Αἰπύ
lofty
Translated by Catharine Roth26 Feb 2003Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἰπύ· ὑψηλόν, μέγα. Λευκάδος αἰπὺν ἔχων ναύταις τηλέσκοπον ὄχθον. σὺ δ' ὁ τὸν οὐρανὸν διφρηλατῶν ἥλιε, πατρῴαν τὴν ἐμὴν ὅταν χθόνα ἴδῃς, ἐπισχὼν χρυσόνωτον ἡνίαν ἄγγειλον ἄτας τὰς ἐμάς.
Betacode
*ai)pu/: u(yhlo/n, me/ga. *leuka/dos ai)pu\n e)/xwn nau/tais thle/skopon o)/xqon. su\ d' o( to\n ou)rano\n difrhlatw=n h(/lie, patrw/|an th\n e)mh\n o(/tan xqo/na i)/dh|s, e)pisxw\n xruso/nwton h(ni/an a)/ggeilon a)/tas ta\s e)ma/s.
Notes (2)
- [1] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 2.603, where the headword (neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective) appears. See also alphaiota 276, alphaiota 277.↩
- 2Greek Anthology 6.251.1 (Philip), seafarers pray to Apollo for fair winds; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 300-303); (vol. II, 335); and further excerpts from this epigram at beta 527, delta 126, omicron 158, and chi 205. For the island of Leukas (Leucas), see lambda 317. The temple of Apollo Leucatas was located on a promontory extending from the southern coast of the island; cf. Barrington Atlas map 54 grid C4 and Gow and Page (vol. II, 335). ↩
- 3Sophocles, Ajax 845-8 (web address 1); cf. delta 1292, epsilon 2655.
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)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from6 entries
- αι276Αἰπύςlofty[Meaning] one who/which is destructive.
- αι277Αἰπὺ οἱ ἐσσεῖται μάλα περ μεμαῶτι μάχεσθαιhard shall it be for him however eager he may be for battle[*ai)pu/ "high" is used] metaphorically to mean [something] hard to approach, hard to manage.
- β527Βραχυφεγγίτηςbriefly-illuminating[Meaning] that which shines a little. "And the gleam of a briefly-illuminating lamp."
- δ126Δαῖταςfeasts[Meaning] parties. "Phoebus,... accept from the sailors this feast of hand-kneaded barley cake." Also, "just as Hesiod represents the sons of Aeacus as 'rejoicing in war as if in a feast."
- δ1292Διφρηλατῶνdriving a chariot[Meaning someone] chariot-driving. Sophocles [writes]: "but you, O Sun who drive your chariot through the lofty heaven, when you see my paternal earth, hold back your golden reins and announce my fate and my death."…
- χ205Χεριφυρέαhand-kneaded"[o] Phoebus [...] receive this hand-kneaded feast of a barley loaf from the sailors." In the Epigrams.
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