Gaius Valerius Catullus, Carmen 63.39-49

When the sun rises and the frenzy fades, Attis wakes with a clear mind and suddenly comprehends what she has done — and gazes out at the vast sea that separates her from her homeland, weeping. Sleep is received by the goddess Pasithea.

 

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sed cum sol lucet et dies venit, et caelum et terra et mare illustrantur

 

umbrae noctis abeunt,

 

deinde somnus abivit et Attis excitata est;

 

dea Pasithea recepit somnum in sinu suo.

 

ita Attis ipsa, nunc sine mente insana, recoluit facta sua,

 

mente clara Attis vidit se esse sine pene et ubi esset,

 

mente furiata rursus Attis ad mare revenit.

 

videns maria vasta lacrimatibus oculis,

 

Attis, triste voce, ita patriam miseriter allocuta est.

Written by Robert Amstutz

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