Πιτυάνη εἰμί

I am Pityane

Translated by Amanda Aponte20 Oct 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

3 notes · 49 words
It1 occurs in Alcaeus.2 [sc. The proverb] is said of those experiencing frequent calamities at the same time as good fortunes, insofar as such things befell Pitane too, the things that Hellanicus also records: for he says that it was enslaved by Pelasgians and set free again by Erythrians.3

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πιτυάνη εἰμί· αὕτη παρ' Ἀλκαίῳ κεῖται. λέγεται καὶ κατὰ τῶν πυκναῖς συμφοραῖς χρωμένων ἅμα καὶ εὐπραξίαις, παρόσον καὶ τῇ Πιτάνῃ τοιαῦτα συνέβη πράγματα, ὧν καὶ Ἑλλάνικος μέμνηται· φησὶ γὰρ αὐτὴν ὑπὸ Πελασγῶν ἀνδραποδισθῆναι καὶ πάλιν ὑπὸ Ἐρυθραίων ἐλευθερωθῆναι.

Betacode
*pitua/nh ei)mi/: au(/th par' *)alkai/w| kei=tai. le/getai kai\ kata\ tw=n puknai=s sumforai=s xrwme/nwn a(/ma kai\ eu)praci/ais, paro/son kai\ th=| *pita/nh| toiau=ta sune/bh pra/gmata, w(=n kai\ *(ella/nikos me/mnhtai: fhsi\ ga\r au)th\n u(po\ *pelasgw=n a)ndrapodisqh=nai kai\ pa/lin u(po\ *)eruqrai/wn e)leuqerwqh=nai.

Notes (3)

  1. The present headword phrase, a proverb, has been contaminated by pi 1667 (q.v.). It should be *pita/nh ei)mi/: see Photius s.v. (pi900 Theodoridis) and Zenobius 5.61.
  2. 1In the Greek, she: the feminine toponym in the phrase. On the coast of Aeolis; Barrington Atlas map 56 grid D4. ↩
  3. 2Alcaeus fr. 439 Lobel-Page (114 Bergk, PLG). ↩
  4. 3Hellanicus of Lesbos, FGrH 3 F93. ↩

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π1666Πιττουμένωνbeing pitchedπ1667Πιτυάνηpityaneπ1668Πιτυάνη εἰμίI am Pityaneπ1669Πίτυλοςsweep, torrent, onslaught, attackπ1670ΠιτυοῦςPityous
Revision history4 revisions · last 12 Sep 2021
  1. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. modified tr; augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Amanda Aponte

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