{"id":2511,"date":"2023-10-31T16:07:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/?page_id=2511"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:46:31","slug":"5-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-12\/","title":{"rendered":"5.12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"85\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/05\/academic-dept-default.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/05\/academic-dept-default.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/05\/academic-dept-default-300x20.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/05\/academic-dept-default-1024x68.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2023\/05\/academic-dept-default-768x51.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:63px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer mt-0\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">5.12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons 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--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-11\/\" 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--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-13\/\" 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\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2511_77a9df-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2511_77a9df-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2511_77a9df-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id2511_77a9df-a7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2511_77a9df-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2511_77a9df-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2511_77a9df-a7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2511_19232e-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2511_19232e-34 > .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-column2511_19232e-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2511_19232e-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2511_19232e-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2511_19232e-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2511_19232e-34{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2511_19232e-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2511_19232e-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2511_19232e-34\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">[1] N\u016bnti\u014d Ps\u0233ch\u0113 laeta fl\u014dr\u0113bat et d\u012bv\u012bnae subolis s\u014dl\u0101ci\u014d plaud\u0113bat et fut\u016br\u012b pignoris gl\u014dri\u0101 gesti\u0113bat et m\u0101tern\u012b n\u014dminis dignit\u0101te gaud\u0113bat. [2] Cr\u0113scent\u0113s di\u0113s et m\u0113ns\u0113s exeunt\u0113s \u0101nxia numerat et sarcinae nesciae rud\u012bment\u014d m\u012bratur d\u0113 brev\u012b p\u016bnctul\u014d tantum incr\u0113mentulum locupl\u0113tis uter\u012b. [3] Sed iam pest\u0113s illae taeterrimaeque Furiae anh\u0113lant\u0113s v\u012bpereum v\u012brus et fest\u012bnant\u0113s impi\u0101 celerit\u0101te n\u0101vig\u0101bant. Tunc s\u012bc iterum m\u014dment\u0101rius mar\u012btus suam Ps\u0233ch\u0113n admonet: [4] &#8220;\u0112n di\u0113s ultima et c\u0101sus extr\u0113mus! Sexus \u012bnfestus et sanguis inim\u012bcus iam s\u016bmpsit arma et castra comm\u014dvit et aciem d\u0113r\u0113xit et classicum person\u0101vit; iam m\u016bcr\u014dne d\u0113strict\u014d iugulum tuum nef\u0101riae tuae sor\u014dr\u0113s petunt. [5] Heu quant\u012bs urgu\u0113mur cl\u0101dibus, Ps\u0233ch\u0113 dulcissima! Tu\u012b nostr\u012bque miser\u0113re religi\u014ds\u0101que continenti\u0101 domum mar\u012btum t\u0113que et istum parvulum nostrum imminentis ru\u012bnae \u012bnfort\u016bni\u014d l\u012bber\u0101. [6] Nec ill\u0101s scelest\u0101s f\u0113min\u0101s, qu\u0101s tibi post internec\u012bvum odium et calc\u0101ta sanguinis foedera s\u014dror\u0113s appell\u0101re n\u014dn licet, vel vide\u0101s vel audi\u0101s, cum in m\u014drem S\u012br\u0113num scopul\u014d pr\u014dminent\u0113s f\u016bnest\u012bs v\u014dcibus saxa person\u0101bunt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b > .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-column2511_80bffb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2511_80bffb-8b\"><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-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715\" 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-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-tab-0\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-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-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-tab-1\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-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-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-tab-2\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-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-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-panel-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-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 rejoices at the news of her pregnancy. Cupid once again warns her about her sisters.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.12.1:<\/strong> The language in this sentence echoes earlier descriptions of Ps\u0233ch\u0113 as a new Venus, while the parallelism underscores her rather naive reaction to the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sarcinae nesciae rud\u012bment\u014d:<\/strong> \u201cin the first experience of her unknown burden,\u201d i.e. the novel experience of pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Furiae: <\/strong>the Furies in Greek and Roman mythology were goddesses of vengeance. Likening Psyche&#8217;s sisters to Furies as they try to prevent\/break up her marriage recalls the Fury Allecto whom Juno sends to prevent Aeneas from marrying Lavinia in <em>Aeneid <\/em>7; <em>anh\u0113lant\u0113s v\u012bpereum v\u012brus <\/em>recalls the description of Allecto as <em>Gorgoneis &#8230; infecta venenis<\/em> and <em>vipeream inspirans animam<\/em> (<em>Aen. <\/em>7.341, 351).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0112n:<\/strong> see <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-9\/\">5.9.2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>domum maritum teque:<\/strong> <em>-que<\/em> can come at the end of a three-item list. Alternatively, <em>maritum<\/em> can be taken as an adj. modifying <em>domum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>liber\u0101:<\/strong> 2s pres. imperative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>S\u012br\u0113num: <\/strong>from <em>S\u012br\u0113n, S\u012br\u0113nis<\/em> f.. Sirens are female figures from Greek mythology who lure seafaring men to their deaths through song and are associated with deception; see image under Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-21dd4bc7-ea0d-4895-949e-c7258ec47715-tab-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<p><strong>p\u016bnctulum, -\u012b n.:<\/strong> slight prick, here referring to Cupid and Psyche&#8217;s sexual intercourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>incr\u0113mentulum, -\u012b n.:<\/strong> little growth, increase<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>locupl\u0113s, -\u0113tis:<\/strong> substantial, rich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>anhel\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>to breathe, pant; here, with <em>v\u012brus,<\/em> to belch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>v\u012bpereus, -a, -um:<\/strong> of a snake, viper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>v\u012brus, -\u012b n.:<\/strong> venom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>m\u014dment\u0101rius, -a, -um: <\/strong>brief, short-term<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>d\u012brig\u014d, -ere, d\u012brex\u012b d\u012brectus:<\/strong> to arrange, align; to form (battle lines)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>classicum, -\u012b n.:<\/strong> war-trumpet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>urgu\u014d, -\u0113re, urs\u012b:<\/strong> to push, squeeze, bear down<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>misereor, -\u0113r\u012b, misertus sum:<\/strong> to feel pity for (+gen.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>continentia, -ae f.:<\/strong> restraint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>internecivus, -a, -um:<\/strong> murderous, deadly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>calc\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>here<strong>, <\/strong>to trample upon (cf. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-1\/\">5.1.5<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pr\u014dmine\u014d, -\u0113re, prominu\u012b: <\/strong>to jut out, project, be 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[2] Cr\u0113scent\u0113s di\u0113s et m\u0113ns\u0113s exeunt\u0113s \u0101nxia numerat et sarcinae nesciae rud\u012bment\u014d m\u012bratur d\u0113 brev\u012b p\u016bnctul\u014d tantum incr\u0113mentulum locupl\u0113tis uter\u012b. 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