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Book 8 · lines 152–166
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152Vota Iovi Minos taurorum corpora centum
153solvit, ut egressus ratibus Curetida terram
154contigit, spoliis decorata est regia fixis.
155Creverat opprobrium generis, foedumque patebat
156matris adulterium monstri novitate biformis.
157Destinat hunc Minos thalamo removere pudorem
158multiplicique domo caecisque includere tectis.
159Daedalus ingenio fabrae celeberrimus artis
160ponit opus turbatque notas et lumina flexu
161ducit in errorem variarum ambage viarum.
162Non secus ac liquidis Phrygius Maeandrus in undis
163ludit et ambiguo lapsu refluitque fluitque
164occurrensque sibi venturas adspicit undas,
165et nunc ad fontes, nunc ad mare versus apertum
166incertas exercet aquas: ita Daedalus implet