Μύρτης

Myrtes, Myrtis

Translated by David Whitehead8 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 26 words

Translation

[Myrtes], Teledamos, Mnaseas. But Theopompus names, as the pro-Macedonian Argives, Pasaias and Amyrtaios.1 So [sc. it is necessary] to see whether they are mistakes in writing.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μύρτης, Τελέδαμος, Μνασέας. Θεόπομπος δὲ Πασαίαν καὶ Ἀμυρταῖον ὀνομάζει τῶν Ἀργείων τοὺς Μακεδονίζοντας. ἰδεῖν οὖν, εἰ γραφικά ἐστιν ἁμαρτήματα.

Betacode
*mu/rths, *tele/damos, *mnase/as. *qeo/pompos de\ *pasai/an kai\ *)amurtai=on o)noma/zei tw=n *)argei/wn tou\s *makedoni/zontas. i)dei=n ou)=n, ei) grafika/ e)stin a(marth/mata. 

Notes (1)

  1. The second half of Harpokration s.v. For the first half see mu 1458.
  2. 1Theopompus FGrH 115 F231, being compared here to Demosthenes 18.295 (web address 1). ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 29 May 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. another keyword — David Whitehead
  4. modified translation, augmented note, added link and keyword, set status. — William Hutton
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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