Θεσμοφόρος
statute-bearer, statute-bearing
Translated by Ryan Stone19 Feb 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Θεσμοφόρος· ὁ τοὺς νόμους ἐπιφερόμενος. καὶ ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· ὡμολόγησ' ἥξειν εἰς νύκτα μοι ἐπιβόητος, καὶ σεμνὴν ὤμοσε Θεσμοφόρον.
Betacode
*qesmofo/ros: o( tou\s no/mous e)pifero/menos. kai\ e)n *)epigra/mmasi: w(molo/ghs' h(/cein ei)s nu/kta moi e)pibo/htos, kai\ semnh\n w)/mose *qesmofo/ron.
Notes (2)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica. The headword is an epithet of Demeter; cf. Herodotus 6.91.2; see also theta 272, and theta 270. ↩
- 2Greek Anthology 5.150.1-2 (Asclepiades), on a hetaera who fails to appear for a rendezvous; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 46) and (vol. II, 123-124). (Despite the oath, Niko stood him up.) ↩
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)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 3 Sep 2021
- expanded n.2, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- modified headword; another x-ref; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- tweaked translation and note, added keywords, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Ryan Stone