Ovid Flashcards
What was the women called?
L1-2
There is a certain (anyone who wants to know
about a procuress,
listen!) there is a certain old woman called Dipsas.
What does “Dipsas” and “anus” suggest?
Dipsas-type of snake old and venomous also refers to as “thirst”for her alcoholic nature
anus-old women her age is highlighted by its position in the line she is being negatively contrasted with ovids girl friend
What is memnom doing?
From the thing she has her name; she has never
seen the mother of dark
Memnon with her rosy horses while sober.
Who is memnom?
a mythical king who was the son og Goddess Dawn
Dawn brings the son up in a chariot hence the rosy horses in line 4
What does it mean by “from the thing she has from her name”?
the snake and alcoholism
What can she do?
L5-6)
She knows the magical tricks and Aeaean spells,
and by her skill she turns flowing waters back
towards their source;
what does “magas artes Aeaeaque carmina” mean?
2 phrases that mean similar things this emphasise she is a s wit h
What does “magas” mean?
old word for magic not really used so it highlights her unnatural behaviour
What was aeaea?
circe was a witch who turned men into pigs and she lived on an island called aeaea so this adjective would be an obnoxious link to Romans that this means magic
What does the old lady know
L7-8
she knows well what power each herb has, or
moving thread from the whirling
magician’s circle, or the poison from a mare in
heat.
What language device is used in line 7?
Anaphora of quid draws attention to the power empathises
emphasizes the tricolon of things she uses in her spells
What can she control?
L9-10
When she wants, clouds are gathered in the whole
sky;
when she wants, the day shines with a bright sky.
What does the hyperbole suggest in the part were she can change the weather?
Hyperbole of tato and caelo reflects meaning.The clouds are in the middle of the sky in the word order as well as reality
What colour is emphasized on lines 11-12?
If you can believe it, I’ve seen the stars drip blood;
blood-red [red with blood] was the face of the
moon.
What does empathic position show in L11?
emphatic position of saguira in L 11 and purpose in L12 enhances the idea of the idea and ominous tone
