<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text><body><div type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi1017.phi001.perseus-lat2" xml:lang="lat"><sp who="#chorus"><l n="528">monstris exagitet caeliferam manum:</l><l n="529">serpentis resecet colla feracia,</l><l n="530">deceptis referat mala sororibus, </l><l n="531">cum somno dederit pervigiles genu*</l><l n="532">pomis divitibus praepositus draco.</l><l n="533">Intravit Scythiae multivagas domos</l><l n="534">et gentes patriis sedibus hospites,</l><l n="535">calcavitque freti terga rigentia </l><l n="536">et mutis tacitum litoribus mare.</l><l n="537">illic dura carent aequora fluctibus,</l><l n="538">et qua plena rates carbasa tenderent,</l><l n="539">intonsis teritur semita Sarmatis,</l><l n="540">stat pontus, vicibus mobilis annuis, </l><l n="541">navem nunc facilis nunc equitem pati.</l><l n="542">illic quae viduis gentibus imperat,</l><l n="543">aurato religans ilia balteo,</l><l n="544">detraxit ^ spolium nobile corpori</l><l n="545">et peltam et nivei vincula pectoris. </l><l n="546">victorem posito suspiciens genu.</l><l n="547">Qua spe praecipites actus ad inferos,</l><l n="548">audax ire vias inremeabiles,</l><l n="549">vidisti Siculae regna Proserpinae?</l><l n="550">illic nulla noto nulla favonio </l><l n="551">consurgunt tumidis fluctibus aequora:</l><l n="552">non illic geminum Tyndaridae genus</l><l n="553">succurrunt timidis sidera navibus:</l><l n="554">stat pigro pelagus gurgite languidum,</l><pb n="p.22"/><l n="555">et cum Mors avidis pallida dentibus </l><l n="556">gentes innumeras manibus intulit,</l><l n="557">uno tot populi remige transeunt.</l></sp></div></body></text></TEI>