Χρυσίς
gold-vessel
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Apr 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a golden bowl. "Oh how I'm always at the mercy of ... gold-vessels!"1 ["At the mercy of"] meaning subject to.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χρυσίς· ἡ χρυσῆ φιάλη. οἴ μ' ὡς ἐλεήμων εἴμ' ἀεὶ τῶν χρυσίδων. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἥττων.
Betacode
*xrusi/s: h( xrush= fia/lh. oi)/ m' w(s e)leh/mwn ei)/m' a)ei\ tw=n xrusi/dwn. a)nti\ tou= h(/ttwn.
Notes (1)
- cf. Harpokration s.v., commenting in the first instance on Demosthenes 22.69 & 73 but going on to cite Aristophanes (as below).
- 1Hermes in Aristophanes, Peace 425 (web address 1 below), with scholion; the usual reading of the line is
oi)/m' w(s rather thanoi)/ m' w(s as here. See also Hesychius s.v.
The noun in the line, the present headword, is intended to be a surprise for an audience expecting (e.g.) 'suppliants'. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 7 Jul 2023
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict