Metamorphoses IV: 499

[cinefactus]

Nec vulnera membrīs
ūlla ferunt: mēns est, quae dīrōs sentiat ictūs.

I know it is probably a stupid question but I am wondering why sentiat is in the subjunctive. Can anyone enlighten me

 

[Pacifica]

It kind of has the nuance of a purpose clause. A bit like "the mind is the part to feel the dire blows". I don't mean you must translate it that way ("it's the mind that feels the dire blows" sounds just fine) but that's the way I found to try and illustrate the nuance, which would get lost in the other translation.

 

[cinefactus]

Thanks

 

[Pacifica]

NP.