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Notes Display Latin text | translated by Theodore C. Williams Book II Chapter 9: Death of Laocoon | Next chapter Return to index Previous chapter |
Thus Sinon's guile and practiced perjury our doubt dispelled. His stratagems and tears wrought victory where neither Tydeus' son, nor mountain-bred Achilles could prevail, nor ten years' war, nor fleets a thousand strong. But now a vaster spectacle of fear Events: The Wooden Horse / The Trojan Horse, Words and death of Laocoon |
195-233 Talibus insidiis periurique arte Sinonis credita res, captique dolis lacrimisque coactis quos neque Tydides nec Larisaeus Achilles, non anni domuere decem, non mille carinae. Hic aliud maius miseris multoque tremendum obicitur magis atque improuida pectora turbat. Laocoon, ductus Neptuno sorte sacerdos, sollemnis taurum ingentem mactabat ad aras. ecce autem gemini a Tenedo tranquilla per alta (horresco referens) immensis orbibus angues incumbunt pelago pariterque ad litora tendunt; pectora quorum inter fluctus arrecta iubaeque sanguineae superant undas, pars cetera pontum pone legit sinuatque immensa uolumine terga. fit sonitus spumante salo; iamque arua tenebant ardentisque oculos suffecti sanguine et igni sibila lambebant linguis uibrantibus ora. diffugimus uisu exsangues. illi agmine certo Laocoonta petunt; et primum parua duorum corpora natorum serpens amplexus uterque implicat et miseros morsu depascitur artus; post ipsum auxilio subeuntem ac tela ferentem corripiunt spirisque ligant ingentibus; et iam bis medium amplexi, bis collo squamea circum terga dati superant capite et ceruicibus altis. ille simul manibus tendit diuellere nodos perfusus sanie uittas atroque ueneno, clamores simul horrendos ad sidera tollit: qualis mugitus, fugit cum saucius aram taurus et incertam excussit ceruice securim. at gemini lapsu delubra ad summa dracones effugiunt saeuaeque petunt Tritonidis arcem, sub pedibusque deae clipeique sub orbe teguntur. tum uero tremefacta nouus per pectora cunctis insinuat pauor, et scelus expendisse merentem Laocoonta ferunt, sacrum qui cuspide robur laeserit et tergo sceleratam intorserit hastam. ducendum ad sedes simulacrum orandaque diuae numina conclamant. |