Λάσος
Lasos, Lasus
Translated by David Whitehead8 Sep 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Son of Charbinos,1 of Hermione, a city of Achaia;2 born in the 58th Olympiad, when Dareios the son of Hystaspes [sc. was also born].3 Some include him in the count of the Seven Sages, instead of Periander.4 This man was the first to write a work about music; he also introduced the dithyramb into competition and originated argumentative works.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λάσος, Χαρβίνου, Ἑρμιονεύς, πόλεως τῆς Ἀχαΐας, γεγονὼς κατὰ τὴν νηʹ Ὀλυμπιάδα, ὅτε Δαρεῖος ὁ Ὑστάσπου. τινὲς δὲ τοῦτον συναριθμοῦσι τοῖς ζʹ σοφοῖς, ἀντὶ Περιάνδρου. πρῶτος δὲ οὗτος περὶ μουσικῆς λόγον ἔγραψε καὶ διθύραμβον εἰς ἀγῶνα εἰσήγαγε καὶ τοὺς ἐριστικοὺς εἰσηγήσατο λόγους.
Betacode
*la/sos, *xarbi/nou, *(ermioneu/s, po/lews th=s *)axai/+as, gegonw\s kata\ th\n nh# *)olumpia/da, o(/te *darei=os o( *(usta/spou. tine\s de\ tou=ton sunariqmou=si toi=s z# sofoi=s, a)nti\ *peria/ndrou. prw=tos de\ ou(=tos peri\ mousikh=s lo/gon e)/graye kai\ diqu/rambon ei)s a)gw=na ei)sh/gage kai\ tou\s e)ristikou\s ei)shgh/sato lo/gous.
Notes (4)
- C6 BCE. See generally OCD(4) s.v., and already under kappa 2646.
- 1Other sources give the name as Chabrinos, Charinos, or Charminos. ↩
- 2In the N Peloponnese (Greece). ↩
- 3548/7-545/4. For Dareios, who became King of Persia, see generally delta 72, delta 73, delta 74. ↩
- 4See generally OCD(4) s.v. Seven Sages. ↩
References
G.A. Privitera, Laso di Ermione nella cultura ateniese e nella tradizione storiografica (Rome 1965)
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Revision history4 revisions · last 4 Aug 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Added italics; cosmetics; set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Translated — David Whitehead