Κύμβαλα
cymbals
Translated by William Hutton11 Mar 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κύμβαλα· θυμελικὰ παίγνια. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· καὶ κύμβαλ' ὀξύδουπα, κοιλοχείλεα.
Betacode
*ku/mbala: qumelika\ pai/gnia. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: kai\ ku/mbal' o)cu/doupa, koiloxei/lea.
Notes (2)
- Neuter plural; cf. under omicron 554.
- 1Literally "theatrical playthings" (cf. theta 555, theta 556, theta 557). For this usage of the phrase, see Constantine Porphyrogenitus, De Ceremoniis 592.7. ↩
- 2Greek Anthology 6.94.2 (Philip of Thessalonike), an iambic trimeter. On this epigram, the dedication of a priest of Rhea (cf. rho 83), see Gow and Page (vol. I, 306-307); (vol. II, 340); and its further extracts at lambda 742, sigma 16, and tau 1166. ↩
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)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 16 Jan 2023
- cross-references — Catharine Roth
- added cross-reference n.2 — Ronald Allen
- expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keyword — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton