Type 35491

Θηκαρᾶς ἂν ᾗς, ὦ μοναστά, πρὶν δέμας,
ἄρτι μαχαιρᾶς καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα δεῖν πέλεις.
Text source S. Eustratiades, Spyridon Lauriotes, 1925, Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts in the Library of the Laura on Mount Athos, Cambridge: 274
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s)
Person(s)
Poet
Galaktion (monachos)
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)
Tag(s) Reference to content of the book
Comment Vassis (2005: 346) attributes the poem to Manuel Philes, based on Lappa-Zizica & Rizou-Kouroupou (1991: 68). Eustratiades (1925: 275) and Skaltsis (2008: 3) mention Galaktion as the author.

The poem also occurs in the 16th-century manuscript Athens, Mouseio Benaki, Kuriaze 13 (f. 261v-262r) and the 17th-century manuscript Athos, Mone Megistes Lauras Λ 59.
Bibliography
Number of verses 2
Occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements

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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 346: "Manuel Philes, In Thecaram"
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