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- α347Ἀγρεσίαhunting… singular appears in the following quotation. [1] Greek Anthology 6.13.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), again at alpha 369 and (in part) at omicron 234; a fowler, a hunter, and a fisherman dedicate nets to Pan; …
- β571Βρύκονταgobbling… dedication of spoils from a marauding lion, is attributed to Leonidas of Tarentum; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 123), (vol. II, 357), and further excerpts from this epigram at alpha 3085, alpha 4700, …
- δ1549Δρυπέπηςtree-ripened… another extract from this epigram, a dedication by the poet Leonidas, at alpha 974. [4] cf. delta 1541, psi 109.
- χ107Χαριεργόςgracefully-working… see next note. [1] An approximation of Greek Anthology 6.205.9-10 (Leonidas of Tarentum): besides omitting 'the man', the Suda presents the dative adjective as xarierga=|, instead of xariergw=|. Also see Gow and Page (vol. …
- αι188Αἱμαλέαςbloody… is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Greek Anthology 6.129.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a dedication to Athena of spoils exacted from the Lucanians (abridged); cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 118), (vol. II, 344-345), …
- α3303Ἀποδρέψεσθεyou will pluck off… iota 711, sigma 1700. In this epigram--plainly an imitation of Leonidas of Tarentum in Greek Anthology 6.302 (cf. alpha 3965)--the poet addresses the mice inside his home; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 43) …
- α1748Ἀμφίξουνall-round-smoothing… is extracted from the quotation given. [1] Greek Anthology 6.205.9 (Leonidas of Tarentum), the retiring carpenter Leontichus dedicates his tools to Athena; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 109); (vol. II, 316-319); and other …
- ε3419Εὐδίνηταeasily-turning (things)… extracted from the quotation given here. [2] Greek Anthology 6.205.7 (Leonidas of Tarentum), the retiring carpenter Leontichus dedicates his tools to Athena; cf. tau 1102. Also see Gow and Page (vol. I, 109); (vol. …
- δ1245Διωξικέλευθα κέντραurging-on goads… "6.246 is a highly polished epigram in the manner of Leonidas; there is nothing similar in Philodemus, but Argentarius occasionally composes in this style." See also kappa 1338 (for this phrase in the correct …
- η632Ἤτριαwarps… the scholia to Homer, Iliad 19.226. [2] Greek Anthology 6.288.3-5 (Leonidas of Tarentum, in Doric dialect), four sisters pray for better fortunes by dedicating spinning and weaving instruments to Athena; cf. Gow and Page …
- β311ΒιττίονBittioncf. pi 910. [1] Greek Anthology 6.286.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), three girls dedicate their embroidered work to Artemis; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 120), (vol. II, 349-350), and these lines again, identically abridged, …
- ε2061Ἐπεπάμεθαwe had obtained… extracted from the quotation given (its only independent occurrence). [1] Leonidas of Tarentum, Greek Anthology 7.67.7-8 (an epitaph for Diogenes the Cynic: delta 1141, delta 1143, delta 1144). See Gow and Page (vol. I, …
- κ2513Κτέναcomb… to be specific to the quotation. [1] Greek Anthology 6.211.4-5 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a dedication of a woman's personal articles to Aphrodite; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 107) and (vol. II, 310-311). The …
- α3875Ἀρίδεςbow-drills… and its operation; cf. Blümner (224). [2] Greek Anthology 6.205.5 (Leonidas of Tarentum), upon retirement the carpenter Leontichus dedicates the implements of his craft to Athena; cf. Gow and Page (Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, …
- α3638Ἀποφθίμενονhaving perished… extracted from the first quotation given. [1] Greek Anthology 7.67.3-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), Diogenes addresses Charon [Author, Myth], here abridged; for full versions see beta 114 and omicron 124; cf. Gow and Page (vol. …
- ε3082Ἕρσηdew… dro/sos cf. epsilon 3080, epsilon 3084.) [2] Greek Anthology 6.120.4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), on a cicada perched on Athena's spear; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 136); (vol. II, 389); and further extracts from …
- β324Βλαύτηslipper… below), with scholion; cf. sigma 927. [3] Greek Anthology 6.293.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), using a neuter variant (cf. beta 325) of the (feminine) headword. Here, the epigrammatist ridicules a Cynic for having worn slippers--and …
- β507Βώτορεςpasturers… Doter is a proper name). [3] Greek Anthology 6.262.1-2, 4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a cattleman dedicates spoils from a marauding animal; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 122-123) and (vol. II, 357). Gow and …
- δ108ΔαιδαλόχειρDaedalus-handed… delta 107, delta 109, delta 110. [2] Greek Anthology 6.204.1-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a retiring carpenter dedicates his tools to Athena (here abridged: other tools are listed before the verb), for which the majority …
- β114Βάρειςbarges… banishment. [3] Again at beta 125. [4] Greek Anthology 7.67.3-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum), addressed to Charon [Author, Myth] by Diogenes; already at alpha 3638 (in part) and, again, at omicron 124. See Gow and …
- λ763Λοῖσθοςlast, final, remaining… Lexicon 109.3. [2] An interesting garbling of Greek Anthology 7.19.3-4 (Leonidas of Tarentum). In place of the Suda's ei)=q' o(/ge loi=sqos... ("then he, the last ...") , the original reads e)/nq' o(/ ge *ludo/s... …
- δ1490Δράγματαhandfuls of uncut corn, trusses… with 'planting') and abridgment of Greek Anthology 6.44.2-4 (perhaps by Leonidas of Tarentum), on Heronax's libations to Satyrs and Dionysus; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 137), (vol. II, 391-392), and other extracts from …
- α369Ἀγρόταςcountrymen, rurals… alpha271 Theodoridis. [2] From beta 457. [3] Greek Anthology 6.13.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), already at alpha 347 and (in part) at omicron 234; a fowler, a hunter, and a fisherman dedicate nets to Pan; …
- α2612Ἀντανήγοντοthey attacked… Apollonius calls this to mind when contemplating the tomb of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans at Thermopylai (Barrington Atlas map 55 grid D3).
- κ1682Κισσύβιονivy-cup… and the Lexica Segueriana as kissuki/nou. [2] Greek Anthology 6.154.4 (Leonidas of Tarentum or perhaps Gaetulicus); the epigram dedicates gifts to Pan (a goat), Bromios = Bacchus (ivy branches), and the nymphs (flowers and …
- α1721Ἀμφίδορονfully-flayed… grounds that its elaborate style, typical of the followers of Leonidas of Tarentum, would be an anomaly for Phalaecus, one of the earliest Hellenistic epigrammatists. Then it was omitted from Gow and Page (Garland …
- δ1088Δικέραιονtwo-horned… is often used generically. The subject of Greek Anthology 6.110 (Leonidas of Tarentum) is another antlered hind (cf. phi 683), and Gow and Page describe both that deer and the one in this epigram …
- ε1991Ἔπαυλιςencampment… For comment, see next note here. [4] Greek Anthology 6.221.7-8 (Leonidas of Tarentum 53 Gow-Page; cf. Gow and Page, p. 124). The Suda and the Palatine manuscript of the Anthology both have e)paulo/sunos ('encampment-bound') …
- α350Ἀγρεία ἀοιδήrustic song… phrase is presumably quoted from somewhere. [2] Greek Anthology 6.35.2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a rustic dedication to Pan; cf. Gow and Page, vol. I (122) and vol. II (356-357); cf. further extracts from this …
- ε3378ΕὐαστήρEuaster; he who cries euoi!… epsilon 3785, epsilon 3787, epsilon 3788. [3] Greek Anthology 6.154.1-2 (Leonidas of Tarentum), a rustic dedication to Pan, Dionysus, and Nymphs by one Biton; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 137-138), Gow and Page …