Posidippus, Epigrams, Pap. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309 Hippika AB 71 (XI 21-24) Aithon, my single horse [won victory] and so was I crowned during the same Pythian games; twice I, Hippostratus, was heralded victor my horse, as well as I, o lady Thessaly. Translated by E. Kosmetatou and B. Acosta-Hughes AB 72 (XI 25-28) Behold the splendor of the colt, how it draws… Read more
Posidippus, Epigrams, Pap. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309 Andriantopoiika AB 62 (X 8-15) Imitate these works of art, and race past, yes do, sculptors, the rules of long ago for making large statues. If the ancient hands of a sculptor, either Hagelaides, who was long before the old art of Polycleitus, or the rigid forms of Didymides were to enter the… Read more
Posidippus, Epigrams, Pap. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309 Epitymbia AB 43 Nikostrate is aangekomen in het land van de vromen, bij de heilige riten der ingewijden en tot voor het zuiverend vuur van Triptolemos. Rhadamanthys, vanouds haar vriend, en Aiakos hebben haar teruggeleid tot in de poort en het huis van Hades, haar, moeder van veel kinderen. Zó wordt van de pijnlijke ouderdom de haven… Read more
Posidippus, Epigrams, Pap. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309 Epitymbia AB 42 (VII 10-13) Hekate … lies … still safe … from … noble blood of both, of good birth. Translated by E. Kosmetatou and B. Acosta-Hughes AB 43 (VII 14-19) Nicostrate came to the dwellings of the blessed, to the sacred rites of the initiates and the pure fire before the house of Triptolemus. Read more
Posidippus, Epigrams, Pap. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309 Anathematika AB 36 (VI 10-17) To you, Arsinoe, this linen cloth from Naukratis is dedicated, to waft with its folds, with which, dear lady, in a dream you wished to wipe off your sweet sweat, upon putting an end to your busy toils. So you appeared, o brother-loving lady, the point of a spear… Read more
Posidippus, Epigrams, Pap. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309 Oiônoskopika AB 21 (IV 8-13) To a ship when launched at sea may a falcon always mighty appear, not the shearwater of unclean wing. This bird is an ill omen as it dives into the deep. But may it soar … completely. As if from an Ionian oak, Timon, may the swift-winged falcon rush forth… Read more
Posidippus Epigrams, Pap. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309 Lithika AB 1 (I 2-5) The Indus Hydaspes … … [ …….. ] slender Zen[ – – – ] Translated by E. Kosmetatou AB 2 (I 6-9) [ ……… ] lies a horn … [ …… ] by Cronius going (?) … [ ….. ] for wine to be poured … [……. ] from… Read more
Posidippus, Epigrams, Pap. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309, Una selezione da Posidippo (P. Mil. Vogl. VIII 309) Lithika AB 3 Questo [rubino] scintillante in cui [l’incisore ha intagliato] una coppa rapisce le umide luci della vista [scavato com’è] in triplice voluta. Ma tu [apprezza] le novità e [accogli,] signora, [questo dono] durante il convito. Traduzione: Franco Ferrari AB 11 Non [pietra] tutta scintillante… Read more
To refer to this work, please cite it this way: Nagy, G. 2006. “The Epic Hero,” 2nd ed. (on-line version), http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:Nagy.The_Epic_Hero.2005. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. The 1st ed. (printed version) of “The Epic Hero” appeared in 2005, A Companion to Ancient Epic (ed. J. M. Foley) 71-89. Oxford. In this on-line version, the page-numbers of the printed version are indicated within braces (“{” and “}”). For example, “{69|70}”… Read more
