Κότυς
Kotys, Cotys
Translated by David Whitehead7 Sep 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Kotys] was a man noteworthy in appearance and outstanding in military matters, besides being entirely unlike a Thracian in spirit;1 for he had turned out discreet and displayed the mildness and gravitas of a gentleman.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κότυς ἀνὴρ ἦν κατὰ τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν ἀξιόλογος καὶ πρὸς τὰς πολεμικὰς χρείας διαφέρων, ἔτι δὲ κατὰ τὴν ψυχὴν πάντα μᾶλλον ἢ Θρᾷξ· καὶ γὰρ νήπτης ὑπῆρχε καὶ πραότητα καὶ βάθος ὑπέφαινεν ἐλεύθερον.
Betacode
*ko/tus a)nh\r h)=n kata\ th\n e)pifa/neian a)cio/logos kai\ pro\s ta\s polemika\s xrei/as diafe/rwn, e)/ti de\ kata\ th\n yuxh\n pa/nta ma=llon h)\ *qra=|c: kai\ ga\r nh/pths u(ph=rxe kai\ prao/thta kai\ ba/qos u(pe/fainen e)leu/qeron.
Notes (1)
- Polybius 27.12; cf. Diodorus Siculus 30.3, which is based on it. This Kotys is evidently a descendant (C2 BCE) of kappa 2173: see Walbank 310.
- 1'The Thracians had a reputation among the Greeks for cruelty, treachery, brutality, and drunkenness' (Walbank 311). ↩
References
F.W. Walbank, A Historical Commentary on Polybius, iii (Oxford 1979)
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Revision history3 revisions · last 13 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- Added italics; set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Translated — David Whitehead