Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, Edward P. Coleridge (Translator), 1.156

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1.156-1.160

And with them Periclymenus, son of Neleus, started to go, eldest of all the children that were born to divine Neleus in Pylos ; him Poseidon gifted with boundless might, and granted that whatsoever he should pray to be during the fray, that should he become in the stress of battle.

1.161-1.171

Again, from Arcadia came Amphidamas and Cepheus, who dwelt in Tegea, the heritage of Apheidas, the two sons of Aleus ; and eke a third followed in their train, Ancaeus, whom his own father Lycurgus was sending ; he was elder brother to those twain, but was left behind in the city that he might care for Aleus in his old age, but he sent his own son to join his brethren. And the young man went on his way, brandishing the skin of a bear of Mænalus, and in his right hand a great two-edged axe. For his grandsire Aleus had hidden his weapons in an inner closet, if haply he might stay him even yet from setting out.

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There came too Augeas, who, legend saith, is son to Helios; and over the men of Elis this prince held sway,¹² glorying in his wealth; but greatly did he long to see the land of Colchis and Æetes in person, the leader of the Colchians.

1.179-1.179

And Asterius and Amphion, sons of Hyperasius, came from Achæan Pellene, which on a day their grandsire Pelles founded on the crags by the sea-shore.

1.180-1.184

To these, again, came Euphemus, leaving Tænarus, he it was whom Europe, daughter of Tityus, of giant strength, bare, outstripping all in speed of foot. He would run upon the sea's gray swell, and never wet his swift feet; but, moistening just the soles thereof, he sped along his watery path.

1.185-1.189

And there came two other sons of Poseidon; the one, to wit, Erginus, who had left the town of noble Miletus; the other, Ancæus, the proud, who had come from Parthenie, seat of Imbrasian Hera; both these boasted their knowledge of seacraft and of war.

1.190-1.201

Next came valiant Meleager, son of Œneus, having started from Calydon, and Laocoon too, who was brother of (Eneus; yet were they not sons of one mother, but him did a bondwoman bear; he it was whom Œneus sent, now that he was grown up, to guard his child; so while yet a youth he entered that brave band of heroes, and none, me thinks, mightier than he had come, save Heracles alone, if he had stayed but one year longer there and been trained³⁴⁵ up amongst the Ætolians. And lo ! his uncle Iphiclus, the son of Thestius, bare him company on that journey, a spearman good, and skilled enow as well to match himself with any in close fight.

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And with him was Palaemonius, son of Lernus, of Olenus ; son of Lernus men called him, but he drew his lineage from Hephæstus, wherefore he was lame of foot; but none would have the hardihood to scorn his form and manliness, where fore he too was numbered amongst the other chiefs, swel ling the fame of Jason.

1.207-1.210

Argonautica. Apollonius Rhodius. Edward P. Coleridge (Translator). London. 1889.

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The Argonautica, translated by E. P. Coleridge (OCR draft) (English) (E. P. Coleridge's English translation of Apollonius Rhodius, published by Harvard University Press in 1912.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

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Argonautica Perseus (The Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius, Apollonius, Rhodius, creator; Mooney, George W, editor, translator. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1912.) — 1.156 focus

σὺν δὲ Περικλύμενος Νηλήιος ὦρτο νέεσθαι,

πρεσβύτατος παίδων, ὅσσοι Πύλῳ ἐξεγένοντο

Νηλῆος θείοιο· Ποσειδάων δέ οἱ ἀλκὴν

δῶκεν ἀπειρεσίην ἠδʼ ὅττι κεν ἀρήσαιτο

μαρνάμενος, τὸ πέλεσθαι ἐνὶ ξυνοχῇ πολέμοιο.

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καὶ μὴν Ἀμφιδάμας Κηφεύς τʼ ἴσαν Ἀρκαδίηθεν,

οἳ Τεγέην καὶ κλῆρον Ἀφειδάντειον ἔναιον,

υἷε δύω Ἀλεοῦ· τρίτατός γε μὲν ἕσπετʼ ἰοῦσιν

Ἀγκαῖος, τὸν μέν ῥα πατὴρ Λυκόοργος ἔπεμπεν,

τῶν ἄμφω γνωτὸς προγενέστερος. ἀλλʼ ὁ μὲν ἤδη

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γηράσκοντʼ Ἀλεὸν λίπετʼ ἂμ πόλιν ὄφρα κομίζοι,

παῖδα δʼ ἑὸν σφετέροισι κασιγνήτοισιν ὄπασσεν.

βῆ δʼ ὅγε Μαιναλίης ἄρκτου δέρος, ἀμφίτομόν τε

δεξιτερῇ πάλλων πέλεκυν μέγαν. ἔντεα γάρ οἱ

πατροπάτωρ Ἀλεὸς μυχάτῃ ἐνέκρυψε καλιῇ,

170

αἴ κέν πως ἔτι καὶ τὸν ἐρητύσειε νέεσθαι.

βῆ δὲ καὶ Αὐγείης, ὃν δὴ φάτις Ἠελίοιο

ἔμμεναι· Ἠλείοισι δʼ ὅγʼ ἀνδράσιν ἐμβασίλευεν,

ὄλβῳ κυδιόων· μέγα δʼ ἵετο Κολχίδα γαῖαν

αὐτόν τʼ Αἰήτην ἰδέειν σημάντορα Κόλχων.

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Ἀστέριος δὲ καὶ Ἀμφίων Ὑπερασίου υἷες

Πελλήνης ἀφίκανον Ἀχαιίδος, ἥν ποτε Πέλλης

πατροπάτωρ ἐπόλισσεν ἐπʼ ὀφρύσιν Αἰγιαλοῖο.

Ταίναρον αὖτʼ ἐπὶ τοῖσι λιπὼν Εὔφημος ἵκανεν,

τόν ῥα Ποσειδάωνι ποδωκηέστατον ἄλλων

180

Εὐρώπη Τιτυοῖο μεγασθενέος τέκε κούρη.

κεῖνος ἀνὴρ καὶ πόντου ἐπὶ γλαυκοῖο θέεσκεν

οἴδματος, οὐδὲ θοοὺς βάπτεν πόδας, ἀλλʼ ὅσον ἄκροις

ἴχνεσι τεγγόμενος διερῇ πεφόρητο κελεύθῳ.

καὶ δʼ ἄλλω δύο παῖδε Ποσειδάωνος ἵκοντο·

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ἤτοι ὁ μὲν πτολίεθρον ἀγαυοῦ Μιλήτοιο

νοσφισθεὶς Ἐργῖνος, ὁ δʼ Ἰμβρασίης ἕδος Ἥρης,

παρθενίην, Ἀγκαῖος ὑπέρβιος· ἴστορε δʼ ἄμφω

ἠμὲν ναυτιλίης ἠδʼ ἄρεος εὐχετόωντο.

Οἰνεΐδης δʼ ἐπὶ τοῖσιν ἀφορμηθεὶς Καλυδῶνος

190

ἀλκήεις Μελέαγρος ἀνήλυθε, Λαοκόων τε,

Λαοκόων Οἰνῆος ἀδελφεός, οὐ μὲν ἰῆς γε

μητέρος· ἀλλά ἑ θῆσσα γυνὴ τέκε· τὸν μὲν ἄρʼ Οἰνεὺς

ἤδη γηραλέον κοσμήτορα παιδὸς ἴαλλεν·

ὧδʼ ἔτι κουρίζων περιθαρσέα δῦνεν ὅμιλον

195

ἡρώων. τοῦ δʼ οὔτινʼ ὑπέρτερον ἄλλον ὀίω,

νόσφιν γʼ Ἡρακλῆος, ἐπελθέμεν, εἴ κʼ ἔτι μοῦνον

αὖθι μένων λυκάβαντα μετετράφη Αἰτωλοῖσιν.

καὶ μήν οἱ μήτρως αὐτὴν ὁδόν, εὖ μὲν ἄκοντι,

εὖ δὲ καὶ ἐν σταδίῃ δεδαημένος ἀντιφέρεσθαι,

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Θεστιάδης Ἴφικλος ἐφωμάρτησε κιόντι.

σὺν δὲ Παλαιμόνιος Λέρνου πάις Ὠλενίοιο,

Λέρνου ἐπίκλησιν, γενεήν γε μὲν Ἡφαίστοιο·

τούνεκʼ ἔην πόδα σιφλός· ἀτὰρ δέμας οὔ κέ τις ἔτλη

ἠνορέην τʼ ὀνόσασθαι, ὃ καὶ μεταρίθμιος ἦεν

205

πᾶσιν ἀριστήεσσιν, Ἰήσονι κῦδος ἀέξων.

Apollonii Rhodii Argonautica, edited by R. Brunck (OCR draft) Experimental (R. Brunck's edition of the Argonautica, with a concise critical apparatus. Leipzig: Teubner, 1810.) — 1.156 focus

Σὺν δὲ ΠΕΡΙΚΛΥΜΕΝΟΣ Νηλήϊος ὠρτονέεσθαι,

πρεσβύτατος παίδων, ὅσοι ἐν Πύλῳ ἐξεγένοντο

Νηλῆος θείοιο· Ποσειδάων δέ οἱ ἀλκὴν .

δῶκεν ἀπειρεσίην, ἠδ᾽ ὅ ττι κεν ἀρήσαιτο

μαρνάμενος, τὸ πέλεσθαι ἐνὶ ξυνοχῇ πολέμοιο.

160

Καὶ μὴν ΑΜΦΙΔΑΜΑΣ ΚΗΦΕΥΣτ᾽ ἴσαν Αρκαδίηθεν,

οἳ Τεγέην καὶ κλῆρον Αφειδάντειον ἔναιον,

υἷε δύω Αλεοῦ· τρίτατός γε μὲν ἕσπετ᾿ ἰοῦσιν

ΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ, τὸν μὲν ῥα πατὴρ Λυκόοργος ἔπεμπε,

τῶν ἄμφω γνωτὸς προγενέστερος. ἀλλ᾽ ὁ μὲν ἤδη

165

γηράσκοντ᾽ Αλεὸν λίπετ᾽ ἀμπόλιν ὄφρα κομίζοι,

παῖδα δ᾽ ἑὸν σφετέροισι κασιγνήτοισιν ὄπασσε.

βῆ δ᾽ ὅ γε Μαιναλίης ἄρκτου δέρος, ἀμφίτομόν τε

δεξιτερῇ πάλλων πέλεκυν μέγαν. ἔντεα γάρ οἱ

πατροπάτωρ Αλεὸς μυχάτῃ ἐνέκρυψε καλιῇ,

170

αἴ κέν πως ἔτι καὶ τὸν ἐρητύσειε νέεσθαι.

Βὴ δὲ καὶ ΑΥΓΕΙΗΣ, ὃν δὴ φάτις Ηελίοιο

ἔμμεναι· Ηλείοισι δ᾽ ὅ γ᾽ ἀνδράσιν ἐμβασίλευεν,

ὄλβῳ κυδιόων· μέγα δ᾽ ἵετο Κολχίδα γαῖαν

αὐτόν τ᾽ Αἰήτην ἰδέειν σημάντορα Κόλχων.

175

ΑΣΤΕΡΙΟΣ δὲ καὶ ΑΜΦΙΩΝ Υπερασίου υἶες

Πελλήνης ἀφίκανον Αχαιΐδος, ἣν ποτε Πέλλης

πατροπάτωρ ἐπόλισσεν ἐπ᾽ ὀφρύσιν αἰγιαλοῖο.

Ταίναρον αὖτ᾽ ἐπὶ τοῖσι λιπὼν ΕΥΦΗΜΟΣ ἵκανε,

τὸν ῥα Ποσειδάωνι ποδωκηέστατον ἄλλων

180

Εὐρώπη Τιτυοῖο μεγασθενέος τέκε κούρη.

κεῖνος ἀνὴρ καὶ πόντου ἐπὶ γλαυκοῖο θέεσκεν

οἴδματος, οὐδὲ θοοὺς βάπτε πόδας, ἀλλ᾽ ὅσον ἄκροις

ἴχνεσι τεγγόμενος διερῇ πεφόρητο κελεύθῳ.

Καὶ δ᾽ ἄλλω δύο παῖδε Ποσειδάωνος ἵκοντο·

185

ἤτοι ὁ μὲν πτολίεθρον ἀγανοῦ Μιλήτοιο

νοσφισθεὶς ΕΡΓΙΝΟΣ, ὁ δ᾽ Ιμβρασίης ἕδος Ηρης,

Παρθενίην, ΑΓΚΑΙΟΣ ὑπέρβιος· ἴστορε δ᾽ ἄμφω

ἠμὲν ναυτιλίης, ἠδ᾽ ἄρεος εὐχετόωντο.

Οἰνεΐδης δ᾽ ἐπὶ τοῖσιν ἀφορμηθεὶς Καλυδῶνος

190

ἀλκήεις ΜΕΛΕΑΓΡΟΣ ἀνήλυθε, ΛΑΟΚΟΩΝ τε,

Λαοκόων Οἰνῆος ἀδελφεὸς, οὐ μὲν ἰῆς γε

μητέρος· ἀλλά ὁ θῆσσα γυνὴ τέκε· τὸν μὲν ἄρ᾽ Οἰνεὺς

ἤδη γηραλέον κοσμήτορα παιδὸς ἴαλλεν·

ὧδ᾽ ἔτι κουρίζων περιθαρσέα δῦνεν ὅμιλον

195

ἡρώων. τοῦ δ᾽ οὔ τιν᾽ ὑπέρτερον ἄλλον ὀἴω,

νόσφιν γ' Ηρακλῆος, ἐςελθέμεν, εἴ κ᾿ ἔτι μοῦνον

αὖθι μένων λυκάβαντα μετετράφη Αἰτωλοῖσι.

καὶ μὴν οἱ μήτρως αὐτὴν ὁδὸν, εὖ μὲν ἄκοντι,

εὖ δὲ καὶ ἐν σταδίῃ δεδαημένος ἀντιφέρεσθαι,

200

Θεστιάδης ΙΦΙΚΛΟΣ ἐφωμάρτησε κιόντι.

Σὺν δὲ ΠΑΔΑΙΜΟΝΙΟΣ Λέρνου πάϊς Ωλενίοιο,

Λέρνου ἐπίκλησιν, γενεήν γε μὲν Ηφαίστοιο·

τοὔνεκ᾽ ἔην πόδε σιφλός· ἀτὰρ δέμας οὐχ ἕ τις ἔτλη

ἠνορέην τ᾽ ὀνόσασθαι, ὃ καὶ μεταρίθμιος ἦε

205

πᾶσιν ἀριστήεσσιν, Ιήσονι κῦδος ἀέξων.

Apollonii Rhodii Argonautica, edited by R. C. Seaton (OCR draft) Experimental (R. C. Seaton's Oxford Classical Text of the Argonautica, with a concise critical apparatus. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1900.) — 1.156 focus

Σὺν δὲ Περικλύμενος Νηλήιος ὣρτο νέεσθαι,

πρεσβύτατος παίδων, ὅσσοι Πύλῳ ἐξεγένοντο

Νηλῆος θείοιο· Ποσειδάων δέ οἱ ἀλκὴν

δῶκεν ἀπειρεσίην ἠδ᾽ ὅττι κεν ἀρήσαιτο

μαρνάμενος, τὸ πέλεσθαι ἐνὶ ξυνοχῇ πολέμοιο.

160

Καὶ μὴν Ἀμφιδάμας Κηφεύς τ᾽ ἴσαν Ἀρκαδίηθεν.

οἳ Τεγέην καὶ κλῆρον Ἀφειδάντειον ἔναιον,

υἱε δύω Ἀλεοῦ· τρίτατός γε μὲν ἔσπετ᾿ ἰοῦσιν

Ἀγκαῖος, τὸν μέν ῥα πατὴρ Λυκόοργος ἔπεμπεν,

τῶν ἄμφω γνωτὸς προγενέστερος. ἀλλ᾽ ὁ μὲν ἤδη

165

γηράσκοντ᾽ Ἀλεὸν λίπετ᾽ ἂμ πόλιν ὄφρα κομίζοι,

παῖδα δ᾽ ἑὸν σφετέροισι κασιγνήτοισιν ὄπασσεν.

βῆ δ᾽ ὅγε Μαιναλίης ἄρκτου δέρος, ἀμφίτομόν τε

δεξιτερῇ πάλλων πέλεκυν μέγαν. ἔντεα γάρ οἱ

πατροπάτωρ Ἀλεὸς μυχάτῃ ἐνέκρυψε καλιῇ,

170

αἴ κέν πως ἔτι καὶ τὸν ἐρητύσειε νέεσθαι.

Βῆ δὲ καὶ Αὐγείης, ὃν δὴ φάτις Ηελίοιο

ἔμμεναι· Ἠλείοισι δ᾽ ὅγ᾽ ἀνδράσιν ἐμβασίλευεν,

ὄλβῳ κυδιόων· μέγα δ᾽ ἵετο Κολχίδα γαῖαν

αὐτόν τ᾿ Αἰήτην ἰδέειν σημάντορα Κόλχων.

175

Ἀστέριος δὲ καὶ Ἀμφίων Ὑπερασίου υἶες

Πελλήνης ἀφίκανον Ἀχαιίδος, ἥν ποτε Πέλλης

πατροπάτωρ ἐπόλισσεν ἐπ᾽ ὀφρύσιν Αἰγιαλοῖο.

Ταίναρον αὖτ᾽ ἐπὶ τοῖσι λιπὼν Εὔφημος ἵκανεν,

τόν ῥα Ποσειδάωνι ποδωκηέστατον ἄλλων

180

Εὐρώπη Τιτυοῖο μεγασθενέος τέκε κούρη.

κεῖνος ἀνὴρ καὶ πόντου ἐπὶ γλαυκοῖο θέεσκεν

οἴδματος, οὐδὲ θοοὺς βάπτεν πόδας, ἀλλ᾽ ὅσον ἄκροις

ἴχνεσι τεγγόμενος διερῇ πεφόρητο κελεύθῳ.

Καὶ δ᾽ ἄλλω δύο παῖδε Ποσειδάωνος ἵκοντο·

185

ἤτοι ὁ μὲν πτολίεθρον ἀγαυοῦ Μιλήτοιο

νοσφισθεὶς Ἐργῖνος, ὁ δ᾽ Ἰμβρασίης ἕδος Ἥρης,

Παρθενίην, Ἀγκαῖος ὑπέρβιος· ἴστορε δ᾽ ἄμφω

ἠμὲν ναυτιλίης, ἠδ᾽ ἄρεος εὐχετόωντο.

Οἰνεΐδης δ᾽ ἐπὶ τοῖσιν ἀφορμηθεὶς Καλυδώνος

190

ἀλκήεις Μελέαγρος ἀνήλυθε, Λαοκόων τε,

Λαοκόων Οἰνῆος ἀδελφεός, οὐ μὲν ἰῆς γε

μητέρος· ἀλλά ὁ θῆσσα γυνὴ τέκε· τὸν μὲν ἄρ᾽ Οἰνεὺς

ἤδη γηραλέον κοσμήτορα παιδὸς ἴαλλεν·

ὧδ᾽ ἔτι κουρίζων περιθαρσέα δῦνεν ὅμιλον

195

ἡρώων. τοῦ δ᾽ οὔτιν᾽ ὑπέρτερον ἄλλον δίω,

νόσφιν γ᾽ Ἡρακλῆος, ἐπελθέμεν, εἴ κ᾿ ἔτι μοῦνον

αὖθι μένων λυκάβαντα μετετράφη Αἰτωλοῖσιν.

καὶ μήν οἱ μήτρως αὐτὴν ὁδόν, εὖ μὲν ἄκοντι,

εὖ δὲ καὶ ἐν σταδίῃ δεδαημένος ἀντιφέρεσθαι,

200

Θεστιάδης Ιφικλος ἐφωμάρτησε κιόντι.

Σὺν δὲ Πυλαιμόνιος Λέρνου πάις Ωλενίοιο,

Λέρνου ἐπίκλησιν, γενεήν γε μὲν Ἡφαίστοιο·

τούνεκ᾽ ἔην πόδα σιφλός· ἀτὰρ δέμας οὗ κέ τις ἔτλη

ἠνορέην τ᾽ ὀνόσασθαι, ὃ καὶ μεταρίθμιος ἦεν

205

πᾶσιν ἀριστήεσσιν, Ἰήσονι κῦδος ἀέξων.

Translations (3)

The Argonautica, translated by R. C. Seaton (OCR draft) Experimental (R. C. Seaton's English translation of Apollonius Rhodius, published by Harvard University Press in 1912.) — 1.156 focus

1.156-1.160

And with them Neleian Periclymenus set out to come, eldest of all the sons of godlike Neleus who were born at Pylos; Poseidon had given him boundless strength and granted him that whatever shape he should crave during the fight, that he should take in the stress of battle.

1.161-1.171

Moreover from Arcadia came Amphidamas and Cepheus, who inhabited Tegea and the allotment of Apheidas, two sons of Aleus; and Ancaeus followed them as the third, whom his father Lycurgus sent, the brother older than both. But he was left in the city to care for Aleus now growing old, while he gave his son to join his brothers. Ancaeus went clad in the skin of a Maenalian bear, and wielding in his right hand a huge two-edged battleaxe. For his armour his grandsire had hidden in the house's innermost recess, to see if he might by some means still stay his departure.

1.172-1.178

There came also Augeias, whom fame declared to be the son of Helios; he reigned over the Eleans, glorying in his wealth; and greatly he desired to behold the Colchian land and Aeetes himself the ruler of the Colchians.

1.179

Asterius and Amphion, sons of Hyperasius, came from Achaean Pellene, which once Pelles their grandsire founded on the brows of Aegialus.

1.180-1.184

After them from Taenarus came Euphemus whom, most swift-footed of men, Europe, daughter of mighty Tityos, bare to Poseidon. He was wont to skim the swell of the grey sea, and wetted not his swift feet, but just dipping the tips of his toes was borne on the watery path.

1.185-1.189

Yea, and two other sons of Poseidon came; one Erginus, who left the citadel of glorious Miletus, the other proud Ancaeus, who left Parthenia, the seat of Imbrasion Hera; both boasted their skill in sea-craft and in war.

1.190-1.201

After them from Calydon came the son of Oeneus, strong Meleagrus, and Laocoon--Laocoon the brother of Oeneus, though not by the same mother, for a serving-woman bare him; him, now growing old, Oeneus sent to guard his son: thus Meleagrus, still a youth, entered the bold band of heroes. No other had come superior to him, I ween, except Heracles, if for one year more he had tarried and been nurtured among the Aetolians. Yea, and his uncle, well skilled to fight whether with the javelin or hand to hand, Iphiclus son of Thestius, bare him company on his way.

1.202-1.206

With him came Palaemonius, son of Olenian Lernus, of Lernus by repute, but his birth was from Hephaestus; and so he was crippled in his feet, but his bodily frame and his valour no one would dare to scorn. Wherefore he was numbered among all the chiefs, winning fame for Jason.

1.207-1.210

The Argonautica, translated by F. A. Fawkes (OCR draft) Experimental (F. A. Fawkes's English translation of Apollonius Rhodius.) — 1.156 focus

With theſe bold Periclymenus appears,

The ſon of Neleus, moſt advanc'd in years

Of all his race; his fire's unconquer'd pride:

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Him with vaſt ſtrength old ocean's lord ſupply'd,

And gave the power, when hard in battle preſs'd,

To take whatever form might ſuit him beſt.

From Tegea's towers, where bore Aphidas ſway,

Amphidamas and Cepheus took their way,

200

The ſons of Aleus both; and with them went

Ancæus, by his ſire Lycurgus ſent.

Of thoſe the brother, and by birth the firſt,

Was good Lycurgus; tenderly he nurs'd

His ſire at home; but bade his gallant ſon

205

With the bold chiefs the race of glory run,

On his broad back a bear's rough ſpoils he wore,

And in his hand a two-edg'd pole-axe bore,

Which, that the youth might in no danger ſhare,

Were ſafe ſecreted by his grandſire's care.

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Augeas too, lord of the Elean coaſt,

Sail'd, brave aſſociate, with the warlike hoſt.

Rich in poſſeſſions, of his riches proud,

Fame ſays his being to the Sun he ow'd.

Ardent he wish'd to see the Colchian ſhore,

215

And old Æeta who the ſceptre bore.

Aſterius and Amphion, urg'd by fame,

The valiant ſons of Hyperaſius, came

From fair Pellene, built in days of yore

By Pelle's grandſire on the lofty ſhore.

220

From Tænarus, that yawns with gulf profound,

Euphemus came, for rapid race renown'd.

By Neptune forc'd, Europa gave him birth,

Daughter to Tityus, hugeſt ſon of Earth.

Whene'er he ſkimm'd along the watery plain,

225

With feet unbath'd he ſwept the ſurging main,

Scarce brush'd the ſurface of the briny dew,

And light along the liquid level flew.

Two other ſons of Neptune join'd the host,

This from Miletus on th' Ionian coaſt,

230

Erginus nam'd, but that from Samos came,

Juno's lov'd iſle, Ancæus was his name;

Illustrious chiefs, and both renown'd afar

For the joint arts of ſailing and of war.

Young Meleager, Œneus' warlike ſon,

235

And ſage Laocoon march'd from Calydon.

From the ſame father he and Eneus ſprung;

But on the breasts of different mothers hung.

Him Œneus purpos'd with his ſon to ſend,

A wiſe companion, and a faithful friend.

240

Thus to the royal chiefs his name he gave,

And green in years was number'd with the brave.

Had he continu'd but one ſummer more

A martial pupil on th' Ætolian ſhore,

Firſt on the lifts of fame the youth had ſhone,

245

Or own'd ſuperior Hercules alone.

His uncle too, well-ſkill'd the dart to throw,

And in th' embattled plain reſiſt the foe,

Iphiclus, venerable Theſtius' ſon,

Join'd the young chief, and boldly led him on.

250

The ſon of Lernus, Palæmonius, came,

Olenian Lernus; but the voice of fame

Whiſpers, that Vulcan was the hero's ſire,

And therefore limps he like the God of fire.

Of nobler port or valour none could boaſt ;

255

He added grace to Jaſon's godlike hoſt.

The Argonautica, translated by R. C. Seaton and modernized by OpenAI 5.6 Sol (OCR draft) Experimental (R. C. Seaton's English translation of Apollonius Rhodius, published by Harvard University Press in 1912 and modernized by OpenAI 5.6 Sol in 2026.) — 1.156 focus

1.156-1.160

1.161-1.171

1.172-1.178

1.179

Asterius and Amphion, sons of Hyperasius, came from Achaean Pellene, which once Pelles their grandsire founded on the brows of Aegialus.

1.180-1.184

After them from Taenarus came Euphemus whom, most swift-footed of men, Europe, daughter of mighty Tityos, bore to Poseidon. He used to skim the swell of the grey sea, and wetted not his swift feet, but just dipping the tips of his toes was borne on the watery path.

1.185-1.189

Yes, and two other sons of Poseidon came; one Erginus, who left the citadel of glorious Miletus, the other proud Ancaeus, who left Parthenia, the seat of Imbrasion Hera; both boasted their skill in sea-craft and in war.

1.190-1.201

After them from Calydon came the son of Oeneus, strong Meleagrus, and Laocoon—Laocoon the brother of Oeneus, though not by the same mother, for a serving-woman bore him; him, now growing old, Oeneus sent to guard his son: thus Meleagrus, still a youth, entered the bold band of heroes. No other had come superior to him, I think, except Heracles, if for one year more he had stayed and been nurtured among the Aetolians. Yes, and his uncle, well skilled to fight whether with the javelin or hand to hand, Iphiclus son of Thestius, accompanied him on his way.

1.202-1.206

With him came Palaemonius, son of Olenian Lernus, of Lernus by repute, but his birth was from Hephaestus; and so he was crippled in his feet, but his bodily frame and his valour no one would dare to scorn. Therefore he was numbered among all the chiefs, winning fame for Jason.

1.207-1.210

Notes on the current edition

Argonautica

1. Æolus, the son of Hellen, had two sons, Cretheus and Athamas; Æson was the son of Cretheus; Jason, the son of Æson.

2. Periclymenus had the power of changing his shape at will during battle. τὸ here is demonstrative = " that."

3. ὸιερή. The meaning of this word in this passage at any rate is clearer than its etymology. From the context it obviously =" wet," but Homeric scholars will remember passages in which this rendering is inadmissible.

4. ’ Ιμβρασίης, i.e. Samian. The Imbrasus is a river in Samos, near which, according to one legend, Hera spent her early years.

5. I 3 λυκάβαντα. It is difficult on etymological grounds to account for this word. Both in Homer and in the Alexandrine imitators of his style it seems to mean " a year." One derivation connects it with λύκη βαίνω = the path of light, i.e. the sun's course, i.e. the year ; but this is scarcely less fanciful than the Scholiast's suggestion that it is a variant form of λυγάβαντα, from λύγον, " an osier," the colour of which, he says, is black, " and with blackness the year departs."

Commentary

Scholia on Apollonius' Argonautica (Scholia in Apollonium Rhodium vetera. Wendel, Carl, editor. Weidmann: Berlin, 1935.) focus

1-4a. 1—4 a. Ἀρχόμενος: ἀπὸ περιεκτικοῦ ῥήματος ἡ μετοχὴ ἐσχημάτισται. περιεκτικὰ δέ εἰσιν, ὅσα 〈καὶ〉 δρᾶσίν καὶ πάθος ἐμφαίνουσιν, οἷον βιάζομαι, δωροῦμαι, σφαγιάζομαι. οὕτω καὶ τὸ

1-4a. ἄρχομαι τὸ
μὲν τι σημαίνει ‘ἀπὸ σοῦ τὴν ἀρχὴν ποιοῦμαι’ — ἔθος γὰρ ἀπὸ θεῶν προοιμιάζεσθαι· ‘ἐκ Διὸς ἀρχώμεσθα’ (Arat. Phaen. 1; Theocr. XVII 1) —, τὸ δέ τι σημαίνει ‘ἀρχαιρεσιαζόμενος ὑπὸ σοῦ’ οἷον ἐνθουσιῶν. παραπλησίως γὰρ τοὺς ποιητὰς τοῖς μαινομένοις ἐνθουσιᾶν 〈λέγεται〉. κέχρηται δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ

1-4a. ἀρχόμενος παρατατικοῦ μετοχῇ, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀρξά-
μενος.

1-4b. b. ὁ λόγος· ἀρχαιρεσιασθεὶς ὑπὸ σοῦ, Ἄπολλον, τὸ κλέος τῶν ἡρώων εἰς μνήμην ἄξω τῶν κατὰ τὸν Πελίαν 〈...〉. L mP

1-4c. c. παλαιγενέων: διαφέρει τὸ παλαιὸν τοῦ ἀρχαίου. τὸ μὲν γὰρ παλαιὸν καὶ ἀρχαῖον, τὸ δὲ ἀρχαῖον οὐκ ἔστι παλαιόν. τὸ γὰρ
ἀρχαῖον ἀναφέρει 〈εἰς〉 τὸ ἀρχῆς ἔχεσθαι.

1-4d. d. ἐύζυγον: εὐκάθεδρον. L gP

1-4e. e. ἤλασαν Ἀργώ: ὁ μὲν Ἀπολλώνιος καλεῖ τὴν Ἀργὼ ἀπὸ Ἄργου τοῦ κατασκευάσαντος, Φερεκύδης (3 fg 106 J.) δὲ ἀπὸ Ἄργου

5a. 5 a. τοίην γὰρ Πελίῃ: τὸ τοίην τίθεται καὶ ἀνταποδοτικῶς, καθ’ ὁμοίωσιν, πρὸς τὰς παραβολάς· ‘οἵη περ φύλλων γενεή,
τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν’ (Ζ 146)· καὶ ἀναφορικῶς· ‘ἀλλὰ καὶ ὡς τοίη περ ἐοῦσα’ (Γ 159). νῦν δὲ δύναται μὲν ἐπὶ θαυμασμοῦ κεῖσθαι τοῦ κατὰ προαίρεσιν λόγου, δύναται 〈δὲ〉 καὶ κατὰ ἀναφορὰν πρὸς τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα.

5b. b. φάτις δὲ καὶ φήμη ἐπειδὰν ἐπὶ μέλλοντος λέγωνται, πρόρρησίν τινα σημαίνουσιν. P

7. 7. 〈δημόθεν:〉 ἐκ τοῦ δήμου Ἰωλκίων. L g

9. 9. 〈Ἀναύρου:〉 Ἄναυρον λέγει τὸν χείμαρρον ποταμόν, ἐπειδὴ οἱ ἐξ ὑετῶν συνιστάμενοι οὕτω καλοῦνται.

11. 11. προχοῇσι: τῶν ποταμῶν οἱ συμβάλλοντες τόποι τῇ θαλάσσῃ προχοαὶ λέγονται, ὡς Ὅμηρος (Ρ 263): ‘ὡς δ’ ὅτ’ ἐπὶ προχοῇσι διιπε-
τέος.’

14. 14. Ἥρης δὲ Πελασγίδος: Ὁμηρικῶς τὴν Ἥραν Πελασγίδα εἶπεν, ἐκ τῆς Θεσσαλικῆς χώρας. Πελασγοὶ γάρ εἰσιν, οἳ τὴν Φθιωτικὴν κατῴκουν, ὡς φησιν Ὅμηρος (Β 681): ‘νῦν αὖ τούς, ὅσσοι τὸ Πελασγικὸν Ἄργος ἔναιον’, ἀφορίζων τῆς Πελοποννήσου, ἣν Ἀχαϊκὸν
καλεῖ Ἄργος.

23-25a. 23—25 a. πρῶτά νυν Ὀρφῆος: Ἡρόδωρος (31 fg 42 J.) δύο εἶναι Ὀρφεῖς φησιν, ὧν τὸν ἕτερον συμπλεῦσαι τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις.

23-25b. b. 〈σκοπιῆς〉 Πιμπληίδος ἄγχι τεκ〈έσθαι〉: Πίμπλεια χωρίον κατὰ Πιερίαν· οἱ δὲ ὄρος Θράκης, οἱ δὲ κρήνην καὶ κώμην τῆς Πιερίας.

27. 27. θέλξαι: ἀπατῆσαι καὶ τέρψαι. τάσσεται δὲ ἡ λέξις ἐπὶ τῆς
μετὰ βλάβης ἀπάτης· νῦν δὲ ὑπερβολικῶς κεῖται.

27. ἀοιδάων δὲ ἐνοπῇ τῇ τῶν ᾠδῶν εὐρυθμίᾳ. οὐκ εὖ δέ· ἡ γὰρ ἐνοπὴ ἀεὶ ἐπὶ θορύβου τίθεται.

29. 29. Θρηικίης Ζώνης ἐπιτη〈λεθόωσαι〉: Ζώνη ἐστὶν
ὀρεινὸς τόπος οὕτω καλούμενος καὶ πόλις ὁμώνυμος, ὡς φησι Νίκανδρος (fg 28 Schn.).

30. 30. ἑξείης στιχόωσιν 〈ἐπήτριμοι〉: στοιχηδὸν εἰσὶ καὶ ἑξῆς πυκναί.

31-34a. 31—34 a. Πιερίηθεν: Πιερία ὄρος Θράκης, ἐν ᾗ διέτριβεν
Ὀρφεύς. φησὶ δὲ Ἡρόδωρος (31 fg 43 a J.), ὅτι παρήνησεν ὁ Χείρων τῷ Ἰάσονι, ὅπως τὸν Ὀρφέα σὺν τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις παραλάβῃ.

31-34b. b. 〈τοῖον:〉 οἷον εἴπομεν δηλονότι. L g

31-34c. c. Βιστωνίδι κοιρανέοντα: γράφεται καὶ Βιστῶνι τε κοιρανέοντα. L mP

35. 35. 〈αὐτοσχεδόν:〉 ἀντὶ τοῦ παραχρῆμα, εὐθέως. L g

Commentary (Carolus Wendel, 1935) (OCR draft) () focus

1-4a. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-1

1—4 a. Ἀρχόμενος: ἀπὸ περιεκτικοῦ ῥήματος ἡ μετοχὴ ἐσχημάτισται. περιεκτικὰ δέ εἰσιν, ὅσα 〈καὶ〉 δρᾶσίν καὶ πάθος ἐμφαίνουσιν, οἷον βιάζομαι, δωροῦμαι, σφαγιάζομαι. οὕτω καὶ τὸ ἄρχομαι τὸ
μὲν τι σημαίνει ‘ἀπὸ σοῦ τὴν ἀρχὴν ποιοῦμαι’ — ἔθος γὰρ ἀπὸ θεῶν προοιμιάζεσθαι· ‘ἐκ Διὸς ἀρχώμεσθα’ (Arat. Phaen. 1; Theocr. XVII 1) —, τὸ δέ τι σημαίνει ‘ἀρχαιρεσιαζόμενος ὑπὸ σοῦ’ οἷον ἐνθουσιῶν. παραπλησίως γὰρ τοὺς ποιητὰς τοῖς μαινομένοις ἐνθουσιᾶν 〈λέγεται〉. κέχρηται δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀρχόμενος παρατατικοῦ μετοχῇ, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀρξά-
μενος.

1-4b. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-2

b. ὁ λόγος· ἀρχαιρεσιασθεὶς ὑπὸ σοῦ, Ἄπολλον, τὸ κλέος τῶν ἡρώων εἰς μνήμην ἄξω τῶν κατὰ τὸν Πελίαν 〈...〉. L mP

1-4c. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-3

c. παλαιγενέων: διαφέρει τὸ παλαιὸν τοῦ ἀρχαίου. τὸ μὲν γὰρ παλαιὸν καὶ ἀρχαῖον, τὸ δὲ ἀρχαῖον οὐκ ἔστι παλαιόν. τὸ γὰρ
ἀρχαῖον ἀναφέρει 〈εἰς〉 τὸ ἀρχῆς ἔχεσθαι.

1-4d. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-4

d. ἐύζυγον: εὐκάθεδρον. L gP

1-4e. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-5

e. ἤλασαν Ἀργώ: ὁ μὲν Ἀπολλώνιος καλεῖ τὴν Ἀργὼ ἀπὸ Ἄργου τοῦ κατασκευάσαντος, Φερεκύδης (3 fg 106 J.) δὲ ἀπὸ Ἄργου

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1-4e_cont. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-6

τοῦ Φρίξου υἱοῦ. ταύτην δὲ λέγουσι πρώτην ναῦν γεγενῆσθαι. ἄλλοι δὲ λέγουσιν, 〈ὅτι〉 Δαναὸς διωκόμενος ὑπὸ Αἰγύπτου 〈τὴν〉 πρώτην κατεσκεύασε, ὅθεν καὶ Δαναῒς ἐκλήθη.

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5a. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-7

5 a. τοίην γὰρ Πελίῃ: τὸ τοίην τίθεται καὶ ἀνταποδοτικῶς, καθ’ ὁμοίωσιν, πρὸς τὰς παραβολάς· ‘οἵη περ φύλλων γενεή,
τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν’ (Ζ 146)· καὶ ἀναφορικῶς· ‘ἀλλὰ καὶ ὡς τοίη περ ἐοῦσα’ (Γ 159). νῦν δὲ δύναται μὲν ἐπὶ θαυμασμοῦ κεῖσθαι τοῦ κατὰ προαίρεσιν λόγου, δύναται 〈δὲ〉 καὶ κατὰ ἀναφορὰν πρὸς τὰ ἐπιφερόμενα.

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5b. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-8

b. φάτις δὲ καὶ φήμη ἐπειδὰν ἐπὶ μέλλοντος λέγωνται, πρόρρησίν τινα σημαίνουσιν. P

7. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-9

7. 〈δημόθεν:〉 ἐκ τοῦ δήμου Ἰωλκίων. L g

9. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-10

9. 〈Ἀναύρου:〉 Ἄναυρον λέγει τὸν χείμαρρον ποταμόν, ἐπειδὴ οἱ ἐξ ὑετῶν συνιστάμενοι οὕτω καλοῦνται.

11. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-11

11. προχοῇσι: τῶν ποταμῶν οἱ συμβάλλοντες τόποι τῇ θαλάσσῃ προχοαὶ λέγονται, ὡς Ὅμηρος (Ρ 263): ‘ὡς δ’ ὅτ’ ἐπὶ προχοῇσι διιπε-
τέος.’

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14. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-12

14. Ἥρης δὲ Πελασγίδος: Ὁμηρικῶς τὴν Ἥραν Πελασγίδα εἶπεν, ἐκ τῆς θεσσαλικῆς χώρας. Πελασγοὶ γάρ εἰσιν, οἳ τὴν Φθιωτικὴν κατῴκουν, ὡς φησιν Ὅμηρος (Β 681): ‘νῦν αὖ τούς, ὅσσοι τὸ Πελασγικὸν Ἄργος ἔναιον’, ἀφορίζων τῆς Πελοποννήσου, ἣν Ἀχαϊκὸν
καλεῖ Ἄργος.

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23-25a. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-13

23—25 a. πρῶτά νυν Ὀρφῆος: Ἡρόδωρος (31 fg 42 J.) δύο εἶναι Ὀρφεῖς φησιν, ὧν τὸν ἕτερον συμπλεῦσαι τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις.

23-25a_cont. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-14

Φερεκύδης ἐν τῇ ς’ (3 fg 26 J.) Φιλάμμωνά φησι καὶ οὐκ Ὀρφέα συμπεπλευκέναι. ἔστι δέ, ὡς Ἀσκληπιάδης (12 fg 6 c J.), Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ Καλλιόπης· ἔνιοι δὲ ἀπὸ Οἰάγρου καὶ Πολυμνίας.

ζητεῖται δέ, διὰ τί Ὀρφεὺς ἀσθενὴς ὢν συνέπλει τοῖς ἥρωσιν· ὅτι
μάντις ὢν ὁ Χείρων ἔχρησε δύνασθαι καὶ τὰς Σειρῆνας παρελθεῖν αὐτοὺς Ὀρφέως συμπλέοντος.

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23-25b. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-15

b. 〈σκοπιῆς〉 Πιμπληίδος ἄγχι τεκ〈έσθαι〉: Πίμπλεια χωρίον κατὰ Πιερίαν· οἱ δὲ ὄρος θράκης, οἱ δὲ κρήνην καὶ κώμην τῆς Πιερίας.

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27. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-16

27. θέλξαι: ἀπατῆσαι καὶ τέρψαι. τάσσεται δὲ ἡ λέξις ἐπὶ τῆς
μετὰ βλάβης ἀπάτης· νῦν δὲ ὑπερβολικῶς κεῖται. ἀοιδάων δὲ ἐνοπῇ τῇ τῶν ᾠδῶν εὐρυθμίᾳ. οὐκ εὖ δέ· ἡ γὰρ ἐνοπὴ ἀεὶ ἐπὶ θορύβου τίθεται.

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29. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-17

29. θρηικίης Ζώνης ἐπιτη〈λεθόωσαι〉: Ζώνη ἐστὶν
ὀρεινὸς τόπος οὕτω καλούμενος καὶ πόλις ὁμώνυμος, ὡς φησι Νίκανδρος (fg 28 Schn.).

30. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-18

30. ἑξείης στιχόωσιν 〈ἐπήτριμοι〉: στοιχηδὸν εἰσὶ καὶ ἑξῆς πυκναί.

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31-34a. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-19

31—34 a. Πιερίηθεν: Πιερία ὄρος θράκης, ἐν ᾗ διέτριβεν
Ὀρφεύς. φησὶ δὲ Ἡρόδωρος (31 fg 43 a J.), ὅτι παρήνησεν ὁ Χείρων τῷ Ἰάσονι, ὅπως τὸν Ὀρφέα σὺν τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις παραλάβῃ.

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31-34b. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-20

b. 〈τοῖον:〉 οἷον εἴπομεν δηλονότι. L g

31-34c. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-21

c. Βιστωνίδι κοιρανέοντα: γράφεται καὶ Βιστῶνι τε κοιρανέοντα. L mP

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35. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-22

35. 〈αὐτοσχεδόν:〉 ἀντὶ τοῦ παραχρῆμα, εὐθέως. L g

Commentary (Carolus Wendel, 1935/2026, translated by deepseek-v4-pro) (OCR draft) () focus

1-4a. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-1

1-4a. Beginning: the participle is formed from a verb of encompassing sense. Encompassing verbs are those that indicate both action and passion, such as βιάζομαι, δωροῦμαι, σφαγιάζομαι. Thus also ἄρχομαι signifies on the one hand 'I make a beginning from you' — for it is customary to begin with the gods: 'let us begin from Zeus' (Arat. Phaen. 1; Theocr. XVII 1) —, and on the other hand it signifies 'being inspired by you', as if being filled with divine frenzy. For poets are said to be inspired like madmen. He uses the present participle ἀρχόμενος instead of ἀρξάμενος.

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1-4b. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-2

b. The meaning: having been inspired by you, Apollo, I will bring to memory the glory of the heroes of the time of Pelias 〈...〉. LmP

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1-4c. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-3

c. παλαιγενέων: παλαιόν differs from ἀρχαῖον. For παλαιόν is also ἀρχαῖον, but ἀρχαῖον is not παλαιόν. For ἀρχαῖον refers to being connected with a beginning.

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1-4d. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-4

d. ἐύζυγον: εὐκάθεδρον. L gP

d. ἐύζυγον: well-benched. LgP

1-4e. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-5

e. ἤλασαν Ἀργώ: Apollonius calls the Argo after Argus the builder, but Pherecydes (3 fg 106 J.) after Argus

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1-4e_cont. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-6

the son of Phrixus. They say that this was the first ship. But others say that Danaus, fleeing from Aegyptus, built the first ship, whence it was also called Danaïs.

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5a. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-7

5a. τοίην γὰρ Πελίῃ: τοίην is used both correlatively, by way of comparison, in relation to similes: ‘οἵη περ φύλλων γενεή, τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν’ (Ζ 146); and anaphorically: ‘ἀλλὰ καὶ ὡς τοίη περ ἐοῦσα’ (Γ 159). Here it can be used to express admiration for the speech according to its intention, and it can also be used anaphorically in relation to what follows.

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5b. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-8

b. φάτις δὲ καὶ φήμη ἐπειδὰν ἐπὶ μέλλοντος λέγωνται, πρόρρησίν τινα σημαίνουσιν. P

b. φάτις and φήμη, when used of the future, signify a prophecy. P

7. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-9

7. 〈δημόθεν:〉 ἐκ τοῦ δήμου Ἰωλκίων. L g

7. 〈δημόθεν:〉 from the people of the Iolcians. Lg

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9. 〈Ἀναύρου:〉 Ἄναυρον λέγει τὸν χείμαρρον ποταμόν, ἐπειδὴ οἱ ἐξ ὑετῶν συνιστάμενοι οὕτω καλοῦνται.

9. 〈Ἀναύρου:〉 He calls Anaurus the torrential river, since those formed from rains are so called.

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11. προχοῇσι: the places where rivers meet the sea are called προχοαί, as Homer (Ρ 263): ‘ὡς δ’ ὅτ’ ἐπὶ προχοῇσι διιπε- τέος.’

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14. Ἥρης δὲ Πελασγίδος: Ὁμηρικῶς τὴν Ἥραν Πελασγίδα εἶπεν, ἐκ τῆς Θεσσαλικῆς χώρας. Πελασγοὶ γάρ εἰσιν, οἳ τὴν Φθιωτικὴν κατῴκουν, ὡς φησιν Ὅμηρος (Β 681): ‘νῦν αὖ τούς, ὅσσοι τὸ Πελασγικὸν Ἄργος ἔναιον’, ἀφορίζων τῆς Πελοποννήσου, ἣν Ἀχαϊκὸν
καλεῖ Ἄργος.

14. Ἥρης δὲ Πελασγίδος: In Homeric fashion he called Hera Pelasgian, from the Thessalian land. For the Pelasgians are those who inhabited Phthiotis, as Homer says (Β 681): ‘νῦν αὖ τούς, ὅσσοι τὸ Πελασγικὸν Ἄργος ἔναιον’, distinguishing it from the Peloponnese, which he calls Achaean Argos.

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23-25a. πρῶτά νυν Ὀρφῆος: Herodorus (31 fg 42 J.) says that there were two Orpheuses, of whom one sailed with the Argonauts.

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Pherecydes in the sixth book (3 fg 26 J.) says that Philammon, not Orpheus, sailed with them. He is, as Asclepiades (12 fg 6 c J.) says, the son of Apollo and Calliope; but some say of Oeagrus and Polymnia.

It is asked why Orpheus, being weak, sailed with the heroes; because Chiron, being a seer, prophesied that they would be able to pass the Sirens if Orpheus sailed with them.

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b. 〈σκοπιῆς〉 Πιμπληίδος ἄγχι τεκ〈έσθαι〉: Πίμπλεια χωρίον κατὰ Πιερίαν· οἱ δὲ ὄρος Θράκης, οἱ δὲ κρήνην καὶ κώμην τῆς Πιερίας.

b. 〈σκοπιῆς〉 Πιμπληίδος ἄγχι τεκ〈έσθαι〉: Pimpleia is a place in Pieria; but some say a mountain of Thrace, others a spring and village of Pieria.

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27. θέλξαι: to deceive and to delight. The word is used of deception accompanied by harm; but here it is used hyperbolically. ἀοιδάων δὲ ἐνοπῇ: by the rhythm of songs. Not well; for ἐνοπή is always used of noise.

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29. Θρηικίης Ζώνης ἐπιτη〈λεθόωσαι〉: Ζώνη ἐστὶν
ὀρεινὸς τόπος οὕτω καλούμενος καὶ πόλις ὁμώνυμος, ὡς φησι Νίκανδρος (fg 28 Schn.).

29. Thracian Zone, flourishing: Zone is a mountainous place so called, and a city of the same name, as Nicander says (fr. 28 Schn.).

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30. ἑξείης στιχόωσιν 〈ἐπήτριμοι〉: στοιχηδὸν εἰσὶ καὶ ἑξῆς πυκναί.

30. In rows they stand close-packed: they are in ranks and in order, dense.

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31—34 a. Πιερίηθεν: Πιερία ὄρος Θράκης, ἐν ᾗ διέτριβεν
Ὀρφεύς. φησὶ δὲ Ἡρόδωρος (31 fg 43 a J.), ὅτι παρήνησεν ὁ Χείρων τῷ Ἰάσονι, ὅπως τὸν Ὀρφέα σὺν τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις παραλάβῃ.

31-34a. From Pieria: Pieria is a mountain of Thrace, where Orpheus spent his time. Herodorus says (31 fr. 43a J.) that Chiron advised Jason to take Orpheus along with the Argonauts.

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b. 〈τοῖον:〉 οἷον εἴπομεν δηλονότι. L g

b. Such: namely, as we have said. Lg

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c. Βιστωνίδι κοιρανέοντα: γράφεται καὶ Βιστῶνι τε κοιρανέοντα. L mP

c. Ruling over Bistonian: it is also written 'and ruling over Bistonians'. LmP

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35. 〈αὐτοσχεδόν:〉 ἀντὶ τοῦ παραχρῆμα, εὐθέως. L g

35. On the spot: meaning immediately, at once. Lg

Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica 1.156

Edward P. Coleridge (Translator)

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