Type 7413
(formerly typ/5203)
| Μελπομένη ξέν’ ἐγὼ κούρη Διὸς αἰὲν ἐόντος· | |
| ᾄσμασι θέλξα βροτούς, ὄμμασιν ἀθανάτους. |
| Title(s) | In quartum librum Herodoti Historiarum |
| Text source | J. Bértola, A. Ellis 2024, The Lost Poems on the Muses by Theodoros Gazes, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (GRBS), 64(3), 480-508: 506-507 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Critical text |
| Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
| Person(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Elegiacs |
| Subject(s) | |
| Tag(s) | Title |
| Translation(s) |
Stranger, I am Melpomene, daughter of everlasting Zeus. I enchanted mortals with my songs and immortals with my looks. |
| Comment | The poem forms part of a cycle on the nine Muses. |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 2 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[27068] (...)πομένη ξέν’ ἐγώ κούρη διὸς αἰὲν ἐόντος
[1480]
VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1359 [1480] (f. 175r) (2 verses) |
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Last modified: 2024-09-18.
