Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 34881

	Κλέψας τὸ πῦρ παρέσχε τοῖς θνητοῖς γέρα·
	καὶ κάμπτεται μάστιξι ταῖς Διὸς τάλας·
	ψευδωνύμως ἔλαχε τὴν κλῆσιν μόνον·
	προμηθίας δεῖται γὰρ ἡ προβουλία:-

Type(s)	[6213] Κλέψας τὸ πῦρ παρέσχε τοῖς θνητοῖς γέρα (4 verses)
Text source	L. Spyridonova, A. Kurbanov 2021, The Book Epigrams on Prometheus, Ascribed to John Tzetzes, ΣΧΟΛΗ, 15(2), 524-537: 528
Text status	Text completely known
Date	14th c.
Manuscript	LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. Q° 6 [14th c.]
Place in Manuscript	f. 8r
Contextual information	The epigram is written at the end of Aeschylus' 'Prometheus Bound'.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Subject(s)	Prometheus Zeus
Bibliography	Primary D. Rasljic 2022, Two Greek Paratext Poems from the Manuscript Q No. 2 of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Philologia Classica, 17(1), 113-124: 121
Number of verses	4
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