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1Dumque ea Cephenum medio Danaeius heros
2agmine commemorat, fremida regalia turba
3atria complentur: nec coniugialia festa
4qui canat est clamor, sed qui fera nuntiet arma.
5Inque repentinos convivia versa tumultus
6adsimilare freto possis, quod saeva quietum
7ventorum rabies motis exasperat undis.
8Primus in his Phineus, belli temerarius auctor,
9fraxineam quatiens aeratae cuspidis hastam,
10“en” ait, “en adsum praereptae coniugis ultor,
11nec mihi te pennae, nec falsum versus in aurum
12Iuppiter eripiet.” Conanti mittere Cepheus
13“quid facis?” exclamat, “quae te, germane, furentem
14mens agit in facinus? meritisne haec gratia tantis
15redditur? hac vitam servatae dote rependis?