Μάρκελλος

Markellos, Marcellus

Translated by David Whitehead19 Sep 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 27 words

Translation

Of Side,1 a doctor, [who lived] in the time of Marcus Antoninus. This man wrote 42 medical books in epic verse, the topics of which included werewolves.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μάρκελλος Σιδήτης, ἰατρός, ἐπὶ Μάρκου Ἀντωνίνου. οὗτος ἔγραψε δι' ἐπῶν ἡρωϊκῶν βιβλία ἰατρικὰ δύο καὶ μʹ, ἐν οἷς καὶ περὶ λυκανθρώπου.

Betacode
*ma/rkellos *sidh/ths, i)atro/s, e)pi\ *ma/rkou *)antwni/nou. ou(=tos e)/graye di' e)pw=n h(rwi+kw=n bibli/a i)atrika\ du/o kai\ m#, e)n oi(=s kai\ peri\ lukanqrw/pou. 

Notes (2)

  1. C2 CE. See generally OCD(4) s.v. 'Marcellus, physician and poet'.
  2. 1In Pamphylia. ↩
  3. 2See generally OCD(4) s.v. lycanthropy. ↩

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Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Aug 2014
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  4. added keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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