Fortuna Publica Temples on the Quirinal Hill
Amphitrite Receives the Day
Nor do I pass you by, Fortuna Publica of a mighty people
(goddess of civic prosperity),
to whom a temple was given on the following day.
When Amphitrite, rich in waters, has received this day
(sea-goddess, with the sun setting into the ocean),
you will see the beak of the tawny bird dear to Jove
(Aquila, the Eagle constellation).
The coming Dawn will carry Bootes away from sight,
(the Herdsman constellation)
and on the following day will be the star of Hyas
(star cluster of the Hyades rain-nymphs).
The Original Latin Text (Ovid, Fasti V.727–732)
Nec te praetereo, populi Fortuna potentis
publica, cui templum luce sequente datum est.
hanc ubi dives aquis acceperit Amphitrite,
grata Iovi fulvae rostra videbis avis.
auferet ex oculis veniens aurora Booten,
continuaque die sidus Hyantis erit.
Book 5 of Ovid's Fasti (lines 727–732) during the dedication anniversary of the Temples of Fortuna Publica (May 25)
Translated & curated by E. Sylvia in collaboration with AI: original poetic interpretations of selections from Ovid's Fasti.
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