Νύσια
Nysian
Translated by William Hutton15 Oct 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A type of dance; for of the dances one is called Berecyntian, one Cretan, one Parric.1 So 'Berecyntian' things [are] Nysian; for Berecyntian [sc.] territory is [part] of Nysia. But 'Cretan' [is] Knossian; for in Mysia and Knossos dance is taken seriously; and Nysian things are those that happen on Nysa. This2 is also sacred to Dionysos. And the Knossian ones likewise. Otherwise: when it comes to dances some are Dionysiac, some Korybantic, some in armor; the Dionysiac [are] Nysian, the Korybantic Knossian; for Knossos [is] a city of Crete.3 And in Crete Zeus was reared by the Korybantes.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νύσια· ὀρχήματος εἶδος· τῶν γὰρ ὀρχήσεων ἡ μὲν Βερεκυντιακὴ λέγεται, ἡ δὲ Κρητική, ἡ δὲ Παρρική. Νύσια οὖν τὰ Βερεκύντια· Νυσιὰς γάρ ἐστιν ἡ Βερεκυντιακή. Κνώσσια δὲ Κρητική· ἐν Μυσίᾳ γὰρ καὶ Κνωσσῷ ἐπιμελὴς ἡ ὄρχησις· Νύσια δὲ τὰ ἐν τῇ Νύσῃ γινόμενα. ἔστι δὲ αὕτη Διονύσου ἱερά. καὶ τὰ Κνώσσια ὡσαύτως. ἄλλως· τῶν ὀρχήσεων αἱ μὲν εἰσὶ Διονυσιακαί, αἱ δὲ Κορυβαντιακαί, αἱ ἐνόπλιοι· Νύσιαι δὲ αἱ Διονυσιακαί, Κνώσσιαι δὲ αἱ Κορυβαντιακαί· Κνωσσὸς γὰρ πόλις Κρήτης. ἐν τῇ Κρήτῃ δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Κορυβάντων ἐτράφη ὁ Ζεύς.
Betacode
*nu/sia: o)rxh/matos ei)=dos: tw=n ga\r o)rxh/sewn h( me\n *berekuntiakh\ le/getai, h( de\ *krhtikh/, h( de\ *parrikh/. *nu/sia ou)=n ta\ *bereku/ntia: *nusia\s ga/r e)stin h( *berekuntiakh/. *knw/ssia de\ *krhtikh/: e)n *musi/a| ga\r kai\ *knwssw=| e)pimelh\s h( o)/rxhsis: *nu/sia de\ ta\ e)n th=| *nu/sh| gino/mena. e)/sti de\ au(/th *dionu/sou i(era/. kai\ ta\ *knw/ssia w(sau/tws. a)/llws: tw=n o)rxh/sewn ai( me\n ei)si\ *dionusiakai/, ai( de\ *korubantiakai/, ai( e)no/plioi: *nu/siai de\ ai( *dionusiakai/, *knw/ssiai de\ ai( *korubantiakai/: *knwsso\s ga\r po/lis *krh/ths. e)n th=| *krh/th| de\ u(po\ tw=n *koruba/ntwn e)tra/fh o( *zeu/s.
Notes (3)
- Derived from ancient commentary on Sophocles, Ajax 699-700 (web address 1), where 'Nysian' and 'Knossian' dances are referred to; cf. scholia ad loc.
- 1'Parric' (
*parrikh/ ) is a mistake for 'Pyrrhic' (*purri/xh ), the dance in armor alluded to below; pi 3225. ↩ - 2That is, this mountain, Nysa; nu 618. ↩
- 3cf. kappa 1884. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 18 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typo — William Hutton
- x-refs; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- betacode typo, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton