Lucian of Samosata, Piscator, Austin Morris Harmon (Translator), 50

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PLATO

Over the same cliff with him! Let down for another.

FRANKNESS

Ah, I see a very handsome one coming up, as far as can be judged in the deep water; of many colours, with golden stripes on his back.¹ Do you see him, Investigation?

INVESTIGATION

He is the kind that claims the name of Aristotle.

FRANKNESS

He came up and then swam away again. He is making a careful survey. Now he has come back again; he has opened his mouth; he is caught. Up with him.

ARISTOTLE

Don’t ask me about him, Frankness. I don’t know who he is.

FRANKNESS

Then he too shall go over the cliff, Aristotle.

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

Funding provided by National Endowment for the Humanities.

Current edition Perseus

The Dead Come to Life, or the Fisherman (English) (Lucian, Vol. 3. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1921.)

Editions (1)

Ἀναβιοῦντες ἢ Ἁλιεύς Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 3. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1921.) — 50 focus

Πλάτων

ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πέτρας καὶ οὗτος· ἐπʼ ἄλλον καθείσθω.

Παρρησιάδης

καὶ μὴν ὁρῶ τινα πάγκαλον προσιόντα, ὡς ἂν ἐν βυθῷ δόξειεν, ποικίλον τὴν χρόαν, ταινίας τινὰς ἐπὶ τοῦ νώτου ἐπιχρύσους ἔχοντα. ὁρᾷς, ὦ Ἔλεγχε;

Ἔλεγχος

ὁ τὸν Ἀριστοτέλη προσποιούμενος οὗτός ἐστιν.

Παρρησιάδης¹

ἦλθεν, εἶτα πάλιν ἄπεισιν. περισκοπεῖ² ἀκριβῶς, αὖθις ἐπανῆλθεν, ἔχανεν, εἴληπται, ἀνιμήσθω.

Ἀριστοτέλης

μὴ ἀνέρῃ με, ὦ Παρρησιάδη, περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἀγνοῶ γὰρ ὅστις ἐστίν.

Παρρησιάδης

οὐκοῦν καὶ οὗτος, ὦ Ἀριστότελες, κατὰ τῶν πετρῶν.

Translations (1)

The Fisher Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 1. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 50 focus

Diogenes

Try again.

Parrhesiades

Ah, here is a lovely one coming, as far as one can judge in deep water, all the colours of the rainbow, with gold bars across the back. Do you see, Exposure? this is the sham Aristotle. There he is; no, he has shied. He is having a good look round; here he comes again; his jaws open; caught! haul up.

Lucian of Samosata Piscator 50

Austin Morris Harmon (Translator)

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PLATO

Over the same cliff with him! Let down for another.

FRANKNESS

Ah, I see a very handsome one coming up, as far as can be judged in the deep water; of many colours, with golden stripes on his back.¹ Do you see him, Investigation?

INVESTIGATION

He is the kind that claims the name of Aristotle.

FRANKNESS

He came up and then swam away again. He is making a careful survey. Now he has come back again; he has opened his mouth; he is caught. Up with him.

ARISTOTLE

Don’t ask me about him, Frankness. I don’t know who he is.

FRANKNESS

Then he too shall go over the cliff, Aristotle.

Current edition Perseus

Πλάτων

ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πέτρας καὶ οὗτος· ἐπʼ ἄλλον καθείσθω.

Παρρησιάδης

καὶ μὴν ὁρῶ τινα πάγκαλον προσιόντα, ὡς ἂν ἐν βυθῷ δόξειεν, ποικίλον τὴν χρόαν, ταινίας τινὰς ἐπὶ τοῦ νώτου ἐπιχρύσους ἔχοντα. ὁρᾷς, ὦ Ἔλεγχε;

Ἔλεγχος

ὁ τὸν Ἀριστοτέλη προσποιούμενος οὗτός ἐστιν.

Παρρησιάδης¹

ἦλθεν, εἶτα πάλιν ἄπεισιν. περισκοπεῖ² ἀκριβῶς, αὖθις ἐπανῆλθεν, ἔχανεν, εἴληπται, ἀνιμήσθω.

Ἀριστοτέλης

μὴ ἀνέρῃ με, ὦ Παρρησιάδη, περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἀγνοῶ γὰρ ὅστις ἐστίν.

Παρρησιάδης

οὐκοῦν καὶ οὗτος, ὦ Ἀριστότελες, κατὰ τῶν πετρῶν.

Diogenes

Try again.

Aristotle

You need not apply to me; I do not know him.

Parrhesiades

Very well, Aristotle; over he goes.

Notes on the current edition

Stable identifiers

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PLATO Over the same cliff with him! Let down for another.

FRANKNESS Ah, I see a very handsome one coming up, as far as can be judged in the deep water; of many colours, with golden stripes on his back. 1 Do you see him, Investigation?

INVESTIGATION He is the kind that claims the name of Aristotle.

FRANKNESS He came up and then swam away again. He is making a careful survey. Now he has come back again; he has opened his mouth; he is caught. Up with him.

ARISTOTLE Don’t ask me about him, Frankness. I don’t know who he is.

FRANKNESS Then he too shall go over the cliff, Aristotle.

Current edition Perseus

Πλάτων ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πέτρας καὶ οὗτος· ἐπʼ ἄλλον καθείσθω.

Παρρησιάδης καὶ μὴν ὁρῶ τινα πάγκαλον προσιόντα, ὡς ἂν ἐν βυθῷ δόξειεν, ποικίλον τὴν χρόαν, ταινίας τινὰς ἐπὶ τοῦ νώτου ἐπιχρύσους ἔχοντα. ὁρᾷς, ὦ Ἔλεγχε;

Ἔλεγχος ὁ τὸν Ἀριστοτέλη προσποιούμενος οὗτός ἐστιν.

Παρρησιάδης 1 ἦλθεν, εἶτα πάλιν ἄπεισιν. περισκοπεῖ 2 ἀκριβῶς, αὖθις ἐπανῆλθεν, ἔχανεν, εἴληπται, ἀνιμήσθω.

Ἀριστοτέλης μὴ ἀνέρῃ με, ὦ Παρρησιάδη, περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἀγνοῶ γὰρ ὅστις ἐστίν.

Παρρησιάδης οὐκοῦν καὶ οὗτος, ὦ Ἀριστότελες, κατὰ τῶν πετρῶν.

Diogenes Try again.

Aristotle You need not apply to me; I do not know him.

Parrhesiades Very well, Aristotle; over he goes.

Notes on the current edition

Stable identifiers

PLATO

Over the same cliff with him! Let down for another.

FRANKNESS

Ah, I see a very handsome one coming up, as far as can be judged in the deep water; of many colours, with golden stripes on his back.¹ Do you see him, Investigation?

INVESTIGATION

He is the kind that claims the name of Aristotle.

FRANKNESS

He came up and then swam away again. He is making a careful survey. Now he has come back again; he has opened his mouth; he is caught. Up with him.

ARISTOTLE

Don’t ask me about him, Frankness. I don’t know who he is.

FRANKNESS

Then he too shall go over the cliff, Aristotle.

Πλάτων

ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πέτρας καὶ οὗτος· ἐπʼ ἄλλον καθείσθω.

Παρρησιάδης

καὶ μὴν ὁρῶ τινα πάγκαλον προσιόντα, ὡς ἂν ἐν βυθῷ δόξειεν, ποικίλον τὴν χρόαν, ταινίας τινὰς ἐπὶ τοῦ νώτου ἐπιχρύσους ἔχοντα. ὁρᾷς, ὦ Ἔλεγχε;

Ἔλεγχος

ὁ τὸν Ἀριστοτέλη προσποιούμενος οὗτός ἐστιν.

Παρρησιάδης¹

ἦλθεν, εἶτα πάλιν ἄπεισιν. περισκοπεῖ² ἀκριβῶς, αὖθις ἐπανῆλθεν, ἔχανεν, εἴληπται, ἀνιμήσθω.

Ἀριστοτέλης

μὴ ἀνέρῃ με, ὦ Παρρησιάδη, περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἀγνοῶ γὰρ ὅστις ἐστίν.

Παρρησιάδης

οὐκοῦν καὶ οὗτος, ὦ Ἀριστότελες, κατὰ τῶν πετρῶν.

Diogenes

Try again.

Aristotle

You need not apply to me; I do not know him.

Parrhesiades

Very well, Aristotle; over he goes.