Φιλήτας
Philetas
Translated by Malcolm Heath26 Mar 1999Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Of Cos. Son of Telephus; lived under both Philip and Alexander. Grammarian [and] critic. He died withered as a result of his quest for the so-called 'Falsified discourse'. He also became tutor of Ptolemy II. He wrote epigrams; elegies; etc.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φιλήτας, Κῷος, υἱὸς Τηλέφου, ὢν ἐπί τε Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου, γραμματικὸς κριτικός· ὃς ἰσχνωθεὶς ἐκ τοῦ ζητεῖν τὸν καλούμενον Ψευδόμενον λόγον ἀπέθανεν. ἐγένετο δὲ καὶ διδάσκαλος τοῦ δευτέρου Πτολεμαίου. ἔγραψεν ἐπιγράμματα, καὶ ἐλεγείας καὶ ἄλλα.
Betacode
*filh/tas, *kw=|os, ui(o\s *thle/fou, w)\n e)pi/ te *fili/ppou kai\ *)aleca/ndrou, grammatiko\s kritiko/s: o(\s i)sxnwqei\s e)k tou= zhtei=n to\n kalou/menon *yeudo/menon lo/gon a)pe/qanen. e)ge/neto de\ kai\ dida/skalos tou= deute/rou *ptolemai/ou. e)/grayen e)pigra/mmata, kai\ e)legei/as kai\ a)/lla.
Notes
- C4/3 BC. RE Philetas(1); OCD4 Philitas [sic].
References
R. Pfeiffer A History of Classical Scholarship (Oxford 1968) 88-93
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Revision history5 revisions · last 20 Feb 2023
- coding — Catharine Roth
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- added italics — Catharine Roth
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Malcolm Heath