[2.4] eā rē cōgnitā (cōgnōscō): cf. [p. 1, n. 4].
[2.5] i.e. Rhea Silvia.
[2.6] coniciō.
[2.7] dat. with compound verb: H 429 (386): M 534: A 228: G 347: B 187, III.
[2.8] impositōs (impōnō) abiēcit (abiciō) = imposuit et abiēcit. English is fond of coördination of clauses; Latin prefers to subordinate clause to clause. Hence, in general, Latin avoids two coördinated verbs. See [p. xxiv], L 5, and H 639 (549, 5): A 292, R.: G 664, R. 1, 2: B 337, 2.
[2.9] effundō.
[2.10] abl. of means: H 476 (420): M 645: A 248, c, 1: G 401: B 218.
[2.11] ad vāgītum: ‘to (their) squalling,’ i.e. to them as they were crying.
[2.12] mātrem sē gessit (gerō): ‘conducted herself, acted like a mother.’
[2.13] not only ‘when,’ but also ‘because the wolf kept coming back.’ See [p. xxii], J.