et fines Aesteos, cum lecti iuuenes, Argiuae robora pubis, auratam optantes Colchis auertere pellem ansi sunt tiada salsa cita decurrere puppi, caerula uerrentes abiegnis aequora palmis, diva quibus retinens in summis urbibus arces ipsa leni fecit uolitantem fiamine currum, ‘pinea coniungens inflexae texte carinee, Qa rdem cursu prima imbuit Amphitriten; quae simul ac rostro uentosnm proscidit aequor fortaque remigio spumis incanuit unda, emersere freti candenti ¢ gurgite uultus aequorese monstrum Neréides admirantes. ila, atque Chand} alia, widerunt luce marinas mortales oculis nudato corpore Nymphas nutricum tenus exstantes e gurgite cano. tum Thetidis Peleus incensus fertur amore, tum Thetis humanos non despexit hymenaeos, tum Thetidi pater ipse iugandum Pelea sensit. 64. 1 citad Marius Victories, ars gram. (9. 125K.) 92 tuos Bilis (taus fam a): tuo ¥ 64. x pelliaco V2 -neptumni mg cos X: al. phasides add. (wist fallor) rmg aeethnelos Parth 0 Gal. tetidicos is margine), ovticos X yp uecentes V> cory. amg ro testa ¥ ©, primam & 0 (te © coer.) 52 procidit V: corr. Rmg Fiver. Awuniins ineanuit Alina: ineanduit ¥ Sehrader teri 36 atque hand Bor Bam. widere V: corr. fy 39 tum X, cum 15 93 sabidos 0: rapidos 7 13 iasidicos 0, iaceici- catices 4 pupis O, papsis X tr prima gs proram Emphitsitem X (al, amphitsionem A), ophiteitem 13 totaque ay fo alia atque Vablew:atque 0 tom mt com F ar tum digina: cum Vo sensit ¥: sanxit Pontanus CARMEN 64 7 is optato saeclorum tempore nati heroes, saluete, deum genus! ¢ bona matrum progenies, saluete iter¢um . a3b ‘uuos ego saepe, meo ucs carmixe compellaho. teque adeo eximic tasdis felicibus axete, ‘Thessslize columen Peleu, cui Iuppiter épse, ‘ipse suos dium genitor concessit amores; ‘tene Thetis tenuit pulcerrima Nereine? tene suam Tethys concessit ducere neptem, Oceanusque, mari totum qui amplectitur orbem? 30 quae simul optatae finite tempore hices adueaere, domum connenta tota grequentat ‘Thessaiia, oppletur laetanti rexia coetu: dona jerunt prae se, declarant gaudia welt, deseritur Cieros, linquunt Pth‘otica Tempe a5 Crannonisque domos ac moenia Larisaea ; Pharsalum coeunt, Pharsalia tecta frequentant, rora colit nemo, mollescunt colle iauencis, non humilis curuis purgetur uinea rastris, non glebam prono connellit uomere tanrns, 0 non faix attenuat érondatoram arboris umbrem, squalida desertis rubigo injertor aratris. ipsius at sedes, quacumque opulenta recessit regia, fulgenti splendent auro atque ergento. candet ebur soliis, collucent pocula mensae, as tota domns gaudet regali splendida gaza. poluinar vero diuae geniale locatur 23 Scholie Veronsasia ad Vorg. aan. v. 80 Cataltes: Saluete deom gens 0 bona matrum progenies seluete iter 22 seclorum riseculoramV 23 gens Madeig _matram schalia Vergitiana: mater V (al. mato Ring) a3b om. Vax schaliis hue vewocauit Orioli 24 tediis 0, thetis X 28 nezeine Haupt: ectine Y (al. neptine al. noaturane R, al. neptine mg} 29 tethys yithetis V gr optate Z:optato 7 finiteO 32 aduenere Gq: adlonire V 33 Cieros Meinste, soyros 9: siros O, syroa X 30 graumonisque O, graiunonisque X: ovr. Viclorius moenia laris- ‘sea 0: nicenis alaczissea -isea X) ¥ 37 Fharwalam Pontanus: forsaliom 43 at oad. Parisians lot. 8234: ad V s cATVLLT sedibus in mediis, Indo quod dente poltum ‘peta zeit rosea conchyli purpura fuco, ‘hase uestis priscis hominum uariata Bguris 5 heroum mira wirtates indicat arte. . Somgne figentisono prospectens litore Digg TTheesa cedenter celeri cum classe tuctur jadomitos in corde gevens Ariadne furore, Meodumn etiam sese quae visit wisere credit, 55 ‘pote fallaci quae tum pebmaan excita somo desertam in sola ‘miseram se cernat arena. Sememnor at iuuenis fogiens pellit wada rem, jrrita uentosae linquens promise procellae. (juoma procul ex alga maestis Minois oc55 60 sees ot efiigies bacchantis, prospicit, chew, STospiet ot magnis curarumn Suchust URES, non flauo retinens subtilem vertice mitram, poe enntecta lei nelatum pectus anticts. hon tereti strophio lactentis wincta papilles, 65 pennia quse toto delapse © corpore passim {plus ante pedes diactus sais allndeene ee neque tam mitrae aeque fam duilant amicius Hla aicem carans toto ex te pectoze, ‘Theses, toto animo, tote pendebat perdita mente. 7° vo gera, axsiduis quama factibus extemault Sunosas Exyoina serens in pectore caras Ses Ea at eT presses curnis € litoribus Piraet Gitigit iniusti reels Gortynis tempi 15 5 Ista, epm, x 353 (trepbiam) Ge gOS CN ‘stcofio jactastes ciasta papas’. Mipsis ete ‘externa Nosius > 1542 7 tow we «dia OR, ava © adriana Vi 207". 9 et Ea eee ss creas et ase PO co argh ewe iain Se Shagt gon O, quid G of Met | bs CORRES 0 66 agape Sy: rg: oO Mose Gaetan oR Ss 3 VON sae Oe ggteom.O | TEAM ‘xox se eras chara (0) ORS ‘ortiaie gna a ep ab sata egiee” Path tenets | CARMEN 64 nam pechibent olim crudeli peste coactam “Androgeonese poenas exsoluere caedis electos iuuenes sinval et decus iunuptarnm Cecropiam solitar esse dapem dare Minotaur gnis angusta malis cum moenia uesareatur, jpse suum Theseus pro caris corpus Athenis proicere optauit potius quam talia Cretam funera Cecropize nec funera potarentur. aigue ita nave leui nitens ac lenibus auris magnanimum ad Minoa venit sedesque supe-bes. hune sin] ac cupide conspesit lumine uirgo regiz, quam svauis exspirans castus odores lectulis in moili comples matzis alebat, quales Eurotee praecinguat tlumina myrius auraue distinctos educit nema colores, non prius ex illo fiagrantia declinauit jomina, quam cuncto concepit corpore flam-nam funditus atque imis exarsit tota medullis. hheu misere exagitans immiti corde furores, sancte pyer, curis hominum qui gaudia misres, quaeque regis Golgos quaeque Idalium frondosum, qualibus incensam iactestis mente puellam dluctibus, in flauo saepe hospite suspirantert! quantos ilia tulit Ianguenti corde timorest quanto saepe magis fulgore expalluit auxi, ‘cum saewum cupiens contra contendere monstrum faut mortem appeteret Theseus aut praemic lendis! non ingrata {amen frustra munuscula dinis promittens tacito succepit ota labello. nam uelut in summo quatientem brachia Tanro nog welut} unle O 49 80 85 9° 95 205 qreumandrogeanee (-ue0) Vi-onese n, cum del. Calph. | 89 ™oe~ nfa} Ineenia 0 2 probicere O, proiicere ype: cazape 7 _preecingunt Backvens, progignant S:persignan’ 7 Gnirtos O, mirtus N (al. tos R) G. quigne X grlgns Kermotaus Baybnrus teste Mursto, teste Statio ‘Petrus Bembus: cholcas O, colehos X Paermus tox oppeterct X 10g suocepit Staius (subseepit Lastus}: suocondit 7 08 E 80 eurotae, (96 quaeque [) 3: quod neque ‘Too quanto; quam. Tu 50 CATVLLI quercum aut conigeram sudanti cortice pinum indomitus turbo coniorquens amine robur erait (ills procal radici prona cadit, late quaeuis cumque obuia frangens), sic domito saeuum prostrauit corpore Theseus 110 nequiquem wanis iactantem comue uentis. inde pedem sospes nmulta cum laude refexit ecrabunda regens tenui uestigia flo, ne labyrinthels e flexibus egredientem tecti frustraretur inobseruabilis error. 15 sed quid ego a primo digressus carmine plara conuemorem, ut Enguens genitoris fia wultem, nt consanguinege complexumn, wt denique matris, quae misera in gnata deperdita lactaCbatur>, omnibus his These! dulem praeoptarit amorem: 120 aut ut uecta rati spumosa ad litera Dias {uenerit,) aut ut eam deninctam lumina somo liquerit inmemori diseedens pectore coniunx? saepe ilar perhibent ardenti corde furentem clarisonas imo fadisse e pectore noces, z ac tum precruptos tristem conscendere montes, ‘unde aciem Gin) pelagi uastos protenderet aestus, tum tremuli salis aduersas procurrere in undas mollia nudatae tollentent tegmina surae, atque haec extremis maestam dixisse querellis, 130 frigidulos tudo singultus ore ciente ‘sicine me patrifs auectam, perfide, ab aris, perfide, deserto liquisti in litore, Theseu? 06 cornigeram ¥: corr. @ sudantirmg:fondaoti ¥— 209 late quasbis camace Fils. laieque cam cies Vo obuia O, omnia ai, bia 12g inberinths 0, thels X fro 2s exm Tesinguata Y (gata R).InctubatarZackonawn:lete V 120 prac Opens Status (et tom Lootes, uit 8) portaret Vo X21 Bt om Fr octa mg: necia TP Tolt Pasoval: satis Vo v2 wenecit dd, Lachmarn tis... joub ubearplacidoLastus devinctam dese eee gi deuindie 223 iemerod © (@l nemn Giz g) wage kx 0 x26 testo gitistes Yo 227 in Sta. Sty protendarct R: pretendert F130 hoo R (2) GgapatisO avectom gal. avecram w)sauertam” —335in0m, 0 CARMEN 64 3 sicine discedens neglecto numine diuum jmmemor a! deusta domum periuria portas? 135 nullane res potuit crudelis fectere mentis consilium? tibi nulla init clementia praesto, immite ut nostri uellet miserescere pectus? at non haec quondam blanda promissa dedisti voce mii, non heec miserse sperare iubebas, 140 sed conubia laeta, sed optatos hymenacos, quae cuncte aerii discerpunt irita uenti. rane iam nulla uito duranti femina credat, nulla niri speret sermones esse fideles: quis dum aliquid cupiens animus praegestit apisei, 143 nil metuunt jurare, nihil promittere parcunt sed simul ac cupidae ments satiata libide est, dicta nihil metuere, nibil periuria curant. certe ego te in medio nersantem turbine leti eripai, et potius germanum amittere ereui, 150 quam tibi fallaci supremo in cempore dessem. pro quo dilaceranda feris dabor alitibusque praeda, neque inacta tumulabor mortua terra. qnaenam t2 genuit sola sub rype Jeaena, quod mare conceptum spumantibus exspnit undis, 135 quae Syrtis, quae Scylla rapax, quae wasta Carybdis, talia qui zeddis pro dulei praemia wita? si tibi non cordi fuerant conubia nostra, sacua quod horrebas prisci praecepta parentis, attamen in uestras potuisti dicere sedes, 360 quae tibi incando famularer serua labore, candida permulcens fiquidis vestigia lymphis, 134 discendens & cow. B erudeles mitesceze 135 a ha 0. ab X mentee Fi com. omg 136 nellaue V 138 mirescere 0, ceX: corr. Calph, 139 blaada 0, acbis X 140 non Srnec ¥ imbere ¥: miserem iva 142 disserpunt X, dess-O 143 nue B. Guariaus, hine Frochiici: tum ¥ 194 fidelis O 145 quis 7 (supra scripto pro quibus X): quiz _postgestit corr. ving aipier’ Veco. Oat Rng Typ lecti OO 433 praedal prea (poste) O iniacta Bike (imizcta fem Calph: intacta 7 456 sistis: 0 scilla O, sila X17 taliaque reais 259 pex- emtis 0 160 sastras O Post 1, 60 eallocat w. v63 0 2 CATYLELT porpureaue tuum constermens ueste cubile, Sed quid ego ignaris nequiquam conquerar auris, externata malo, quae mollis sensibus auctae nee missas audire queunt nec reddere uoces? file autem prope iam mediis uersatur in undis, ‘nec quisquam apparet wacua mortalis in alga. sic nimis insultans exiremo tempore saewa ors etiam nostris innidit questibus axis. Tuppiter omaipotens, utinam ne tempore primo Cnosia Cecropiae tetigissent litora puppes, indamito nec dira ferens stipendia tauro yperfidus in Cretam religasset neuita funem, yyec malus bic celans dale: crudelia forma consilia in nostris requiesset sedibus hospes! ‘nem quo me referam? quali spe perdita nitor? Idaeosne petam montes? at gurgite lato discernens ponti truculentum diuidit aequor, an patris auxilium sperera? quemne ipsa zeliqui resperstima iuuenem iraterna caede secuta? coniugis an fide consoler memet amore? quine fogit Ientos incurzans gurgite remos? praeterea nullo colitar sola insula tecto, hee patet egressus pelagi cingentibus undis. nulla fagee ratio, mulla spes: omnia mute, orania sunt deserta, ostentant arnia letum. non tamen ante mihi languescent Immina morte, nec prits @ fesso secedent corpore sensns, ayree citat Macrobis, sof. vi i 92. Tez aX, 8 aueris rg (aureis Bavhrons): aures 7 tenuata X | anete V (aucto al. te ot, al -to ag} non Maecrobius 174 ereta O, fort acto 176 cousilia in 7: cousiliura (couse R) set 9: reauisisset F177 nitarr or Part: iconecs (idonecs al dmoneos X) ne at Ms BiGueimiera Pcp pent. pomtum ¥ del. Awamtiust sqnem ue} quem nae r entos 0, wentos X R nostris om. O 182 eousolea me manet 0 64 oolitar 4. Paiwar: litos ¥ 370 180 185 265 x npr ne ¥ x75 bic X, haec 0 reqei- 178 Edngoene B. Guarinws fe, ab ubi diuidit Vs abi 89 an patsis Rmg: iscatris O, in patris G 183 quiue 385 pater CARMEN 64 i qqoam justam a diuis exposcam prodita multam ' caclestumque fidem postrema comprecer hora. } quare facta uirum multantes windice poena i Eumenides, quibus anguino redimita capillo frons exspivantis praeportat pectoris iras, | hac huc aduentate, meas aadite querellas, 1 guias ego, uae misera, extremis proferre meduilis | cogor Snops, ardens, amenti caeca furore. i quae quoniam ueraé nascuntur pectore ab imo, uos nolite pati nostrum uanescere Iuctum, | sed quali solam Theseus me mente reliquit, { tal mente, deae, funestet seque suosaue.” i has postquam maesto profudit pectore voces, suppliciura saeuis exposcens anxia factis, annuit inuicte caelestum aumine rector; | quo motu tellus atque horrida contremuscunt | aequore concussitque micantia sidera mundus. i ipse autem caeca mentem celigine Theseus \ Consitus oblito dimnisit pectore cuncta, i quae mandata prius constanti mente tenedat, dulcia nec maesto sustollens signa parenti sospitem Exectheum se ostendit uisere poztum. namgue ferunt olima, classi cum moenia diuze linquentern gnatum wentis concrederet Aegens, talia complexum iuueni mandate dedisse: ‘gnate mihi longa iucundior woice uita, gnate, ego quem in dubios cogor dimittere casus, reddite in extrema nuper mihi fine senectae, quandoguidem fortuna mea ac tua feruida wirtus eripit intito mii te, cai languida onda i ' } i : i i i so maletem 0, mulotam | ggp'intctantos agg aus 0, et meas (corr rm) | PPP Go cual sola fy eclan ‘ein ve quais sola 7 rr ee ee 1 Gab fquomodo) nae 7 | axa Exechtheom Versixs: exeptam Gor arpcumeredereeagens 2 corr | 17 extreme r 53 x90 195 sgt compressor corr. fy 198 tere 202 fane- 205 que mota Heyse: ‘207 mentem 8, mertis 9: mente F 212 momico Vs corr. 7 215 longe Hooufit 219 oni ©, quem X (oui yrs, a, cui add, g} 54 CATVLLI lumina sunt ghati cara saturata gura, 220 non ego te gaudens Ietanii pectore mittam, neo te ferre sinam fortunae signa secundae, sed primum multas expromam mente querellas, canitiem terra atque infuso puluere foedans, inde infecta uago suspendam lintea malo, ans ‘nostros ut Inctus nostraeque incendia mentis carbasus obscarata dicet ferrugine Hibera. quod tibi st sancti concesserit incola Itoni, quae nostrum geaus ac sedes defendere Ezecthei annuit, ut tauri respergas sanguine dextram, 330 tum wero facite ut memori tibi condita corde hace uigeant mandata, nec ulla oblitterel actas; ut simel ac nostros inuisent lumina collis, funestam antennae deponant undique uestem, candidaque intorti sustollant uela rudentes, 235, quam primum cernens ut leeta gaudia mente agnoscama, cum te reducer aetas prospera sistet.’ haec mandata prius constanti mente tenentems ‘Thesea ceu pulsae ueatorum famine nubes aereum ninei montis Higuere cacumen, 240 at pater, ut summa prospectum ex arce petebat, anxia in assidues absumens iumina fletus, cum primum iniecti conspexit lintea ueli, proecipitem sese scopulorum e uertice iccit, amiseum credens immiti Thesea fate. a5 sic funesta domus ingressus lecta patema morte ferox Theseus, qualem Minoidi lnctum obtulerat mente immenori, talem ipse secepit. ng indalso Vs corr rng sapobsearay 228 toni Guwarinus: isnomi 0, thom ¥ ag ac [: has ¥Erechthel Vossius: freti ¥ ago annuaty ag mm, tuX 232 ob- Iiferet al. obliteret mg aggae {shee 234 anteauene ae ub uldetar V's com Rig 993 sustollant rng: enstolant (subs 6) ¥ 2g7actas V7: sor A. Guarinue — sistet O, sistensG, sistant R sistant rg 239 ceu rg: seu 243 infecti Sabeliious (teste ‘Auatio) eB. Guarinust infetl 7 245 facto 247 minoidi tu widetur r: minoida F CARMEN 64 55 quse tum prospectans cedentem maesta carinam tnultiplices animo ucluebat saucia curas. 250 at parte ex alia forens wolitabat Tacchus cum thiaso Satyrorum et Nysigenis Silenis, te quaerens, Ariadna, tuoqie incensus amore. quae tum alacres passim lymphata mente furebant euhoe bacchantes, euhoe capita inflectentes. 255 harem pars tecta quatiebant cuspide thyrsos, pars e diuolso factabant membra inuenco, [pars sese tortis serpentibus incingebant, pars obscura cauis celebraban: orgia cistis, orgia quae frustra cupiunt audire profani; 260 plangebant In tro meets Cltlie develos purely Lata deueee whieh Become an aecopted are Greck precedent and which were to I of the ique of hexarae Hess os aeRO ithe rie Sone oh @ nloun and its adjective (a7 Lines are of this pattern? ©.8: $4 indomites ... furares, 125 clarisonas ... woces, 265 talibus po feeris: The second is the parallel or chiastic acrangement of sa ows gad their adjectives within the line; 39 lines (that “S ¢ line in seven} show one or other of the possible forms of such arrangement:* e.g. 7 casrula uerrentes ablaguis aeguora * og. 68 (6 #5) 92 (4 o's). 159 (4 28), 258 (5 S91, 282 (5/9, (9 wah the purpose ofa pastculr eccsonattal titendoe sites aot be dtere, oat ‘aPetect ot womeranonance ineteane is rience wy ancuota wana 2 Only 55 nus have an internal pause: coninist Virgt'spraction, #65755 three consecutive lines are thns constructed on tures a. 509, where the syllable FreBowed bye serong pause). Leagtheniag a syllable ia that chow is almost as Taze: Catullus has milla spes at 186 and BeSpauly opposite specuiao at 67. 32 (besides olf sioliduam 64. 350-71, 321 BPP els ast '5. 28 segetd spies) and two in Grattius (142, 259) * . caesis is awlwarc b ‘on to ¢ fas vk i bt ere ee “iM a eng or spas peioacs) ins reduced to we by the operon Bt tse ee i ct gt te stout e pera ede : no doubt an epic phrase: Lucretius has 362. denique: the fina? testimo: ic ' imony paid to Achilles’ wirtutes litae is ial San 1 Ae ree SEDER AEE pervect aw reper Fonsee Sra eh Togo ao tata ane inania. } munera dant ts imal oe SEE US 20 tee sa dr esis: Ei Bes 04 ii, 4. tz ‘tredidit fessis leuiora tolli / a7 solvers: for the infinitive after soptane dave of. Vig. den 2 4 .../ adiari extremum miserse data copia a wee pin tht Sema ft esa rin pepe Asansol, 04. 190). vee Pr to ee Ue 2h efor sh el with “Androgeonsas, re Lamia ss coats i oem ces be 7 66, 60 Ariadnacis, 66. ¢ , 68. 74 Protesilacam. Soe on 44. 20 Sestia” 369. quae: the antocedent (Pol ss < lyxeaa} is contained in zeke ime Gore grag ciation ‘iam cuits (Le, éenatus) erat ile princens’. $72. saramlsso poplite : 90 im Ov. 2 vol spite a0 ig Or, Me. 477 (esbing the proiciet : ‘lets her body fall dorward’, a71-80, Ths Fates end the i 8 ek Song with to stanzas which are 3e2 COMMENTARY snore is: keeping with the outspeken badinage of 2 Roman wedging (ef, 62 x02 i, 51 #) than with the heroic ago. 472. optatos : the word is a favourite with Co‘allus a this con- fhexion: cf. 32, 142, 328, 62. 30, 68. 79 coniungite amores:: similarly of reciprocal aitection 78. 5 caungit amores", "ib. i._z, 69 ‘interea, dum date sinunt, [engemus amoces', Ov. 7. i, 536. animé perhaps cexves tO Size the notion of wholebeartedness and sincerity: gy4- dedatur : cf, 61. 58 dedés. iam ducum is best attached to dedatur with the implication of saumediately’, 2 not uncommon use ia jussive phates: GE Vite. den. i 203 ‘iamdudum sumite poenas', Ov. 4.4 i Sty lemeudum de greze duci / fussit’, i 457 ‘candida Biaudum cngentur colla Jacestis', 2eb sil’ 457 ‘atece meudum generoso sanguine’, Sen. Bp. 75. 7 iamdudur geude’, 8. Fr ‘relinque iste iamiudum’. wry. nesterno . . . flo sie, flo quo Bert collum circumdedtt: the ‘felief is referced to ix Nemesianas 2. 70. p79. discordis : Le estranged from her busbend. ‘380. secubite : of, 61. 20r. 82. praciantes : pracferi is a technical ten for ustering 3 Fes a losmaula which is to be repeated by others (so Livy v. Sr 2 pontifice maximo camen pracfante’) of, as here, a Hircard preliminary to & solemn witaal act, in this case the marriage. Pelei : the Greek dative form: in 336 Catutlus used the Latin Peleo. 1383. diuino : sea on 321. 3aqnqo7: taking up a suggestion feom Homer (Od, vi, a0z 2, Hers bo Cdyrgoous) sel ydp 1d wépes ye Gok Gaivovrer Soaps | Ghis cbr ue Gyandlnas Guassfos | Gaiwrral ve 200) Shit eae ‘jor bode. ep ets), tbe poct justifies his marvellous tale WAR Rader and passes into a moralizing epilogue which ‘eaects the general ancient belief in the dexeneracy of man- JEind and the decline rom a primitive Goldex Age. Heciod’s account of haman degeneration (Works and Days, 17g) is cenoed in Aratus, Phuen. 1006., and Catulles 2 oe had some, similar hellenistic source in mind. “eei) is clearly thinking of this poem am the fourth Bef Fue where (a) the reirain of the Fates’ song is verbally Sioed (46 tale saccla, suis dineruxt, catzite, fusis'), (F) Kobiles, fa Catullus the consummation of the hereis age, #8 to ocobown in the new golden age, and (c) the child is to see the 64. 371-95 323 gods face to face when Justice returns to earth, i eee en ree Jorn comms eth es it Peruixios heroas ot ips uidobitur is). The reminiscence of Catolius is unmistakable; whether Catallus meant his hole poem fo have a symbolic signcance and chose to tll story of Peleus and Thetis to point the moral which ensoi makes explicit is another question, we 384 argue fs fhe postponement eon 23 raesentes : in bodily shave, Homer's érepr

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