Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4635
(formerly typ/2714)

	- Ἄνδρες ἀπ’ Ἀρκαδίης ἁλιήτορες, ἦ ῥ’ ἔχομέν τι;
	- Ὅσσ’ ἕλομεν, λιπόμεσθ’· ὅσσ’ οὐχ ἕλομεν, φερόμεσθα.

Title(s)	Aenigma Homeri
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: 170
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Homer (8th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Riddle
Translation(s)	Homer’s Question Fishermen from Arcadia, what have we? The Answer We left what we caught and carry what we did not catch. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 251 "Pêcheurs d'Arcadie, avons-nous quelque chose? - Tout ce que nous avons pris, nous l'avons laissé; tout ce que nous n'avons pas pris, nous l'emportons avec nous." Language French Source(s) J. Irigoin, P. Laurens, G. Soury, P. Waltz, 1974, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VIII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 359-827 (vol. 8), Paris: 48 Männer vom Lande Arkadien, ihr Fischer, haben wir etwas? - "Was wir gefangen, ist fort, und was nicht wir gefangen, das blieb uns." Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 281
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 280-281 J. Irigoin, P. Laurens, G. Soury, P. Waltz, 1974, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VIII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 359-827 (vol. 8), Paris: 48 W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 250-251 F. Valerio 2016, Analecta Byzantina, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 16, 255-302: 270
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[24173] ἄνδρες ἀπ’ ἀρκαδίης ἁλιήτορ(ες) ἦρ ἔχομεν τί [1291] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Conv. Soppr. 139 [1291] (f. 243v) (2 verses) [24115] Ἄνδρες ἀπ’ ἀρκαδίης ἀλίκτορες ἦ ρ’ ἔχομέν τι [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 13v-14r) (2 verses) [21192] ἄνδρ(ες) ἀπ᾿ ἀρκαδίης ἁλιήτορ(ες) ἦ ῥ᾿ ἔχομ(έν) τι [1276] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 4 sup. [1276] (f. 227r) (2 verses) [24186] Ἄνδρες ἀπ’ Ἀρκαδίης ἁλιήτορες, ἦ ῥ’ ἔχομέν τι [1292] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 29 [1292] ((unsure) f. 483v) (2 verses) [24226] ἄνδρες ἀπ' ἀρκαδίης ἁλιήτορες ἦ ῥ' ἔχομέν τι [1326-1375] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. IX 2b [1326-1375] (f. 375r) (2 verses) [22451] ἄνδρες ἀπ' ἀρκαδίης ἁλιήτορες ἦ ῥ' \| ἔχομέν τι [1486] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. IX 16 [10/01/1486] (f. 404r) (2 verses) display 3 more occurrences (6 in total) hide 3 occurrences (6 in total)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Ilse De Vos, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, IX.448
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