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[2] S\u012bc d\u0113nique \u012bnfit altera: &#8220;\u0112n orba et saeva et in\u012bqua Fort\u016bna! H\u014dcine tib\u012b complacuit, ut utr\u014dque parente pr\u014dgn\u0101tae germ\u0101nae d\u012bversam sortem sustin\u0113remus? [3] Et n\u014ds quidem quae n\u0101t\u016b maior\u0113s sumus mar\u012bt\u012bs adven\u012bs ancillae d\u0113ditae extorr\u0113s et lare et ips\u0101 patri\u0101 d\u0113g\u0101mus long\u0113 parentum velut exulant\u0113s, [4] haec autem novissima, quam f\u0113t\u016b satiante postr\u0113mus partus eff\u016bdit, tant\u012bs opibus et de\u014d marit\u014d pot\u012bta sit, quae nec ut\u012b r\u0113ct\u0113 tant\u0101 bon\u014drum c\u014dpi\u0101 n\u014dvit? [5] V\u012bdist\u012b, soror, quanta in dom\u014d iacent et qu\u0101lia mon\u012blia, quae praenitent vest\u0113s, quae splendicant gemmae, quantum praetere\u0101 passim calc\u0101tur aurum. [6] Quods\u012b mar\u012btum etiam tam form\u014dnsum tenet ut affirmat, n\u016blla nunc in orbe t\u014dt\u014d f\u0113l\u012bcior v\u012bvit. Fortassis tamen pr\u014dc\u0113dente c\u014dnsu\u0113t\u016bdine et adfecti\u014dne r\u014dbor\u0101t\u0101 deam quoque illam deus mar\u012btus efficiet. S\u012bc est, hercul\u0113s, s\u012bc s\u0113 ger\u0113bat fer\u0113batque. [7] Iam iam s\u016brsum respicit et deam sp\u012brat mulier, quae v\u014dc\u0113s ancill\u0101s habet et vent\u012bs ips\u012bs imperitat. [8] At ego misera pr\u012bmum patre me\u014d seni\u014drem mar\u012btum sort\u012bta sum, dein cucurbit\u0101 calvi\u014drem et qu\u014dv\u012bs puer\u014d pusilli\u014drem, c\u016bnctam domum ser\u012bs et cat\u0113n\u012bs obditam c\u016bst\u014ddientem.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2508_066005-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2508_066005-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2508_066005-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2508_066005-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2508_066005-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2508_066005-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2508_066005-89{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2508_066005-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2508_066005-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2508_066005-89\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-holder wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-horizontal-holder-mobile wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-horizontal-holder-tablet\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-holder horizontal-tab-width-mobile horizontal-tab-width-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"tablist\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tabs-title wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tabs-title-mobile-horizontal-tab wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tabs-title-tablet-horizontal-tab\" style=\"justify-content: flex-start; \"><div role=\"tab\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-tab-0\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-panel-0\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title-wrap\" style=\"--ub-tabbed-active-title-color: inherit; --ub-tabbed-active-title-background-color: #eeeeee; text-align: left; \" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title\">Notes<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div role=\"tab\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-tab-1\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-panel-1\" aria-selected=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title-wrap active\" style=\"--ub-tabbed-title-background-color: #eeeeee; --ub-tabbed-active-title-color: inherit; --ub-tabbed-active-title-background-color: #eeeeee; text-align: left; \" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title\">Vocabulary<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div role=\"tab\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-tab-2\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-panel-2\" aria-selected=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title-wrap\" style=\"--ub-tabbed-active-title-color: inherit; --ub-tabbed-active-title-background-color: #eeeeee; text-align: left; \" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-title\">Media<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tabs-content\" style=\"\"><div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-panel-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-tab-0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Ps\u0233ch\u0113\u2019s sisters, enraged by seeing her wealth, have a gripe session.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pr\u014dtenus:<\/strong> alt. spelling of pr\u014dtinus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>felle: <\/strong>The association of bodily fluids with moods is common in ancient medicine. Yellow and black bile are 2 of the 4 humors, bodily fluids seen as causes of illness in ancient humoral theory (<a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordre.com\/classics\/view\/10.1093\/acrefore\/9780199381135.001.0001\/acrefore-9780199381135-e-3174\">Vallance, <em>OCD <\/em>s.v. &#8220;humours&#8221;<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fraglant\u0113s: <\/strong>an alt. form of <em>fl\u0101gro, -\u0101re<\/em> (<em>OLD<\/em> sv. <em>flagro<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>H\u014dcine:<\/strong> See <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-6\/\">5.6.2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>orba:<\/strong> Fortuna is often described as devoid of sight or eyes. Here, the word meaning sight or eyes has been omitted, but the sense is that Fortune is blind (Kenney, <em>ad loc<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ut&#8230;sustin\u0113remus <\/strong>a substantive result clause in apposition with h\u014dcine, with a sense of \u201c(the fact) that\u2026\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/dcc.dickinson.edu\/grammar\/latin\/substantive-clauses-result\">A&amp;G \u00a7570<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Et n\u014ds quidem:<\/strong> &#8220;and we, for instance&#8221; (Kenney <em>ad loc<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>parentum: <\/strong>an uncommon usage of the genitive with <em>longe.<\/em> Translate similar to an abl. of separation. (Kenney <em>ad loc. <\/em>and DMLBS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>novissima<\/strong>: The sense is that Ps\u0233ch\u0113 is the youngest child (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>f\u0113t\u016b satiante:<\/strong> &#8220;in\/by a wearying birth\u201d (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>postr\u0113mus:<\/strong> the superlative form of <em>posterus, -a, -um<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pot\u012bta sit: <\/strong>deponent verb, takes abl. object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>iacent&#8230; praenitent\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>splendicant\u2026calc\u0101tur<\/strong>: indicatives in place of subjunctives in an indirect question (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>calc\u0101tur aurum<\/strong>: Notice the inversion of typical Latin word order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fortassis: <\/strong>alternative from of fortasse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>S\u012bc est, Hercul\u0113s: \u201c<\/strong>By Hercules\u201d is a gendered expression used almost exclusively by men. The sister\u2019s usage of the curse is a notable inversion of gender roles (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ger\u0113bat fer\u0113batque: <\/strong>The similar meanings appear to have an emphatic effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sp\u012brat: <\/strong>here, has a sense of expressing or manifesting. Ps\u0233ch\u0113 is carrying herself like a goddess (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ancillas: <\/strong>functions with <em>voces<\/em> as a predicate acc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mar\u012btum<\/strong>: Contrast the sisters&#8217; descriptions of their husbands with the impression of their <em>beatae nuptiae <\/em>to kingly husbands given in <em>Met. <\/em>4.32, reflected in the 16th-cen. engraving under Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"tel:617-552-4219.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-content-wrap active\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-8cea2429-e6de-46ac-ac4b-e1eb3f83eeee-tab-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<p><strong>gl\u012bsco, -ere:<\/strong> to blaze up, burst out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fel, fellis n.: <\/strong>bile, wrath, bitterness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>perstrep\u014d, -ere, -u\u012b, -itum: <\/strong>to make noise, resound<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>infit<\/strong>: See <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-5\/\">5.5.1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0112n:<\/strong> interjection similar to <em>ecce<\/em>, but used in an ironic or angry sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>complace\u014d, -\u0113re, -u\u012b, -itus: <\/strong>to please greatly, please also<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pr\u014dgn\u0101tus, -a, -um: <\/strong>born, descended, sprung forth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>germ\u0101nus, -a, -um: <\/strong>(born) of the same father, with the same parents, sibling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>extorris, -e:<\/strong> exiled, banished, driven from the country (+ abl. of separation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>d\u0113g\u014d, -ere, -\u012b: <\/strong>to<strong> <\/strong>pass\/spend (time), carry on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>f\u0113tus, -\u016bs m.: <\/strong>bringing forth, bearing, birth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sati\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>to satiate, satisfy; (in negative sense) cause weariness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>praenite\u014d, -\u0113re, -u\u012b: <\/strong>to shine or glitter forth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>splendic\u014d, -\u0101re:<\/strong> to glitter, shine, sparkle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ad\/affectio, -\u014dnis f.: <\/strong>mental state, feeling, esp. feeling of love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>r\u014dbor\u014d, -\u0101re:<\/strong> to strengthen, make strong, confirm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sursum<\/strong> (adv)<strong>: <\/strong>up, upward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>imperit\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>to command, govern, rule (+ acc. or dat.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>cucurbita, -ae f.: <\/strong>gourd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>calvus, -a, -um<\/strong>: without hair, bald<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pusillus, -a, -um: <\/strong>very little, puny<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sera, -ae f.: <\/strong>a bolt or cross bar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>obd\u014d, -dere, -didi, -ditus: <\/strong>to shut, close, fasten<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" 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> .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2508_e4749e-c8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>This is a statue of Fortuna from the 100s CE (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/246407\">Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York<\/a>). Here, although she is not depicted as blind, she is carrying a cornucopia and holding a ship\u2019s rudder. These items represent Fortuna\u2019s role in abundance and her role in deciding outcomes, respectively (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Fortuna-Roman-goddess\">&#8220;Fortuna,&#8221; <em>Encyclopedia Britannica<\/em>, 2019)<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/12\/main-image-1024x870.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/12\/main-image-1024x870.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/12\/main-image-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/12\/main-image-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/12\/main-image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This engraving, from an unknown artists called Master of the Die, comes from a book of engravings based on Apuleius\u2019 version of the Cupid and Ps\u0233ch\u0113. It is entitled, \u201cPs\u0233ch\u0113\u2019s sisters are married to two kings, with Ps\u0233ch\u0113 standing at left, accompanied by another king\u201d. This image of the kings is far from the description of them that will follow, making the artistic choice to doubt the sisters\u2019 words. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/652841\">Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5924e470 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">Previous<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5.9 [1] Qu\u014d pr\u014dtenus perpetrat\u014d sor\u014dr\u0113s \u0113gregiae domum redeunt\u0113s iamque gl\u012bscentis invidiae felle fraglant\u0113s multa s\u0113cum serm\u014dnibus m\u016btu\u012bs perstrep\u0113bant. [2] S\u012bc d\u0113nique \u012bnfit altera: &#8220;\u0112n orba et saeva et in\u012bqua Fort\u016bna! H\u014dcine tib\u012b complacuit, ut utr\u014dque parente pr\u014dgn\u0101tae germ\u0101nae d\u012bversam sortem sustin\u0113remus? [3] Et n\u014ds quidem quae n\u0101t\u016b maior\u0113s sumus mar\u012bt\u012bs adven\u012bs ancillae d\u0113ditae extorr\u0113s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2508","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2833,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2508\/revisions\/2833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}