Ὀπισθοβάμων
backwards-walking
Translated by Catharine Roth5 Oct 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀπισθοβάμων· ὁ πάγουρος. ὀπισθοβάμονα, τρίχηλον, ὀκτάπουν νηκτάν.
Betacode
*)opisqoba/mwn: o( pa/gouros. o)pisqoba/mona, tri/xhlon, o)kta/poun nhkta/n.
Notes (2)
- 1The epithet "eight-footed",
o)kta/pous oro)ktw/pous , is applied to various animals: the crab (as here), the scorpion (as at omicron 130), and the octopus (Alexander Trallianus 7.1). ↩ - 2Greek Anthology 6.196.2-3 (Statyllius Flaccus), reading
a)tra/xhlon "neckless" instead of the Suda'stri/xhlon . For another extract from this epigram, the dedication of a crab to Pan, see rho 72; cf. Gow and Page, vol. I (422-423) and vol. II (452). ↩
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: The Garland of Philip and Some Contemporary Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1968)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 17 Nov 2018
- expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-reference, added keyword — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- improved punctuation — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth