Pearson 176

176 Robert restores δευτέρῳ τίς ὅδε τρόπος; ἴτης κτέ., and is probably right in supposing that at this point Silenus addresses individual satyrs by name: ἴτης ὁ Δράκις, ὁ Γράπις, Οὐρίας, Μέθυσος (or Μεθύων), Στράτιος, Κροκίας (cf. κνηκίας), and lastly Τρέχις, which is to be compared with Δρόμις on the Brygos vase and Πόδις (Heydemann, Satyr- u. Bakchennamen, pp. 36, 38).

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Χορός

ὗ ὗ ὗ, ψ ψ, ἆ ἆ. λέγʼ ὅ τι πονεῖς.

τί μάτην ὑπέκλαγες, ὑπέκριγες

ὑπό μʼ ἴδες; ἔχεται

ἐν πρώτῳ τίς ὅδε τροπ[ῳ;

ἔχει. ἐλήλυθεν, ἐλήλ[υθεν.
180

ἐμὸς εἶ, ἀνάγου.

δεῦτʼ ὤ, τίς ὅδε [ ]της

ὁ δράκις, ὁ γράπις, [ ¹]

[Ο]ὐρίας Οὐρίας, αδ[ ]κεις

παρέβης· μεθυ[ ²]
185

ὅ τι ποτε φερε[ ]ι[ ]ν

ἔποχον ἔχει τι[ ³]

στίβος ὁδενες[ ⁴ ]

στράτιος, στράτ[ιος ]υ[ ]

δεῦρʼ ἕπου· τ[ ]δρ[ ] 8
190

ἔνι β[ο]ῦς ἔνι πονο[

μὴ μεθῇ κρ[ο]κι [

σὺ τί καλ[ὸ]ν ἐπιδ[

ὅδε γʼ ἀγαθὸς ὁ τρε[

κατὰ νόμον ἕπετα[ι
195

ἐφέπου, ἐφέπου μ[

ὀπποποῖ· ἆ μιαρέ, γε[

ἦ τάχʼ ὁπόταν ἀπίη[ις

ἀπελεύθερος ὢν ολ [

ἀλλὰ μὴ παραπλακ[
200

ἔπ[ι]θʼ [ἔ]πεχʼ εἴσιθʼ ἴθι[

τ[ὸ] δὲ πλάγιον ἔχομ[εν

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English (Anne Mahoney, adapted from Walker) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anne Mahoney, adapted from Walker)) — 176 focus

Chorus

Perhaps separate satyrs sing the various lines of this song. With Silenus, they approach the cave, upstage, jostling, confused, and squabbling. The lyre-noises resume. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ssh, ssh, aah, aah! Say what you’re working on.
Why did you shout and scream? It’s pointless. And why were you suspicious of me? Who’s holding back in our first task?

You are. He came, he came.
You are mine; lead the way.
This way, ho! Who is the ?
The dragon, the wrinkled one
Goddess of fair winds, you were beside me, drunk
Whatever bring set on top of it
the way which warlike
180

Follow me, this way! 8 To the cows, to the task
so he doesn’t drop the saffron
You see something beautiful and the good lawful
Follow me
Oppopopoy! Hey, filthy polluted one! As soon as you get away from here, you’ll be set free and
190

But don’t get lost Come on, straight ahead, this way. Now we’ve got the crook.
200

Commentary

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mvp-comment-131-1 243 νέρθε γᾶς is of course only a guess, although it suits the context very well. If the sound of the lyre was represented as coming from under the ground, it would agree with κάτω δονεῖ (282). Robert thinks that is why the chorus went on all fours (119 ff.): see also on 212.

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