Προβατοπώλης
sheep-seller
Translated by Catharine Roth10 May 2013Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. In reference to] Kallias and the regime of his time; or Lysikles, son [of] Aspasia. But Eukrates [was] an oakum-dealer, he who was also called Styppax.1
But Kleon [was] a leather-seller.2 [The word] is not used in reference to selling hides, but in reference to handing over [i.e. "selling" for gain] the affairs of the city.3
But Kleon [was] a leather-seller.2 [The word] is not used in reference to selling hides, but in reference to handing over [i.e. "selling" for gain] the affairs of the city.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Προβατοπώλης· ὁ Καλλίας καὶ ἡ ἐπ' αὐτοῦ πολιτεία· ἢ Λυσικλῆς, υἱὲ Ἀσπασία. στυππειοπώλης δὲ ὁ Εὐκράτης, ὃς καὶ Στύππαξ ἐκαλεῖτο. βυρσοπώλης δὲ ὁ Κλέων. οὐκ ἐπὶ τοῦ πωλεῖν τὰς βύρσας παρείληπται, ἀλλ' ἐπὶ τοῦ τῆς πόλεως ἀποδίδοσθαι τὰ πράγματα.
Betacode
*probatopw/lhs: o( *kalli/as kai\ h( e)p' au)tou= politei/a: h)\ *lusiklh=s, ui(e\ *)aspasi/a. stuppeiopw/lhs de\ o( *eu)kra/ths, o(\s kai\ *stu/ppac e)kalei=to. bursopw/lhs de\ o( *kle/wn. ou)k e)pi\ tou= pwlei=n ta\s bu/rsas parei/lhptai, a)ll' e)pi\ tou= th=s po/lews a)podi/dosqai ta\ pra/gmata.
Notes (3)
- 1From a scholion on Aristophanes, Knights 132, where the headword (again at 138) occurs: web address 1. All three individuals mentioned appear to have been populist Athenian politicians in the period between the decline of Pericles (d. 429 BCE) and the ascendancy of Kleon (below). For Eukrates see also sigma 1257 (and alpha 3069). [The transmitted phrase
ui(e\ *)aspasi/a makes no sense: Aemilius Portus ventured to emend it toui(o\s *)aspasi/as "son of Aspasia." Ms M (notable for scholarly emendations) contains a note bringing attention to the problem.] ↩ - 2From a scholion on Aristophanes, Peace 270 or 648. For Kleon see generally kappa 1731. ↩
- 3From a scholion on Aristophanes, Knights 133; cf. pi 2158. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- π2158Πώλης-sellerAristophanes in jest says the end of the name [like this], from political figures giving away and selling what concerns the city: for instance sheep-seller, flax-seller, sausage-seller.
- π2330Πρόβαταflocks, herds[Meaning] all the quadrupeds.
- σ1248ΣτύγαξStygaxEukrates, an Athenian general, a bribe-taker and a traitor. He was killed by the Thirty. Some [say] by drinking hemlock.
- σ1257ΣτύππαξStyppax, HempyAn Athenian general, [whose real name was] Eukrates, a bribe-taker and a traitor. He was killed by the Thirty. Some [say] by drinking hemlock.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 24 May 2016
- tr tweak — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented n.1 and keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth