Gaius Valerius Flaccus

Et, qua sibi fida magis vis
nulla, Prometheae florem de sanguine fibrae
promit nutritaque gramina monti,
quae sacer ille nives inter tristesque pruinas
durat alitque cruor.

Hactenus in populos vati, Samothraca, diem que
missa mane sacrisque metum servemus opertis.

They ravage and sweep away my banquet, and befoul and upset the cups, there is a violent stench and a sorry battle arises, for the monsters are as famished as I. What all have scorned or polluted with their touch, or what has fallen from their filthy claws, helps me to linger thus among the living.

Their words were spoken to the breezes nor swayed appointed fate.

Interea patrias saevus venit horror ad aures
fata domus luctumque ferens fraudemque fugamque
virginis.

Dixit et urgentis post saeva piacula fati
nescius extremum hoc armis innectere palmas
dat famulis.

Phoebeius Idmon, ... cui genitor tribuit monitu praenoscere divum
omina, seu flammas seu lubrica comminus exta
seu plenum certis interroget aera pinnis.

Prima deum magnis canimus freta pervia natis
fatidicamque ratem, Scythici quae Phasidis oras
ausa sequi mediosque inter iuga concita cursus
rumpere flammifero tandem consedit Olympo.

Velut ante comas ac summa cacumina silvae
lenibus adludit flabris levis Auster, at illum
protinus immanem miserae sensere carinae.

Then the Father from his starry citadel beholding these glorious deeds of the Greeks and how the mighty work went forward, is glad.

Hereupon Juno and Pallas leap sheer down from the sky upon the rocks; this one the daughter of Jove, that one his spouse constrains.

Where still the branches guarded the skin of ruddy hue, like to illumined cloud or to Iris when she ungirds her robe and glides to meet glowing Phoebus.

And sought by lot those who should bear him company to the Scythian town, and from the whole number nine were drawn.

Cessit et ad socios paulum se rettulit heros
opperiens.

Quid me autem sic ille movet, superetne labores
an cadat?