Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6485
(formerly typ/4429)

Γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ Ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις.

Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 240-241
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Stephen of Byzantium (528 - 585) (grammatikos)
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Helen Homer (8th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Division of the book Introduction to the subject Reference to content of the book Title
Translation(s)	And then Gamma is from the point of view of Helen; the pitch of battle is only for husbands. Language English Source(s) C. Blackwell, C. Dué 2009, Homer and History in the Venetus A, in C. Dué (ed.), Recapturing a Homeric Legacy. Images and Insights From the Venetus A Manuscript of the Iliad, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London (England), 1-18: 10 Gamma is the single combat for Helen between her husbands. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 215 En Gamma, au sujet d'Hélène, ses époux se battent en combat singulier. 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: 18 Gamma vermeldet den Zweikampf der Gatten um Helenas willen. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 241
Bibliography	Primary J. Irigoin, P. Laurens, G. Soury, P. Waltz, 1974, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VIII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 359-827 (vol. 8), Paris: 18 W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 214-215 H. Schrader 1888, Die Hexametrischen Überschriften zu den achtundvierzig Homerischen Rhapsodien, Neue Jahrbücher für Philologie und Pädagogik, 137, 577-609: 578
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[33427] Γάμμα δ’ ἂρ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης, οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1476-1550] CAMBRIDGE - Trinity College - R 16.35 [1476-1550] (f. 67r) (1 verse) [23656] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἄμφ’ ἑλένης, οἴοις μόθο(ς) ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1251-1275] COLOGNY - Bibliotheca Bodmeriana 85 [1251-1275] (f. 27r) (1 verse) [23545] γάμμα δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος (ἐστὶν) ἀκοίταις [14th c.] DUBLIN - Trinity College 922 [14th c.] (f. 20v) (1 verse) [23367] Γάμμα δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος (ἐστὶν) ἀκοίταις [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca y.I.1 [11th c.] (f. 40r) (1 verse) [23240] γάμμα δ᾽ ἂρ ἀμφ' ἑλέν(ην) οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Ω.I.12 [11th c.] (f. 27r) (1 verse) [24834] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ ἀμφ’ αμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστ(ιν) ἀκοίταις [1376-1425] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 11 [1301-1350] (f. 39v) (1 verse) [24805] γάμμα δ’ ἂρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἵοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1459] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 22 [1459] (f. 34r) (1 verse) [33382] γράμμα δ’ ἂρ’ ἀμφελένην οἴος μόθος ἐστὶν ἄκοίταις [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 38 [14th c.] (f. 25v) (1 verse) [22884] γάμμα δ᾽ ἀρ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ἑλέν(ην) οἴ(οις) μόθο(ς) ἐστὶν ἀκοίτ(αις) [1301-1325] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 40 [1301-1325] (f. 154v) (1 verse) [25588] Γάμμα δ’ ἀρ ἀμφ’ ἑλένην οἵοις \| μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1451-1500] LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. F° 64 [1451-1500] (f. 55v) (1 verse) [31425] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ ἀμφ’ ἑλέν(ης) οἴοις μόθο(ς) ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Burney 86 [1059] (f. 20v) (1 verse) [24257] γάμμα δ´ἄρ ἀμφ᾽ἑλένην οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1451-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 1771 [1451-1500] (f. 49v) (1 verse) [24123] Γάμμα δ’ ἂρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴος μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 37r) (1 verse) [31475] γάμμα δ’ ἂρ αμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1476-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5601 [1476-1500] (f. 37v) (1 verse) [33966] γάμμα δ’ ἂρ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης, οἵοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [14th c.] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5693 [14th c.] (f. 49v) (1 verse) [25553] Γάμμα δ’ ἂρ ἀμφ’ ἑλένην οἵος μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1431] LONDON - British Library - King's 16 [1431] (f. 29v) (1 verse) [30342] Γάμμα δ’ ἂρ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1460] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4560 (olim N.23) [1460] (f. 26v) (1 verse) [33874] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μοθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίτ(αις) [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 181 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 17r) (1 verse) [26038] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλέν(ης) οἴοις μόθο(ς) ἐστὶν ἀκοίτ(αις) [1276] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 4 sup. [1276] (f. 36v) (1 verse) [26121] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴος μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 58 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 33r) (1 verse) [26157] γ(άμμα) δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος (...) ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1251-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana L 73 sup. [13th-14th c.] (f. 107r) (1 verse) [32645] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1451-1500] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 111 [1451-1500] (f. 32v) (1 verse) [34173] γάμμα δ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος (ἐστὶ) ἀκοίταις [1296-1305] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 311 [1296-1305] (f. 29r) (1 verse) [33845] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλέν(ης) οἴοις μόθ(...) \| ἐστὶν ἀκ(...) [1321-1340] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II C 32 [1321-1340] (f. 367r) (1 verse) [31543] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ Ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [14th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 2.7 [12th c.] (f. 38r) (1 verse) [33041] Γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ Ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστ(ὶν) ἀκοίταις [1346-1355] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Holkham gr. 83 [1346-1355] (f. 46v) (1 verse) [30627] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ ἀμφ’ ἑλένην οἵοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1463] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2685 [1463] (f. 45r) (1 verse) [33918] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἵοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1446-1455] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2766 [1446-1455] (f. 47r) (1 verse) [32689] γάμμα δ’ ἂρ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστίν ἀκοίταις [1451-1475] PARMA - Biblioteca Palatina - parm. 1130 (HH. II. 27) [1451-1475] (f. 28v) (1 verse) [23194] NA [1485] PRAGUE - Národní Knihovna České Republiky VIII H 36 [1485] (f. 160r) (1 verse) [22708] Γάμμα δ᾽ ἄρ αμφ᾽ ἑλένης, οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1451-1500] STUTTGART - Württembergische Landesbibliothek poet. et phil. 2° 5 [1462] (f. 152v) (1 verse) [25236] Γάμμα δ΄ἄρ ἄμφ’ ἑλένην οἷος μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Ross. 986 (olim XI.136) [1426-1500] (f. 81v) (1 verse) [22657] γάμμα δ᾽ ἂρ ἀμφ᾽ ἑλένην οἷος μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [11th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 453 (coll. 821) [11th c.] (f. 41r) (1 verse) [22628] γάμμα δ’ ἄρ. ἀφ’ ἑλένης. οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [10th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 454 (coll. 822) [10th c.] (f. 42r) (1 verse) [24697] Γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ' ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος (ἐστὶν) ἀκοίταις [13th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 455 (coll. 1034) [13th-15th c.] (f. 43r) (1 verse) [24740] Γάμμα δ’ ἄρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστιν ἀκοίταις [15th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 456 (coll. 538) [15th c.] (f. 24r) (1 verse) [24763] + γάμμα δ’ ἂρ’ ἀμφ’ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 459 (coll. 797) [14th c.] (f. I: 33r) (1 verse) [22466] Γάμμα δ᾽ ἄρ ἀμφ᾽ ἑλένην, οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1451-1475] WARSAW - Biblioteka Narodowa, Zakład Rękopisów - Bos. Cim. 57 [1451-1475] (p. 108) (1 verse) [22520] Γάμμα δ᾽ ἄρ ἀμφ᾽ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθο(ς) (ἐστὶν) ἀκοίτ(αις) [13th-14th c.] WROCLAW - Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Oddział Rękopisów - Rehdinger 26 [13th-14th c.] (f. 19r) (1 verse) [22569] Γάμμα δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ἑλένης οἴοις μόθος ἐστὶν ἀκοίταις [1426-1500] WROCLAW - Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Oddział Rękopisów - Rehdinger 27 [1426-1500] (f. 49r) (1 verse) display 37 more occurrences (40 in total) hide 37 occurrences (40 in total)
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Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Cristina Cocola, Merel Van Nieuwerburgh The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, IX.385 (v.3) Vassis ICB 2005, 36: "Stephanus Grammaticus, Acrosticha in Iliadem per rhapsodiam"
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