Occurrence 20206
(formerly occ/3852)
| πρὸς τινὰ λοίδορον | |
| καὶ βάτραχοι φωνοῦσιν ἀλλ’ ἐκ πελμάτων | | |
| καὶ κύνες ὑλακτοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ μακρόθεν, | | |
| καὶ σκάνθαροι παίζουσιν, ἀλλ’ ἐν κοπρία | | |
| οὐκοῦν τι καινὸν ει λαλοῦσι κ(αὶ) λίθοι· | |
| μικρ(ὰ) | παραλλάττοντες ἄνδρ(ες) βατράχων: |
| Type(s) | [4100] Καὶ βάτραχοι φωνοῦσιν, ἀλλ’ ἐκ τελμάτων (5 verses) |
| Text source | DBBE (Autopsy of the manuscript) |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Date | 15th c. |
| Manuscript | BOLOGNA - Biblioteca Universitaria 4238 [15th c.] |
| Place in Manuscript | f. 120v |
| Contextual information | This epigram is followed by a poem of Christophoros Mitylenaios ‘Εἰς τὰς μαργαρίτας’ (inc. Ναὶ μαργαρῖτα χειλέων σῶν οἱ λόγοι). Both epigrams precede the Batrachomyomachia of Homer. These epigrams were separated from their original context, and placed as book epigrams to accompany the Batrachomyomachia. |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
| Subject(s) | Homer (8th c. BC) |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 5 |
| Related occurrence(s) |
[21216] (καὶ) βάτραχοι φωνοῦσι(ν), ἀλλ’ ἐκ πελμ(ά)τ(ων)
[13th-14th c.]
MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana L 73 sup. [13th-14th c.] (f. VIIv) (5 verses) (4/5) |
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Last modified: 2021-02-04.
