Ὀρφεύς
Orpheus
Translated by Ross Scaife ✝24 Nov 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀρφεύς, Κικωναῖος ἢ Ἀρκάς, ἐκ Βισαλτίας τῆς Θρᾳκικῆς, ἐποποιός. γέγονε δὲ καὶ οὗτος πρὸ Ὁμήρου, βʹ γενεαῖς πρεσβύτερος τῶν Τρωϊκῶν. ἔγραψε δὲ Μυθοποιΐαν, ἐπιγράμματα, ὕμνους.
Betacode
*)orfeu/s, *kikwnai=os h)\ *)arka/s, e)k *bisalti/as th=s *qra|kikh=s, e)popoio/s. ge/gone de\ kai\ ou(=tos pro\ *(omh/rou, b# geneai=s presbu/teros tw=n *trwi+kw=n. e)/graye de\ *muqopoii/+an, e)pigra/mmata, u(/mnous.
Notes (3)
- See generally under omicron 660.
- 1From Ciconia (Kikonia, Kikones), a region of southern coastal Thrace (Barrington Atlas map 51 grid F3), cf. kappa 1600, kappa 1601. ↩
- 2'or' added by Gutschmid. Arcadia is in the central Peloponnesus (Barrington Atlas map 58 grid B2). ↩
- 3Not properly part of Thrace, but located further west in eastern Macedonia (Barrington Atlas map 50 grid D2). ↩
Linked from4 entries
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- κ1600Κικονία χώραKikonian territory, Ciconian territory[no gloss]
- κ1601Κικόνιος οἶνοςKikonian bird['Kikonian bird'] and 'Kikonian wine'.
- ο660ὈρφεύςOrpheusIn the days of the Hebrew Judges, after the monarchy of the Athenians had been suppressed, Orpheus was famous, a wise man learned in many mysteries. His doctrines concerning theogony are preserved, among them the…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 14 Mar 2018
- consistency — Ronald Allen
- added map notes, third note — Ronald Allen
- coding etc. — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- supplied notes; augmented keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Ross Scaife ✝