Num tē leaena montibus Libystīnīs
aut Scylla lātrāns īnfimā inguinum parte
tam mente dūrā prōcreāvit ac taetrā,
ut supplicis vōcem in novissimō cāsū
contemptam habērēs, ā nimis ferō corde? 5
vocabulary
leaena –ae f.: lioness
Libystīnus –a –um: African
Scylla –ae f.: a cliff-dwelling monster in the Straights of Messina (between Italy and Sicily) who devours sailors on passing ships; Charybdis is on the other side of the strait
lātrō lātrāre lātrāvī lātrātus: bark
inguen –inguinis n.: groin (pl.) loins
procreō –āre –āvī –ātum: procreate, engender, beget
taeter –tra –trum: foul, vile, horrible
supplex supplicis: making humble entreaty; suppliant
ā: expletive of distress, pity, or entreaty