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Notes Display Latin text | translated by Theodore C. Williams Book VII Chapter 37: Virbius | Next chapter Return to index Previous chapter |
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Next, Virbius in martial beauty rode, son of Hippolytus, whose mother, proud Aricia, sent him in his flower of fame out of Egeria's hills and cloudy groves where lies Diana's gracious, gifted fane. For legend whispers that Hippolytus, by step-dame's [Note 1] plot undone, his life-blood gave to sate his vengeful father [Note 2], and was rent in sunder by wild horses; but the grave to air of heaven and prospect of the stars restored him; -- for Diana's love and care poured out upon him Paeon's healing balm. But Jove, almighty Sire, brooked not to see a mortal out of death and dark reclimb to light of life, and with a thunderbolt hurled to the Stygian river Phoebus' son, who dared such good elixir to compound. But pitying Trivia hid Hippolytus in her most secret cave, and gave in ward to the wise nymph Egeria in her grove; where he lived on inglorious and alone, ranging the woods of Italy, and bore the name of Virbius. T is for this cause the hallowed woods to Trivia's temple vowed forbid loud-footed horses, such as spilled stripling and chariot on the fatal shore, scared by the monsters peering from the sea. Yet did the son o'er that tumultuous plain his battle-chariot guide and plunging team. Note 1: step-dame = Phaedra Events: Preparations for war between the Trojans and Latium., Hippolytus and Phaedra, Fate of Hippolytus |
761-782 Ibat et Hippolyti proles pulcherrima bello, Virbius, insignem quem mater Aricia misit, eductum Egeriae lucis umentia circum litora, pinguis ubi et placabilis ara Dianae. namque ferunt fama Hippolytum, postquam arte nouercae occiderit patriasque explerit sanguine poenas turbatis distractus equis, ad sidera rursus aetheria et superas caeli uenisse sub auras, Paeoniis reuocatum herbis et amore Dianae. tum pater omnipotens aliquem indignatus ab umbris mortalem infernis ad lumina surgere uitae, ipse repertorem medicinae talis et artis fulmine Phoebigenam Stygias detrusit ad undas. at Triuia Hippolytum secretis alma recondit sedibus et nymphae Egeriae nemorique relegat, solus ubi in siluis Italis ignobilis aeuum exigeret uersoque ubi nomine Virbius esset. unde etiam templo Triuiae lucisque sacratis cornipedes arcentur equi, quod litore currum et iuuenem monstris pauidi effudere marinis. filius ardentis haud setius aequore campi exercebat equos curruque in bella ruebat. |