Δαιδαλόχειρ
Daedalus-handed
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Dec 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who works variegated and unusual things with his hands.1
"Dêris the Daedalus-handed dedicated to Pallas [...] an unbending cubit-stick."2
And elsewhere Aelian [writes]: "there were lamps made of silver and curiously wrought items of marvellous skill."3
And Aristophanes [writes]: "o my golden-wrought darling, child of Cypris!"4
"Dêris the Daedalus-handed dedicated to Pallas [...] an unbending cubit-stick."2
And elsewhere Aelian [writes]: "there were lamps made of silver and curiously wrought items of marvellous skill."3
And Aristophanes [writes]: "o my golden-wrought darling, child of Cypris!"4
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δαιδαλόχειρ· ὁ ποικίλα καὶ ἐξαίσια ταῖς χερσὶν ἐργαζόμενος. Δῆρις ὁ δαιδαλόχειρ τῇ Παλλάδι πῆχυν ἀκαμπῆ ἄνθετο. καὶ αὖθις Αἰλιανός· ἦν δὲ τὰ λυχνία ἀργύρου πεποιημένα καὶ τέχνης θαυμαστῆς δαίδαλα. καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης· ὦ χρυσοδαίδαλτον ἐμὸν μέλημα, Κύπριδος ἔρνος.
Betacode
*daidalo/xeir: o( poiki/la kai\ e)cai/sia tai=s xersi\n e)rgazo/menos. *dh=ris o( daidalo/xeir th=| *palla/di ph=xun a)kamph= a)/nqeto. kai\ au)=qis *ai)liano/s: h)=n de\ ta\ luxni/a a)rgu/rou pepoihme/na kai\ te/xnhs qaumasth=s dai/dala. kai\ *)aristofa/nhs: w)= xrusodai/dalton e)mo\n me/lhma, *ku/pridos e)/rnos.
Notes (4)
- The headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given.↩
- 1cf. generally delta 106, delta 107, delta 109, delta 110. ↩
- 2Greek Anthology 6.204.1-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a retiring carpenter dedicates his tools to Athena (here abridged: other tools are listed before the verb), for which the majority of mss read "Thêris" instead of the Suda's "Dêris" (again at delta 491); cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 109), (vol. II, 316), and further excerpts from this epigram at pi 2298 and rho 289. An equivalent entry in ps.-Zonaras aside, the headword is not found elsewhere (ibid.). ↩
- 3Aelian fr. 138 Hercher. ↩
- 4Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 971 (web address 1 below), using a related adjective with a daidal- component; see also theta 520.
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from5 entries
- δ106Δαιδάλεονartfully-wrought[Meaning] crafted with preparation. "[It seems with joy that Aphrodite] receives this hairnet from Samytha. For it is artfully-wrought and smells somewhat sweetly of nectar." Also [sc. attested is the variant]…
- δ107Δαίδαλονdaedalian[Meaning an] artfully-wrought apparatus. [sc. Named] from a certain Daedalus, an engineer, who rigged up various contraptions and became famous. "Therefore going unnoticed to the altar he put down those of the tripods…
- δ110Δαιδάλου ποιήματαDaidalos' creations, Daedalus' creations[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those pursuing skills with exactitude. [It arose] because the old craftsmen used to make the eyes closed, but Daidalos opened them, and spread the feet. And Homer says:…
- δ491ΔῆριςDeris"Deris cunning of hand dedicated to Pallas [...] a rigid cubit-stick." In the Epigrams.
- χ575Χρυσοδαίδαλτονgold-wrought[Meaning] valuable.
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Revision history6 revisions · last 4 Feb 2021
- expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded n.2; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict