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((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id3123_0cf8d4-4e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3123_0cf8d4-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3123_0cf8d4-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id3123_0cf8d4-4e 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-column3123_9c5862-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3123_9c5862-43 > .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-column3123_9c5862-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3123_9c5862-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3123_9c5862-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3123_9c5862-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3123_9c5862-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3123_9c5862-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3123_9c5862-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3123_9c5862-43\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">[1] Quae dum \u012bnsati\u0101bil\u012b anim\u014d Ps\u0233ch\u0113, satis et c\u016bri\u014dsa, r\u012bm\u0101tur atque pertrectat et mar\u012bt\u012b su\u012b m\u012br\u0101tur arma, d\u0113pr\u014dmit \u016bnam d\u0113 pharetr\u0101 sagittam [2] et punct\u014d pollicis extr\u0113mam aciem per\u012bclit\u0101bunda trementis etiam nunc articul\u012b n\u012bs\u016b forti\u014dre pupugit altius, ut per summam cutem r\u014dr\u0101verint parvulae sanguinis rose\u012b guttae. [3] S\u012bc ign\u0101ra Ps\u0233ch\u0113 sponte in Am\u014dris inc\u012bdit am\u014drem. Tunc magis magisque cup\u012bdine fragl\u0101ns Cup\u012bdinis pr\u014dna in eum effl\u012bctim inhi\u0101ns patul\u012bs ac petulantibus s\u0101vi\u012bs fest\u012bnanter ingest\u012bs d\u0113 somn\u012b m\u0113ns\u016br\u0101 metu\u0113bat. [4] Sed dum bon\u014d tant\u014d percita sauci\u0101 mente fluctuat, lucerna illa, s\u012bve perfidi\u0101 pessim\u0101 s\u012bve invidi\u0101 noxi\u0101 s\u012bve quod t\u0101le corpus contingere et quasi b\u0101si\u0101re et ipsa gesti\u0113bat, \u0113vomuit d\u0113 summ\u0101 l\u016bminis su\u012b stillam ferventis ole\u012b super umerum de\u012b dexterum. [5] Hem aud\u0101x et temer\u0101ria lucerna et am\u014dris v\u012ble ministerium, ipsum ignis t\u014dt\u012bus deum ad\u016bris, cum t\u0113 sc\u012blicet am\u0101tor aliquis, ut di\u016btius cup\u012bt\u012bs etiam nocte pot\u012br\u0113tur, pr\u012bmus inv\u0113nerit. [6] S\u012bc inustus exiluit deus v\u012bs\u0101que d\u0113t\u0113ctae fide\u012b colluvi\u0113 pr\u014drsus ex \u014dscul\u012bs et manibus \u012bnf\u0113l\u012bcissimae coniugis tacitus \u0101vol\u0101vit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column3123_20294f-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3123_20294f-9a > .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-column3123_20294f-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3123_20294f-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3123_20294f-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3123_20294f-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3123_20294f-9a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3123_20294f-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3123_20294f-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3123_20294f-9a\"><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-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c\" 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-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-tab-0\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-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-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-tab-1\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-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-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-tab-2\" aria-controls=\"ub-tabbed-content-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-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-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-panel-0\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-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>Psyche observes Cupid and pierces herself with his arrow before a drop of hot oil awakens him.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>quae<\/strong>: Connecting relative, referring back to\u00a0 <em>t\u0113la<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>et <\/strong>=<strong> <\/strong><em>etiam<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>c\u016bri\u014dsa: <\/strong>Psyche is another <em>c\u016bri\u014dsus\/a<\/em> character who looks upon something transcendent and dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pertrectat\u2026arma: <\/strong><em>arma<\/em> is the object of only <em>pertrectat <\/em>and <em>m\u012br\u0101tur<\/em>; <em>quae <\/em>is the object of <em>r\u012bm\u0101tur.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>punct\u016b:<\/strong> Commentators inconsequentially discuss whether to correct the manuscript reading <em>punct\u014d <\/em>(tip) to <em>punct\u016b <\/em>(puncturing). The correction is not necessary, and I have retained the original word since <em>punctum, -\u012b <\/em>can also mean puncture. (<a href=\"https:\/\/logeion.uchicago.edu\/pungo\">L&amp;S s.v. pung\u014d IA<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>articul\u012b: <\/strong>\u201cfinger\u201d (usually \u201cknuckle\u201d or \u201cjoint\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>altius:<\/strong> <em>altus<\/em> describes depth as well as height<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>summam cutem: <\/strong>i.e. the top layer of her skin\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>in\u2026inc\u012bdit am\u014drem: <\/strong>\u201cfall in love with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fragl\u0101ns: <\/strong>from <em>flagr\u014d, -\u0101re, <\/em>\u201cburn\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>cup\u012bdine\u2026Cup\u012bdinis: <\/strong>the person desired is in the objective genitive (<a href=\"https:\/\/dcc.dickinson.edu\/grammar\/latin\/genitive#objective-genitive\">A&amp;G \u00a7 348<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>patul\u012bs\u2026ingest\u012bs: <\/strong>abl. absolute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>d\u0113 somn\u012b m\u0113nsur\u0101:<\/strong> She is afraid Cupid will wake up soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sauci\u0101: <\/strong><em>saucius <\/em>refers often to someone figuratively wounded by love, cf. <em>Medea animo aegra, amore saevo saucia <\/em>(Ennius) <a href=\"https:\/\/logeion.uchicago.edu\/saucius\">L&amp;S s.v. saucius II<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>t\u0101le corpus: <\/strong>i.e. Cupid is attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>quod\u2026ipsa gesti\u0113bat: <\/strong>The lamp is personified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>l\u016bminis: \u201c<\/strong>opening,\u201d \u201cspout;\u201d<strong> <\/strong><em>lumen <\/em>describes the aperture that emits light (<a href=\"https:\/\/logeion.uchicago.edu\/lumen\">L&amp;S s.v. lumen IB7<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>hem: <\/strong>interjection \u201cexpressing surprise and indignation\u201d (Kenney)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ipsum ignis t\u014dt\u012bus deum: <\/strong>Cupid is the god of fire because it is often said that being in love feels like being set on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>cum <\/strong>has concessive force<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>cup\u012bt\u012bs<\/strong> \u2026<strong>pot\u012br\u0113tur: <\/strong><em>potior<\/em> can take an ablative object.<strong>v\u012bs\u0101que d\u0113t\u0113ctae fide\u012b colluvi\u0113: <\/strong>\u201cseeing the filth of his uncovered trust\u201d (Kenney)<\/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-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-tab-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\n<p><strong>insati\u0101bilis, -e: <\/strong>that cannot be satisfied<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>r\u012bmor, -\u0101r\u012b: <\/strong>examine thoroughly; pry into<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pertrect\u014d\/pertract\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>touch, feel, handle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>d\u0113pr\u014dm\u014d, -pr\u014dmere, -promps\u012b, -promptus: <\/strong>draw out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>punctum, <\/strong><strong>-\u012b <\/strong><strong>n.: <\/strong>puncture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>per\u012bclit\u0101bundus, -a, -um: <\/strong>testing, trying<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>n\u012bsus, -\u016bs m.: <\/strong>pressure, exertion, effort<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>r\u014dr\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>bead, drip<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>roseus, -a, -um: <\/strong>rose-colored<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>gutta, -ae f.: <\/strong>a drop, a small amount<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>effl\u012bctim: <\/strong>(adv.) desperately\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>inhi\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>regard with longing, gape<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>patulus, -a, -um: <\/strong>extended, open, wide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>petulans, -antis: <\/strong>impudent, wanton\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>s(u)\u0101vium, -i\u012b n.: <\/strong>kiss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>percieo, -\u0113re, -\u012bv\u012b, -itum: <\/strong>excite, move, stir up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>fluctu\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>be restless, hesitate, move in waves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>b\u0101si\u014d, -\u0101re: <\/strong>kiss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0113vom\u014d, -ere, -u\u012b, -itum: <\/strong>spew out, throw up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>stilla, -ae f.: <\/strong>drop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>inustus, -a, -um: <\/strong>burned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>colluvi\u0113s, -\u0113\u012b, f.: <\/strong>filth<\/p>\n\n<\/div><div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"wp-block-ub-tabbed-content-tab-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-tabbed-content-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"ub-tabbed-content-e1c4146a-935a-4c18-8876-1736bb4ba45c-tab-2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3123_dab3bd-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3123_dab3bd-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3123_dab3bd-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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