[1886]. 'O Minos, king of Crete, judge in the infernal regions, now comes thy lot, now comest thou into the ring (concourse).' In l. 1894 we again have mention of Minos, king of Crete; which looks as if Chaucer has confused the two kings of this name. The 'infernal judge' was, however, the grandfather of the second Minos; at least, such is the usual account. The mention of 'the lot' in connection with Minos looks as if Chaucer was thinking of Vergil's lines, Æn. vi. 431, 2:—
'Nec uero hae sine sorte datae, sine iudice sedes.
Quaesitor Minos urnam mouet.'
Cf. also Æn. vi. 22:—'stat ductis sortibus urna.'
[1889]. Memóri-e has four syllables, and is accented on the second.
[1895]. Hadde, had, possessed; referring to Crete. This seems better than the reading wan (i.e. won), referring to Minos. Cf. Ovid, Her. x. 67:—'Non ego te, Crete, centum digesta per urbes.'
[1896]. Cf. Ovid, Met. vii. 456-8:—
'Bella parat Minos ...
Androgeique necem iustis ulciscitur armis.'
Androgeus is again mentioned in Ovid, Her. x. 99; and in Vergil, Æn. vi. 20.