Lucian of Samosata, Cataplus, Emily James Smith (Translator), 21

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Charon

Come, pay me the ferry-charge first! -Give me yours, too. Now they have all paid. -Pay me your obol, too, Mikyllos.

Mikyllos

You are joking, Charon, or else your accounts are writ in water, as they say, if you expect any obol from Mikyllos. I absolutely do not know whether an obol is four-sided or round.

Charon

This is a fine, profitable voyage to-day! However, take yourselves ashore. I am going after the horses and cows and dogs and other animals, for they, too, must needs cross now.

Klotho

Take them and conduct them, Hermes. I myself must sail to the other shore, to bring over Indopatris and Eraminthe, the Seres. They are already dead just now from fighting with each other about the boundaries of their territories.

Hermes

Let us proceed, friends, or, rather, all follow me in order.

Cataplus. Lucian of Samosata. Emily James Smith (Translator). Medford, MA. Perseus 5.0.

Funding provided by National Endowment for the Humanities.

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The Ferry (English) (Selections from Lucian. Smith, Emily James, translator. New York; Harper Brothers, 1892.)

Editions (1)

Κατάπλους ἢ Τύραννος Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 2. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915.) — 21 focus

Χάρων

ἄγε δὴ τὰ πορθμεῖα πρῶτον ἡμῖν ἀπόδοτε· καὶ σὺ δός· παρὰ πάντων ἤδη ἔχω. δὸς καὶ σὺ τὸν ὀβολόν, ὦ Μίκυλλε.

Μίκυλλος

παίζεις, ὦ Χάρων, ἢ καθʼ ὕδατος, φασίν, γράφεις παρὰ Μικύλλου δή¹ τινα ὀβολὸν προσδοκῶν. ἀρχὴν δὲ οὐδὲ οἶδα εἰ τετράγωνόν ἐστιν ὁ ὀβολὸς ἢ στρογγύλον.

Χάρων

Ὢ καλῆς ναυτιλίας καὶ ἐπικερδοῦς τήμερον. ἀποβαίνετε δʼ ὅμως· ἐγὼ δὲ ἵππους καὶ βοῦς καὶ κύνας καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ζῷα μέτειμι· διαπλεῦσαι γὰρ ἤδη κἀκεῖνα δεῖ.

Κλωθώ

ἄπαγε αὐτούς, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, παραλαβών· ἐγὼ δὲ αὐτὴ ἐς τὸ ἀντιπέρας ἀναπλευσοῦμαι Ἰνδοπάτην καὶ Ἡραμίθρην τοὺς Σῆρας διάξουσα· τεθνᾶσι γὰρ δὴ πρὸς ἀλλήλων περὶ γῆς ὅρων μαχόμενοι.

Ἑρμῆς

Προΐωμεν, ὦ οὗτοι· μᾶλλον δὲ πάντες ἑξῆς ἕπεσθέ μοι.

Translations (2)

The Downward Journey, or the Tyrant Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 2. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915.) — 21 focus

CHARON

Come, now, pay us your fares, all of you, the first thing you do. (To Micyllus) You there, pay yours too; I have it from everybody now. I say, Micyllus, pay your obol too.

MICYLLUS

You’re joking, Charon, or if not, you might as well write in water as look for an obol from Micyllus. I haven’t the slightest idea whether an obol is round or square.

CHARON

What a fine, profitable cruise this has been to-day! Ashore with you, all the same. I am going after horses and cattle and dogs and the rest of the animals, for they have to cross now.

CLOTHO

Take them in charge, Hermes, and lead them off. I myself will go back to the other side to bring over the Chinamen Indopates and Heramithras, for they have just died fighting with one another over boundaries.

HERMES

Let’s move on, good people—or better, all follow me in order.

Voyage To the Lower World Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 1. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 21 focus

Charon

Wait a bit! Fares first, please. Your fare, Micyllus; every one else has paid; one penny.

Micyllus

You don’t expect to get a penny out of the poor cobbler? You’re joking, Charon; or else this is what they call a ‘castle in the air.’ I know not whether your penny is square or round.

Charon

A fine paying trip this, I must say! However,—all ashore! I must fetch the horses, cows, dogs, and other livestock. Their turn comes now.

Clotho

You can take charge of them for the rest of the way, Hermes. I am crossing again to see after the Chinamen, Indopatres and Heramithres. They have been fighting about boundaries, and have killed one another by this time.

Lucian of Samosata Cataplus 21

Emily James Smith (Translator)

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Charon

Come, pay me the ferry-charge first! -Give me yours, too. Now they have all paid. -Pay me your obol, too, Mikyllos.

Mikyllos

You are joking, Charon, or else your accounts are writ in water, as they say, if you expect any obol from Mikyllos. I absolutely do not know whether an obol is four-sided or round.

Charon

This is a fine, profitable voyage to-day! However, take yourselves ashore. I am going after the horses and cows and dogs and other animals, for they, too, must needs cross now.

Klotho

Take them and conduct them, Hermes. I myself must sail to the other shore, to bring over Indopatris and Eraminthe, the Seres. They are already dead just now from fighting with each other about the boundaries of their territories.

Hermes

Let us proceed, friends, or, rather, all follow me in order.

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Χάρων

ἄγε δὴ τὰ πορθμεῖα πρῶτον ἡμῖν ἀπόδοτε· καὶ σὺ δός· παρὰ πάντων ἤδη ἔχω. δὸς καὶ σὺ τὸν ὀβολόν, ὦ Μίκυλλε.

Ἑρμῆς

Προΐωμεν, ὦ οὗτοι· μᾶλλον δὲ πάντες ἑξῆς ἕπεσθέ μοι.

CHARON

Come, now, pay us your fares, all of you, the first thing you do. (To Micyllus) You there, pay yours too; I have it from everybody now. I say, Micyllus, pay your obol too.

MICYLLUS

You’re joking, Charon, or if not, you might as well write in water as look for an obol from Micyllus. I haven’t the slightest idea whether an obol is round or square.

CHARON

What a fine, profitable cruise this has been to-day! Ashore with you, all the same. I am going after horses and cattle and dogs and the rest of the animals, for they have to cross now.

CLOTHO

Take them in charge, Hermes, and lead them off. I myself will go back to the other side to bring over the Chinamen Indopates and Heramithras, for they have just died fighting with one another over boundaries.

HERMES

Let’s move on, good people—or better, all follow me in order.

Charon

Wait a bit! Fares first, please. Your fare, Micyllus; every one else has paid; one penny.

Micyllus

You don’t expect to get a penny out of the poor cobbler? You’re joking, Charon; or else this is what they call a ‘castle in the air.’ I know not whether your penny is square or round.

Charon

A fine paying trip this, I must say! However,—all ashore! I must fetch the horses, cows, dogs, and other livestock. Their turn comes now.

Clotho

You can take charge of them for the rest of the way, Hermes. I am crossing again to see after the Chinamen, Indopatres and Heramithres. They have been fighting about boundaries, and have killed one another by this time.

Hermes

Come, shades, let us get on;—follow me, I mean, in single file.

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Charon Come, pay me the ferry-charge first! -Give me yours, too. Now they have all paid. -Pay me your obol, too, Mikyllos.

Mikyllos You are joking, Charon, or else your accounts are writ in water, as they say, if you expect any obol from Mikyllos. I absolutely do not know whether an obol is four-sided or round.

Charon This is a fine, profitable voyage to-day! However, take yourselves ashore. I am going after the horses and cows and dogs and other animals, for they, too, must needs cross now.

Klotho Take them and conduct them, Hermes. I myself must sail to the other shore, to bring over Indopatris and Eraminthe, the Seres. They are already dead just now from fighting with each other about the boundaries of their territories.

Hermes Let us proceed, friends, or, rather, all follow me in order.

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Χάρων ἄγε δὴ τὰ πορθμεῖα πρῶτον ἡμῖν ἀπόδοτε· καὶ σὺ δός· παρὰ πάντων ἤδη ἔχω. δὸς καὶ σὺ τὸν ὀβολόν, ὦ Μίκυλλε.

Ἑρμῆς Προΐωμεν, ὦ οὗτοι· μᾶλλον δὲ πάντες ἑξῆς ἕπεσθέ μοι.

CHARON Come, now, pay us your fares, all of you, the first thing you do. (To Micyllus) You there, pay yours too; I have it from everybody now. I say, Micyllus, pay your obol too.

MICYLLUS You’re joking, Charon, or if not, you might as well write in water as look for an obol from Micyllus. I haven’t the slightest idea whether an obol is round or square.

CHARON What a fine, profitable cruise this has been to-day! Ashore with you, all the same. I am going after horses and cattle and dogs and the rest of the animals, for they have to cross now.

CLOTHO Take them in charge, Hermes, and lead them off. I myself will go back to the other side to bring over the Chinamen Indopates and Heramithras, for they have just died fighting with one another over boundaries.

HERMES Let’s move on, good people—or better, all follow me in order.

Charon Wait a bit! Fares first, please. Your fare, Micyllus; every one else has paid; one penny.

Micyllus You don’t expect to get a penny out of the poor cobbler? You’re joking, Charon; or else this is what they call a ‘castle in the air.’ I know not whether your penny is square or round.

Charon A fine paying trip this, I must say! However,—all ashore! I must fetch the horses, cows, dogs, and other livestock. Their turn comes now.

Clotho You can take charge of them for the rest of the way, Hermes. I am crossing again to see after the Chinamen, Indopatres and Heramithres. They have been fighting about boundaries, and have killed one another by this time.

Hermes Come, shades, let us get on;—follow me, I mean, in single file.

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Charon

Come, pay me the ferry-charge first! -Give me yours, too. Now they have all paid. -Pay me your obol, too, Mikyllos.

Mikyllos

You are joking, Charon, or else your accounts are writ in water, as they say, if you expect any obol from Mikyllos. I absolutely do not know whether an obol is four-sided or round.

Charon

This is a fine, profitable voyage to-day! However, take yourselves ashore. I am going after the horses and cows and dogs and other animals, for they, too, must needs cross now.

Klotho

Take them and conduct them, Hermes. I myself must sail to the other shore, to bring over Indopatris and Eraminthe, the Seres. They are already dead just now from fighting with each other about the boundaries of their territories.

Hermes

Let us proceed, friends, or, rather, all follow me in order.

Χάρων

ἄγε δὴ τὰ πορθμεῖα πρῶτον ἡμῖν ἀπόδοτε· καὶ σὺ δός· παρὰ πάντων ἤδη ἔχω. δὸς καὶ σὺ τὸν ὀβολόν, ὦ Μίκυλλε.

Ἑρμῆς

Προΐωμεν, ὦ οὗτοι· μᾶλλον δὲ πάντες ἑξῆς ἕπεσθέ μοι.

CHARON

Come, now, pay us your fares, all of you, the first thing you do. (To Micyllus) You there, pay yours too; I have it from everybody now. I say, Micyllus, pay your obol too.

MICYLLUS

You’re joking, Charon, or if not, you might as well write in water as look for an obol from Micyllus. I haven’t the slightest idea whether an obol is round or square.

CHARON

What a fine, profitable cruise this has been to-day! Ashore with you, all the same. I am going after horses and cattle and dogs and the rest of the animals, for they have to cross now.

CLOTHO

Take them in charge, Hermes, and lead them off. I myself will go back to the other side to bring over the Chinamen Indopates and Heramithras, for they have just died fighting with one another over boundaries.

HERMES

Let’s move on, good people—or better, all follow me in order.

Charon

Wait a bit! Fares first, please. Your fare, Micyllus; every one else has paid; one penny.

Micyllus

You don’t expect to get a penny out of the poor cobbler? You’re joking, Charon; or else this is what they call a ‘castle in the air.’ I know not whether your penny is square or round.

Charon

A fine paying trip this, I must say! However,—all ashore! I must fetch the horses, cows, dogs, and other livestock. Their turn comes now.

Clotho

You can take charge of them for the rest of the way, Hermes. I am crossing again to see after the Chinamen, Indopatres and Heramithres. They have been fighting about boundaries, and have killed one another by this time.

Hermes

Come, shades, let us get on;—follow me, I mean, in single file.