Occurrence 20715
(formerly occ/4409)

ἕτεροι
 
Ἡ μουσικὴ μ(ὲν) ὀρφέως πάλαι λύρα: |
ἕλληνος ἣν ἔφησ(αν) οἱ μυθογράφοι: |
ἅπαντα τοῖς κρούσμασιν ἕλκειν ἀθρόον: |
κ(αὶ) θαῦμα ταύτην μεῖζον εἶναι θαυμ(ά)τ(ων): |
τοιοῦτον οὐδὲν ἐτραγώδησε μέλος: |
οἵους ὁ δα(υὶ)δ ἐξετράνωσε λόγους: |
πᾶσ(αν) τε ἐξαίρουσι μοῦσ(αν) ὀργάν(ων): |
σύμφωνον ἐξάδουσιν ᾠδὴν ἀσμ(ά)τ(ων): |
παρῆκ(εν) ὀρφεὺς καὶ σεσίγηκε λύρ(αν): |
θέλγει γὰρ αὕτη· δένδρα κ(αὶ) ζῶα πλάν(ης): |
δα(υὶ)δ δὲ νῦν πάρεστι καὶ λαλεῖ ξένα: |
κ(αὶ) τῇ θεοφθόγγῳ τε μέλπει κιννύρᾳ: |
ἠχεῖ τὰ θεῖα κ(αὶ) κροτεῖ παῤῥησία: |
ἐν γῇ μελωδεῖ κ(αὶ) συνάδει τοῖ ἄνω: |
καὶ κύκλα παμπόνηρα δαιμόν(ων) τρέπει:· |
παύει δὲ τῇ σύριγγι τῆς εὐρυθμί(ας): |
ὡς οἷα δυσκάθεκτα δεινὰ θηρία: |
ὁρμ(ᾶς) παθ(ῶν) τε κ(αὶ) λογισμ(ῶν) ἀστάτ(ων): |
ἕλκει βροτ(ούς) τε κ(αὶ) πρὸς ὕμν(ους) προτρέπει· |
κ(αὶ) συγχορεύειν ἀγγέλοις ἐπιτρέπει: |
κ(αὶ) γὰρ σοφίζει· κ(αὶ) πλατύνει καρδίαν· ||
καὶ νοῦν καθαίρει καὶ μεταίρει τ(ῶν) κάτω·
κ(αὶ) ζῆ τὸ πν(εῦμ)α, καὶ καταυγάζει φρένας·
καὶ χειραγωγει πρὸς τρίβους σ(ωτη)ρίας:-
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 14th-15th c.
Manuscript JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Timiou Staurou 1 [15th c.]
Place in Manuscript f. 18v-19r
Palaeographical information The epigrams are written in three columns, to be read vertically. The last three verses of this poem have been written at the top of f. 19r, in one line.
Contextual information The epigram is the last in a series of eight epigrams on David.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s) Author-related epigram
Subject(s)
Comment Papadopoulos-Kerameus (1897: 3) gives only the incipit.
Image source(s) https://www.loc.gov/resource/amedmonastery.00279397642-jo/?sp=21
Bibliography
Number of verses 24
Related occurrence(s)
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