Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2281
(formerly typ/336)

	Ὑσμινίας ἔρωτος τρωθεὶς τῷ βέλει
	πείθει στρατεύειν κατ᾽ ἔρωτος τοὺς νέους.

Text source	M. Marcovich, 2001, Eustathius Macrembolites, De Hysmines et Hysminiae amoribus libri XI, München-Leipzig: XXIV
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Hysmine and Hysminias
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Hysminias, wounded by the dart of love, urges young people to enlist against Eros. Language English Source(s) E. Jeffreys, 2012, Four Byzantine Novels, Liverpool: 177
Bibliography	Primary G. Mercati, P. Franchi de' Cavalieri, 1923, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1-329 (vol. 1), Rome: 140
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[17720] ὑσμινίας ἔρρωτος τρωθεὶς τῶ βέλει [13th-14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 114 [13th-14th c.] (f. 3r) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 831: "In fabulam Eustathii Macrembolitae de Hysmines et Hysminiae amoribus"
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Last modified: 2021-09-10.