{"id":2925,"date":"2025-11-12T20:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T01:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/?page_id=2925"},"modified":"2025-12-13T20:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T01:54:15","slug":"5-21","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-21\/","title":{"rendered":"5.21"},"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\">5.21<\/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\/5-20\/\" 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\/5-22\/\" 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-id2925_95d7da-a0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2925_95d7da-a0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2925_95d7da-a0 > .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-id2925_95d7da-a0 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2925_95d7da-a0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2925_95d7da-a0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2925_95d7da-a0 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-column2925_855ef0-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2925_855ef0-47 > .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-column2925_855ef0-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2925_855ef0-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2925_855ef0-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2925_855ef0-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2925_855ef0-47{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2925_855ef0-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2925_855ef0-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2925_855ef0-47\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">[1] T\u0101l\u012b verb\u014drum incendi\u014d flamm\u0101ta v\u012bscera sor\u014dris pr\u014drsus ardentis. D\u0113serent\u0113s ipsam pr\u014dtinus tant\u012b mal\u012b c\u014dnf\u012bnium sibi etiam eximi\u0113 metuent\u0113s [2] fl\u0101t\u016bs \u0101litis impuls\u016b solit\u014d porr\u0113ctae super scopulum \u012blic\u014d pern\u012bc\u012b s\u0113 fug\u0101 pr\u014dripiunt statimque c\u014dnsc\u0113ns\u012bs n\u0101vibus abeunt. [3] At Ps\u0233ch\u0113 relicta s\u014dla\u2014nisi quod \u012bnf\u0113st\u012bs F\u016bri\u012bs agit\u0101ta sola n\u014dn est\u2014aest\u016b pelag\u012b simile maerend\u014d fluctuat, et quamv\u012bs stat\u016bt\u014d c\u014dnsili\u014d et obstin\u0101t\u014d anim\u014d iam tamen facinor\u012b manus admov\u0113ns adh\u016bc incerta c\u014dnsili\u012b titubat mult\u012bsque calamit\u0101tis suae distrahitur affectibus. [4] Fest\u012bnat differt, audet trepidat, diff\u012bdit \u012br\u0101scitur et, quod est ultimum, in e\u014ddem corpore \u014ddit b\u0113stiam, d\u012bligit mar\u012btum. Vesper\u0101 tamen iam noctem trahente praecipit\u012b fest\u012bn\u0101ti\u014dne nef\u0101ri\u012b sceleris \u012bnstruit appar\u0101tum. Nox aderat et mar\u012btus aderat pr\u012bm\u012bsque Veneris proeli\u012bs velit\u0101tus in altum sop\u014drem d\u0113scenderat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00 > .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-column2925_5f2a70-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2925_5f2a70-00\"><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-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6\" 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-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-tab-0\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-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-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-tab-1\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-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-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-tab-2\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-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-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-panel-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-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 agonizes about whether to follow her sisters\u2019 advice to kill her monstrous husband.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>t\u0101l\u012b\u2026ipsam<\/strong>: The manuscripts differ here (F: <em>ipsa<\/em>; \u03c6: <em>ipsam<\/em>; \u03c2: <em>ipsae<\/em>), and editors have emended in various ways. Printing the \u03c6 text and punctuating after <em>ardentis <\/em>is the \u201cattractive and simple\u201d solution of Hildebrand (GCA)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>flammata<\/strong>: treat <em>\u00a0<\/em>as <em>flammata (sunt)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this reading, <strong>ipsam<\/strong><em> <\/em>= D.O. of <em>d\u0113serent\u0113s<\/em>, <em>c\u014dnf\u012bnium <\/em>of <em>metuent\u0113s<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nisi quod<\/strong>: <em>Quod <\/em>here is the conjunction, not <em>aliquod.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>simile<\/strong>: adverbial<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>c\u014dnsili\u012b<\/strong>: objective gen. with <em>incerta<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mar\u012btus aderat<\/strong>: This is the MS reading, retained by GCA, instead of emending to <em>advenerat<\/em>, as Helm and Kenney do on merely stylistic grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Veneris<\/strong>: Kenney accepts Rohde\u2019s emendation to <em>Veneri\u012bs<\/em>,<em> <\/em>but the MS text is consistent with other Apuleian euphemisms for sex (<em>Veneris fruct\u016b <\/em>[2.17], <em>rud\u012bmenta Veneris<\/em> [7.14]).<\/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-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-tab-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<p><strong>c\u014dnf\u012bnium, -\u012b n.<\/strong>: common boundary, proximity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0101les, -itis<\/strong>: winged<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>impulsus, -us m.<\/strong>: (a) pushing, propulsion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pern\u012bx, -\u012bcis<\/strong>: swift<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pr\u014dripi\u014d, -ripere, -ripu\u012b, -reptum<\/strong>: to dash forward, hurry away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fluctu\u014d, -\u0101re<\/strong>: to move like waves, waver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>obstin\u014d, -\u0101re<\/strong>: to set one\u2019s mind firmly on, be resolved<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>titub\u014d, -\u0101re<\/strong>: <em>to hesitate, waver<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>differ\u014d, -ferre, -stul\u012b, -l\u0101tus:<\/strong> (of time) to defer, delay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>diff\u012bd\u014d, -fidere, -f\u012bsus sum<\/strong>: to distrust, despair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fest\u012bn\u0101t\u012do, -\u014dnis f.<\/strong>: haste<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>v\u0113l\u012dtor, -\u0101r\u012b<\/strong>: to skirmish<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-content-wrap active\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-0ba616a2-b14a-4036-8802-c50be9803cd6-tab-2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<p><\/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>5.21 [1] T\u0101l\u012b verb\u014drum incendi\u014d flamm\u0101ta v\u012bscera sor\u014dris pr\u014drsus ardentis. D\u0113serent\u0113s ipsam pr\u014dtinus tant\u012b mal\u012b c\u014dnf\u012bnium sibi etiam eximi\u0113 metuent\u0113s [2] fl\u0101t\u016bs \u0101litis impuls\u016b solit\u014d porr\u0113ctae super scopulum \u012blic\u014d pern\u012bc\u012b s\u0113 fug\u0101 pr\u014dripiunt statimque c\u014dnsc\u0113ns\u012bs n\u0101vibus abeunt. 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