| Title(s) |
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Τίνας ἂν εἴποι λόγους Ἕκτωρ τιτρωσκόμενος ὑπὸ Ἑλλήνων
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Hectoris a Graecis vulnerati verba
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| Text source |
H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 306-307
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| Text status |
Text completely known |
| Editorial status |
Critical text |
| Genre(s) |
Text-related epigram
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| Metre(s) |
Dactylic hexameter
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| Subject(s) |
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| Tag(s) |
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| Translation(s) |
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What Hector would say when wounded by the Greeks
Strike my body now after my death, for the very hares insult the body of a dead lion.
- Language
- English
- Source(s)
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W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 161
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Frappez donc maintenant mon corps sans vie: les lièvres aussi du lion mort outragent le cadavre.
- Language
- French
- Source(s)
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F. Buffière, R. Aubreton, 1980, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XIII: Anthologie de Planude (vol. 13), Paris: 83
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Nun sich mein Schicksal erfüllt, beschießt meinen Leib nur! Auch Hasen
pflegen ihr Mütchen am Aas des toten Löwen zu kühlen.
- Language
- German
- Source(s)
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H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 305
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| Comment |
The title is taken from Paton (1918: 160). |
| Bibliography |
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| Number of verses |
2 |
| Occurrence(s) |
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| Acknowledgements |
The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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| Identification |
Anthologia Graeca,
XVI.4
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| Permalink |
https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/4666 |
