Type 5145
(formerly typ/3204)

Πᾶσιν πέφυκε θηρσὶ καὶ πτηνοῖς μάχη.
ἥλω Λίβυσσα στρουθός, ἣ τούσδ’ ἐπλάνα
εἶναι μὲν ὄρνις, ἐκ μέρους δὲ θηρίον,
πτηνοῖς κάραν δεικνῦσα, τοῖς θηρσὶν πόδας.
Text source C. Müller 1897, Ignatii et aliorum tetrasticha iambica, in O. Crusius (ed.), Babrii Fabulae Aesopeae, Lipsiae, 249-296: 272
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Reader-related epigram
Person(s)
Poet
Ignatios the Deacon (770-845) - PMBZ: 13785: "Personenkennziffer: 2665/corr." (diakonos, metropolites)
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Bibliography
Number of verses 4
Occurrence(s) [21915] Πᾶσιν πέφυκε θηρσὶ καὶ πτηνοῖς μάχη [1376-1400]
FERRARA - Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea - Cl. II. 117 [1376-1400] (f. 136v)
(4 verses)
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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 602: "Ignatius Diac., Fabula"
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