Μεταλλεῖς
miners
Translated by David Whitehead7 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Those who work the [sc. Athenian silver-]mines go under this name.1
[Note] that Faunus [is] a son of Picus who is also Zeus;2 they called him Hermes after a name of the wandering star. He discovered mines of gold and silver and iron and handed over the working of them to the westerners, with the result that he was called Wealth-giver by the natives.3
[Note] that Faunus [is] a son of Picus who is also Zeus;2 they called him Hermes after a name of the wandering star. He discovered mines of gold and silver and iron and handed over the working of them to the westerners, with the result that he was called Wealth-giver by the natives.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μεταλλεῖς· οἱ τὰ μέταλλα ἐργαζόμενοι οὕτως ὀνομάζονται. ὅτι Φαῦνος υἱὸς Πίκου τοῦ καὶ Διός, ὃν Ἑρμῆν ἐκάλεσαν εἰς ὄνομα τοῦ πλανήτου ἀστέρος, μέταλλα ἐφεῦρε χρυσοῦ καὶ ἀργύρου καὶ σιδήρου καὶ τὴν τούτων ἐργασίαν παρέδωκε τοῖς δυτικοῖς, ὡς καὶ πλουτοδότην αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἐγχωρίων καλεῖσθαι.
Betacode
*metallei=s: oi( ta\ me/talla e)rgazo/menoi ou(/tws o)noma/zontai. o(/ti *fau=nos ui(o\s *pi/kou tou= kai\ *dio/s, o(\n *(ermh=n e)ka/lesan ei)s o)/noma tou= planh/tou a)ste/ros, me/talla e)feu=re xrusou= kai\ a)rgu/rou kai\ sidh/rou kai\ th\n tou/twn e)rgasi/an pare/dwke toi=s dutikoi=s, w(s kai\ ploutodo/thn au)to\n u(po\ tw=n e)gxwri/wn kalei=sqai.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 9 Aug 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- added keyword — David Whitehead
- modified headword, translation and notes, added keywords, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead