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Ἀντίμαχον τὸν ψακάδος †τὸν ξυγγραφῆ† τὸν μελέων ποιητήν,
The text exhibits a clear scribal corruption at the phrase 'τὸν ψακάδος †τὸν ξυγγραφῆ† τὸν μελέων'. The middle epithet 'τὸν ξυγγραφῆ' (the writer/composer) is syntactically and semantically redundant in a series of three genitive epithets and is widely regarded by scholars (e.g., in the apparatus of Kassel-Austin) as a dittography of the preceding or following article, or a gloss that has been incorporated into the text. The intended reading is almost certainly 'Ἀντίμαχον τὸν ψακάδος τὸν μελέων ποιητήν' (Antimachus, the poet of the psakados and the melean). The term 'ψάκαδος' (psakados) is a hapax legomenon in this context, referring to a specific type of song or dance, while 'μελέων' (meleōn) refers to the 'mele' (songs) associated with the poet Antimachus, distinguishing him from other poets of the same name.
Acharnians. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.