Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6487
(formerly typ/4430)

Δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορή, ὅρκων χύσις, ἄρεος ἀρχή.

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)	Iliad
Tag(s)	Division of the book Introduction to the subject Reference to content of the book Title
Translation(s)	Delta contains an assembly of the gods, many oaths, the beginning of battle. 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 Delta the Council of the gods, the breaking of the oaths, and beginning of the fight. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 215 Delta, c'est l'assemblée des dieux, la violation des serments, le commencement de la bataille. 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: 19 Delta der Götter Versammlung, den Treubruch, den Anfang des Krieges. 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: 18-19 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)	[33431] Δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ ὅρκων χύσις ἄρεος ἀρχή [1476-1550] CAMBRIDGE - Trinity College - R 16.35 [1476-1550] (f. 86v) (1 verse) [23661] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴν. ὅρκων χύσ(ιν) ἄρεο(ς) ἀρχ(ὴν) [1251-1275] COLOGNY - Bibliotheca Bodmeriana 85 [1251-1275] (f. 35r) (1 verse) [23368] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴν ὁρκων χύσις ἄρεος ἀρχή [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca y.I.1 [11th c.] (f. 50r) (1 verse) [23241] δέλτα θε(ῶν) ἀγορὴ· ὁρκ(ῶν) χύσις· ἄρεο(ς) ἀρχη [11th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Ω.I.12 [11th c.] (f. 33r) (1 verse) [33464] δέλτα θε(ῶν) ἀγορὴ ὅρκ(ων) χύσ(ις)· ἄρεος ἀρχή [13th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 8 [13th c.] (f. 15v) (1 verse) [24835] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴν ὄρκων χύσιν ἄρεος ἀρχὴν [1376-1425] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 11 [1301-1350] (f. 48v) (1 verse) [24807] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ· ὅρκων λύσις ἄρεος ἀρχὴ [1459] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 22 [1459] (f. 41r) (1 verse) [33383] Δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ ὅρκων χύσις ἄρεος ἀρχή [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 38 [14th c.] (f. 32v) (1 verse) [22885] δέλτα θε(ῶν) ἀγορὴν. ὅρκου χύσιν. ἄρεο(ς) ἀρχήν [1301-1325] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 40 [1301-1325] (f. 157v) (1 verse) [25589] Δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορή· ὅρκων χύσι(ς)· ἄρεος ἀρχή [1451-1500] LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. F° 64 [1451-1500] (f. 72v) (1 verse) [31426] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ ὄρκων \| χύσις· ἄρρεος ἀρχὴ [13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Burney 86 [1059] (f. 28v) (1 verse) [24258] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ· ὅρκων κρίσις ἄρεος ἀρχή [1451-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 1771 [1451-1500] (f. 64v) (1 verse) [24124] Δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴν· ὅρκων χύσιν ἄρεος ἀρχήν [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 43v) (1 verse) [31476] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴν· ὅρκων χύσιν· ἄρεος ἄρχην [1476-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5601 [1476-1500] (f. 45r) (1 verse) [33967] δέλτα· θεῶν ἀγορὴν· ὅρκων χύσιν· ἄρεος ἀρχήν [14th c.] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5693 [14th c.] (f. 57v) (1 verse) [25554] δέλτα. θεῶν ἀγορήν· ὅρκων χύσιν. ἄρεος ἀρχήν [1431] LONDON - British Library - King's 16 [1431] (f. 37v) (1 verse) [30343] Δέλτα. θεῶν ἀγορὴν· ὅρκων. χύσις· ἄρεος. ἀρχής [1460] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4560 (olim N.23) [1460] (f. 37r) (1 verse) [33875] δέλτα θεῶν τ' ἀγορὴν· ὅρκων χύσιν ἄρηος ἀρχήν [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 181 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 20r) (1 verse) [26039] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴν· ὅρκων χύσιν· ἄρεο(ς) ἀρχήν [1276] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 4 sup. [1276] (f. 43v) (1 verse) [26122] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ ὅρκων χύσις ἄρεος ἀρχή [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 58 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 44r) (1 verse) [26158] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ ὅρκων χύσ(ις) ἄρεο(ς) ἀρχὴ [13th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana L 73 sup. [13th-14th c.] (f. 111v) (1 verse) [26159] δ(έλτα) θεῶν ἀγορή· ὅρκων χύσιν· ἄρεος ἀρχ(ὴν) [1251-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana L 73 sup. [13th-14th c.] (f. 117r) (1 verse) [32646] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορήν· ὅρκων χύσιν, ἄρεος ἀρχήν [1451-1500] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 111 [1451-1500] (f. 39r) (1 verse) [34177] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ ὅρκων σύγχυσις ἄρεος ἀρχή [1296-1305] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 311 [1296-1305] (f. 39r) (1 verse) [33846] δέλτα θεῶν \| ἀγορὴν· ὅρκων χύσ(ιν)· ἄρεος ἀρχήν [1321-1340] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II C 32 [1321-1340] (f. 367r) (1 verse) [31544] Δέλτα, θεῶν ἀγορὴ· ὅρκων χύσις· ἄρεος ἀρχή [14th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 2.7 [12th c.] (f. 49v) (1 verse) [33044] Δέλτα· θεῶν ἀγορὴ· ὅρκων χύσις· ἄρεος ἀρχή [1346-1355] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Holkham gr. 83 [1346-1355] (f. 57v) (1 verse) [30628] δέλτα, θεῶν ἀγορὴ, ὅρκων χύσις, ἄρεος ἀρχὴ [1463] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2685 [1463] (f. 58v) (1 verse) [33919] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ· ὅρκων χύσις· \| ἄρεος ἀρχὴ [1446-1455] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2766 [1446-1455] (f. 58v) (1 verse) [32690] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴν ὅρκων χύσιν· ἄρεος ἀρχὴν [1451-1475] PARMA - Biblioteca Palatina - parm. 1130 (HH. II. 27) [1451-1475] (f. 34v) (1 verse) [23196] NA [1485] PRAGUE - Národní Knihovna České Republiky VIII H 36 [1485] (f. 171v) (1 verse) [22709] Δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ, ὅρκων χύσις, ἄρεος ἀρχὴ [1451-1500] STUTTGART - Württembergische Landesbibliothek poet. et phil. 2° 5 [1462] (f. 157v) (1 verse) [25152] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ ὅρκων χύσις ἄρεος ἀρχὴ [15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Urb. gr. 136 [15th c.] (f. 31v) (1 verse) [22639] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ· ὅρκων χύσις. ἄρρεος ἀρχή [11th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 453 (coll. 821) [11th c.] (f. 51r) (1 verse) [22629] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορήν· ὅρκων χύσιν· άρεος ἀρχήν [10th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 454 (coll. 822) [10th c.] (f. 51r) (1 verse) [24704] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορή ὅρκων χύσις ἄρεος ἀρχή [13th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 455 (coll. 1034) [13th-15th c.] (f. 54v) (1 verse) [24741] Δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορή ὅρκων χύσιν ἄρεος ἀρχή [15th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 456 (coll. 538) [15th c.] (f. 30v) (1 verse) [24765] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴ· λύσις ὅρκων· ἄρεος ἀρχή [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 459 (coll. 797) [14th c.] (f. I: 42r) (1 verse) [26517] δέλτα θεῶν ἀγορὴν, ὅρκων χύσιν· ἄρεος ἀρχ(ὴν) [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 459 (coll. 797) [14th c.] (f. II: 44r) (1 verse) [22467] δέλτα, θεῶν ἀγορὴν ὅρκων χύσιν· ἄρεος ἀρχὴν [1451-1475] WARSAW - Biblioteka Narodowa, Zakład Rękopisów - Bos. Cim. 57 [1451-1475] (p. 139) (1 verse) [22523] δέλτ(α), θε(ῶν) ἀγορ(ήν)· ὅρκ(ων) χύσ(ις)· ἄρεο(ς) ἀρχ(ήν) [13th-14th c.] WROCLAW - Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Oddział Rękopisów - Rehdinger 26 [13th-14th c.] (f. 22v) (1 verse) [22571] δέλτα. θεῶν ἀγορὴν. ὅρκων χύσιν. ἄρεος ἀρχὴν [1426-1500] WROCLAW - Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Oddział Rękopisów - Rehdinger 27 [1426-1500] (f. 62v) (1 verse) display 39 more occurrences (42 in total) hide 39 occurrences (42 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.4) Vassis ICB 2005, 36: "Stephanus Grammaticus, Acrosticha in Iliadem per rhapsodiam"
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