Lucian of Samosata, Icaromenippus, Austin Morris Harmon (Translator), 3

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FRIEND

Of all the foolhardy men in the world! Then you weren’t afraid you would fall into the water somewhere and give us a Menippean Sea named after yourself, to match the Icarian?

MENIPPUS

Not at all; Icarus had his feathers fitted on with wax, and so just as soon as that melted in the sun he shed his plumage, of course, and fell down; but my wings were innocent of wax.

FRIEND

What do you mean? For by now, sofhehow or other, you are gradually inclining me to believe in the truth of your story.

MENIPPUS

This is what I mean; taking a good large eagle and also a strong vulture and cutting off their wings, joints and all—but I'll tell you the whole scheme from first to last, if you have time.

FRIEND

By all means; here I am in suspense, thanks to what you have said, and already waiting with open mouth for the end of your tale. In the name of Friendship, don’t leave me hanging by the ears somewhere in the midst of the story.

Icaromenippus. Lucian of Samosata. Austin Morris Harmon (Translator). United States. Perseus 5.0.

Funding provided by National Endowment for the Humanities.

Current edition Perseus

Icaromenippus, or the Sky-man (English) (Lucian, Vol. 2. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915.)

Editions (1)

Ἰκαρομένιππος ἢ Ὑπερνέφελος Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 2. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915.) — 3 focus

Ἕταιρος

εἶτα, ὦ τολμηρότατε πάντων, οὐκ ἐδεδοίκεις μὴ καὶ σύ που τῆς θαλάττης καταπεσὼν Μενίππειόν τι πέλαγος ἡμῖν ὥσπερ τὸ Ἰκάριον ἀποδείξῃς ἐπὶ τῷ σεαυτοῦ ὀνόματι;

Μένιππος

οὐδαμῶς· ὁ μὲν γὰρ Ἴκαρος ἅτε κηρῷ τὴν πτέρωσιν ἡρμοσμένος, ἐπειδὴ τάχιστα πρὸς τὸν ἥλιον ἐκεῖνος ἐτάκη, πτερορρυήσας εἰκότως κατέπεσεν· ἡμῖν δὲ ἀκήρωτα ἦν τὰ ὠκύπτερα.

Ἕταιρος

πῶς λέγεις; ἤδη γὰρ οὐκ οἶδʼ ὅπως ἠρέμα με προσάγεις πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν τῆς διηγήσεως.

Μένιππος

Ὧδέ πως· ἀετὸν εὐμεγέθη συλλαβών, ἔτι δὲ γῦπα τῶν καρτερῶν, ἀποτεμὼν αὐταῖς ὠλέναις τὰ πτερὰ — μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ πᾶσαν ἐξ ἀρχῆς τὴν ἐπίνοιαν, εἴ σοι σχολή, δίειμι.

Ἕταιρος

πάνυ μὲν οὖν· ὡς ἐγώ σοι μετέωρός εἰμι ὑπὸ τῶν λόγων καὶ πρὸς τὸ τέλος ἤδη κέχηνα τῆς ἀκροάσεως· μηδὲ πρὸς Φιλίου με περιίδῃς ἄνω που τῆς διηγήσεως ἐκ τῶν ὤτων ἀπηρτημένον.

Translations (1)

Icaromenippus, an Aerial Expedition Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 3. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 3 focus

Friend

Well, talk of foolhardiness! did you like the idea of falling into the sea, and giving us a Mare Menippeum after the irae of the Icarium?

No fear. Icarus’s feathers were fastened with wax, and Pe course, directly the sun warmed this, he moulted and fell. No wax for me, thank you.

Friend

How did you manage, then? I declare I shall be believing you soon, if you go on like this.

Menippus

Well, I caught a fine eagle, and also a particularly powerful vulture, and cut off their wings above the shoulder-joint.

But no; if you are not in a hurry, I may as well give you dhe enterprise from the beginning.

Friend

Do, do; I am rapt aloft by your words already, my. mouth open for your bonne bouche; as you love me, leave me not in those upper regions hung up by the ears!

Lucian of Samosata Icaromenippus 3

Austin Morris Harmon (Translator)

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FRIEND

Of all the foolhardy men in the world! Then you weren’t afraid you would fall into the water somewhere and give us a Menippean Sea named after yourself, to match the Icarian?

MENIPPUS

Not at all; Icarus had his feathers fitted on with wax, and so just as soon as that melted in the sun he shed his plumage, of course, and fell down; but my wings were innocent of wax.

FRIEND

What do you mean? For by now, sofhehow or other, you are gradually inclining me to believe in the truth of your story.

MENIPPUS

This is what I mean; taking a good large eagle and also a strong vulture and cutting off their wings, joints and all—but I'll tell you the whole scheme from first to last, if you have time.

FRIEND

By all means; here I am in suspense, thanks to what you have said, and already waiting with open mouth for the end of your tale. In the name of Friendship, don’t leave me hanging by the ears somewhere in the midst of the story.

Current edition Perseus

Ἕταιρος

πῶς λέγεις; ἤδη γὰρ οὐκ οἶδʼ ὅπως ἠρέμα με προσάγεις πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν τῆς διηγήσεως.

Friend

Well, talk of foolhardiness! did you like the idea of falling into the sea, and giving us a Mare Menippeum after the irae of the Icarium?

No fear. Icarus’s feathers were fastened with wax, and Pe course, directly the sun warmed this, he moulted and fell. No wax for me, thank you.

Friend

How did you manage, then? I declare I shall be believing you soon, if you go on like this.

Menippus

Well, I caught a fine eagle, and also a particularly powerful vulture, and cut off their wings above the shoulder-joint.

But no; if you are not in a hurry, I may as well give you dhe enterprise from the beginning.

Friend

Do, do; I am rapt aloft by your words already, my. mouth open for your bonne bouche; as you love me, leave me not in those upper regions hung up by the ears!

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FRIEND Of all the foolhardy men in the world! Then you weren’t afraid you would fall into the water somewhere and give us a Menippean Sea named after yourself, to match the Icarian?

MENIPPUS Not at all; Icarus had his feathers fitted on with wax, and so just as soon as that melted in the sun he shed his plumage, of course, and fell down; but my wings were innocent of wax.

FRIEND What do you mean? For by now, sofhehow or other, you are gradually inclining me to believe in the truth of your story.

MENIPPUS This is what I mean; taking a good large eagle and also a strong vulture and cutting off their wings, joints and all—but I'll tell you the whole scheme from first to last, if you have time.

FRIEND By all means; here I am in suspense, thanks to what you have said, and already waiting with open mouth for the end of your tale. In the name of Friendship, don’t leave me hanging by the ears somewhere in the midst of the story.

Current edition Perseus

Ἕταιρος πῶς λέγεις; ἤδη γὰρ οὐκ οἶδʼ ὅπως ἠρέμα με προσάγεις πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν τῆς διηγήσεως.

Friend Well, talk of foolhardiness! did you like the idea of falling into the sea, and giving us a Mare Menippeum after the irae of the Icarium? No fear. Icarus’s feathers were fastened with wax, and Pe course, directly the sun warmed this, he moulted and fell. No wax for me, thank you.

Friend How did you manage, then? I declare I shall be believing you soon, if you go on like this.

Menippus Well, I caught a fine eagle, and also a particularly powerful vulture, and cut off their wings above the shoulder-joint. But no; if you are not in a hurry, I may as well give you dhe enterprise from the beginning.

Friend Do, do; I am rapt aloft by your words already, my. mouth open for your bonne bouche; as you love me, leave me not in those upper regions hung up by the ears!

Stable identifiers

FRIEND

Of all the foolhardy men in the world! Then you weren’t afraid you would fall into the water somewhere and give us a Menippean Sea named after yourself, to match the Icarian?

MENIPPUS

Not at all; Icarus had his feathers fitted on with wax, and so just as soon as that melted in the sun he shed his plumage, of course, and fell down; but my wings were innocent of wax.

FRIEND

What do you mean? For by now, sofhehow or other, you are gradually inclining me to believe in the truth of your story.

MENIPPUS

This is what I mean; taking a good large eagle and also a strong vulture and cutting off their wings, joints and all—but I'll tell you the whole scheme from first to last, if you have time.

FRIEND

By all means; here I am in suspense, thanks to what you have said, and already waiting with open mouth for the end of your tale. In the name of Friendship, don’t leave me hanging by the ears somewhere in the midst of the story.

Ἕταιρος

πῶς λέγεις; ἤδη γὰρ οὐκ οἶδʼ ὅπως ἠρέμα με προσάγεις πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν τῆς διηγήσεως.

Friend

Well, talk of foolhardiness! did you like the idea of falling into the sea, and giving us a Mare Menippeum after the irae of the Icarium?

No fear. Icarus’s feathers were fastened with wax, and Pe course, directly the sun warmed this, he moulted and fell. No wax for me, thank you.

Friend

How did you manage, then? I declare I shall be believing you soon, if you go on like this.

Menippus

Well, I caught a fine eagle, and also a particularly powerful vulture, and cut off their wings above the shoulder-joint.

But no; if you are not in a hurry, I may as well give you dhe enterprise from the beginning.

Friend

Do, do; I am rapt aloft by your words already, my. mouth open for your bonne bouche; as you love me, leave me not in those upper regions hung up by the ears!