Ἀχαιΐνη
doe, hind
Translated by Catharine Roth1 Jan 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀχαιΐνη· ἡ ἔλαφος. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· καὶ σκύτος ἀμφιδόρου στικτὸν ἀχαιΐνεω. καὶ Βάβριος· τοιαῦτα κωτίλλουσαν τὴν ἀχαιΐνην ἔπεισεν ἐλθεῖν δὶς τὸν αὐτὸν εἰς ᾅδην.
Betacode
*)axaii/+nh: h( e)/lafos. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: kai\ sku/tos a)mfido/rou stikto\n a)xaii/+new. kai\ *ba/brios: toiau=ta kwti/llousan th\n a)xaii/+nhn e)/peisen e)lqei=n di\s to\n au)to\n ei)s a(/|dhn.
Notes (1)
- [1] Greek Anthology 6.165.2 (Phalaecus); already at alpha 1721. Here the masculine form is used (in the genitive). Find further excerpts from this epigram, a dedication to Dionysus, at beta 140, beta 548, theta 379, theta 613, iota 72, kappa 2115, kappa 2279, lambda 360, rho 223, and sigma 1193. On the epigram's ascription, see alpha 1721 note.↩
- 2Babrius 95.87-8; again at kappa 2304.
Linked from4 entries
- α634ἈείρακοςaeirakosThe [word for the] hind among Cretans.
- α1721Ἀμφίδορονfully-flayed[Meaning] that which stretches from all around. In the Epigrams: "and dappled pelt of a fully-flayed brocket." That is, skin of a hart. For a brocket [is] a [two-year-old] hart.
- β140ΒασσαρικάBassarika, BassaricaSoterichos wrote a [Bassarika] or Dionysiaka. He lived during the reign of Diocletian. Also [sc. attested is the genitive singular] "of Bassaric". In the Epigrams: "the twisted tambourine, goad of a Bassaric throng".…
- β548ΒρόμοςroarProperly [this means the] sound of fire. "And a heavy roar of a nimble drum." In the Epigrams. And elsewhere: "no longer will you settle the roar of the winds, nor the hailstorm."
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Revision history4 revisions · last 29 May 2023
- expanded n.1, added cross-references, added keyword — Ronald Allen
- coding — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth