A Note on Fate at Catullus 64.320

The purpose of this note is to address the textual issue presented by haec in line 320 of Catullus 64. Although the form is typically understood as an archaic, comic form of the nominative feminine plural (in agreement with the Parcae), scholars have also questioned the editorial choice to retain the deictic -c. I argue that the form introduces a deliberate referential ambiguity into the text that underscores Catullus’ narrative artistry; haec should be retained.