3.864
The Argonautica 3.864 · The earth bellows3.864The earth bellows
Lines 864–866. When she cut the root, Prometheus felt it far away on the Caucasus.
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δʼ1
d’
And
ἐρεμνὴ2
eremnḕ
the darkblack
γαῖα3
gaîa
earth
ὑπένερθεν4
hypénerthen
beneath
σείετο5
seíeto
shookwas shaken
μυκηθμῷ6
mykēthmôi
with a bellowbellowing
Τιτηνίδος7
Titēnídos
as the Titan'sof the Titan
ῥίζης8
rhízēs
root
τεμνομένης9
temnoménēs
was cutbeing cut
; δʼ10
d’
and
πάις11
páis
the son
Ἰαπετοῖο12
Iapetoîo
of Iapetus
αὐτὸς13
autòs
himself
ἔστενε14
éstene
groaned
, ἀλύων15
alýōn
distraughtbeside himself
πέρι16
péri
utterlyexceedingly
θυμὸν17
thymòn
in his heartspirit
ὀδύνῃ18
odýnēi
with pain
. And the dark earth beneath shook with a bellow as the Titan's root was cut; and the son of Iapetus himself groaned, his heart utterly distraught with pain.
And the dark earth beneath shook with a bellow as the Titan's root was cut; and the son of Iapetus himself groaned, his heart utterly distraught with pain.
Interpretation
And the dark earth shook and bellowed beneath her as the Titan's root was cut, and the son of Iapetus himself groaned, his heart wild with pain.
When she cut the root, the earth bellowed, and far away on the Caucasus Prometheus, son of Iapetus, groaned. The plant is still part of his body.
The drug that will make Jason proof against fire comes from the Titan who brought fire to men, and Medea gathers it at the cost of his pain.
3.867
The Argonautica 3.867 · The drug in her sash3.867The drug in her sash
Lines 867–870. She hides the drug in her sash and sets out for the temple.
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She took the drug out and placed it in the fragrant sash tied around her lovely breast. And going out of doors, she mounted the swift wagon, and two handmaids got in with her, one on either side.