Μόλων
Molon
Translated by David Whitehead8 Jul 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A proper name.
Aristophanes [writes]: "small, as big as Molon".1 In reference to men small in stature. "How great a desire? -- Small, as big as Molon." But there were two Molons, actors and thieves.2
Aristophanes [writes]: "small, as big as Molon".1 In reference to men small in stature. "How great a desire? -- Small, as big as Molon." But there were two Molons, actors and thieves.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μόλων· ὄνομα κύριον. Ἀριστοφάνης· μικρός, ἡλίκος Μόλων. ἐπὶ τῶν βραχυσωμάτων ἀνθρώπων. πόσος πόθος; μικρός, ἡλίκος Μόλων. Μόλωνες δὲ δύο, ὑποκριταὶ καὶ λωποδύται.
Betacode
*mo/lwn: o)/noma ku/rion. *)aristofa/nhs: mikro/s, h(li/kos *mo/lwn. e)pi\ tw=n braxuswma/twn a)nqrw/pwn. po/sos po/qos; mikro/s, h(li/kos *mo/lwn. *mo/lwnes de\ du/o, u(pokritai\ kai\ lwpodu/tai.
Notes (2)
- 1Aristophanes, Frogs 55 (web address 1); already at mu 1053. ↩
- 2As at mu 1053, the scholia miss the point. Molon the actor (his name still recognizable in the next century: Demosthenes 19.246 [web address 2]), was evidently a giant, not a dwarf. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 26 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- added links and keyword, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead