{"id":2959,"date":"2025-11-13T20:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T01:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/?page_id=2959"},"modified":"2025-12-14T09:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T14:46:19","slug":"5-29","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-29\/","title":{"rendered":"5.29"},"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\">5.29<\/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\/5-28\/\" 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\/5-30\/\" 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-id2959_d7e2aa-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2959_d7e2aa-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2959_d7e2aa-84 > .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-id2959_d7e2aa-84 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2959_d7e2aa-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2959_d7e2aa-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2959_d7e2aa-84 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-column2959_75a0f9-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2959_75a0f9-e3 > .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-column2959_75a0f9-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2959_75a0f9-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2959_75a0f9-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2959_75a0f9-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2959_75a0f9-e3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2959_75a0f9-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2959_75a0f9-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2959_75a0f9-e3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">[1] Haec quir\u012bt\u0101ns properiter \u0113mergit \u0113 mar\u012b suumque pr\u014dtinus aureum thalamum petit et repert\u014d, s\u012bcut audierat, aegr\u014dt\u014d puer\u014d iam inde \u0101 foribus quam maxim\u0113 bo\u0101ns: [2] \u201cHonesta,\u201d inquit, \u201chaec et n\u0101t\u0101libus nostr\u012bs bonaeque tuae fr\u016bg\u012b congruentia, ut pr\u012bmum quidem tuae parentis imm\u014d dominae praecepta calc\u0101r\u0113s, nec sordid\u012bs am\u014dribus inim\u012bcam meam cruci\u0101r\u0113s, [3] v\u0113rum etiam h\u014dc aet\u0101tis puer tu\u012bs licenti\u014ds\u012bs et imm\u0101t\u016br\u012bs iunger\u0113s amplexibus, ut ego nurum sc\u012blicet toler\u0101rem inim\u012bcam. [4] Sed utique praes\u016bmis n\u016bg\u014d et corruptor et inam\u0101bilis t\u0113 solum gener\u014dsum nec m\u0113 iam per aet\u0101tem posse concipere. [5] Velim erg\u014d sci\u0101s mult\u014d t\u0113 meli\u014drem f\u012blium alium genit\u016bram, imm\u014d, ut contum\u0113liam magis senti\u0101s, aliquem d\u0113 me\u012bs adopt\u0101t\u016bram vernul\u012bs, e\u012bque d\u014dn\u0101t\u016bram ist\u0101s pinn\u0101s et flamm\u0101s et arcum et ips\u0101s sagitt\u0101s et omnem meam supellectilem, quam tibi n\u014dn ad h\u014ds \u016bs\u016bs dederam: [6] nec enim d\u0113 patris tu\u012b bon\u012bs ad \u012bnstr\u016bcti\u014dnem istam quicquam concessum est.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2959_c6483c-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2959_c6483c-77 > .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-column2959_c6483c-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2959_c6483c-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2959_c6483c-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2959_c6483c-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2959_c6483c-77{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2959_c6483c-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2959_c6483c-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2959_c6483c-77\"><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-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784\" 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-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-tab-0\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-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-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-tab-1\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-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-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-tab-2\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-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-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-panel-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-tab-0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Venus goes to Cupid to rebuke him for his relationship with Psyche and his defiance of her orders.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>haec<\/strong>: \u201cThese things\u201d refers to Cupid\u2019s behavior and relationship with Psyche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>honesta\u2026haec: <\/strong>neuter pl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>n\u0101t\u0101libus nostr\u012bs: <\/strong>\u201cOur family origins\u201d or \u201cmy birth\u201d (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>). Dative with <em>congruentia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fr\u016bg\u012b: <\/strong>The \u201cfruit\u201d here is a metaphor for Cupid\u2019s heritage and can be translated as such.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>congruentia:<\/strong> supply <em>sunt<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ut\u2026calc\u0101r\u0113s\u2026 cruci\u0101r\u0113s\u2026iunger\u0113s:<\/strong> a long substantive clause of result (<a href=\"https:\/\/dcc.dickinson.edu\/grammar\/latin\/substantive-clauses-result\">A&amp;G \u00a7 571<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>h\u014dc aet\u0101tis: <\/strong>\u201cof your age\u201d or \u201cat your time of life\u201d (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>inim\u012bcam\u2026cruci\u0101r\u0113s\u2026iunger\u0113s:<\/strong> <em>inim\u012bcam<\/em> is the direct object of both <em>cruci\u0101r\u0113s<\/em> and <em>iunger\u0113s<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ut\u2026toler\u0101rem: <\/strong>result clause<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>praes\u016bmis:<\/strong> introduces indirect statement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>t\u0113 solum<\/strong> <strong>gener\u014dsum:<\/strong> \u201c&#8230;you are the only member of the family able to reproduce\u201d (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>t\u0113:<\/strong> ablative of comparison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>patris: <\/strong>Almost certainly refers to Vulcan, whom some mythological sources portray as Cupid\u2019s father. Apuleius is certainly making light of Cupid\u2019s dubious paternity (Kenney <em>ad loc.<\/em>).<\/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-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-tab-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<p><strong>quir\u012bto, -\u0101re: <\/strong>to wail (about), lament<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>properiter: <\/strong>swiftly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>aegr\u014dtus, -a, -um: <\/strong>sick, diseased<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>bo\u014d, -\u0101re:<\/strong> to roar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>licenti\u014dsus, -a, -um: <\/strong>promiscuous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>amplexus, \u016bs, m: See <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/5-18\/\">5.18.3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>n\u016bgo, \u014dnis, m: <\/strong>buffoon, worthless person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>corruptor, -\u014dris: <\/strong>seducer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>inam\u0101bilis, -e: <\/strong>not worthy of love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vernula, ae, m\/f.<\/strong>: homeborn slave<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>supellex, -lectilis, f.:<\/strong> equipment, tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>instructio, \u014dnis, f.:<\/strong> array<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-8db2afee-5938-413a-96e7-f4bd5550b784-tab-2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2959_2b2693-63 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2959_2b2693-63 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2959_2b2693-63 > .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, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2959_2b2693-63 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2959_2b2693-63 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2959_2b2693-63 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2959_2b2693-63 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-row kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43 > .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-column2959_9b19e3-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2959_9b19e3-43\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/La_nascita_di_Venere_Botticelli-1024x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3140\" style=\"width:518px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/La_nascita_di_Venere_Botticelli-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/La_nascita_di_Venere_Botticelli-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/La_nascita_di_Venere_Botticelli-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/La_nascita_di_Venere_Botticelli-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/La_nascita_di_Venere_Botticelli.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec > .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-column2959_d4073e-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2959_d4073e-ec\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Above: This famous Botticelli painting depicts the birth of Venus. (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:La_nascita_di_Venere_(Botticelli).jpg\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\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-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/1200px-Schotel_met_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_Schotel_met_voorstelling_van_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_BK-1961-45-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/1200px-Schotel_met_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_Schotel_met_voorstelling_van_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_BK-1961-45-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/1200px-Schotel_met_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_Schotel_met_voorstelling_van_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_BK-1961-45-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/1200px-Schotel_met_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_Schotel_met_voorstelling_van_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_BK-1961-45-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/1200px-Schotel_met_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_Schotel_met_voorstelling_van_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_BK-1961-45-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/latin-commentary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/12\/1200px-Schotel_met_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_Schotel_met_voorstelling_van_de_ontmanning_van_Uranus_door_Kronos_BK-1961-45.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This 17th-cen. 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