Ματρέας
Matreas
Translated by David Whitehead9 Aug 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
This man was a charlatan. He used to keep an animal, which ate itself; and what Matreas' animal was is a matter of debate. This man also created Dilemmas modeled on those of Aristotle; [e.g.] why does the sun sink but not dive?
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ματρέας· οὗτος λαοπλάνος ἦν. ἔτρεφε δὲ θηρίον, ὃ αὐτὸ ἑαυτὸ κατήσθιε· καὶ ζητεῖται, τί τὸ τοῦ Ματρέου θηρίον. ἐποίησε δ' οὗτος καὶ παρὰ τὰς Ἀριστοτέλους ἀπορίας· διὰ τί ὁ ἥλιος δύει μέν, κολυμβᾷ δ' οὔ.
Betacode
*matre/as: ou(=tos laopla/nos h)=n. e)/trefe de\ qhri/on, o(\ au)to\ e(auto\ kath/sqie: kai\ zhtei=tai, ti/ to\ tou= *matre/ou qhri/on. e)poi/hse d' ou(=tos kai\ para\ ta\s *)aristote/lous a)pori/as: dia\ ti/ o( h(/lios du/ei me/n, kolumba=| d' ou)/.
Notes
- Abridged from Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 1.19D (1.35 Kaibel), who says that Matreas was an Alexandrian.
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