1-4a.
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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.
1-4a. 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.
1-4b.
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b. ὁ λόγος·
ἀρχαιρεσιασθεὶς ὑπὸ σοῦ, Ἄπολλον, τὸ κλέος τῶν ἡρώων εἰς μνήμην ἄξω τῶν κατὰ τὸν Πελίαν 〈...〉. L
mP
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
1-4c.
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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.
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.
1-4d.
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d. ἐύζυγον:
εὐκάθεδρον. L
gP
d. ἐύζυγον: well-benched. LgP
1-4e.
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e. ἤλασαν Ἀργώ:
ὁ μὲν Ἀπολλώνιος καλεῖ τὴν Ἀργὼ ἀπὸ Ἄργου τοῦ κατασκευάσαντος, Φερεκύδης (3 fg 106 J.) δὲ ἀπὸ Ἄργου
e. ἤλασαν Ἀργώ: Apollonius calls the Argo after Argus the builder, but Pherecydes (3 fg 106 J.) after Argus
1-4e_cont.
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τοῦ Φρίξου υἱοῦ. ταύτην δὲ λέγουσι πρώτην ναῦν γεγενῆσθαι. ἄλλοι δὲ λέγουσιν, 〈ὅτι〉 Δαναὸς διωκόμενος ὑπὸ Αἰγύπτου 〈τὴν〉 πρώτην κατεσκεύασε, ὅθεν καὶ Δαναῒς ἐκλήθη.
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.
23-25a.
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23—25 a. πρῶτά νυν Ὀρφῆος:
Ἡρόδωρος (31 fg 42 J.) δύο εἶναι Ὀρφεῖς φησιν, ὧν τὸν ἕτερον συμπλεῦσαι τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις.
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.
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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.
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.
ζητεῖται δέ, διὰ τί Ὀρφεὺς ἀσθενὴς ὢν συνέπλει τοῖς ἥρωσιν· ὅτι
μάντις ὢν ὁ Χείρων ἔχρησε δύνασθαι καὶ τὰς Σειρῆνας παρελθεῖν αὐτοὺς Ὀρφέως συμπλέοντος.
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.
23-25b.
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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.
31-34a.
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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.
31-34b.
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b. 〈τοῖον:〉
οἷον εἴπομεν δηλονότι. L
g
b. Such: namely, as we have said. Lg
31-34c.
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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
37-38a.
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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
37-38b.
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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.
37-38c.
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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
40-41.
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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.
45-47a.
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45—47 a. οὐδὲ μὲν Ἴφικλος:
οὔτε Ὅμηρος οὔτε Ἡσίοδος (fg 50 Rz.
2) οὔτε Φερεκύδης (3 fg 110 J.) λέγουσι τὸν Ἴφικλον συμπεπλευκέναι τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις. ὅτι δὲ μητρὸς ἦν Ἀλκιμέδης ὁ Ἰάσων, Φερεκύδης (3 fg 104 a J.) μὲν συμφωνεῖ τῷ Ἀπολλωνίῳ. Ἡρόδωρος
(31 fg 40 J.) δὲ Πολυφήμην τὴν Αὐτολύκου φησὶν Ἰάσονος εἶναι μητέρα. Ἄνδρων δὲ ἐν τῇ ἐπιτομῇ τῶν Συγγενειῶν (10 fg 5 J.) Αἴσονος καὶ
45-47a. Nor indeed Iphiclus: Neither Homer nor Hesiod (fr. 50 Rz.2) nor Pherecydes (3 fr. 110 J.) say that Iphiclus sailed with the Argonauts. That Jason's mother was Alcimede, Pherecydes (3 fr. 104a J.) agrees with Apollonius. But Herodorus (31 fr. 40 J.) says that Polypheme, daughter of Autolycus, was Jason's mother. Andron in his Epitome of Kinships (10 fr. 5 J.) says that Aeson and
45-47a_cont.
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Θεογνήτης τῆς Λαοδίκου 〈φησὶν Ἰάσονα γεγονέναι υἱόν〉.
Theognete, daughter of Laodicus, (he says Jason was the son).
45-47b.
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b. τὸν δὲ Ἴφικλον Ἡσίοδος
(fg 117 Rz.
2) ἐπὶ πυρίνων ἀθέρων τρέχειν φησίν, Δημαρέτης (42 fg 1 J.) δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης. ἔστι δὲ υἱὸς Φυλάκου καὶ Κλυμένης τῆς Μινύου.
b. Hesiod (fr. 117 Rz.²) says that Iphiclus ran over wheat ears, but Demarete (42 fr. 1 J.) says over the sea. He is the son of Phylacus and Clymene, daughter of Minyas.
45-47c.
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c. ὁ δὲ τρόπος ἀντίφρασις.
ἀντὶ τοῦ ‘ταχέως δὲ ὁ Ἴφικλος ἦλθεν’· ‘οὐ πολὺν χρόνον ἔμεινεν ἐν Φυλάκῃ’.
c. The figure is antiphrasis. Instead of “swiftly Iphiclus came”: “he did not remain long in Phylace.”
45-47d.
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d. 〈μήτρως:〉
ὁ θεῖος. L
gr
45-47e.
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e. κασιγνήτην γὰρ ὄπυιεν:
διὰ τοῦ παρεπομένου τὸ προηγούμενον δηλοῖ.
e. “For he married his sister”: through the attendant circumstance he indicates the preceding action.
45-47f.
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f. 〈ὄπυιεν:〉
τὸ ἐγεγαμήκει· ἤτοι ἀπὸ τῶν ὠπῶν ἐσχηματισμένης
τῆς λέξεως, ὅ ἐστιν ὀφθαλμῶν· ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ
ὄπτω
καὶ ἐπιτηρῶ· ἢ ἀπὸ τῆς ὀπός, τῆς φωνῆς, διὰ τὰς τῶν ἀνδρῶν πρὸς τὰς γυναῖκας ὁμιλίας, ἀφ’ οὗ καὶ ‘ὄαροι’ (I 327) αἱ γυναῖκες.
f. 〈ὄπυιεν:〉 “he had married”: either the word is formed from ὠπή, that is, “eyes”; or from ὄπτω and ἐπιτηρῶ, “I watch”; or from ὄψ, “voice,” because of the conversations of men with women, from which also women are called ὄαροι (I 327).
51-52.
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51—52. οὐδ’ Ἀλόπῃ μίμνον:
Θεσσαλίας πόλις ἢ Μαγνησίας.
πολυλήιοι δὲ
ἤτοι ἀπὸ τοῦ ληίου, τουτέστι σιτοφόρου πεδίου, ἢ ἀπὸ τῆς λείας, ὅπερ βέλτιον· ἐπιφέρει γὰρ
εὖ δεδαῶτε δόλους
. ἱστοροῦνται δὲ ἄυπνοι καὶ δεινοὶ καὶ φερέπονοι.
51–52. “Nor did they remain in Alope”: a city of Thessaly or Magnesia. πολυλήιοι either from λήιον, that is, “corn-bearing plain,” or from λεία, “booty,” which is better; for he adds “well skilled in wiles.” They are said to be sleepless, clever, and enduring.
54-55a.
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54—55 a. Αἰθαλίδης:
ὄνομα κύριον. ἔστι δὲ υἱὸς Ἑρμοῦ καὶ Εὐπολεμείας τῆς Μυρμιδόνος.
54–55 a. Aethalides: a proper name. He is the son of Hermes and Eupolemeia, daughter of Myrmidon.
54-55b.
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b. Ἄμφρυσσος
γράφεται καὶ διὰ τοῦ β, ὡς Διονύσιος (32 fg 12 J.). ἔστι δὲ ποταμὸς Θεσσαλίας. προπαροξύνεται δέ, ὡς ἐν
τῇ η’ τῆς Καθόλου (Herodian. I 213, 16 L.).
b. Amphryssus is also written with β, as Dionysius (32 fr. 12 J.) says. It is a river of Thessaly. It is accented on the antepenult, as in the eighth book of the Katholike (Herodian I 213, 16 L.).
57-64a.
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57—64 a. Γυρτῶνα Κόρωνος:
ἣν Ὅμηρός φησι (Β 738) ‘Γυρτώνην τε νέμοντο’. ἔστι δὲ πόλις Θεσσαλίας ἢ Περραιβίας, ὡς 〈Σου〉ίδας (fg 5 M. II 464), ὠνομάσθη δὲ ἀπὸ Γυρτώνης τῆς Φλεγύου. ὁ δὲ Κόρωνος υἱός ἐστι Καινέως. μεμύθευται δὲ ὁ Καινεὺς πρότερον
γεγονέναι γυνή, εἶτα Ποσειδῶνος αὐτῇ πλησιάσαντος μεταβληθῆναι εἰς ἄνδρα· τοῦτο γὰρ ἤτησε καὶ ἀτρωσίαν. ἤρισε δὲ καὶ Ἀπόλλωνι καὶ ἐνικήθη. καὶ ἐκέλευε τοὺς παριόντας ὀμνύναι εἰς τὸ δόρυ αὐτοῦ· ἔνθεν ἡ παροιμία ‘τὸ Καινέως δόρυ’. τινὲς δέ φασι Καινέα συμπλεῦσαι τοῖς Ἀργοναύταις, οὐ Κόρωνον· ὁ δὲ Ἀπολλώνιος παρὰ Πινδάρου
εἴληφε λέγοντος (fg 167 Schr.)· ‘ὁ δὲ χλωραῖς ἐλάτῃσι τυπεὶς ᾤχετο Καινεύς, σχίσας ὀρθῷ ποδὶ γᾶν.’ τοῦτο δὲ αὐτῷ συνέβη διὰ τὸ μήτε θύειν τοῖς θεοῖς μήτε εὔχεσθαι ἀλλ’ 〈ἢ〉 τῷ ἑαυτοῦ δόρατι· διὸ Ζεὺς ἐφορμᾷ αὐτῷ τοὺς Κενταύρους, οἵτινες κατὰ γῆν αὐτὸν ὠθοῦσιν.
57-64a. Gyrtone of Coronus: which Homer mentions (B 738) 'they dwelt in Gyrtone'. It is a city of Thessaly or Perrhaebia, as Suda says (fg 5 M. II 464), and it was named after Gyrtone, daughter of Phlegyas. Coronus is the son of Caeneus. The myth is that Caeneus was formerly a woman, and then after Poseidon had intercourse with her she was changed into a man; for she asked for this and for invulnerability. He also contended with Apollo and was defeated. And he used to make passers-by swear by his spear; hence the proverb 'the spear of Caeneus'. But some say that Caeneus sailed with the Argonauts, not Coronus; Apollonius took it from Pindar, who says (fg 167 Schr.): 'struck by green firs Caeneus went down, splitting the earth with upright foot.' This happened to him because he neither sacrificed to the gods nor prayed, but only to his own spear; therefore Zeus set the Centaurs upon him, who drove him into the ground.
57-64b.
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b. 〈Κενταύροισιν:〉
ἀντὶ τοῦ ὑπὸ Κενταύρων. L
g
b. 〈Κενταύροισιν:〉 meaning 'by the Centaurs'. Lg
57-64c.
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c. 〈καταΐγδην:〉
καταφορικῶς, μεθ’ ὁρμῆς. L
g
c. 〈καταΐγδην:〉 rushing down, with impetus. Lg
67-68a.
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67—68 a. ἄγχι δὲ λίμνης Ξ〈υνιάδος〉:
Ξυνιὰς λίμνη τῆς Θεσσαλίας· τινὲς δὲ πόλιν, ᾗ παράκειται 〈...〉 Βοιβηὰς λίμνη. ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς πόλεως εἴρηκε 〈λίμνην〉 Ξυνιάδα, ἐπειδὴ πλησίον αὐτῆς ἐστιν ἡ πόλις. ξυνὸν δὲ εἴρηται τὸ κοινόν· κοινὴ δέ ἐστιν Θεσσαλίας καὶ Βοιω-
τίας αὕτη.
67-68a. near the lake Xynias: Xynias is a lake of Thessaly; but some say it is a city, beside which lies 〈...〉 the Boebean lake. From the city he called it the Xynian lake, since the city is near it. 'Xynon' means 'common'; and this lake is common to Thessaly and Boeotia.
67-68b.
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b. Κτιμένην Δολοπηίδα:
Κτιμένη πόλις τῆς Θεσσαλίας. Δολοπηίδα δὲ τὴν Θεσσαλικήν εἶπε· Δόλοπες γὰρ ἔθνος Θεσσαλίας. Ὅμηρος (Ι 484)· ‘ναῖον δ’ ἐσχατιὴν Φθίης Δολόπεσσιν ἀνάσσων’.
b. Ctimene Dolopian: Ctimene is a city of Thessaly. He called it Dolopian, meaning Thessalian; for the Dolopes are a tribe of Thessaly. Homer (I 484): 'they dwelt in the farthest part of Phthia, ruling over the Dolopes'.
71-74.
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71—74. ἀλκήεις Ἐρ〈ιβώτης〉:
ἰσχυρός· παραγώγως δὲ ἐσχημάτισται παρὰ τὴν ἀλκήν, ὡς φωνήεις παρὰ τὴν φωνήν. Ἡρόδωρος δὲ ἐν τοῖς Ἀργοναυτικοῖς (31 fg 5 J.) τοῦτον Εὐρυβάτην καλεῖ καί
φησιν αὐτὸν Τελέοντος υἱόν. Ἄκτορος δὲ υἱοὶ Μενοίτιος καὶ Ἶρος, τούτων δὲ υἱοί, Μενοιτίου μὲν καὶ Σθενέλης Πάτροκλος, Ἴρου δὲ Εὐρυτίων.
71-74. Mighty Eribotes: strong; it is formed by derivation from ἀλκή (strength), as φωνήεις from φωνή (voice). But Herodorus in his Argonautica (31 F 5 J.) calls him Eurybates and says he was the son of Teleon. The sons of Actor were Menoetius and Irus, and their sons were, of Menoetius and Sthenele, Patroclus, and of Irus, Eurytion.
75-76.
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75—76. καὶ ἐπαῖξαι:
ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐπιδιῶξαι. περιττὸν μὲν τὸ
μετόπισθεν
, λείπει δὲ ὁ καὶ· καί ὅτε κλίνειαν φάλαγγας, εἰς φυγὴν
τρέψειεν.
75-76. And to rush upon: meaning to pursue. The word μετόπισθεν (behind) is redundant, and the conjunction καί is missing: ‘and when they should rout the ranks, he would turn them to flight.’
77-78.
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77—78. Κάνθος κίε:
τὸν Κάνθον καὶ ὁ Κλέων καταλέγει.
77-78. Canthus went: Cleon also lists Canthus.
71-78_cont.
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ἔστι δὲ Κανήθου υἱός, ἀφ’ οὗ 〈τὸ〉 ὄρος ἐν Βοιωτίᾳ· ἦν δὲ 〈οὗτος〉 Ἄβαντος παῖς, ἀφ’ οὗ οἱ Εὐβοεῖς Ἄβαντες.
He is the son of Canethus, after whom the mountain in Boeotia is named; and he was the son of Abas, after whom the Euboeans are called Abantes.
81-82.
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81—82. δηωθῆναι:
καινότερον νῦν δηωθῆναι τὸ φθαρῆναι.
ἑξῆς δὲ ὁ ποιητὴς ὡς δυσφορῶν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀπωλείᾳ τῶν ἡρώων ἐπιφωνεῖ·
ὡς οὐκ ἀνθρώ〈ποισιν〉
. ὁ δὲ νοῦς· οὐδέν ἐστι μέγιστον κακόν, οὗ ἄνθρωπος ἀποτυγχάνει. ἔδει οὖν διὰ τοῦ ᾱ ἀπαυρεῖν. ἢ ὅτι οὐδὲν κακὸν μέγιστον, ὃ εἴη 〈ἂν〉 ἀνθρώποις δυσχερὲς ἐπαυρεῖν, ὅ ἐστιν ἐπιτυχεῖν.
81-82. To be destroyed: here δηωθῆναι is used in a rather novel sense for ‘to be ruined.’ The poet, as if grieving over the destruction of the heroes, exclaims in sequence: ‘as not for mortals.’ The sense is: there is no greatest evil which a man fails to encounter. Therefore it should be ἀπαυρεῖν with long alpha. Or: because no evil is greatest which would be grievous for men to experience, that is, to meet with.
83-85.
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83—85. δύσιές τε καὶ ἀντολ〈αί〉:
τοσοῦτόν φησι κεχωρισμένους τῆς τῶν Κόλχων χώρας, ὅσον τῶν ἀνατολῶν αἱ δύσεις ἀφεστήκασιν, ἐπεὶ ἡ μὲν Λιβύη ἐν δύσει, ἡ δὲ Κολχὶς ἐν ἀνατολῇ.
83-85. Settings and risings: he says they are as far removed from the land of the Colchians as the settings are distant from the risings, since Libya is in the west and Colchis in the east.
87.
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87. Οἰχαλίης ἐπίουροι:
παῖδες Ἀντιόπης. Οἰχαλίας δὲ τῆς
ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ. οἱ γὰρ νεώτεροί φασιν ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ εἶναι, Ὅμηρος δὲ ἐν τῷ Πελασγικῷ Ἄργει καταλέγει τὴν Οἰχαλίαν (Β 730)· ‘οἵ τ’ ἔχον Οἰχαλίην πόλιν Εὐρύτου Οἰχαλιῆος’, οἱ δὲ ὁμώνυμόν φασιν.
87. Guardians of Oechalia: children of Antiope. Of Oechalia in Euboea. For the younger poets say it is in Euboea, but Homer lists Oechalia in Pelasgian Argos (Iliad 2.730): ‘who held Oechalia, city of Eurytus the Oechalian,’ but others say it is a city of the same name.
90-94a.
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90—94 a. οὐδ’ ὁμόθεν:
οὐδ’ ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ τόπου. τὸ δὲ
οὐ μέν
ἀντὶ τοῦ οὐ μήν. διεχωρίσθησαν γὰρ διὰ τὸν φόνον Φώκου, καὶ
ὁ μὲν ἐν Σαλαμῖνι κατῴκησεν, ἥν φησι νῆσον
Ἀτθίδα
, ὁ δὲ Πηλεὺς ἐν Φθίᾳ.
ἀφραδίῃ δὲ
ἢτοι ἀνοίᾳ ἢ κακοβουλίᾳ.
90-94a. Nor from the same place: nor from the same spot. And the phrase οὐ μέν is used for οὐ μήν. For they were separated because of the murder of Phocus, and the one settled in Salamis, which he calls the Attic island, while Peleus settled in Phthia. And by folly, either ignorance or bad counsel.
90-94b.
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b. 〈λιασθείς:〉
ἀντὶ τοῦ φυγών. L
g
b. 〈Having turned aside:〉 instead of having fled. Lg
95-96.
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95—96. τοῖς δ’ ἔπι Κεκροπίηθεν:
ἀντὶ τοῦ· σὺν τούτοις
ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀττικῆς. Κεκροπία γὰρ λέγεται ἡ Ἀττικὴ ἀπὸ Κέκροπος τοῦ βασιλεύσαντος. ἕτερος δέ ἐστιν ὁ Τελέων οὗτος ὁ Βούτου πατὴρ
95-96. And with them from Cecropia: meaning, with these from Attica. For Attica is called Cecropia from Cecrops who was king. And this Teleon is different, the father of Butes, from the one mentioned before (v. 72), the father of Eribotes. And good with the ash spear means warlike, from the ash tree.
95-96_cont.
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παρὰ τὸν πρότερον (ν. 72) εἰρημένον, τὸν τοῦ Ἐριβώτου πατέρα.
ἐυμελίης δὲ
ὁ πολεμικός, ἀπὸ τῆς μελίας.
from the one mentioned before (v. 72), the father of Eribotes. And good with the ash spear means warlike, from the ash tree.
97-100.
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97—100. Ἄλκων:
ὄνομα κύριον, πατὴρ Φαλήρου. τὸν δὲ Ἄλκωνα Πρόξενός (fg 5 M. II 462) φησιν Ἐρεχθέως. φυγεῖν δὲ αὐτὸν
λέγει ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀττικῆς μετὰ τῆς θυγατρὸς Χαλκιόπης εἰς Εὔβοιαν, ἐξαιτοῦντος δὲ τοῦ πατρὸς οὐκ ἐκδοῦναι τοὺς Χαλκιδέας. τὸ δὲ
τηλύγετον
ἐνταῦθα οὐ τὸν μονογενῆ, πρόσκειται γὰρ καὶ
μοῦνον ἐόντα
, ἀλλὰ καταγηράσαντι αὐτῷ γενόμενον· οἱ γὰρ τοιούτοι τῶν παίδων εἰσὶ προσφιλεῖς.
97-100. Alcon: a proper name, father of Phalerus. Proxenus (fg 5 M. II 462) says that Alcon was the son of Erechtheus. And he says that he fled from Attica with his daughter Chalciope to Euboea, and when his father demanded her back, the Chalcidians did not give her up. And here τηλύγετον does not mean only-begotten, for it is added 'and being alone', but born to him in his old age; for such children are dear.
101-04a.
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101—04 a. Θησέα δ’ ὃς περὶ πά〈ντας〉:
Θησεὺς καὶ Πει-
ρίθοος, ὄντες τὸ γένος ὁ μὲν ἐκ Διός, ὁ δὲ Ποσειδῶνος, ἐφάμιλλον τῷ γένει τὴν πρᾶξιν ἐποιούντο. καὶ ὁ μὲν Θησεὺς τῆς Ἑλένης ἐρασθεὶς ἔσχεν συμπράττοντα αὐτῷ τὸν Πειρίθουν, ὁ δὲ Πειρίθοος τὴν Περσεφόνην ἐθελήσας ἀγαγέσθαι ἀναγκαίως εἶχε τὸν Θησέα ἑπόμενον. καὶ
δὴ διὰ Ταινάρου κατελθόντες καὶ ἐπί τινος πέτρας καθεσθέντες αὖθις ἀναστῆναι οὐ δεδύνηνται. Ἡρακλῆς δὲ ὕστερον κατελθὼν διὰ τὸν Κέρβερον, τὸν μὲν Θησέα ἀπέσωσεν ὡς μὴ ἑκοντὶ κατελθόντα, τὸν δὲ Πειρίθουν εἴασεν, ἐπειδὴ προαιρέσει ἰδίᾳ κατῆλθεν. ἐπεστράτευσαν δὲ κατὰ τῆς Τροιζῆνος οἱ Διόσκουροι διὰ τὴν ἀδελφὴν Θησέως ὄντος
ἐν Ἅιδου καὶ πορθήσαντες ἔλαβον αἰχμάλωτον Αἴθραν τὴν Θησέως μητέρα.
101-04a. Theseus, who beyond all: Theseus and Pirithous, being of the race, the one from Zeus, the other from Poseidon, made their deeds equal to their lineage. And Theseus, having fallen in love with Helen, had Pirithous as his accomplice, while Pirithous, wishing to marry Persephone, necessarily had Theseus following him. And indeed, having descended through Taenarum and seated themselves on a certain rock, they were unable to rise again. But Heracles, later descending for Cerberus, rescued Theseus as one who had not gone down willingly, but left Pirithous, since he had gone down by his own choice. And the Dioscuri marched against Troezen because of their sister while Theseus was in Hades, and having sacked it, they took captive Aethra, the mother of Theseus.
101-04b.
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b. Ταιναρίην:
Φερεκύδης ἐν τῇ θ' (3 fg 39 J.) φησὶν ‘ὅτι Ἔλατος ὁ Ἰκαρίου γαμεῖ Ἐριμήδην τὴν Δαμασίκλου· τῶν δὲ γίνεται Ταίναρος, ἀφ’ οὗ Ταίναρον καλεῖται ἡ πόλις καὶ ἡ ἄκρα καὶ ὁ λιμήν’. L
mP
b. Taenarian: Pherecydes in the ninth book (3 fg 39 J.) says: "that Elatus son of Icarius marries Erimede daughter of Damasiclus; and of them is born Taenarus, from whom the city and the cape and the harbor are called Taenarum." LmP
101-04c.
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c. κεινὴν ὁδόν:
ἀντὶ τοῦ ματαίαν. ὁ δὲ νοῦς· ἀμφότεροι γὰρ οὗτοι συνοδεύσαντες πάντας ἂν μόχθων ἀνέπαυσαν τοὺς Ἀργοναύτας. τὴν δὲ αἰτίαν ἐνταῦθά φησιν ὁ Ἀπολλώνιος τοῦ μὴ συμπλεῦσαι αὐτούς. ἀναγινώσκεται δὲ καὶ
κείνην
βαρυτόνως κατὰ ἀναφορὰν καὶ
κεινὴν
ὀξυτόνως ἀντὶ τοῦ κενήν.
c. κεινὴν ὁδόν: meaning "vain." The sense: for both of these, if they had joined the voyage, would have relieved the Argonauts of all their toils. Apollonius here gives the reason why they did not sail with them. It is also read κείνην with barytone accent as an anaphoric reference, and κεινὴν with oxytone accent meaning κενήν ("empty").
105-08a.
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105—08 a. Τῖφυς δ’ Ἀγνιάδ〈ης〉:
αἱ Σῖφαι τῆς Βοιωτίας πόλις, Σιφαεὺς δὲ δῆμος Θεσπιέων· Θέσπεια δὲ 〈καὶ〉 πόλις Θεσσαλίας. Φερεκύδης (3 fg 107 J.) δὲ Ποντέως ἱστορεῖ τὸν Τῖφυν, ὁ δὲ Αἰσχύλος ἐν τῇ Ἀργοῖ (fg 21 N.
2) τὸν Τῖφυν Ἴφυν καλεῖ.
105-08a. Tiphys son of Hagnias: Siphae is a city of Boeotia, and Siphaean is a deme of the Thespians; Thespeia is also a city of Thessaly. Pherecydes (3 fg 107 J.) records that Tiphys was the son of Ponteus, but Aeschylus in his Argo (fg 21 N.2) calls Tiphys "Iphys."
105-08b.
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b. προδαῆναι:
προμαθεῖν. ἀρίστου γὰρ αὕτη τέχνη κυβερνήτου.
ὁ δὲ λόγος· ἀγαθὸς μὲν καὶ ἡμέρας τῷ ἡλίῳ, νυκτὸς δὲ πρός τινα τῶν ἀστέρων τὸν καιρὸν τοῦ πλοῦ τεκμήρασθαι.
b. προδαῆναι: to learn beforehand. For this is the skill of a good helmsman. The meaning: he was good at judging the time for sailing by the sun by day, and by night by reference to some of the stars.
109.
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109. Τριτωνίς:
Τρίτωνες τρεῖς, Βοιωτίας, Θεσσαλίας, Λιβύης· ἐν δὲ τῷ κατὰ Λιβύην ἐτέχθη ἡ Ἀθηνά.
109. Tritonis: There are three Tritons: of Boeotia, of Thessaly, of Libya; and in the one in Libya Athena was born.
112.
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112. 〈κείνης ὑποθημοσύνῃσι:〉
διὰ τὸ ταῖς βουλαῖς τῆς
Ἀθηνᾶς γενέσθαι. L
g
112. 〈κείνης ὑποθημοσύνῃσι:〉 because it came about through the counsels of Athena. Lg
115.
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115. Φλείας δ’ αὖτ’ ἐπὶ τοῖσιν:
πόλις Πελοποννήσου ἡ Ἀραιθυρέα, ἡ νῦν ὀνομαζομένη Φλιοῦς ἀπὸ Φλιοῦντος τοῦ Διονύσου καὶ Χθονοφύλης. κεῖται δὲ ἡ Φλιοῦς ἐπὶ ὅροις τῆς Σικυῶνος. καὶ αὐτὸς δὲ Διόνυσος Φλιοῦς ὠνομάζετο ἀπὸ τοῦ φλεῖν τὸν οἶνον, ὅ
ἐστιν εὐθηνεῖν.
115. Phleias, and after him: A city of the Peloponnese, Araethyrea, now called Phlius, from Phlius, son of Dionysus and Chthonophyle. Phlius lies on the borders of Sicyon. And Dionysus himself was called Phlius, from φλεῖν ("to abound") in wine, that is, to flourish.
117.
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117. ἐφέστιος Ἀσωπ〈οῖο〉:
Ἀσωπὸς ποταμὸς Θηβῶν ἔχων
117. ἐφέστιος Ἀσωπ〈οῖο〉: Asopus is a river of Thebes, having
117_cont.
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τὰς πηγὰς ἐν Ἀραιθυρέᾳ. ἐκεραυνώθη δὲ ὑπὸ Διὸς διώκων αὐτὸν διὰ τὸ ἡρπακέναι τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ Αἴγιναν, ὡς καὶ Καλλίμαχός (fg 375 Schn.) φησιν. 〈...〉 εἰς Αἴγιναν τὴν πόλιν 〈...〉.
its springs in Araethyrea. He was struck by lightning by Zeus while pursuing him because he had abducted his daughter Aegina, as Callimachus (fr. 375 Schn.) also says. 〈...〉 to Aegina the city 〈...〉.
