Μοῦσα τραγική

tragic muse

Translated by Catharine Roth3 Oct 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

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"What was done, even some tragic muse would hesitate to say. For [she] does not wish these things to happen and has forbidden [them] to be spoken."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μοῦσα τραγική· ὅσα ἐπράττετο, καὶ μοῦσά τις ἂν ὀκνήσειεν εἰπεῖν τραγική. οὐ γὰρ βούλεται ταῦτα γίνεσθαι καὶ τὸ λέγειν ἀπηγόρευσε.

Betacode
*mou=sa tragikh/: o(/sa e)pra/tteto, kai\ mou=sa/ tis a)\n o)knh/seien ei)pei=n tragikh/. ou) ga\r bou/letai tau=ta gi/nesqai kai\ to\ le/gein a)phgo/reuse.

Notes

  1. Aelian fr. 295 Domingo-Forasté (298 Hercher) (contextless). (The tragic muse was Melpomene: see mu 1291.)

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μ1290ΜουρήναςMurenaμ1291ΜοῦσαMuseμ1292Μοῦσα τραγικήtragic museμ1293Μοῦσαι καλαὶ κ' Ἄπολλον οἷς ἐγὼ σπένδωlovely Muses and Apollo to whom I make libationμ1294ΜουσαῖοςMousaios, Musaeus
Revision history3 revisions · last 27 May 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. updated reference — Catharine Roth
  3. small changes to tr; augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Catharine Roth

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