Μαγεία
magic
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Jul 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
It is an invocation of beneficent spirits for the production of something good; like the oracles of Apollonius of Tyana.1 [sc. By contrast] sorcery [gohtei/a ] is an invocation of maleficent spirits which takes place around the graves. But [the term] witchcraft [farmakei/a ] [is used] when some death-dealing concoction is given as a potion or otherwise by mouth to someone.2
But haruspicy [= liver-inspection] is the dissection of the entrails [of sacrificed animals], by which they used to foretell coming events. For when dissecting they observed certain signs in the livers.3
See also undergohtei/a .4 Concerning magic, see under Persians.5
But haruspicy [= liver-inspection] is the dissection of the entrails [of sacrificed animals], by which they used to foretell coming events. For when dissecting they observed certain signs in the livers.3
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Greek original · Adler’s text
Μαγεία· ἐπίκλησίς ἐστι δαιμόνων ἀγαθοποιῶν πρὸς ἀγαθοῦ τινος σύστασιν· ὡς τὰ τοῦ Ἀπολλωνίου τοῦ Τυανέως θεσπίσματα. γοητεία ἐπίκλησίς ἐστι δαιμόνων κακοποιῶν περὶ τοὺς τάφους γινομένη. φαρμακεία δέ, ὅταν διά τινος σκευασίας θανατηφόρου πρὸς φίλτρον, ἢ ἄλλως δοθῇ τισι διὰ στόματος. ἡπατοσκοπία δὲ ἡ τῶν ἐγκάτων ἀνατομή, δι' ὧν προεμήνυον τὰ συμβησόμενα. ἀνατέμνοντες γὰρ σημεῖά τινα ἐθεώρουν ἐν τοῖς ἥπασι. καὶ ζήτει ἐν τῷ γοητεία. ζήτει περὶ μαγείας ἐν τῷ Πέρσαι.
Betacode
*magei/a: e)pi/klhsi/s e)sti daimo/nwn a)gaqopoiw=n pro\s a)gaqou= tinos su/stasin: w(s ta\ tou= *)apollwni/ou tou= *tuane/ws qespi/smata. gohtei/a e)pi/klhsi/s e)sti daimo/nwn kakopoiw=n peri\ tou\s ta/fous ginome/nh. farmakei/a de/, o(/tan dia/ tinos skeuasi/as qanathfo/rou pro\s fi/ltron, h)\ a)/llws doqh=| tisi dia\ sto/matos. h(patoskopi/a de\ h( tw=n e)gka/twn a)natomh/, di' w(=n proemh/nuon ta\ sumbhso/mena. a)nate/mnontes ga\r shmei=a/ tina e)qew/roun e)n toi=s h(/pasi. kai\ zh/tei e)n tw=| gohtei/a. zh/tei peri\ magei/as e)n tw=| *pe/rsai.
Notes (5)
Linked from3 entries
- γ365Γοητείαsorcery, wizardry[Meaning] magic. Sorcery [gohtei/a] and magic [magei/a] and witchcraft [farmakei/a] differ; Medes and Persians discovered them. So magic is of course invocation of beneficent spirits for the production of something…
- η419ἩπατοσκοπίαliverLiver-inspecting. See under Persians. Also [sc. attested is] 'liver-inspecting', [meaning] the dissection of the entrails, by which they used to foretell what would happen; for in dissecting they would observe certain…
- μ13Μαγικήmagic, Magian [lore]Medes and Persians discovered this. It differs from goeteia [sorcery] and pharmakeia [witchcraft] itself.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 25 Apr 2013
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more betacoding — Catharine Roth
- another note; more keywords; betacoding and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth