Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 21011
(formerly occ/4722)

εἰδότα πυγμαχίης τε παλαισμοσύνης τ’ ἀλεγεινῆς.
τὸν μὲν ὅτε κνώσσοντα ποτὶ χθόνα κάτθετο μήτηρ
εἰσέτι παιδνὸν ἐόντα, μέλισσά τις ὡς ἐπὶ σίμβλῳ
χείλεσι νηπιάχοισι τιθαιβώσσουσα ποτᾶτο.
τῷ δὲ λιγυφθόγγων ἐπέων μελέων θ’ ὑποθήμων
ἦμος δ’ ἐν Μαραθῶνι καὶ ἐν Σαλαμῖνι παρέσταν
Type(s) [3481] Πίνδαρον ὑψαγόρην Καδμήϊδος οὔδεϊ Θήβης (31 verses)
Text source A. Drachmann, 1903, Scholia vetera in Pindari carmina . Scholia in Olympionicas (vol. 1), Leipzig: 8
Text status Text completely known
Date 1465
Manuscript MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4633 (olim N.112) [1451-1500]
Place in Manuscript f. 7r-8r
Person(s)
Scribe
Konstantinos Laskaris (15th c.) - RGK: I.223, II.313, III.362 - VGH: 242.F - PLP: VI.14540
Metre(s) Dactylic hexameter
Genre(s) Author-related epigram
Subject(s) Pindar (518 BC-438 BC)
Comment De Andrés (1987: 162) gives no text but refers to Drachmann (1927: 8 vv. 5-9, 21).
Image source(s)
Bibliography

Primary

G. de Andrés Martínez, 1987, Catálogo de los códices griegos de la Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid: 162
Number of verses 6
Related occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements
Creator(s)
Raf Praet
Contributor(s)
Rachele Ricceri, Nina Vanhoutte

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