Panthus carrying the Trojan Penates to Aeneas (Aeneid, Vatican, Vat.Lat.2761, f17r)
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Description
Ecce autem telis Panthus elapsus Achiuom,
Panthus Othryades, arcis Phoebique sacerdos,
sacra manu uictosque deos paruumque nepotem
ipse trahit, cursuque amens ad limina tendit.
ʻQuo res summa loco, Panthu? Quam prendimus arcem ?ʼ
(Behold then, Panthus, escaped from the features of the Achaeans, Panthus, son of Othrys, priest of the citadel and of Phoebus; holding in his hand the objects of worship and the vanquished gods, pulling also his grandson, he runs in panic and heads for our dwelling. ʻWhat's the situation, Panthus? Which hill to take?')
Sacra victosque deos : Virgil does not explicitly designate the Penates, nor does he say that this is what Aeneas will next take away. Panthus priest of Apollo, is pleasantly depicted as a pot-bellied canon holding a censer... Is the woman at his side a statue of a god?
- Above the image: "pantus sacerdos ferens penatas".
- Folio 17 recto.
Technical Data
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