Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, Edward P. Coleridge (Translator), 1.207

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1.207-1.210

From the Phocians then came Iphitus, sprung from Naubolus, son of Ornytus; now he had been Jason's host aforetime when he came to Pytho to ask an oracle about his voyage; for there did Iphitus receive him in his halls.

1.211-1.223

Next came the sons of Boreas, Calais and Zetes, whom, on a day, Oreithyia, daughter of Erechtheus, bare to Boreas at the verge of wintry Thrace ; thither it was that Thraciau Boreas had snatched her away from Cecropia, as she was circling in the dance by the banks of the Ilissus. And from afar he brought her to the spot men call Sarpedon's rock, beside the stream of the river Erginus, and there he shrouded her in dark clouds, and had his will of her. These his two sons made strong pinions move on either ancle as they rose, a mighty marvel to behold, radiant with scales of gold; and about their backs, from the crown of the head and on. either side the neck, dark hair was waving in the breeze.

1.224-1.227

Nor yet had Acastus, son of stalwart Pelias himself, any longing to abide within his father's house ; nor Argus either, servant of the goddess Athene; nay, for they too, I ween, were to be counted in the muster.

1.228-1.233

This, then, is the tale of those who gathered to the son of Æson to aid him with their counsel; whom the neigh bouring folk called Minyan chieftains, one and all, since most of them, and those the best, avowed them to be of the blood of the daughters of Minyas ; even so Alcimede, the mother of Jason himself, was sprung from Clymene, a daughter of Minyas.

1.234-1.246

Now when the thralls had made all things ready, where with ships are furnished for their freight, whenso business calls men to make a voyage across the sea; in that hour they betook them to the ship through the city to the place men call the headland of Pagasæ, in Magnesia ; and around them a crowd of folk ran thronging eagerly; but they showed like bright stars amid clouds, and thus would each man say as he gazed on them flashing in their harness: “ King Zeus, what is the intent of Pelias ? whither is he sending such a muster of heroes from out the Panachæan land ? They will sack the homes of Æetes with baleful fire the very day they see them, if so be he give them not the fleece of his own accord. But the voyage may not be shunned, nor shall their toil be fruitless, if they go."

1.247-1.259

So spake they, one here, one there throughout the city; and the women lifted up their hands full oft toward heaven to the immortal gods, praying that they would grant the accomplishment of their return as their heart desired. And one to another would thus complain through her tears: " Ah, hapless Alcimede, to thee too hath sorrow come, late though it be, nor hast thou finished thy course with joy. Surely Æson is a man of sorrows, and that in no small measure. Yea, better for him had it been, if ere this he had been wrapped in his shroud and were lying 'neath the earth, a stranger still to evil enterprises. Would that the black wave had engulfed Phrixus too, fleece and all,¹²³ on the day that the maiden Helle perished! But no ! that prodigy of ill uttered a human voice, that it might bring grief and countless woes to Alcimede, in days to come."

1.260-1.265

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

Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.

Funding provided by Schmidt Sciences.

Current edition Experimental

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.

Editions (3)

Argonautica Perseus (The Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius, Apollonius, Rhodius, creator; Mooney, George W, editor, translator. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1912.) — 1.207 focus

ἐκ δʼ ἄρα Φωκήων κίεν Ἴφιτος Ὀρνυτίδαο

Ναυβόλου ἐκγεγαώς· ξεῖνος δέ οἱ ἔσκε πάροιθεν,

ἦμος ἔβη Πυθώδε θεοπροπίας ἐρεείνων

ναυτιλίης· τόθι γάρ μιν ἑοῖς ὑπέδεκτο δόμοισιν.

210

Ζήτης αὖ Κάλαΐς τε Βορήιοι υἷες ἵκοντο,

οὕς ποτʼ Ἐρεχθηὶς Βορέῃ τέκεν Ὠρείθυια

ἐσχατιῇ Θρῄκης δυσχειμέρου· ἔνθʼ ἄρα τήνγε

Θρηίκιος Βορέης ἀνερέψατο Κεκροπίηθεν

Ἰλισσοῦ προπάροιθε χορῷ ἔνι δινεύουσαν.

215

καί μιν ἄγων ἕκαθεν, Σαρπηδονίην ὅθι πέτρην

κλείουσιν, ποταμοῖο παρὰ ῥόον Ἐργίνοιο,

λυγαίοις ἐδάμασσε περὶ νεφέεσσι καλύψας.

τὼ μὲν ἐπʼ ἀκροτάτοισι ποδῶν ἑκάτερθεν ἐρεμνὰς

σεῖον ἀειρομένω πτέρυγας, μέγα θάμβος ἰδέσθαι,

220

χρυσείαις φολίδεσσι διαυγέας· ἀμφὶ δὲ νώτοις

κράατος ἐξ ὑπάτοιο καὶ αὐχένος ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα

κυάνεαι δονέοντο μετὰ πνοιῇσιν ἔθειραι.

οὐδὲ μὲν οὐδʼ αὐτοῖο πάις μενέαινεν Ἄκαστος

ἰφθίμου Πελίαο δόμοις ἔνι πατρὸς ἑῆος

225

μιμνάζειν, Ἄργος τε θεᾶς ὑποεργὸς Ἀθήνης·

ἀλλʼ ἄρα καὶ τὼ μέλλον ἐνικρινθῆναι ὁμίλῳ.

τόσσοι ἄρʼ Αἰσονίδῃ συμμήστορες ἠγερέθοντο.

τοὺς μὲν ἀριστῆας Μινύας περιναιετάοντες

κίκλησκον μάλα πάντας, ἐπεὶ Μινύαο θυγατρῶν

230

οἱ πλεῖστοι καὶ ἄριστοι ἀφʼ αἵματος εὐχετόωντο

ἔμμεναι· ὧς δὲ καὶ αὐτὸν Ἰήσονα γείνατο μήτηρ

Ἀλκιμέδη, Κλυμένης Μινυηίδος ἐκγεγαυῖα.

αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δμώεσσιν ἐπαρτέα πάντʼ ἐτέτυκτο,

ὅσσα περ ἐντύνονται ἐπαρτέες ἔνδοθι νῆες,

235

εὖτʼ ἂν ἄγῃ χρέος ἄνδρας ὑπεὶρ ἅλα ναυτίλλεσθαι,

δὴ τότʼ ἴσαν μετὰ νῆα διʼ ἄστεος, ἔνθα περ ἀκταὶ

κλείονται Παγασαὶ Μαγνήτιδες· ἀμφὶ δὲ λαῶν

πληθὺς σπερχομένων ἄμυδις θέεν· οἱ δὲ φαεινοὶ

ἀστέρες ὣς νεφέεσσι μετέπρεπον· ὧδε δʼ ἕκαστος

240

ἔννεπεν εἰσορόων σὺν τεύχεσιν ἀίσσοντας·

Ζεῦ ἄνα, τίς Πελίαο νόος; πόθι τόσσον ὅμιλον

ἡρώων γαίης Παναχαιίδος ἔκτοθι βάλλει;

αὐτῆμάρ κε δόμους ὀλοῷ πυρὶ δῃώσειαν

Αἰήτεω, ὅτε μή σφιν ἑκὼν δέρος ἐγγυαλίξῃ.

245

ἀλλʼ οὐ φυκτὰ κέλευθα, πόνος δʼ ἄπρηκτος ἰοῦσιν.

ὧς φάσαν ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα κατὰ πτόλιν· αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες

πολλὰ μάλʼ ἀθανάτοισιν ἐς αἰθέρα χεῖρας ἄειρον,

εὐχόμεναι νόστοιο τέλος θυμηδὲς ὀπάσσαι.

ἄλλη δʼ εἰς ἑτέρην ὀλοφύρετο δακρυχέουσα·

250

δειλὴ Ἀλκιμέδη, καὶ σοὶ κακὸν ὀψέ περ ἔμπης

ἤλυθεν, οὐδʼ ἐτέλεσσας ἐπʼ ἀγλαΐῃ βιότοιο.

Αἴσων αὖ μέγα δή τι δυσάμμορος. ἦ τέ οἱ ἦεν

βέλτερον, εἰ τὸ πάροιθεν ἐνὶ κτερέεσσιν ἐλυσθεὶς

νειόθι γαίης κεῖτο, κακῶν ἔτι νῆις ἀέθλων.

255

ὡς ὄφελεν καὶ Φρίξον, ὅτʼ ὤλετο παρθένος Ἕλλη,

κῦμα μέλαν κριῷ ἅμʼ ἐπικλύσαι· ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐδὴν

ἀνδρομέην προέηκε κακὸν τέρας, ὥς κεν ἀνίας

Ἀλκιμέδῃ μετόπισθε καὶ ἄλγεα μυρία θείη.

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.) — 1.207 focus

Εκ δ᾽ ἄρα Φωκήων κίεν ΙΦΙΤΟΣ Ορνυτίδαο

Ναυβόλου ἐκγεγαώς· ξεῖνος δὲ οἱ ἔσκε πάροιθεν,

ἦμος ἔβη Πυθῶδε θεοπροπίας ἐρεείνων

ναυτιλίης· τόθι γάρ μιν ἑοῖς ὑπέδεκτο δόμοισι.

210

ΖΗΤΗΣ δ᾽ αὖ ΚΑΛΑΙΣ τε Βορήϊοι υἶες ἵκοντο,

οὓς ποτ᾿ Ερεχθηΐς Βορέῃ τέκεν Ωρείθυια

ἐσχατιῇ Θρήκης δυςχειμέρου· ἔνθ᾽ ἄρα τὴν γε

Θρηΐκιος Βορέης ἀνερείψατο Κεκροπίηθεν,

Ιλισσοῦ προπάροιθε χορῷ ἔνι δινεύουσαν.

215

καί μιν ἄγων ἕκαθεν, Σαρπηδονίην ὅθι πέτρην

κλείουσι, ποταμοῖο παρὰ ῥόον Εργίνοιο,

λυγαίοις ἐδάμασσε περὶ νεφέεσσι καλύψας.

τῶν μὲν ἐπ᾿ ἀκροτάτοισι ποδῶν ἑκάτερθεν ἐρεμνὰς

σεῖον ἀειρομένω πτέρυγας, μέγα θάμβος ἰδέσθαι,

220

χρυσείαις φολίδεσσι διαυγέας· ἀμφὶ δὲ νώτοις

κράατος ἐξ ὑπάτοιο καὶ αὐχένος ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα

κυάνεαι δονέοντο μετὰ πνοιῇσιν ἔθειραι.

Οὐδὲ μὲν οὐδ᾽ αὐτοῖο πάϊς μενέαινεν ΑΚΑΣΤΟΣ

ἰφθίμου Πελίαο δόμοις ἔνι πατρὸς ἑοῖο

225

μιμνάζειν, ΑΡΓΟΣ τε θεᾶς ὑποεργός Αθήνης·

ἀλλ᾽ ἄρα καὶ τὼ μέλλον ἐνικρινθῆναι ὁμίλῳ.

Τόσσοι ἄρ᾽ Αἰσονίδῃ συμμήστορες ἠγερέθοντο.

τοὺς μὲν ἀριστῆας ΜΙΝΥΑΣ περιναιετάοντες

κίκλησκον μάλα πάντας, ἐπεὶ Μινύαο θυγατρῶν

230

οἱ πλεῖστοι καὶ ἄριστοι ἀφ᾿ αἵματος εὐχετόωντο

ἔμμεναι· ὡς δὲ καὶ αὐτὸν Ιήσονα γείνατο μήτηρ

Αλκιμέδη, Κλυμένης Μινυηΐδος ἐκγεγαυῖα.

Αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δμώεσσιν ἐπάρμενα πάντ᾽ ἐτέτυκτο,

ὅσσαπερ ἐντύνονται ἐπαρτέες ἔνδοθι νῆες,

235

εὔτ᾽ ἂν ἄγῃ χρέος ἄνδρας ὑπεὶρ ἅλα ναυτίλλεσθαι;

δὴ τότ᾽ ἴσαν μετὰ νῆα δι᾽ ἄστεος, ἔνθα περ ἀκταὶ

κλείονται Παγασαὶ Μαγνήτιδες· ἀμφὶ δὲ λαῶν

πληθὺς ἐπερχομένων ἄμυδις θέεν· οἱ δὲ, φαεινοὶ·

ἀστέρες ὣς νεφέεσσι, μετέπρεπον· ὧδε δ᾽ ἕκαστος

240

ἔννεπεν εἰςορόων σὺν τεύχεσιν ἀΐσσοντας.

Ζεῦ ἄνα, τίς Πελίαο νόος; πόθι τόσσον ὅμιλον

ἡρώων γαίης Παναχαϊΐδος ἔκτοθι βάλλει;

αὐτῆμάρ κε δόμους ὀλοῷ πυρὶ δηώσειαν

» Αἰήτεω, ὅτε μή σφιν ἑκὼν δέρος ἐγγυαλίξῃ.

245

ἀλλ᾽ οὐ φυκτὰ κέλευθα, πόνος δ᾽ ἄπρηκτος ἰοῦσιν.

Ως φάσαν ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα κατὰ πτόλιν· αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες

πολλὰ μάλ᾽ ἀθανάτοισιν ἐς αἰθέρα χεῖρας ἄειρον,

εὐχόμεναι νόστοιο τέλος θυμηδὲς ὀπάσσαι.

ἄλλη δ᾽ εἰς ἑτέρην ὀλοφύρετο δακρυχέουσα.

250

Δειλὴ Αλκιμέδη, καὶ σοὶ κακὸν, ὀψέ περ, ἔμπης

ἤλυθεν, οὐδ᾽ ἐτέλεσσας ἐπ᾿ ἀγλαΐῃ βιότοιο.

Αἴσων αὖ μέγα δή τι δυςάμμορος. ᾖ τέ οἱ ἦε

βέλτερον, εἰ τοπάροιθεν ἐνὶ κτερέεσσιν ἐλυσθεὶς

νειόθι γαίης κεῖτο, κακῶν ἔτι νῆῖς ἀέθλων.

255

ὡς ὄφελεν καὶ Φρίξον, ὅτ᾽ ὤλετο παρθένος Ελλη,

κῦμα μέλαν κριῷ ἅμ᾽ ἐπικλύσαι· ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐδὴν

ἀνδρομέην προέηκε κακὸν τέρας, ὡς κεν ἀνίας

Αλκιμέδη μετόπισθε καὶ ἄλγεα μυρία θείη.

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.) — 1.207 focus

Ἐκ δ᾽ ἄρα Φωκήων κίεν Ίφιτος Ὀρνυτίδαο

Ναυβόλου ἐκγεγαώς· ξεῖνος δέ οἱ ἔσκε πάροιθεν,

ἦμος ἔβη Πυθώδε θεοπροπίας ἐρεείνων

ναυτιλίης· τόθι γάρ μιν ἑοῖς ὑπέδεκτο δόμοισιν.

210

Ζήτης αὖ Κάλαΐς τε Βορήιοι υἶες ἵκοντο,

οὕς ποτ᾽ Ερεχθηὶς Βορέῃ τέκεν ᾿Ωρείθυια

ἐσχατιῇ Θρήκης δυσχειμέρου· ἔνθ᾽ ἄρα τήνγε

Θρηίκιος Βορέης ἀνερέψατο Κεκροπίηθεν

Ἰλισσοῦ προπάροιθε χορῷ ἔνι δινεύουσαν.

215

καί μιν ἄγων ἕκαθεν, Σαρπηδονίην ὅθι πέτρην

κλείουσιν, ποταμοῖο παρὰ ῥόον Ἐργίνοιο,

λυγαίοις ἐδάμασσε περὶ νεφέεσσι καλύψας.

τὼ μὲν ἐπ᾿ ἀκροτάτοισι ποδῶν ἑκάτερθεν ἐρεμνὰς

σεῖον ἀειρομένω πτέρυγας, μέγα θάμβος ἰδέσθαι,

220

χρυσείαις φολίδεσσι διαυγέας· ἀμφὶ δὲ νώτοις

κράατος ἐξ ὑπάτοιο καὶ αὐχένος ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα

κυάνεαι δονέοντο μετὰ πνοιῇσιν ἔθειραι.

Οὐδὲ μὲν οὐδ᾽ αὐτοῖο πάις μενέαινεν Ἄκαστος

ἰφθίμου Πελίαο δόμοις ἔνι πατρὸς ἑῆος

225

μιμνάζειν, Ἄργος τε θεᾶς ὑποεργὸς Ἀθήνης·

ἀλλ᾽ ἄρα καὶ τὼ μέλλον ἐνικρινθῆναι ὁμίλῳ.

Τόσσοι ἄρ᾽ Αἰσονίδῃ συμμήστορες ἠγερέθοντο.

τοὺς μὲν ἀριστῆας Μινύας περιναιετάοντες

κίκλησκον μάλα πάντας, ἐπεὶ Μινύαο θυγατρῶν

230

οἱ πλεῖστοι καὶ ἄριστοι ἀφ᾽ αἵματος εὐχετόωντο

ἔμμεναι· ὡς δὲ καὶ αὐτὸν Ἰήσονα γείνατο μήτηρ

Ἀλκιμέδη, Κλυμένης Μινυηίδος ἐκγεγαυῖα.

Αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δμώεσσιν ἐπαρτέα πάντ᾽ ἐτέτυκτο,

ὅσσα περ ἐντύνονται ἐπαρτέες ἔνδοθι νῆες,

235

εὐτ᾽ ἂν ἄγῃ χρέος ἄνδρας ὑπεὶρ ἅλα ναυτίλλεσθαι,

δὴ τότ᾽ ἴσαν μετὰ νῆα δι᾽ ἄστεος, ἔνθα περ ἀκταὶ

κλείονται Παγασαὶ Μαγνήτιδες· ἀμφὶ δὲ λαῶν

πληθὺς σπερχομένων ἄμυδις θέεν· |οἱ δὲ φαεινοὶ

ἀστέρες ὡς νεφέεσσι μετέπρεπον· ὧδε δ᾽ ἕκαστος

240

ἔννεπεν εἰσορόων σὺν τεύχεσιν ἀίσσοντας·

Ζεῦ ἄνα, τίς Πελίαο νόος; πόθι τόσσον ὅμιλον

ἡρώων γαίης Παναχαιίδος ἔκτοθι βάλλει;

αὐτῆμάρ κε δόμους ὀλοῷ πυρὶ δῃώσειαν

Αἰήτεω, ὅτε μή σφιν ἑκὼν δέρος ἐγγυαλίξῃ.

245

ἀλλ᾽ οὐ φυκτὰ κέλευθα, πόνος δ᾽ ἄπρηκτος ἰοῦσιν.

Ως φάσαν ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα κατὰ πτόλιν· αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες

πολλὰ μάλ᾽ ἀθανάτοισιν ἐς αἰθέρα χεῖρας ἄειρον,

εὐχόμεναι νόστοιο τέλος θυμηδὲς ὀπάσσαι.

ἄλλη δ᾽ εἰς ἑτέρην ὀλοφύρετο δακρυχέουσα·

250

Δειλὴ Ἀλκιμέδη, καὶ σοὶ κακὸν ὀψέ περ ἔμπης

ἤλυθεν, οὐδ᾽ ἐτέλεσσας ἐπ᾿ ἀγλαΐῃ βιότοιο.

Αἴσων αὖ μέγα δή τι δυσάμμορος. ἢ τέ οἱ ἦεν

βέλτερον, εἰ τὸ πάροιθεν ἐνὶ κτερέεσσιν ἐλυσθεὶς

νειόθι γαίης κεῖτο, κακῶν ἔτι νῆις ἀέθλων.

255

ὡς ὄφελεν καὶ Φρίξον, ὅτ᾽ ὤλετο παρθένος Ἕλλη,

κῦμα μέλαν κριῷ ἅμ᾽ ἐπικλύσαι· ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐδὴν

ἀνδρομέην προέηκε κακὸν τέρας, ὥς κεν ἀνίας

Ἀλκιμέδῃ μετόπισθε καὶ ἄλγεα μυρία θείη.

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.) — 1.207 focus

1.207-1.210

From the Phocians came Iphitus sprung from Naubolus son of Ornytus; once he had been his host when Jason went to Pytho to ask for a response concerning his voyage; for there he welcomed him in his own halls.

1.211-1.223

Next came Zetes and Calais, sons of Boreas, whom once Oreithyia, daughter of Erechtheus, bare to Boreas on the verge of wintry Thrace; thither it was that Thracian Boreas snatched her away from Cecropia as she was whirling in the dance, hard by Ilissus' stream. And, carrying her far off, to the spot that men called the rock of Sarpedon, near the river Erginus, he wrapped her in dark clouds and forced her to his will. There they were making their dusky wings quiver upon their ankles on both sides as they rose, a great wonder to behold, wings that gleamed with golden scales: and round their backs from the top of the head and neck, hither and thither, their dark tresses were being shaken by the wind.

1.224-1.227

No, nor had Acastus son of mighty Pelias himself any will to stay behind in the palace of his brave sire, nor Argus, helper of the goddess Athena; but they too were ready to be numbered in the host.

1.228-1.233

So many then were the helpers who assembled to join the son of Aeson. All the chiefs the dwellers thereabout called Minyae, for the most and the bravest avowed that they were sprung from the blood of the daughters of Minyas; thus Jason himself was the son of Alcimede who was born of Clymene the daughter of Minyas.

1.234-1.241

Now when all things had been made ready by the thralls, all things that fully-equipped ships are furnished withal when men's business leads them to voyage across the sea, then the heroes took their way through the city to the ship where it lay on the strand that men call Magnesian Pagasae; and a crowd of people hastening rushed together; but the heroes shone like gleaming stars among the clouds; and each man as he saw them speeding along with their armour would say:

1.242-1.246

"King Zeus, what is the purpose of Pelias? Whither is he driving forth from the Panachaean land so great a host of heroes? On one day they would waste the palace of Aeetes with baleful fire, should he not yield them the fleece of his own goodwill. But the path is not to be shunned, the toil is hard for those who venture."

1.247-1.250

Thus they spake here and there throughout the city; but the women often raised their hands to the sky in prayer to the immortals to grant a return, their hearts' desire. And one with tears thus lamented to her fellow:

1.251-1.259

"Wretched Alcimede, evil has come to thee at last though late, thou hast not ended with splendour of life. Aeson too, ill-fated man! Surely better had it been for him, if he were lying beneath the earth enveloped in his shroud, still unconscious of bitter toils. Would that the dark wave, when the maiden Helle perished, had overwhelmed Phrixus too with the ram: but the dire portent even sent forth a human voice, that it might cause to Alcimede sorrows and countless pains hereafter."

1.260-1.277

The Argonautica, translated by F. A. Fawkes (OCR draft) Experimental (F. A. Fawkes's English translation of Apollonius Rhodius.) — 1.207 focus

From Phocis Iphitus with ardour preſs'd

To join the chiefs; great Jaſon was his gueſt,

When to the Delphic Oracle he went,

Conſulting fate, and anxious for th' event.

260

Zetes and Calaïs of royal race,

Whom Orithyïa bore in wintry Thrace

To blustering Boreas in his airy hall,

Heard fame's loud ſummons, and obey'd the call.

Erectheus, who th' Athenian ſceptre ſway'd,

265

Was parent of the violated maid,

Whom dancing with her mates rude Boreas ſtole,

Where the fam'd waters of Iliſſus roll;

And to his rock-fenc'd Sarpedonian cave

Convey'd her, where Erginus pours his wave:

270

There, circumfus'd in gloom and grateful ſhade,

The god of tempeſts woo'd the gentle maid.

They, when on tip-toe rais'd, in act to fly,

Like the light-pinion'd vagrants of the ſky,

Wav'd their dark wings, and, wondrous to behold!

275

Diſplay'd each plume diſtinct with drops of gold;

While down their backs, of bright cerulean hue,

Looſe in the winds their wanton treſſes flew.

Not long with Pelias young Acaſtus ſtay'd;

He left his ſire to lend the Grecians aid.

280

Argus, whom Pallas with her gifts inſpir'd,

Follow'd his friend, with equal glory fir'd.

Such the compeers of Jaſon highly fam'd

And all theſe demigods were Minyans ham'd

The moſt illustrious heroes of the hoſt

285

Their lineage from the ſeed of Minyas boaſt :

For Minyas' daughter, Clymena the fair,

Alcimeda, great Jaſon's mother, bare.

When all was furnish'd by the buſy band

Which veſſels deſtin'd for the main demand;

290

The heroes from Iölcos bent their way

To the fam'd port, the Pagaſæan bay,

And deep-environ'd with thick-gathering crowds,

They ſhone like ſtars reſplendent thro' the clouds.

Some ſwain ſurvey'd the bright-arm'd chiefs and ſpoke:

295

Then thus among the rout, with wondering look,

Say, what can Pelias, mighty Jove, intend,

Far, far from Greece ſo great a force to ſend!

Sure, ſhould Æeta ſpurn the ſons of Greece,

And to their claims refuse the golden Fleece,

300

'That felf-ſame day ſhall ſee his palace, crown'd

With glittering turrets, levell'd to the ground.

But endless toils pursue them as they go,

And Fate hath mark'd their deſperate ſteps with woe.

Thus, when he saw the delegated bands,

305

Spoke the rude ſwain with heaven-uplifted hands:

The gentler females thus the Gods implore;

"Safe may they reach again their native ſhore:"

And thus ſome matron mild her mind expreſs'd;

(Tears in her eye, and terrors at her breast)

310

'Unfortunate Alcimeda, thy fate

Now frowns malignant, tho' it frowns ſo late;

Nor wills the tenor of thy life to run

Serene and peaceful, as it firſt begun.

On Æſon too attend unnumber'd woes;

315

Far, better far, a lingering life to cloſe,

'And bury all his ſorrows in the tomb,

Unconscious of calamities to come.

Oh! had both Phrixus and the ram been drown'd,

When Helle periſh'd in the gulf profound:

320

But the dire monſter was with voice endu'd,

And human accents from his mouth enſu'd,

'To ſad Alcimeda denouncing ſtrife,

And woes to cloud the evening of her life."

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.) — 1.207 focus

1.207-1.210

1.211-1.223

Next came Zetes and Calais, sons of Boreas, whom once Oreithyia, daughter of Erechtheus, bore to Boreas on the verge of wintry Thrace; there it was that Thracian Boreas snatched her away from Cecropia as she was whirling in the dance, hard by Ilissus' stream. And, carrying her far off, to the spot that men called the rock of Sarpedon, near the river Erginus, he wrapped her in dark clouds and forced her to his will. There they were making their dusky wings quiver upon their ankles on both sides as they rose, a great wonder to behold, wings that gleamed with golden scales: and round their backs from the top of the head and neck, here and there, their dark tresses were being shaken by the wind.

1.224-1.227

No, nor had Acastus son of mighty Pelias himself any will to stay behind in the palace of his brave father, nor Argus, helper of the goddess Athena; but they too were ready to be numbered in the host.

1.228-1.233

1.234-1.241

Now when all things had been made ready by the servants, all things that fully-equipped ships are furnished as well when men's business leads them to voyage across the sea, then the heroes took their way through the city to the ship where it lay on the strand that men call Magnesian Pagasae; and a crowd of people hastening rushed together; but the heroes shone like gleaming stars among the clouds; and each man as he saw them speeding along with their armour would say:

1.242-1.246

"King Zeus, what is the purpose of Pelias? Where is he driving forth from the Panachaean land so great a host of heroes? On one day they would waste the palace of Aeetes with deadly fire, should he not yield them the fleece of his own goodwill. But the path is not to be shunned, the toil is hard for those who venture."

1.247-1.250

Thus they spoke here and there throughout the city; but the women often raised their hands to the sky in prayer to the immortals to grant a return, their hearts' desire. And one with tears thus lamented to her fellow:

1.251-1.259

"Wretched Alcimede, evil has come to you at last though late, you have not ended with splendour of life. Aeson too, ill-fated man! Surely better had it been for him, if he were lying beneath the earth enveloped in his shroud, still unconscious of bitter toils. Would that the dark wave, when the young woman Helle perished, had overwhelmed Phrixus too with the ram: but the dire portent even sent forth a human voice, that it might cause to Alcimede sorrows and countless pains hereafter."

1.260-1.277

Notes on the current edition

Argonautica

1. Pagasæ, the starting-point and also the landing-place on the return of the expedition, is a headland of Magnesia; there was a harbour there in the historical days of the Greek states.

2. Thessaly is called Panachæan because it was first named Achæa, from Achæns, the son of Xuthas.

3. κτέρεα generally = possessions of any kind, here = shroud. Cf. κτέανα.

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

37-38a. 37—38 a. 〈Πειρεσιάς:〉 ὄνομα πόλεως· ὡς Ἐρυθραὶ καὶ Πειρεσιαί. L g

37-38b. b. Ἀπιδανός τε μέγας καὶ δ〈ῖος〉: Ἀπιδανὸς καὶ Ἐνιπεὺς ἀμφότεροι Θεσσαλίας ποταμοί. τὸ δὲ

37-38b. Φυλλήιον ὄρος Μαγνησίας.

37-38c. c. ἡ δὲ Πειρεσία χώρα ἢ πόλις, ἧς ἐγγὺς ἦν τὸ Φυλλεῖον. P

40-41. 40—41. Λάρισαν δ’ ἐπὶ τοῖ〈σι〉: Λάρισαν τὴν Θεσσαλίας λέγει, ἣν ἔκτισεν Ἀκρίσιος, ἥτις ὠνομάσθη ἀπὸ Λαρίσης τῆς Πελασγοῦ, ὡς φησιν Ἑλλάνικος (4 fg 91 J.). εἰσὶ δὲ Λάρισαι τρεῖς· ἀρχαιοτάτη μὲν ἡ Ἀργειῶτις, ἥτις ἐστὶν αὐτὴ ἡ ἀκρόπολις· δευτέρα δὲ ἡ ἐν τῷ Πελασγικῷ τῆς Θεσσαλίας, ἣν Ὅμηρος (Β 738) Ἄργισσάν φησι, πλησίον
οὖσα τῆς Γυρτώνης, ἧς νῦν ὁ Ἀπολλώνιος μέμνηται· ἔστι δὲ καὶ περὶ Τροίαν, ἧς Ὅμηρος (Β 840 sq.) μνημονεύει· ‘φῦλα Πελασγῶν τῶν, οἳ Λάρισαν’. τὸν δὲ Πολύφημον Ἐλάτου παῖδα εἶπεν Ἀπολλώνιος, Σωκράτης (fg 10 M. IV 498) δὲ καὶ Εὐφορίων (fg 87 Scheidw.) Ποσειδῶνος. οἱ δὲ Λαπίθαι ἀπὸ Λαπίθου τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ
Στίλβης νύμφης ὠνομάσθησαν.

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

⁴

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.

⁵⁶

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.

⁷

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.

⁹¹⁰

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.

¹¹¹²

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.

¹³¹⁴

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.

¹⁷

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.

¹⁸¹⁹

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

²⁰

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

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

37-38a. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-23

37—38 a. 〈Πειρεσιάς:〉 ὄνομα πόλεως· ὡς Ἐρυθραὶ καὶ Πειρεσιαί. L g

²¹

37-38b. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935g-com-grc1-24

b. Ἀπιδανός τε μέγας καὶ δ〈ῖος〉: Ἀπιδανὸς καὶ Ἐνιπεὺς ἀμφότεροι θεσσαλίας ποταμοί. τὸ δὲ Φυλλήιον ὄρος Μαγνησίας.

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c. ἡ δὲ Πειρεσία χώρα ἢ πόλις, ἧς ἐγγὺς ἦν τὸ Φυλλεῖον. P

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40—41. Λάρισαν δ’ ἐπὶ τοῖ〈σι〉: Λάρισαν τὴν θεσσαλίας λέγει, ἣν ἔκτισεν Ἀκρίσιος, ἥτις ὠνομάσθη ἀπὸ Λαρίσης τῆς Πελασγοῦ, ὡς φησιν Ἑλλάνικος (4 fg 91 J.). εἰσὶ δὲ Λάρισαι τρεῖς· ἀρχαιοτάτη μὲν ἡ Ἀργειῶτις, ἥτις ἐστὶν αὐτὴ ἡ ἀκρόπολις· δευτέρα δὲ ἡ ἐν τῷ Πελασγικῷ τῆς θεσσαλίας, ἣν Ὅμηρος (Β 738) Ἄργισσάν φησι, πλησίον
οὖσα τῆς Γυρτώνης, ἧς νῦν ὁ Ἀπολλώνιος μέμνηται· ἔστι δὲ καὶ περὶ Τροίαν, ἧς Ὅμηρος (Β 840 sq.) μνημονεύει· ‘φῦλα Πελασγῶν τῶν, οἳ Λάρισαν’. τὸν δὲ Πολύφημον Ἐλάτου παῖδα εἶπεν Ἀπολλώνιος, Σωκράτης (fg 10 M. IV 498) δὲ καὶ Εὐφορίων (fg 87 Scheidw.) Ποσειδῶνος. οἱ δὲ Λαπίθαι ἀπὸ Λαπίθου τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ
Στίλβης νύμφης ὠνομάσθησαν.

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

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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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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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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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d. ἐύζυγον: εὐκάθεδρον. L gP

d. ἐύζυγον: well-benched. LgP

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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. 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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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

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

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

9. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-10

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.

23-25a_cont. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-14

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

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37—38 a. 〈Πειρεσιάς:〉 ὄνομα πόλεως· ὡς Ἐρυθραὶ καὶ Πειρεσιαί. L g

37-38a. Peiresiae: name of a city; like Erythrae and Peiresiae. Lg

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b. Ἀπιδανός τε μέγας καὶ δ〈ῖος〉: Ἀπιδανὸς καὶ Ἐνιπεὺς ἀμφότεροι Θεσσαλίας ποταμοί. τὸ δὲ Φυλλήιον ὄρος Μαγνησίας.

b. Great Apidanus and divine: Apidanus and Enipeus are both rivers of Thessaly. The Phyllaean mountain is in Magnesia.

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c. ἡ δὲ Πειρεσία χώρα ἢ πόλις, ἧς ἐγγὺς ἦν τὸ Φυλλεῖον. P

c. Peiresia is a region or city, near which was the Phylleian. P

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40—41. Λάρισαν δ’ ἐπὶ τοῖ〈σι〉: Λάρισαν τὴν Θεσσαλίας λέγει, ἣν ἔκτισεν Ἀκρίσιος, ἥτις ὠνομάσθη ἀπὸ Λαρίσης τῆς Πελασγοῦ, ὡς φησιν Ἑλλάνικος (4 fg 91 J.). εἰσὶ δὲ Λάρισαι τρεῖς· ἀρχαιοτάτη μὲν ἡ Ἀργειῶτις, ἥτις ἐστὶν αὐτὴ ἡ ἀκρόπολις· δευτέρα δὲ ἡ ἐν τῷ Πελασγικῷ τῆς Θεσσαλίας, ἣν Ὅμηρος (Β 738) Ἄργισσάν φησι, πλησίον
οὖσα τῆς Γυρτώνης, ἧς νῦν ὁ Ἀπολλώνιος μέμνηται· ἔστι δὲ καὶ περὶ Τροίαν, ἧς Ὅμηρος (Β 840 sq.) μνημονεύει· ‘φῦλα Πελασγῶν τῶν, οἳ Λάρισαν’. τὸν δὲ Πολύφημον Ἐλάτου παῖδα εἶπεν Ἀπολλώνιος, Σωκράτης (fg 10 M. IV 498) δὲ καὶ Εὐφορίων (fg 87 Scheidw.) Ποσειδῶνος. οἱ δὲ Λαπίθαι ἀπὸ Λαπίθου τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καὶ
Στίλβης νύμφης ὠνομάσθησαν.

40-41. And after them Larisa: He means Larisa in Thessaly, which Acrisius founded, and which was named after Larisa, daughter of Pelasgus, as Hellanicus says (4 fr. 91 J.). There are three Larisas: the oldest is the Argive one, which is the acropolis itself; the second is in the Pelasgian part of Thessaly, which Homer (B 738) calls Argissa, being near Gyrtone, which Apollonius now mentions; there is also one near Troy, which Homer (B 840f.) mentions: 'the tribes of Pelasgians, those who [dwelt in] Larisa'. Apollonius said that Polyphemus was the son of Elatus, but Socrates (fr. 10 M. IV 498) and Euphorion (fr. 87 Scheidw.) say he was the son of Poseidon. The Lapiths were named after Lapithes, son of Apollo and the nymph Stilbe.

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