Ἴϋγξ
Jynx, Iunx
Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 Dec 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
A daughter of Echo or Peitho [Persuasion], conqueror-in-the-games1 and of Aphrodite; bewitching Zeus with drugs she was turned to stone for such things by Hera.2 And she was called kinaidion ['little pervert'] by some. There is also a little instrument which is called iunx, which enchantresses are accustomed to turn about as they cast charms on their beloveds. It is also a bird, which is believed to have the same power.3 Wherefore they bind [them] on wheels.4
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἴϋγξ, Ἠχοῦς ἢ Πειθοῦς θυγάτηρ, ἱερονίκης καὶ Ἀφροδίτης· καταφαρμάττουσα δὲ τὸν Δία ἐπὶ τοιούτοις ἀπελιθώθη ὑπὸ Ἥρας. καλεῖται δὲ ὑπ' ἐνίων κιναίδιον. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ὀργάνιόν τι ἴϋγξ καλούμενον, ὅπερ εἰώθασιν αἱ φαρμακίδες στρέφειν, ὡς κατακηλούμεναι τοὺς ἀγαπωμένους. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ὄρνεόν τι, ᾧ πρόσειται τὴν αὐτὴν δύναμιν ἔχειν. ὅθεν δεσμεύουσι τοῖς τροχίσκοις.
Betacode
*)/iu+gc, *)hxou=s h)\ *peiqou=s quga/thr, i(eroni/khs kai\ *)afrodi/ths: katafarma/ttousa de\ to\n *di/a e)pi\ toiou/tois a)peliqw/qh u(po\ *(/hras. kalei=tai de\ u(p' e)ni/wn kinai/dion. e)/sti de\ kai\ o)rga/nio/n ti i)/u+gc kalou/menon, o(/per ei)w/qasin ai( farmaki/des stre/fein, w(s katakhlou/menai tou\s a)gapwme/nous. e)/sti de\ kai\ o)/rneo/n ti, w(=| pro/seitai th\n au)th\n du/namin e)/xein. o(/qen desmeu/ousi toi=s troxi/skois.
Notes (4)
- Same entry in Photius (Lexicon iota273 Theodoridis); similar matrual in other lexica, and in scholia on Pindar (Pythian 4.381a, Nemean 4.56) and Theocritus (Idylls 2.17).
See also iota 758, iota 760, iota 761. - 1Adler prints the transmitted
i(eroni/khs but notes it as corrupt. In his Photius edition Theodoridis prints (but obelizes) Porson's conjecturei(era\ *Ni/khs , "priestess(?) of Nike and of Aphrodite". ↩ - 2The Suda omits from this sentence the phrase (in Photius and one of the Pindar scholia)
e)pi\ *)Ioi= . ↩ - 3The wryneck, Jynx torquilla, a Eurasian woodpecker; cf. Peterson, et al. (156). ↩
- 4cf. Jobling s.v. Jynx (212), Nelson (443-456), and iota 760 note. ↩
References
R. Peterson, G. Montfort, and P. Hollom, A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe, (New York, 1993)
J.A. Jobling, Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, (London, 2010)
G.W. Nelson, "A Greek Votive Iynx-Wheel in Boston," American Journal of Archaeology 44 (1940) 443-456
J.A. Jobling, Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, (London, 2010)
G.W. Nelson, "A Greek Votive Iynx-Wheel in Boston," American Journal of Archaeology 44 (1940) 443-456
Linked from4 entries
- ι758Ἴϋγγεςwrynecks, iynges[Meaning] narrow passages, and pleasures.
- ι760Ἴϋγξwryneck[Meaning] the bird [of that name], the so-called butt-shaker.
- ι761ἼϋγξIunx, Jynx, charmThat which attracts the spirit into desire and love. In the Epigrams: "the charm of Niko, which knows how [to drag] a man across the sea and boys from their chambers." "Now it is necessary that you be clever, good,…
- κ576Κατακηλοῦσανcharming, putting a spell on[Used] with an accusative. [Meaning] entrancing, soothing.
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Revision history7 revisions · last 28 Feb 2019
- added notes, bibliography, and keyword — Ronald Allen
- more coding — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified translation — David Whitehead
- added cross-references — Catharine Roth
- added note — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict