174-191

Nōvit paucōs sēcūra quiēs,

quī vēlōcis memorēs aevī175

tempora numquam reditūra tenent.

dum fāta sinunt, vīvite laetī.

properat cursū vīta citātō,

volucrīque diē

rota praecipitis vertitur annī;180

dūrae peragunt pēnsa sorōrēs

The Problem of Hera and the Clashing Rocks

 If A. were a modern editor of his own text, he might perhaps have considered printing πλαγκτάς rather than the capitalisation which all editors (except Seaton 1912) have adopted. The two points at issue are as follows: first, Hera’s statement, ‘I saved them as they crossed through the W/wandering rocks’ is a reference to a speech in the Odyssey made by Circe to Odysseus - it can be no coincidence that Circe has just made an appearance in the Argonautica.

159-173

Haec, innocuae quibus est vītae

tranquilla quiēs160a

et laeta suō parvōque domus.160b-1a

spēs immānēs urbibus errant161b-3a

trepidīque metūs.163b

ille superbōs aditūs rēgum

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