Type 3890
(formerly typ/1982)
| Πέδον τιθηνὸν ἀκρίβου, πεφιλμένε | |
| ἐν διχρόνοις σύνταττε τὴν συνεργίαν, | |
| ὁ χρυσομανὴς μή σε φευγέτω Μίδας, | |
| ἔθνος τε Μηδῶν ἅμα χώρα Μηδία˙ | |
| Ἀρραβίαν πρόσγραφε τῇ παραλίᾳ˙ | |
| Κωρύκιον λόφον τε παραπλησίως˙ | |
| Λάτρευε τῷ πλάσαντι, μὴ κτίσιν σέβου | |
| (...) |
| Title(s) | στίχοι πολιτικοὶ τοῦ Ἡρακλείας/ Τοῦ αὐτοῦ στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ εἰς τὸ αύτὸ πόνημα |
| Text status | Text partially unknown |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Reader-related epigram |
| Person(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Midas |
| Tag(s) | Introduction to the subject |
| Comment | The title refers to στίχοι πολιτικοὶ, the epigram on the other hand consists of dodecasyllables (cf. Barocci 220; CBL 387). The status of this poem as a book epigram is unsure. An edition of this poem and others by Niketas of Herakleia is in preparation by Nina Vanhoutte. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography category to be determined |
| Number of verses | 8 |
| Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete. |
| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 607: "Nicetas ep. Heracleensis, De re orthographica" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/3890 |
Last modified: 2024-09-09.
