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Faltonia Betitia Proba — Cento Vergilianus, 11. 172-182
A late antique epic reshaping Virgil through a woman’s voice.
Translated by Monica Frederick
lamque dies infanda aderat: per florida rura ecce inimicus atrox inmensis orbibus anguis septem ingens gyros, septena volumina versans nec visu facilis nec dictu effabilis ulli obliqua invidia ramo frondente pependit, vipeream spirans animam, cui tristia bella iraque insidiaeque et crimina noxia cordi. odit et ipse pater: tot sese vertit in ora arrectisque horret squamis, et, ne quid inausum atut intemptatum scelerisve dolive relinquat, sic prior adgreditur dictis seque obtulit ultro:
"Now, the accursed day was here among the blossoming flowers in the countryside. Watch for the dreadful serpent with seven gargantuan furled coils circling around seven monstrous folds. Difficult for the eyes to behold, or the tongue to speak of, it twisted with envy, hanging from the leafy branch. The snake exhaled its soul, where grievous war, hate, crimes, and corruption were close at heart. The Father himself hates it so. It transforms into different faces. It raised its dreadful scales: nothing left unattended, no treachery nor evil deed untried or left behind. So he seized upon her, having spoken from the other side:
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Featured text: Playlets by Lillian Lawler
Throughout the mid 20th century, Prof. Lillian Lawler contributed short Latin plays in the quarterly journal, Auxilium Latinum.
Here is a spooky one, perfect for fall, called Larva in which a clever Roman girl gets back at her pesky brother!
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