Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 20510
(formerly occ/4174)

+ ἡ μουσικὴ μὲν ὁρφέως πᾶλαι λύρα‧
ἅπαντα τοῖς κρούμασιν ἔλκειν ἀθρόον‧
καὶ θαῦμα ταύτην μεῖζον εἶναι θαυμάτων‧
τοιοὕτον οὐδὲν ἐτραγώδησεν λόγους‧
πᾶσαν γὰρ ἐξαίρουσι μοῦσαν ὀργάνων‧
σύμφωνον ἐξαίδουσαν ὠδὴν ἀσμάτων‧
παρίκεν ὁρφεύς καὶ σεσίγηκεν λύρα·
θέλγει γὰρ οὕτι δένδρα καὶ ζῶα πλάνη‧
δα(υὶ)δ νῦν παριστήκον λαλεῖ τὰ ξένα‧
καὶ τῆ θεοφθόγγω μέλπει κινύρα:
ἠχεῖ τὰ θεῖα καὶ κροτεῖ παρρησία:-
ἐν γῆ μελωδεῖ καὶ συναίδειτος ἄνω:
καὶ κύκλω παμπόνηρα δαιμόνω(ν) τρέπει‧
παύει δὲ τῆ σύριγγι τὰς εὐρυθμίας‧
ὡς οἷα δυσκάθεκτα δεινὰ θηρία:-
ὁρμὰς παθῶν ται? καὶ λογισμῶν ἀστάτων:-
ἔλκει βροτούς γε καὶ πρὸς ὕμνους γὰρ τρέπειν
καὶ γὰρ καὶ σοφίζει καὶ πλατύνει καρδίαν‧
καὶ νοῦν καθαίρει καὶ μεταίρει τῶν κάτω‧
καὶ ζῆ τὸ πν(εῦμ)α καὶ καταυγάζει φρένας‧
καὶ χειραγωγεῖ πρὸς τρίβους σ(ωτηρ)ίους‧
Type(s) [3932] Ἡ μουσικὴ μὲν Ὀρφέως πάλαι λύρα (24 verses)
Text source DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status Text completely known
Date 1303
Manuscript ATHOS - Mone Xenophontos 5 [1303]
Place in Manuscript f. 197r-197v
Person(s)
Scribe
Konstantinos (14th c.) (tlepathes, trisathlios)
Palaeographical information Written in red ink.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s) Author-related epigram
Subject(s)
Image source(s) https://www.mountathos.org/el-GR/Diva-Viewer.aspx?item=57667(66610
Bibliography

Primary
Number of verses 21
Related occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements
Creator(s)
Renaat Meesters
Transcriber(s)
Maria Tomadaki
Contributor(s)
Maria Tomadaki, Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout

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