Ὀρφεύς
Orpheus
Translated by Ross Scaife ✝24 Nov 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
From Camarina,1 epic poet; they say the Descent into Hades is his.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀρφεύς, Καμαριναῖος, ἐποποιός· οὗ φασιν εἶναι τὴν Εἰς ᾅδου κατάβασιν.
Betacode
*)orfeu/s, *kamarinai=os, e)popoio/s: ou(= fasin ei)=nai th\n *ei)s a(/|dou kata/basin.
Notes (1)
- See generally under omicron 660.
- 1In Sicily. ↩
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- another keyword — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
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- Translated — Ross Scaife ✝