Στίχοι Δημητρίου εἰς φθονερούς
lines of Demetrios against the envious
Translated by David Whitehead21 Nov 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"The man whom they dishonoured while alive they yearn for once he is dead; and some day a struggle for his tomb and lifeless image seizes cities, and the people set up strife."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Στίχοι Δημητρίου εἰς φθονερούς· ζῳὸν ἀτιμάσαντες ἀποφθίμενον ποθέουσι. καὶ πόθ' ὑπὲρ τύμβοιο καὶ ἀπνόου εἰδώλοιο ἄστεα νεῖκος ἐπῆλθεν, ἔριν δ' ἐστήσατο λαός.
Betacode
*sti/xoi *dhmhtri/ou ei)s fqonerou/s: zw|o\n a)tima/santes a)pofqi/menon poqe/ousi. kai\ po/q' u(pe\r tu/mboio kai\ a)pno/ou ei)dw/loio a)/stea nei=kos e)ph=lqen, e)/rin d' e)sth/sato lao/s.
Notes
- From Diogenes Laertius 5.85, who says that these three lines were the only ones preserved under the name of this epic poet.
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