Type 7416
(formerly typ/5206)
Ξεῖνε, Πολύμνια μὲν θυγάτηρ Διὸς εὔχομαι εἶναι· | |
στέμματα δ’ ἱδρῶσι χρύσεα βάψα τάδε. |
Title(s) | In septimum 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: 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 proudly declare that I am Polymnia, the daughter of Zeus. I moistened these golden garlands with sweat. |
Comment | The poem forms part of a cycle on the nine Muses. |
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Number of verses | 2 |
Occurrence(s) |
[27074] εἶνε – πολύμνια μὲν θυγάτηρ διὸς, εὔχομαι εἶναι
[1480]
VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1359 [1480] (f. 320r) (2 verses) |
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Last modified: 2024-09-18.