Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4625
(formerly typ/2709)

	Ἄστρα μὲν ἠμαύρωσε καὶ ἱερὰ κύκλα σελήνης
	ἄξονα δινήσας ἔμπυρος ἠέλιος·
	ὑμνοπόλους δ’ ἀγεληδὸν ἀπημάλδυνεν Ὅμηρος
	λαμπρότατον Μουσῶν φέγγος ἀνασχόμενος.

Title(s)	In Homerum
Text source	F. Maltomini 2015, Una silloge di epigrammi su Omero (e alcuni inediti bizantini), Materiali e discussioni per l'analisi dei testi classici, 75, 151-175: 169-170
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Leonidas of Tarentum (320 BC-260 BC)
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Homer (8th c. BC) Nine Muses
Tag(s)	Praise of the author
Translation(s)	As the burning sun, rolling his chariot-wheels, dims the stars and the holy circle of the moon, so Homer, holding on high the Muses’ brightest torch, makes faint the glory of all the flock of singers. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 15 Le soleil éteint l'éclat des astres, du disque sacré de la lune, quand il fait tourner son char de feu: de même les poètes, en foule, furent éclipsés par Homère, quand il brandit l'éclatant flambeau des Muses. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1957, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 1-358 (vol. 7), Paris: 11 Sterne schwinden dahin und die heilige Scheibe Selenes, wenn mit feurigem Rad Helios' Wagen erscheint. Also hüllte Homer die Schwärme der Dichter in Dunkel, als er das strahlende Licht göttlicher Musen erhob. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 27
Comment	In ms. Ambr. C 4 sup., the epigram is ascribed to Lucian.
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 26-27 W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 14-15 F. Valerio 2016, Analecta Byzantina, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 16, 255-302: 268 P. Waltz, 1957, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 1-358 (vol. 7), Paris: 11
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24170] Ἄστρα μὲν ἠμαύρωσε (καὶ) ἱερὰ κύκλα σελήν(ης) [1291] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Conv. Soppr. 139 [1291] (f. 243v) (4 verses) [20739] Ἄστρα μὲν ἠμαύρωσε καὶ ἱερὰ κύκλα σελήνης [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 13v) (4 verses) [25963] ἄστρα μὲν ἠμαύρωσε καὶ ἱερὰ κύκλα σελήνης [15th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana C 4 sup. [15th c.] (f. 151r) (4 verses) [21185] ἄστρα μ(ὲν) ἠμαύρωσε καὶ ἱερὰ κύκλα σελήν(ης) [1276] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 4 sup. [1276] (f. 227r) (4 verses) [26418] ἄστρα μὲν ἠμαύρωσε καὶ ἱερὰ κύκλα σελήνης [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 1693 [15th c.] (f. 56r) (4 verses) [24185] Ἄστρα μὲν ἠμαύρωσε καὶ ἱερὰ κύκλα σελήνης [1292] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 29 [1292] ((unsure) f. 483r) (4 verses) [24210] Ἄστρα μὲν ἠμαύρωσε (καὶ) ἱερὰ κύκλα σελήνης [1276-1325] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 915 [1276-1325] (f. 142r) (4 verses) [22449] ἀστρα μὲν ἠμαύρωσε κ(αὶ) ἱερὰ κύκλα \| σελήνης [1486] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. IX 16 [10/01/1486] (f. 404r) (4 verses) display 5 more occurrences (8 in total) hide 5 occurrences (8 in total)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Nina Sietis The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, IX.24
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