Σκληρᾶς ἀοιδοῦ
of a harsh singer
Translated by Catharine Roth2 Jun 2003Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] of the Sphinx. That is, of the difficult [singer], because of the riddle. Or of the murderous [singer]. "You came and released the Cadmeians' town1 from a harsh singer's tribute, which we used to pay."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σκληρᾶς ἀοιδοῦ· τῆς Σφιγγός. τουτέστι τῆς δυσκόλου, διὰ τὸ αἴνιγμα. ἢ τῆς φονικῆς. ὅς γ' ἐξέλυσας ἄστυ Καδμείων μολὼν σκληρᾶς ἀοιδοῦ δασμόν, ὃν παρείχομεν.
Betacode
*sklhra=s a)oidou=: th=s *sfiggo/s. toute/sti th=s dusko/lou, dia\ to\ ai)/nigma. h)\ th=s fonikh=s. o(/s g' e)ce/lusas a)/stu *kadmei/wn molw\n sklhra=s a)oidou= dasmo/n, o(\n parei/xomen.
Notes (1)
- Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 35 (from which the present headword phrase, in the genitive case, is extracted: web address 1), with scholia.
For the Sphinx cf. pi 3083, sigma 1741, sigma 1746, sigma 1747, omicroniota 34. - 1Thebes (cf. kappa 15, kappa 17, kappa 19). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- π3083Ποικιλῳδόςriddle-singing[Referring to] the Sphinx. "The riddle-singing Sphinx led us to investigate what lay at our feet, neglecting obscure matters."
- σ637Σκληραύχεναςstiff-necked[Meaning they which are] inflexible. Aelian [writes]: "the harsh and hateful winds suddenly abated, and the waves became smooth." And [there is] a saying: "barking more harshly than an Epirote dog he inflicted…
- σ1741Σφήξwasp[Genitive] sfhko/s: a kind of bee. But [the Sphinx is] *sfi/gc, [genitive] *sfiggo/s.
- σ1746ΣφιγγὸςSphinx's"Proposing many [Sphinx's] problems in response to many questions of these strange puzzles -- not [problems] of the Cadmeian Sphinx, but of some kind of Sphinx anyway, yet more wonderful and much wiser."
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Revision history7 revisions · last 29 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typos — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- updated link — Catharine Roth
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- added x-ref — David Whitehead
- added x-refs and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth