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μῶν is used ironically: 'can it be that we spoke the truth after all?' For examples see Kuehner-Gerth II 525.
Ichneutae. Alfred Chilton Pearson. ed. Alfred Chilton Pearson. . 2026-09-15.
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Greek (A. S. Hunt, 1912; Perseus reference) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. S. Hunt, 1912; Perseus reference)) — 203 focus
πάτερ, τί σιγᾷς; μῶν ἀληθ[ὲς εἴπομεν;
οὐ[κ ε]ἰσακο[ύε]ις; ἦ κεκώφη[σαι, ψόφον;
πάτερ, τί σιγᾷς; μῶν ἀληθ[ὲς εἴπομεν;
οὐ[κ ε]ἰσακο[ύε]ις; ἦ κεκώφη[σαι, ψόφον;
Σιληνός
σί[γα·] τί ἔστιν;
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σί[γα·] τί ἔστιν;
205
Χορός
οὐ μενῶ.
οὐ μενῶ.
Σιληνός
μένʼ, ε[ἰ]
δύνᾳ.
μένʼ, ε[ἰ]
δύνᾳ.
Χορός
οὐκ ἔστιν. ἀλλʼ αὐτὸς σὺ ταῦθ[ʼ ὅπῃ θέλεις]
ζήτει τε κἀξίχνευε καὶ πλού[τει λαβὼν
τὰς βοῦς τε κα[ὶ] τὸν χρυσὸν [
]ε[
μὴ πλεῖστ[ον] ἔτι ς[
]ν [
] χρόνον.
οὐκ ἔστιν. ἀλλʼ αὐτὸς σὺ ταῦθ[ʼ ὅπῃ θέλεις]
ζήτει τε κἀξίχνευε καὶ πλού[τει λαβὼν
τὰς βοῦς τε κα[ὶ] τὸν χρυσὸν [
]ε[
μὴ πλεῖστ[ον] ἔτι ς[
]ν [
] χρόνον.
Σιληνός
ἀλλʼ οὔ τι μ[ή σοί] μ[ʼ ἐκλιπεῖν ἐφήσομαι]
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οὐδʼ ἐξυπελθ[εῖ]ν τ[οῦ πόνου πρίν γʼ ἂν σα]φῶς
εἰδῶμεν ὅν[τινʼ] ἔ[νδον ἥδʼ ἔχει στέγη.]
ἀλλʼ οὔ τι μ[ή σοί] μ[ʼ ἐκλιπεῖν ἐφήσομαι]
210
οὐδʼ ἐξυπελθ[εῖ]ν τ[οῦ πόνου πρίν γʼ ἂν σα]φῶς
εἰδῶμεν ὅν[τινʼ] ἔ[νδον ἥδʼ ἔχει στέγη.]
Χορός
ἶὼ γ[
φθέγ[μα
]ου
[
]ηδ[
μισ-]
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θο[ν δ]όμοισιν ὀλβίσῃς.
ὁ [δʼ ο]ὐ φαν[εῖτ]αι τοῖσιν. ἀλλʼ ἐγὼ τάχα
φ[έρ]ων κτύ[π]ον πέδορτον ἐξαναγκάσω
π[η]δήμασιν κραιπνοῖσι καὶ λακτίσμασιν
ὥ[ς]τʼ εἰσακοῦσαι κεἰ λίαν κωφός τις ᾖ.
220
ἶὼ γ[
φθέγ[μα
]ου
[
]ηδ[
μισ-]
9
215
θο[ν δ]όμοισιν ὀλβίσῃς.
ὁ [δʼ ο]ὐ φαν[εῖτ]αι τοῖσιν. ἀλλʼ ἐγὼ τάχα
φ[έρ]ων κτύ[π]ον πέδορτον ἐξαναγκάσω
π[η]δήμασιν κραιπνοῖσι καὶ λακτίσμασιν
ὥ[ς]τʼ εἰσακοῦσαι κεἰ λίαν κωφός τις ᾖ.
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Translations (1)
English (Anne Mahoney, adapted from Walker) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anne Mahoney, adapted from Walker)) — 203 focus
Father, why are you quiet? Isn’t what we’re saying true? Aren’t you listening? Or are you deafened by the noise?
Father, why are you quiet? Isn’t what we’re saying true? Aren’t you listening? Or are you deafened by the noise?
Silenus
Shush! What is it?
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Shush! What is it?
205
Chorus
I’m getting out of here!
I’m getting out of here!
Silenus
Stay, if you can.
Stay, if you can.
Chorus
No way. But you go ahead: you keep looking and track down the cows, any way you want to, and take the gold
unless the biggest
time.
No way. But you go ahead: you keep looking and track down the cows, any way you want to, and take the gold
unless the biggest
time.
Silenus
No, I won’t leave you, nor sneak away from the work, before we know for sure what’s going on in there.
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No, I won’t leave you, nor sneak away from the work, before we know for sure what’s going on in there.
210
Chorus
Addressing the source of the noise Hey! You in there!
voice
9
reward
you will be happy at home.
To Silenus He’s not coming out.
To the noise-maker again. But I’ll force you out, making the ground rumble with my swift leaps and kicks,
so you’ll listen, even if you’re altogether deaf.
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Addressing the source of the noise Hey! You in there!
voice
9
reward
you will be happy at home.
To Silenus He’s not coming out.
To the noise-maker again. But I’ll force you out, making the ground rumble with my swift leaps and kicks,
so you’ll listen, even if you’re altogether deaf.
220
Commentary
Apparatus (A. C. Pearson, 1917; OCR review) (OCR draft) (Apparatus (A. C. Pearson, 1917; OCR review)) focus
mvp-comment-90-1 in textu omissum, in marg. superiore add. pap.2
Commentary (A. C. Pearson, 1917; OCR review) (OCR draft) (Commentary (A. C. Pearson, 1917; OCR review)) focus
mvp-comment-132-1 244 θέσπιν αὐδάν sounds like a travesty of Homer's θέσπιν ἀοιδήν ( θ 498), which, by a curious coincidence, is applied by Euripides to the music of the lyre ( Med. 425 ).