Ἄλη
roaming, delusion
Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 9 May 2000 · Vetting: high · 11 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] wandering.1
"He supposed that no one would surpass him in courage, and this delusion got the better of him to such an extent that he adopted the attire of Achilles and thus went around on horseback and pranced around his house near the Hippodrome".2
Also [sc. attested is]a)lw/menos ["he roaming"], meaning he wandering.3
In the Epigrams: "o lord of the sea, Poseidon, Archikles dedicated [sc. these] to you, having ceased his roaming away from the shores".4
Also [sc. attested is the phrase]a)lh/ths bi/os , ["vagabond life"], [spelled] with an eta.5
"He supposed that no one would surpass him in courage, and this delusion got the better of him to such an extent that he adopted the attire of Achilles and thus went around on horseback and pranced around his house near the Hippodrome".2
Also [sc. attested is]
In the Epigrams: "o lord of the sea, Poseidon, Archikles dedicated [sc. these] to you, having ceased his roaming away from the shores".4
Also [sc. attested is the phrase]
Greek original
Ἄλη· ἡ πλάνη. ὁ δὲ οὐδένα αὐτοῦ ᾤετο διοίσειν ἐπ' ἀνδρείᾳ, καὶ τοσοῦτον αὐτοῦ ἥδε ἡ ἄλη ἐκράτει, ὡς σκευὴν ἀναλαβεῖν Ἀχιλλέως, οὕτω τε περιβαίνειν εἰς ἵππον καὶ κατὰ τὸν ἱππόδρομον φρυάττεσθαι τοῦ οἴκου. καὶ Ἀλώμενος, ἀντὶ τοῦ πλανώμενος. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· ἁλὸς τύραννε, σοί, Πόσειδον, Ἀρχικλῆς ἔθηκε λήξας τῆς ἀπ' ᾐόνων ἄλης. καὶ Ἀλήτης βίος, διὰ τοῦ η.
Betacode
*)/alh: h( pla/nh. o( de\ ou)de/na au)tou= w)/|eto dioi/sein e)p' a)ndrei/a|, kai\ tosou=ton au)tou= h(/de h( a)/lh e)kra/tei, w(s skeuh\n a)nalabei=n *)axille/ws, ou(/tw te peribai/nein ei)s i(/ppon kai\ kata\ to\n i(ppo/dromon frua/ttesqai tou= oi)/kou. kai\ *)alw/menos, a)nti\ tou= planw/menos. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: a(lo\s tu/ranne, soi/, *po/seidon, *)arxiklh=s e)/qhke lh/cas th=s a)p' h)|o/nwn a)/lhs. kai\ *)alh/ths bi/os, dia\ tou= h.
Notes (4)
- [1] From the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 21.284, where the headword noun occurs. Likewise or similarly in other lexica.↩
- 2Malchus) fr.8 FHG (4.117), still 8 Cresci; see more fully at alpha 3970. ↩
- 3From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 2.667, where the word occurs; cf. alpha 1379. Likewise in other lexica; references at Photius alpha1084 Theodoridis. ↩
- 4Greek Anthology 6.90.7-8 (Philip of Thessalonica), a retiring fisherman's dedication of seafaring equipment to Poseidon; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 304-305; vol. II, 338-339) and another excerpt from this epigram at beta 579. ↩
- 5cf. alpha 1202.
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)
Linked from (5)
Neighbours in Adler order
α1164Ἀλλ' εἴ τις ὑμῶν ἐν Σαμοθρᾴκῃ μεμυημένος ἐστιbut if there is someone among you initiated in Samothrace, now is a fine time to pray that both feet of the pursuer be put out of jointα1165Ἀλείφατι(with) anointmentα1166Ἀλείψαςhaving oiledα1167Ἄληroaming, delusionα1168Ἄλληotherwiseα1169Ἀλλ'but then...?α1170Ἀλληγορίαallegory
Revisions (11)
- Catharine Rothtweaked translation
- Ronald Allenmodified epigram translation after consultation with Managing Editor Catharine Roth
- Ronald Allenexpanded n.4, added bibliography, added cross-reference, added keyword
- David Whiteheadupdated a ref
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- Catharine Rothtypo, coding
- David Whiteheadmore keywords; betacoding and other cosmetics
- David Whiteheadadded notes and keyword; restorative and other cosmetics
- David Whiteheadmodified headword and translation; added notes and keywords; cosmetics
- Jennifer Benedicttranslated