Ῥωπικά
coarsely
Translated by Catharine Roth29 Oct 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"His mother, poor as she is, gives [ = dedicates] the living Mikythos to Bacchus, having painted [him] coarsely."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ῥωπικά· ἁ μάτηρ ζωὸν τὸν Μίκυθον, οἷα πενιχρά, Βάκχῳ δωρεῖται, ῥωπικὰ γραψαμένα.
Betacode
*(rwpika/: a( ma/thr zwo\n to\n *mi/kuqon, oi(=a penixra/, *ba/kxw| dwrei=tai, r(wpika\ grayame/na.
Notes
- Greek Anthology 6.355.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a woman dedicates a portrait of her son, and concomitantly Mikythos himself, to Dionysus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 120) and (vol. II, 348-349). Although apparently not an accomplished artist, the mother might well be a Bacchant or indeed a priestess of Dionysus, as Gow and Page observe (vol. II, 348).
For the headword adjective, here used in the neuter plural as an adverb, see also rho 260.
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1965)
Linked from2 entries
- ρ260Ῥωπικόςpetty, tawdry"He revealed his practical character perfectly. But it was superficial and tawdry." Meaning defiled. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] r(wpiko\n w)/nion ["petty purchase"], [meaning] that [which is] cheap, but bought…
- ρ261Ῥῶποςpetty-ware, trumpery[Meaning a] mixture of pigment, such as is useful to dyers, painters, perfumers. From this [sc. comes the term] r(wpopw/lhs ["petty-ware-dealer"]. But some have called any kind of cargo r(w=pos.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Apr 2021
- expanded note, added bibliography, added keyword — Ronald Allen
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- supplied headword; tweaked tr; expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth