{"id":2905,"date":"2025-11-12T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/?page_id=2905"},"modified":"2025-12-13T20:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T01:49:57","slug":"5-17","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-17\/","title":{"rendered":"5.17"},"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\">5.17<\/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\/5-16\/\" 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\/5-18\/\" 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-id2905_10d266-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2905_10d266-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2905_10d266-32 > .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-id2905_10d266-32 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2905_10d266-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2905_10d266-32 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2905_10d266-32 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-column2905_f20378-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2905_f20378-34 > .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-column2905_f20378-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2905_f20378-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2905_f20378-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2905_f20378-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2905_f20378-34{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2905_f20378-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2905_f20378-34 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2905_f20378-34\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">[1] S\u012bc \u012bnflamm\u0101tae, parentibus fast\u012bdienter appell\u0101t\u012bs et nocte turb\u0101t\u012bs vigili\u012bs perdit\u0101, m\u0101t\u016bt\u012bn\u014d scopulum pervolant et inde solit\u014d vent\u012b praesidi\u014d vehementer d\u0113volant lacrim\u012bsque press\u016br\u0101 palpebr\u0101rum co\u0101ct\u012bs h\u014dc \u0101st\u016b puellam appellant: [2] \u201cT\u016b quidem f\u0113l\u012bx et ips\u0101 tant\u012b mal\u012b ign\u014dranti\u0101 be\u0101ta s\u0113d\u0113s inc\u016bri\u014dsa per\u012bcul\u012b tu\u012b, n\u014ds autem, quae pervigil\u012b c\u016br\u0101 r\u0113bus tu\u012bs excub\u0101mus, cl\u0101dibus tu\u012bs miser\u0113 cruci\u0101mur. [3] Pr\u014d v\u0113r\u014d namque comperimus nec t\u0113, sociae sc\u012blicet dol\u014dris c\u0101s\u016bsque tu\u012b, c\u0113l\u0101re possumus imm\u0101nem colubrum multin\u014dd\u012bs vol\u016bminibus serpentem, ven\u0113n\u014d noxi\u014d colla sanguinantem hiantemque ingluvi\u0113 profund\u0101, t\u0113cum noctibus latenter adqui\u0113scere. [4] Nunc record\u0101re sortis P\u0233thicae, quae t\u0113 trucis b\u0113stiae n\u016bpti\u012bs d\u0113stin\u0101tam esse cl\u0101m\u0101vit. Et mult\u012b col\u014dn\u012b qu\u012bque circumsecus v\u0113nantur et accolae pl\u016brim\u012b v\u012bd\u0113runt eum vesper\u0101 redeuntem \u0113 p\u0101st\u016b proxim\u012bque fl\u016bminis vad\u012bs innatantem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2905_9bc364-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2905_9bc364-89 > .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-column2905_9bc364-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2905_9bc364-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2905_9bc364-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2905_9bc364-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2905_9bc364-89{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2905_9bc364-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2905_9bc364-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2905_9bc364-89\"><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-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d\" 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-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-tab-0\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-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-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-tab-1\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-panel-1\" 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\">Vocabulary<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div role=\"tab\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-tab-2\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-panel-2\" 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\">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-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-panel-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-tab-0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><em>Psyche\u2019s sisters scheme to ruin her marriage, jealous that she has married a rich god. They are the subject of \u012bnflamm\u0101tae and the main verbs.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nocte turb\u0101t\u012bs vigili\u012bs perdit\u0101<\/strong>: \u201cAfter the night was spent with disturbed wakefulness\u2026\u201d The sisters are so distracted they can\u2019t even sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ips\u0101 \u2026 ign\u014dranti\u0101<\/strong>: Abl. of cause with <em>beata<\/em>: \u201cblessed because\u2026\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/dcc.dickinson.edu\/grammar\/latin\/ablative-cause\">A&amp;G \u00a7404<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pr\u014d v\u0113r\u014d<\/strong>: \u201cAs a fact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sociae sc\u012blicet dol\u014dris c\u0101s\u016bsque tu\u012b<\/strong>: <em>Sociae<\/em> (we, allies\u2026) agrees with the sisters. <em>Scilicet<\/em> (\u201cobviously\u201d) adds a sarcastic tone to this.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>c\u0113l\u0101re<\/strong>: This verb can support two direct objects. The first is <em>t\u0113<\/em> and the second is the indirect statement <em>imm\u0101nem<\/em>\u2026 <em>adqui\u0113scere<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>serpentem:<\/strong> Take as a form of <em>serp\u014d<\/em>, \u2018to creep, slither.\u2019 The sisters\u2019 description of Cupid is similar to the Laoco\u00f6n scene in Vergil\u2019s <em>Aeneid,<\/em> 2.206-10 (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>). (See Media for image)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>colla sanguinantem<\/strong>: Take <em>colla<\/em> as an accusative of respect: \u201c(being) bloody with respect to his neck(s).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>record\u0101re<\/strong>: 2nd s. imperative of <em>record\u014dr<\/em>. Verbs of remembering take a genitive as their object.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sortis P\u0233thicae<\/strong>: See 4.33 for the oracle. In a snake context, Apollo\u2019s epithet as the killer of Python is apt.<\/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 ub-hide\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-tab-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<p><strong>fast\u012bdienter:<\/strong> (adv.) disdainfully, scornfully<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>m\u0101t\u016bt\u012bn\u014d:<\/strong> (adv.) early, in the morning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pervol\u014d, -\u0101re:<\/strong> to dash through<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>press\u016bra, -ae f.:<\/strong> pressing, pressure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>palpebra, -ae f.:<\/strong> eyelid (usually plural)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0101stus, -\u016bs m.:<\/strong> craft, cunning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ign\u014drantia, -ae f.:<\/strong> ignorance (of) (+ obj. gen.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>inc\u016bri\u014dsus, -a, -um:<\/strong> careless, indifferent (+ obj. gen.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pervigil, -is:<\/strong> wide awake<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>excub\u014d, -cub\u0101re, -cubu\u012b, -cubitum:<\/strong> to be alert (for), sleep outside to keep watch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>comperi\u014d, -\u012bre, -per\u012b, -pertum:<\/strong> to find out with certainty, learn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>coluber, -br\u012b, m.:<\/strong> a snake, serpent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vol\u016bmen, -inis, n.:<\/strong> coiling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ingluvi\u0113s, -\u0113\u012b f.:<\/strong> maw, jaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>latenter:<\/strong> (adv.) secretly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>circumsecus:<\/strong> (adv.) around, in the surrounding area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>accola, -ae m.\/f.:<\/strong> neighbor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>p\u0101stus, -\u016bs m.:<\/strong> pasturing, feeding<strong>innat\u014d, -\u0101re:<\/strong> to swim in<\/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-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-184cdaf2-c1d9-4fe9-9c14-b453b91c3a6d-tab-2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2905_765f06-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2905_765f06-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2905_765f06-81 > .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(60% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(40% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id2905_765f06-81 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2905_765f06-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2905_765f06-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2905_765f06-81 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2905_08ced3-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2905_08ced3-72 > .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-column2905_08ced3-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2905_08ced3-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2905_08ced3-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2905_08ced3-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2905_08ced3-72{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2905_08ced3-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2905_08ced3-72 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2905_08ced3-72\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/Laocoon_and_his_sons_group-942x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/Laocoon_and_his_sons_group-942x1024.jpg 942w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/Laocoon_and_his_sons_group-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/Laocoon_and_his_sons_group-768x835.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/Laocoon_and_his_sons_group.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20 > .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-column2905_4de7e9-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2905_4de7e9-20\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>The sisters\u2019 description of Cupid is similar to the Laoco\u00f6n scene in Vergil\u2019s <em>Aeneid<\/em>, 2.206-10. This marble statue group depicts Laoco\u00f6n and his sons being violently constricted and consumed by snakes. (Vatican City, Musei Vaticani). Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laoco%C3%B6n_and_His_Sons#\/media\/File:Laoco%C3%B6n_and_his_sons_group.jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"587\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/unnamed.png 960w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/unnamed-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/unnamed-768x470.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Above: Apollo&#8217;s Pythian epithet points back to the Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo (355-74). This oil painting by J.M.W. Turner depicts the scene in which Apollo slays the monstrous Python at Pytho. Afterwards, Apollo lays down the foundations for his temple and oracle. (London, Tate Britain). 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