Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, Edward P. Coleridge (Translator), 1.51

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1.51-1.56

Erytus and Echion too, sons of Hermes, well skilled in craftiness, and rich in broad cornlands, lingered not in Alope; and yet a third arrived to join them as they were starting, Æthalides, their kinsman; him by the stream of Myrmidonian Amphrysus did Eupolemeia, maid of Plithia, bear; but those other twain were sons of Antianeira, daughter of Menetes.

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Came too Coronus, son of Cæneus, leaving rich Gyrton, a goodly man, yet scarce his father's match. For minstrels tell how Cæneus, though he liveth yet, was slain by the Centaurs; what time, alone and apart from the other chiefs, he routed them; and, when they suddenly rallied again, they could not make him give way nor slay him; but he, unconquered and unflinching, passed beneath the earth, smitten by the heavy pines they hurled on him.

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Next came Mopsus, sprung from Titaron; him the son of Leto had taught the augury of birds beyond all men;¹² likewise came Eurydamas, son of Ctimenus, who had his dwelling in Dolopian Ctimene, nigh unto the Xunian lake.

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Moreover Actor sent forth his son Menœtius from Opus, to go with the chieftains.

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And Eurytion followed, and valiant Eribotes ; one the son of Teleon, the other of Irus, son of Actor; verily, famous Eribotes was sprung from Teleon, and Eurytion had Irus for his sire. With these went a third, Oileus, matchless for chivalry, and skilled enow in rushing on the rear of the foe, what time their ranks give way.

1.77-1.85

From Eubœa Canthus hied him forth ; he it was whom Canethus, son of Abas, was sending with eager feet; yet was he never to turn again and reach Cerinthus. For his fate it was with Mopsus, that skilled diviner, to wander to his death in the utmost ends of Libya. For of evils none is too far away for man to meet therewith; seeing that men buried those twain even in Libya, as far from Colchis as the rising and the setting of the sun are seen to be from each other.

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Next then gathered to the muster Clytius and Iphitus, wardens of (Echalia, sons of Eurytus the harsh-that Eurytus, to whom the far-darting god gave a bow ; yet had he no joy of the gift, for of his own choice he strove with the giver himself.

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After these the sons of Æacus joined the quest; they came not both together, nor from the same place; for they dwelt apart, keeping aloof from Ægina, since the day, when in their witlessness they slew their kinsman Phocus. Now Telamon had settled in Salamis, isle of Attica; while Peleus went away and builded him a home in Phthia.

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Next came the warrior Butes from Cecropia, the son of³ goodly Teleon, and Phalerus of the stout ashen spear. Alcon, his sire, had sent him forth, albeit he had no other sons to nurse the evening of his life ; yet for all he was his well-beloved, yea, his only-begotten, still would he send him to win renown among those heroes bold.

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But Theseus, who far excelled all the sons of Erechtheus, did an unseen bond keep back beneath the land of Tænarus, for thither had he gone along with Peirithous. Verily these twain might have made the accomplishment of their toil lighter for them all.

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

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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.) — 1.51 focus

οὐδʼ Ἀλόπῃ μίμνον πολυλήιοι Ἑρμείαο

υἱέες εὖ δεδαῶτε δόλους, Ἔρυτος καὶ Ἐχίων,

τοῖσι δʼ ἐπὶ τρίτατος γνωτὸς κίε νισσομένοισιν

Αἰθαλίδης· καὶ τὸν μὲν ἐπʼ Ἀμφρυσσοῖο ῥοῇσιν

Μυρμιδόνος κούρη Φθιὰς τέκεν Εὐπολέμεια·

τὼ δʼ αὖτʼ ἐκγεγάτην Μενετηίδος Ἀντιανείρης.

ἤλυθε δʼ ἀφνειὴν προλιπὼν Γυρτῶνα Κόρωνος

Καινεΐδης, ἐσθλὸς μέν, ἑοῦ δʼ οὐ πατρὸς ἀμείνων.

Καινέα γὰρ ζῶόν περ ἔτι κλείουσιν ἀοιδοὶ

Κενταύροισιν ὀλέσθαι, ὅτε σφέας οἶος ἀπʼ ἄλλων

ἤλασʼ ἀριστήων· οἱ δʼ ἔμπαλιν ὁρμηθέντες

οὔτε μιν ἐγκλῖναι προτέρω σθένον, οὔτε δαΐξαι·

ἀλλʼ ἄρρηκτος ἄκαμπτος ἐδύσετο νειόθι γαίης,

θεινόμενος στιβαρῇσι καταΐγδην ἐλάτῃσιν.

ἤλυθε δʼ αὖ Μόψος Τιταρήσιος, ὃν περὶ πάντων

Λητοΐδης ἐδίδαξε θεοπροπίας οἰωνῶν·

ἠδὲ καὶ Εὐρυδάμας Κτιμένου πάις· ἄγχι δὲ λίμνης

Ξυνιάδος Κτιμένην Δολοπηίδα ναιετάασκεν.

καὶ μὴν Ἄκτωρ υἷα Μενοίτιον ἐξ Ὀπόεντος

ὦρσεν, ἀριστήεσσι σὺν ἀνδράσιν ὄφρα νέοιτο.

εἵπετο δʼ Εὐρυτίων τε καὶ ἀλκήεις Ἐρυβώτης,

υἷες ὁ μὲν Τελέοντος, ὁ δʼ Ἴρου Ἀκτορίδαο·

ἤτοι ὁ μὲν Τελέοντος ἐυκλειὴς Ἐρυβώτης,

Ἴρου δʼ Εὐρυτίων. σὺν καὶ τρίτος ἦεν Ὀιλεύς,

ἔξοχος ἠνορέην καὶ ἐπαΐξαι μετόπισθεν

εὖ δεδαὼς δῄοισιν, ὅτε κλίνωσι φάλαγγας.

αὐτὰρ ἀπʼ Εὐβοίης Κάνθος κίε, τόν ῥα Κάνηθος

πέμπεν Ἀβαντιάδης λελιημένον· οὐ μὲν ἔμελλεν

νοστήσειν Κήρινθον ὑπότροπος. αἶσα γὰρ ἦεν

αὐτὸν ὁμῶς Μόψον τε δαήμονα μαντοσυνάων

πλαγχθέντας Λιβύης ἐνὶ πείρασι δῃωθῆναι,

ὡς οὐκ ἀνθρώποισι κακὸν μήκιστον ἐπαυρεῖν,

ὁππότε κἀκείνους Λιβύῃ ἔνι ταρχύσαντο,

τόσσον ἑκὰς Κόλχων, ὅσσον τέ περ ἠελίοιο

μεσσηγὺς δύσιές τε καὶ ἀντολαὶ εἰσορόωνται.

τῷ δʼ ἄρʼ ἐπὶ Κλυτίος τε καὶ Ἴφιτος ἠγερέθοντο,

Οἰχαλίης ἐπίουροι, ἀπηνέος Εὐρύτου υἷες,

Εὐρύτου, ᾧ πόρε τόξον Ἑκηβόλος· οὐδʼ ἀπόνητο

δωτίνης· αὐτῷ γὰρ ἑκὼν ἐρίδηνε δοτῆρι.

τοῖσι δʼ ἐπʼ Αἰακίδαι μετεκίαθον· οὐ μὲν ἅμʼ ἄμφω,

οὐδʼ ὁμόθεν· νόσφιν γὰρ ἀλευάμενοι κατένασθεν

Αἰγίνης, ὅτε Φῶκον ἀδελφεὸν ἐξενάριξαν

ἀφραδίῃ. Τελαμὼν μὲν ἐν Ἀτθίδι νάσσατο νήσῳ·

Πηλεὺς δὲ Φθίῃ ἐνὶ δώματα ναῖε λιασθείς.

τοῖς δʼ ἐπὶ Κεκροπίηθεν ἀρήιος ἤλυθε Βούτης,

παῖς ἀγαθοῦ Τελέοντος, ἐυμμελίης τε Φάληρος.

Ἄλκων μιν προέηκε πατὴρ ἑός· οὐ μὲν ἔτʼ ἄλλους

γήραος υἷας ἔχεν βιότοιό τε κηδεμονῆας.

ἀλλά ἑ τηλύγετόν περ ὁμῶς καὶ μοῦνον ἐόντα

πέμπεν, ἵνα θρασέεσσι μεταπρέποι ἡρώεσσιν.

100

Θησέα δʼ, ὃς περὶ πάντας Ἐρεχθεΐδας ἐκέκαστο,

Ταιναρίην ἀίδηλος ὑπὸ χθόνα δεσμὸς ἔρυκεν,

Πειρίθῳ ἑσπόμενον κοινὴν ὁδόν· ἦ τέ κεν ἄμφω

ῥηίτερον καμάτοιο τέλος πάντεσσιν ἔθεντο.

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.) — 1.51 focus

Οὐδ᾽ Αλόπη μίμνον πολυλήϊοι Ερμείαο

υἱέες, εὖ δεδαῶτε δόλους, ΕΡΥΤΟΣ καὶ ΕΧΙΩΝ.

τοῖσι δ᾽ ἔπι τρίτατος γνωτὸς κίε νισσομένοισιν

ΑΙΘΑΛΙΔΗΣ· καὶ τὸν μὲν ἐπ᾿ Αμφρυσοῖο ῥοῇσι

Μυρμιδόνος κούρη Φθιὰς τέκεν Εὐπολέμεια·

τὼ δ᾽ αὖτ᾿ ἐκγεγάτην Μενετηΐδος Αντιανείρης.

Ηλυθε δ᾽ ἀφνειὴν προλιπὼν Γυρτῶνα ΚΟΡΩΝΟΣ

Καινεΐδης, ἐσθλὸς μὲν, ἑοῦ δ᾽ οὐ πατρὸς ἀμείνων.

Καινέα γὰρ ζωόν περ ἐπικλείουσιν ἀοιδοὶ

Κενταύροισιν ὀλέσθαι, ὅτε σφέας οἷος ἀπ᾿ ἄλλων

ἤλασ᾽ ἀριστεύων· οἱ δ᾽ ἔμπαλιν ὁρμηθέντες

οὔτε μιν ἀγκλῖναι προτέρω σθένον, οὔτε δαΐξαι.

ἀλλ᾽ ἄῤῥηκτος, ἄκαμπτος ἐδύσατο νειόθι γαίης,

θεινόμενος στιβαρῇσι καταΐγδην ἐλάτησιν.

Ηλυθε δ᾽ αὖ ΜΟΨΟΣ Τιταρήσιος, ὃν πέρι πάντων

Λητοΐδης ἐδίδαξε θεοπροπίας οἰωνῶν·

ἠδὲ καὶ ΕΥΡΥΔΑΜΑΣ Κτιμένου πάϊς· ἄγχι δὲ λίμνης

Ξυνιάδος Κτιμένην Δολοπηΐδα ναιετάασκε.

Καὶ μὴν Ακτωρ υἷα ΜΕΝΟΙΤΙΟΝ ἐξ Οπόεντος

ὧρσεν, ἀριστήεσσι σὺν ἀνδράσιν ὄφρα νέοιτο

Είπετο δ' ΕΥΡΥΤΙΩΝ τε, καὶ ἀλκήεις ΕΡΙΒΩΤΗΣ,

υἶες, ὁ μὲν Τελέοντος, ὁ δ᾽ Ιρου Ακτορίδαο·

ἤτοι ὁ μὲν Τελέοντος ἐϋκλειὴς Εριβώτης,

Ιρου δ᾽ Εὐρυτίων. σὺν καὶ τρίτος ἧκεν ΟΙΛΕΥΣ

ἔξοχος ἠνορέην, καὶ ἐπαΐξαι μετόπισθεν

εὖ δεδαὼς δηΐοισιν, ὅτε κλίνειε φάλαγγας.

Αὐτὰρ ἀπ᾿ Εὐβοίης ΚΑΝΘΟΣ κίε, τὸν ῥα Κάνηθος

πέμπεν Αβαντιάδης λελιημένον· οὐ μὲν ἔμελλε

νοστήσειν Κήρινθον ὑπότροπος. αἶσα γὰρ ἦεν

αὐτὸν ὁμῶς, Μόψον τε δαήμονα μαντοσυνάων,

πλαγχθέντας Λιβύης ἐνὶ πείρασι δῃωθῆναι.

ὡς οὐκ ἀνθρώποισι κακὸν μήκιστον ἐπαυρεῖν,

ὁππότε κἀκείνους Λιβύῃ ἔνι ταρχύσαντο,

τόσσον ἑκὰς Κόλχων, ὅσσον τέ περ ἠελίοιο

μεσσηγὺς δύσιές τε καὶ ἀντολαὶ εἰςορόωνται.

Τῷ δ' ἄρ᾽ ἔπι ΚΛΥΤΙΟΣ τε καὶ ΙΦΙΤΟΣ ἠγερέθοντο,

Οἰχαλίης ἐπίουροι, ἀπηνέος Εὐρύτου υἶες,

Εὐρύτου, ᾧ πόρε τόξον Εκηβόλος· οὐδ᾽ ἀπόνητο

δωτίνης· αὐτῷ γὰρ ἑκὼν ἐρίδηνε δοτῆρι.

Τοῖσι δ᾽ ἔπ᾿ Αἰακίδαι μετεκίαθον· οὐ μὲν ἅμ᾽ ἄμφω,

οὐδ᾽ ὁμόθεν· νόσφι γὰρ ἀλευάμενοι κατένασθεν

Αἰγίνης, ὅτε Φῶκον ἀδελφεὸν ἐξενάριξαν

ἀφραδίῃ. ΤΕΛΑΜΩΝ μὲν ἐν Ατθίδι νάσσατο νήσῳ·

ΠΗΛΕΥΣ δὲ Φθίῃ ἔνι δώματα ναῖε λιασθείς.

Τοῖς δ᾽ ἔπι Κεκροπίηθεν ἀρήϊος ἤλυθε ΒΟΥΤΗΣ,

παῖς ἀγαθοῦ Τελέοντος, ἐϋμελίης τε ΦΑΛΗΡΟΣ.

Αλκων μιν προέηκε πατὴρ ἑός· οὐ μὲν ἔτ᾽ ἄλλους

γήραος υἷας ἔχε βιότοιό τε κηδεμονῆας.

ἀλλὰ ἑ, τηλύγετον περ ὅμως καὶ μοῦνον ἐόντα,

πέμπεν, ἵνα θρασέεσσι μεταπρέποι ἡρώεσσι.

100

Θησέα δ᾽, ὃς πέρι πάντας Ερεχθεΐδας ἐκέκαστο,

Ταιναρίην ἀΐδηλος ὑπὸ χθόνα δεσμὸς ἔρυκε,

Πειρίθῳ ἑσπόμενον κοινὴν ὁδόν. ἡ τέ κεν ἄμφω

ῥηΐτερον καμάτοιο τέλος πάντεσσιν ἔθεντο.·

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.) — 1.51 focus

Οὐδ᾽ Ἀλόπῃ μίμνον πολυλήιοι Ἑρμείαο

υἱέες εὖ δεδαῶτε δόλους, Ἔρυτος καὶ Ἐχίων,

τοῖσι δ᾽ ἐπὶ τρίτατος γνωτὸς κίε νισσομένοισιν

Αἰθαλίδης· καὶ τὸν μὲν ἐπ᾿ Ἀμφρυσσοῖο ῥοῇσιν

Μυρμιδόνος κούρη Φθιὰς τέκεν Εὐπολέμεια·

τὼ δ᾽ αὖτ᾽ ἐκγεγάτην Μενετηίδος Ἀντιανείρης.

Ἤλυθε δ᾽ ἀφνειὴν προλιπὼν Γυρτῶνα Κόρωνος

Καινεΐδης, ἐσθλὸς μέν, ἑοῦ δ᾽ οὐ πατρὸς ἀμείνων.

Καινέα γὰρ ζῶόν περ ἔτι κλείουσιν ἀοιδοὶ

Κενταύροισιν ὀλέσθαι, ὅτε σφέας οἶος ἀπ᾿ ἄλλων

ἤλασ᾽ ἀριστήων· οἱ δ᾽ ἔμπαλιν ὁρμηθέντες

οὔτε μιν ἀγκλῖναι προτέρω σθένον, οὔτε δαΐξαι·

ἀλλ᾽ ἄρρηκτος ἄκαμπτος ἐδύσετο νειόθι γαίης,

θεινόμενος στιβαρῇσι καταΐγδην ἐλάτῃσιν.

Ἤλυθε δ᾽ αὖ Μόψος Τιταρήσιος, ὃν περὶ πάντων

Λητοΐδης ἐδίδαξε θεοπροπίας οἰωνῶν·

ἠδὲ καὶ Εὐρυδάμας Κτιμένου πάις· ἄγχι δὲ λίμνης

Ξυνιάδος Κτιμένην Δολοπηίδα ναιετάασκεν.

Καὶ μὴν Ἄκτωρ υἱα Μενοίτιον ἐξ Ὀπόεντος

ὧρσεν, ἀριστήεσσι σὺν ἀνδράσιν ὄφρα νέοιτο.

Εἴπετο δ᾽ Εὐρυτίων τε καὶ ἀλκήεις Ἐρυβώτης,

υἶες ὁ μὲν Τελέοντος, ὁ δ᾽ Ἴρου Ἀκτορίδαο·

ἤτοι ὁ μὲν Τελέοντος ἐυκλειὴς Ἐρυβώτης,

Ἴρου δ᾽ Εὐρυτίων. σὺν καὶ τρίτος ἦεν Ὀιλεύς,

ἔξοχος ἠνορέην καὶ ἐπαΐξαι μετόπισθεν

εὖ δεδαὼς δῄοισιν, ὅτε κλίνωσι φάλαγγας.

Αὐτὰρ ἀπ᾿ Εὐβοίης Κάνθος κίε, τόν ῥα Κάνηθος

πέμπεν Ἀβαντιάδης λελιημένον· οὐ μὲν ἔμελλεν

νοστήσειν Κήρινθον ὑπότροπος. αἶσα γὰρ ἦεν

αὐτὸν ὁμῶς Μόψον τε δαήμονα μαντοσυνάων

πλαγχθέντας Λιβύης ἐνὶ πείρασι δῃωθῆναι.

ὡς οὐκ ἀνθρώποισι κακὸν μήκιστον ἐπαυρεῖν,

ὁππότε κἀκείνους Λιβύῃ ἔνι ταρχύσαντο,

τόσσον ἑκὰς Κόλχων, ὅσσον τέ περ ἠελίοιο

μεσσηγὺς δύσιές τε καὶ ἀντολαὶ εἰσορόωνται.

Τῷ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἐπὶ Κλυτίος τε καὶ Ἴφιτος ἠγερέθοντο,

Οἰχαλίης ἐπίουροι, ἀπηνέος Εὐρύτου υἶες,

Εὐρύτου, ᾧ πόρε τόξον Ἑκηβόλος· οὐδ᾽ ἀπόνητο

δωτίνης· αὐτῷ γὰρ ἑκὼν ἐρίδηνε δοτῆρι.

Τοῖσι δ᾽ ἐπ᾿ Αἰακίδαι μετεκίαθον· οὐ μὲν ἅμ᾽ ἄμφω, 90

οὐδ᾽ ὁμόθεν· νόσφιν γὰρ ἀλευάμενοι κατένασθεν

Αἰγίνης, ὅτε Φῶκον ἀδελφεὸν ἐξενάριξαν

ἀφραδίῃ. Τελαμὼν μὲν ἐν Ἀτθίδι νάσσατο νήσῳ·

Πηλεὺς δὲ Φθίῃ ἐνὶ δώματα ναῖε λιασθείς.

Τοῖς δ᾽ ἐπὶ Κεκροπίηθεν ἀρήιος ἤλυθε Βούτης,

παῖς ἀγαθοῦ Τελέοντος, ἐυμμελίης τε Φάληρος.

Ἄλκων μιν προέηκε πατὴρ ἑός· οὐ μὲν ἔτ᾽ ἄλλους

γήραος υἷας ἔχεν βιότοιό τε κηδεμονῆας.

ἀλλά ἑ τηλύγετόν περ ὁμῶς καὶ μοῦνον ἐόντα

πέμπεν, ἵνα θρασέεσσι μεταπρέποι ἡρώεσσιν.

100

Θησέα δ᾽, ὃς περὶ πάντας Ἐρεχθεΐδας ἐκέκαστο,

Ταιναρίην ἀίδηλος ὑπὸ χθόνα δεσμὸς ἔρυκεν,

Πειρίθῳ ἑσπόμενον κοινὴν ὁδόν· ἡ τέ κεν ἄμφω

ῥηίτερον καμάτοιο τέλος πάντεσσιν ἔθεντο.

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.) — 1.51 focus

1.51-1.56

Nor at Alope stayed the sons of Hermes, rich in corn-land, well skilled in craftiness, Erytus and Echion, and with them on their departure their kinsman Aethalides went as the third; him near the streams of Amphrysus Eupolemeia bare, the daughter of Myrmidon, from Phthia; the two others were sprung from Antianeira, daughter of Menetes.

1.57-1.64

From rich Gyrton came Coronus, son of Caeneus, brave, but not braver than his father. For bards relate that Caeneus though still living perished at the hands of the Centaurs, when apart from other chiefs he routed them; and they, rallying against him, could neither bend nor slay him; but unconquered and unflinching he passed beneath the earth, overwhelmed by the downrush of massy pines.

1.65-1.68

There came too Titaresian Mopsus, whom above all men the son of Leto taught the augury of birds; and Eurydamas the son of Ctimenus; he dwelt at Dolopian Ctimene near the Xynian lake.

1.69-1.70

Moreover Actor sent his son Menoetius from Opus that he might accompany the chiefs.

1.71-1.76

Eurytion followed and strong Eribotes, one the son of Teleon, the other of Irus, Actor's son; the son of Teleon renowned Eribotes, and of Irus Eurytion. A third with them was Oileus, peerless in courage and well skilled to attack the flying foe, when they break their ranks.

1.77-1.85

Now from Euboea came Canthus eager for the quest, whom Canethus son of Abas sent; but he was not destined to return to Cerinthus. For fate had ordained that he and Mopsus, skilled in the seer's art, should wander and perish in the furthest ends of Libya. For no ill is too remote for mortals to incur, seeing that they buried them in Libya, as far from the Colchians as is the space that is seen between the setting and the rising of the sun.

1.86-1.89

To him Clytius and Iphitus joined themselves, the warders of Oechalia, sons of Eurytus the ruthless, Eurytus, to whom the Far-shooting god gave his bow; but he had no joy of the gift; for of his own choice he strove even with the giver.

1.90-1.94

After them came the sons of Aeacus, not both together, nor from the same spot; for they settled far from Aegina in exile, when in their folly they had slain their brother Phocus. Telamon dwelt in the Attic island; but Peleus departed and made his home in Phthia.

1.95-1.104

After them from Cecropia came warlike Butes, son of brave Teleon, and Phalerus of the ashen spear. Alcon his father sent him forth; yet no other sons had he to care for his old age and livelihood. But him, his well-beloved and only son, he sent forth that amid bold heroes he might shine conspicuous. But Theseus, who surpassed all the sons of Erechtheus, an unseen bond kept beneath the land of Taenarus, for he had followed that path with Peirithous; assuredly both would have lightened for all the fulfilment of their toil.

1.105-1.114

The Argonautica, translated by F. A. Fawkes (OCR draft) Experimental (F. A. Fawkes's English translation of Apollonius Rhodius.) — 1.51 focus

Echion, Erytus, for wiles renown'd

Left Alope, with golden harveſts crown'd;

The gainful ſons of Mercury: with theſe

Their brother came, the bold Æthalides;

Whom fair Eupolema, the Phthian, bore

Where ſmooth Amphryſos rolls his watery ſtore:

Thoſe, Menetus, from thy fair daughter ſprung,

Antianira, beautiful and young.

Coronus came, from Gyrton's wealthy town,

Great as his ſire in valour and renown,

Cæneus his ſire; who, as old bards relate,

Receiv'd from Centaurs his untimely fate.

Alone, unaided, with tranſcendent might,

Boldly he fac'd, and put his foes to flight.

But they, reviving ſoon, regain'd their ground;

Yet fail'd to vanquiſh, and they could not wound.

Unbroke, unmov'd, the chief his breath reſigns,

O'erwhelm'd beneath a monument of pines.

From Titareſus Mopſus bent his way,

Inſpir'd an augur by the God of day.

Eurydamas, to ſhare fair honour's crown,

Forſook near Xynias' lake his native town,

Nam'd Ctimena: Menœtius join'd the band,

Diſmiſs'd from Opuns by his fire's command.

Next came Eurytion, Irus' valiant ſon,

And Eribotes, ſeed of Teleon.

Oïleus join'd theſe heroes, fam'd afar

For ſtratagems and fortitude in war;

Well ſkill'd the hostile ſquadrons to ſubdue,

Bold in attack, and ardent to pursue

Next, by Canethus, ſon of Abans, ſent,

Ambitious Canthus from Eubœa went

Doom'd ne'er again to reach his native ſhore,

Nor view the towers of proud Cerinthus more.

For thus decreed the deſtinies ſevere,

That he and Mopſus, venerable ſeer,

After long toils and various wanderings paſt,

On Afric's dreary coaſt ſhould breathe their laſt,

How ſhort the term aſſign'd to human woe,

Clos'd, as it is, by death's deciſive blow!

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On Afric's dreary coast their graves were made,

From Phaſis diſtant far their bones were laid;

Far as the east and western limits run,.

Far as the riſing from the ſetting ſun.

Clytius and Iphitus unite their aid,

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Who all the country round Oechalia ſway'd;

Theſe were the ſons of Eurytus the proud,

On whom his bow the God of day beſtow'd;

But he, devoid of gratitude, defy'd,

And challeng'd Phœbus with a rival's pride.

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The ſons of Aeacus, intrepid race!

Separate advanc'd, and from a different place.

For when their brother unawares they ſlew,

From fair Ægina diverſe they withdrew.

Fair Salamis king Telamon obey'd,

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And valiant Peleus Phthia's ſceptre ſway'd.

Next Butes came from fam'd Cecropia far,

Brave Teleon's ſon, a chief renown'd in war.

To wield the deadly lance Phalerus boaſts,

Who, by his ſire commiſſion'd, joins the hoſts:

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No ſon, ſave this, e'er bleſs'd the hoary ſage,

And this heaven gave him in declining age:

Yet him he ſent, diſdaining abject fears,

To ſhine conſpicuous 'midſt his gallant peers.

Theſeus, far more than all his race renown'd,

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Faſt in the cave of Tænarus was bound

With adamantine fetters, (dire abode!)

E'er ſince he trod th' irremeable road

With his belov'd Pirithoüs: had they ſail'd,

Much had their might, their courage much avail'd.

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Nor at Alope stayed the sons of Hermes, rich in corn-land, well skilled in craftiness, Erytus and Echion, and with them on their departure their relative Aethalides went as the third; him near the streams of Amphrysus Eupolemeia bore, the daughter of Myrmidon, from Phthia; the two others were sprung from Antianeira, daughter of Menetes.

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There came too Titaresian Mopsus, whom above all men the son of Leto taught the augury of birds; and Eurydamas the son of Ctimenus; he lived at Dolopian Ctimene near the Xynian lake.

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Moreover Actor sent his son Menoetius from Opus that he might accompany the chiefs.

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Now from Euboea came Canthus eager for the quest, whom Canethus son of Abas sent; but he was not destined to return to Cerinthus. For fate had ordained that he and Mopsus, skilled in the seer's are, should wander and perish in the furthest ends of Libya. For no ill is too remote for mortals to incur, seeing that they buried them in Libya, as far from the Colchians as is the space that is seen between the setting and the rising of the sun.

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To him Clytius and Iphitus joined themselves, the guards of Oechalia, sons of Eurytus the ruthless, Eurytus, to whom the Far-shooting god gave his bow; but he had no joy of the gift; for of his own choice he strove even with the giver.

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After them came the sons of Aeacus, not both together, nor from the same spot; for they settled far from Aegina in exile, when in their folly they had killed their brother Phocus. Telamon lived in the Attic island; but Peleus departed and made his home in Phthia.

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Argonautica

1. γνωτὸς here as elsewhere in Apollonius Rhodius means " kinsman," not "well-known."

2. Cæneus took part in the battle between the Lapithæ and Centaurs. Ovid, Metam. xii. 171 sqq., relates how Cæneus had originally been a beautiful maiden named Cænis ; this maiden Poseidon loved and changed into a man who should be invulnerable; so when in the battle the Cen taurs could not kill Cæneus with sword or spear, they buried him alive beneath a mass of trees, but even so his spirit sped away in the form of a bird.

3. The Xunian lake is in Thessaly. The Scholiast says it was so called from being on the confines of Thessaly and Boeotia, and so common ( ξυνόν = κοινόν) to both ; it was not far from lake Bœbe.

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.

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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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

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.

11. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-11

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. mvp-tlg5012-tlg001-wendel1935e-com-eng1-12

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.

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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