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tālĭbŭsīnsĭdĭīspēriŭrĭque͜ārtĕSĭnōnis
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RBinsidiis periurique arte Sinonis reflects the web of lies
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crēdĭtărēs,cāptīquĕdŏlīslăcrĭmīsquĕcŏāctis,
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Alliterationcaptique dolis lacrimisque coactis
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quōsnĕquĕTӯdīdēs,nēcLărĭsaēŭsĂchīlles,
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PatronymTydides
ToponymLarisaeus
NoteSync.
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nōnānnīdŏmŭērĕdĕcēm,nōnmīllĕcărīnaē.
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Anaphoranon anni, non mille
Notemille carinae Cf. Aescylus Agamemnon 45 - στόλον Ἀργείων χιλιοναύτην
TetracolonTydides, Achilles, anni, carinae
NoteGerundive
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hīcălĭūdmaīūsmĭsĕrīsmūltōquĕtrĕmēndum
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Comparativemaius
Alliterationmaius miseris multoque tremendum
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ōbĭcĭtūrmăgĭs,ātque͜īmprōvĭdăpēctŏrătūrbat.
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NoteVivid present obicitur
NoteComparative magis
Displacementmagis
Advancementimprovise
Vivid presentturbat
NoteDat of adv
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Lāŏcŏōn,dūctūsNēptŭnŏsōrtĕsăcērdos,
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NoteNeptuno Laocoon was a priest of Apollo, but on this occasion was taking the place of the dead priest of Neptune
Displacementsacerdos
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sōllēmnīstaūrum͜īngēntēmmāctābătădārās.
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Hyperbatonsollemnis aras
Imperfectmactabat shows the action was interrupted
NoteSpondaic
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ēcce͜aūtēmgĕmĭni͜āTĕnĕdōtrānquīllăpĕrālta—
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Noteecce autem marks an unexpected interruption of the action in progress
Notea Tenedo where the Greek fleet were hiding
Notetranquilla pelago the quiet sea, like the tranquil sky is a quite unexpected source of danger
Metonymyalta
NoteAbl. of descr.
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hōrrēscōrĕfĕrēns—īmmēnsīsōrbĭbŭsānguēs
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Notehorresco referens typical of the prodigy atmosphere
Noteimmensibus orbibus Virgil carefully stresses the vast size of the serpents
Noteangues A characteristically Roman portent
Hyperbatongemini angues
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īncūmbūntpĕlăgō,părĭtērque͜ādlītŏrătēndūnt;
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Enjambementincumbunt pelago
Vivid presentincumbunt
Noteincumbunt the creatures ‘lean forward over the sea’ like rowers: a fine vivid word to express both movement and effort.
Vivid presenttendunt
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pēctŏrăquōrum͜īntērflūctūsārrēctăiŭbaēquĕ
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sānguĭnĕaēsŭpĕrāntūndās;pārscētĕrăpōntum
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Notesanguineae Ominous
Vivid presentsuperant
Notesuperant undas they ‘over the top’ the waves as though the seas were mountainous
Displacementundas
Sibilancesanguineae superant undas pars
NoteAbl. of respect
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Through such traps and skill of the liar Sinon
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the story was believed, and we were taken by tricks and forced tears,
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we whom neither the son of Tydeus nor Achilles of Larissa,
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nor ten years had overcome, nor a thousand ships.
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At this point another thing, greater and much more fearsome
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is thrown before wretched [us], and throws unseeing hearts into disarray.
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Laocoon, chosen by lot as priest of Neptune,
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was sacrificing a huge bull at the customary altars.
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But look, from Tenedos, over the calm deep
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I shudder to recall – twin serpents leaning into the sea in immense coils
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and side by side they aim for the shore
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the chests of which, risen among the surf and
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their blood-red crests top the waves. The other parts