Ληθεδών
oblivion
Translated by Catharine Roth10 Apr 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ληθεδών· λήθη. Λήθη δέ ἐστιν ἀποβολὴ ἐπιστήμης. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· ἔργα δὲ φώτων ἐς ταχινὴν ἔρρει τοιάδε ληθεδόνα.
Betacode
*lhqedw/n: lh/qh. *lh/qh de/ e)stin a)pobolh\ e)pisth/mhs. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: e)/rga de\ fw/twn e)s taxinh\n e)/rrei toia/de lhqedo/na.
Notes (3)
- cf. lambda 412.
- 1Similar glossing in Hesychius and elswhere. ↩
- 2Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 535.20-21. ↩
- 3Greek Anthology 7.17.3-4 (Tullius Laurea); quoted again at mu 1138 and nu 554. ↩
Linked from4 entries
- λ412ΛηθεδόνοςLethedon, ForgetfulnessA name of a spring.
- λ414Λήθηforgetfulness"But he used to copy out very accurately the interpreters of divine [lore], for the old age of forgetfulness, as Plato said, leaving commentaries for himself and storing up treasures."
- λ418Ληθότηςforgetfulness[Meaning] memory-failure.
- μ1138ΜιτυληναίαMitylenian womanThe mi- [is] short. "Tell of the Mitylenian woman, busy with song."
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Revision history5 revisions · last 11 Sep 2020
- another cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- notes; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth