Type 33764
Μυζῶσιν, ἄναξ, ὡς βδέλαι σοῦ τὰ βέλη· | |
καὶ λειποδρανεῖς ἐξ ἀνηκέστου πάθους, | |
τὴν πευκεδανὴν ἐν ψυχῇ βαλὼν λύπην. |
Text source | J. Bértola 2021, Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 114(3), 929-1000: 990 |
Text status | Text completely known |
Editorial status | Critical text |
Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
Person(s) | |
Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
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Translation(s) |
King, the arrows suck your blood as leeches, and you lose your strength from an incurable suffering as you throw a piercing grief in your heart. |
Comment | The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 183.66-71. |
Bibliography | |
Number of verses | 3 |
Acknowledgements |
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Last modified: 2021-11-19.