Λακρατίδης
Lakratides, Lacratides; Lakrateides
Translated by David Whitehead5 Dec 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
This man [was] an archon in Athens long ago. He held office in the era of Dareios,1 at a time when there was a heavy fall of snow and everything froze up, preventing anyone from travelling. Hence they used to call all cold things "Lakratideses". Aristophanes [writes]: "for an ancient Lakratides the leg[s] are heavy".2 That is, because of old age I cannot walk fast.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λακρατίδης· οὗτος ἀρχαῖος ἄρχων Ἀθήνησιν. ἦρχε δὲ ἐπὶ τῶν χρόνων Δαρείου, ἐφ' οὗ πλείστη χιὼν ἐγένετο καὶ ἀπέπηξε πάντα, ὡς μὴ δύνασθαί τινα προϊέναι. διόπερ τὰ ψυχρὰ πάντα Λακρατίδας ἐκάλουν. Ἀριστοφάνης· παλαιῷ Λακρατίδῃ τὸ σκέλος βαρύνεται. ὅ ἐστι διὰ τὸ γῆρας οὐχ οἷός τέ εἰμι θᾶττον βαδίζειν.
Betacode
*lakrati/dhs: ou(=tos a)rxai=os a)/rxwn *)aqh/nhsin. h)=rxe de\ e)pi\ tw=n xro/nwn *darei/ou, e)f' ou(= plei/sth xiw\n e)ge/neto kai\ a)pe/phce pa/nta, w(s mh\ du/nasqai/ tina proi+e/nai. dio/per ta\ yuxra\ pa/nta *lakrati/das e)ka/loun. *)aristofa/nhs: palaiw=| *lakrati/dh| to\ ske/los baru/netai. o(/ e)sti dia\ to\ gh=ras ou)x oi(=o/s te/ ei)mi qa=tton badi/zein.
Notes (2)
- The principal source of this material is a fragment of Philochorus (FGrH 328 F202) preserved in the scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 220. Develin (below) 48 dates Lakrateides -- the most authentic version of his name -- to the period 521/20-512/11.
Broadly similar material, more briefly, in Hesychius lambda217 and Photius lambda55 (where the editors prints the name as Lakratidas). - 1King Dareios (Darius) I of Persia, reigned 522-486. ↩
- 2Aristophanes, Acharnians 220. ↩
References
R. Develin, Athenian Officials 684-321 BC (Cambridge 1989)
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Revision history3 revisions · last 27 Mar 2013
- expanded note; tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Cosmetics, added keyword — Robert Dyer
- Translated — David Whitehead