第 48 节
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XII。 (4 lines) (ll。 1…4) Goddess…nurse of the young (5); give ear to my prayer; and grant that this woman may reject the love…embraces of youth and dote on grey…haired old men whose powers are dulled; but whose hearts still desire。
XIII。 (6 lines) (ll。 1…6) Children are a man's crown; towers of a city; horses are the glory of a plain; and so are ships of the sea; wealth will make a house great; and reverend princes seated in assembly are a goodly sight for the folk to see。 But a blazing fire makes a house look more comely upon a winter's day; when the Son of Cronos sends down snow。
XIV。 (23 lines) (ll。 1…23) Potters; if you will give me a reward; I will sing for you。 Come; then; Athena; with hand upraised (6) over the kiln。 Let the pots and all the dishes turn out well and be well fired: let them fetch good prices and be sold in plenty in the market; and plenty in the streets。 Grant that the potters may get great gain and grant me so to sing to them。 But if you turn shameless and make false promises; then I call together the destroyers of kilns; Shatter and Smash and Charr and Crash and Crudebake who can work this craft much mischief。 Come all of you and sack the kiln…yard and the buildings: let the whole kiln be shaken up to the potter's loud lament。 As a horse's jaw grinds; so let the kiln grind to powder all the pots inside。 And you; too; daughter of the Sun; Circe the witch; come and cast cruel spells; hurt both these men and their handiwork。 Let Chiron also come and bring many Centaurs all that escaped the hands of Heracles and all that were destroyed: let them make sad havoc of the pots and overthrow the kiln; and let the potters see the mischief and be grieved; but I will gloat as I behold their luckless craft。 And if anyone of them stoops to peer in; let all his face be burned up; that all men may learn to deal honestly。
XV。 (13 lines) (7) (ll。 1…7) Let us betake us to the house fo some man of great power; one who bears great power and is greatly prosperous always。 Open of yourselves; you doors; for mighty Wealth will enter in; and with Wealth comes jolly Mirth and gentle Peace。 May all the corn…bins be full and the mass of dough always overflow the kneading…trough。 Now (set before us) cheerful barley…pottage; full of sesame。。。。
((LACUNA))
(ll。 8…10) Your son's wife; driving to this house with strong… hoofed mules; shall dismount from her carriage to greet you; may she be shod with golden shoes as she stands weaving at the loom。
(ll。 11…13) I come; and I come yearly; like the swallow that perches light…footed in the fore…part of your house。 But quickly bring。。。。
XVI。 (2 lines) (ll。 1…2) If you will give us anything (well)。 But if not; we will not wait; for we are not come here to dwell with you。
XVII。 HOMER: Hunters of deep sea prey; have we caught anything?
FISHERMAN: All that we caught we left behind; and all that we did not catch we carry home。 (8)
HOMER: Ay; for of such fathers you are sprung as neither hold rich lands nor tend countless sheep。
ENDNOTES:
(1) 〃The Epigrams〃 are preserved in the pseudo…Herodotean 〃Life of Homer〃。 Nos。 III; XIII; and XVII are also found in the 〃Contest of Homer and Hesiod〃; and No。 I is also extant at the end of some MSS。 of the 〃Homeric Hymns〃。 (2) sc。 from Smyrna; Homer's reputed birth…place。 (3) The councillors at Cyme who refused to support Homer at the public expense。 (4) The ‘better fruit' is apparently the iron smelted out in fires of pine…wood。 (5) Hecate: cp。 Hesiod; 〃Theogony〃; l。 450。 (6) i。e。 in protection。 (7) This song is called by pseudo…Herodotus EIRESIONE。 The word properly indicates a garland wound with wool which was worn at harvest…festivals; but came to be applied first to the harvest song and then to any begging song。 The present is akin the Swallow…Song (XELIDONISMA); sung at the beginning of spring; and answered to the still surviving English May… Day songs。 Cp。 Athenaeus; viii。 360 B。 (8) The lice which they caught in their clothes they left behind; but carried home in their clothes those which they could not catch。
FRAGMENTS OF THE EPIC CYCLE
THE WAR OF THE TITANS (fragments)
Fragment #1 Photius; Epitome of the Chrestomathy of Proclus: The Epic Cycle begins with the fabled union of Heaven and Earth; by which they make three hundred…handed sons and three Cyclopes to be born to him。
Fragment #2 Anecdota Oxon。 (Cramer) i。 75: According to the writer of the 〃War of the Titans〃 Heaven was the son of Aether。
Fragment #3 Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius; Arg。 i。 1165: Eumelus says that Aegaeon was the son of Earth and Sea and; having his dwelling in the sea; was an ally of the Titans。
Fragment #4 Athenaeus; vii。 277 D: The poet of the 〃War of the Titans〃; whether Eumelus of Corinth or Arctinus; writes thus in his second book: ‘Upon the shield were dumb fish afloat; with golden faces; swimming and sporting through the heavenly water。'
Fragment #5 Athenaeus; i。 22 C: Eumelus somewhere introduces Zeus dancing: he says ‘In the midst of them danced the Father of men and gods。'
Fragment #6 Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius; Arg。 i。 554: The author of the 〃War of the Giants〃 says that Cronos took the shape of a horse and lay with Philyra; the daughter of Ocean。 Through this cause Cheiron was born a centaur: his wife was Chariclo。
Fragment #7 Athenaeus; xi。 470 B: Theolytus says that he (Heracles) sailed across the sea in a cauldron (1); but the first to give this story is the author of the 〃War of the Titans〃。
Fragment #8 Philodemus; On Piety: The author of the 〃War of the Titans〃 says that the apples (of the Hesperides) were guarded。
ENDNOTES:
(1) See the cylix reproduced by Gerhard; Abhandlungen; taf。 5;4。
Cp。 Stesichorus; Frag。 3 (Smyth)。
THE STORY OF OEDIPUS (fragments)
Fragment #1 C。I。G。 Ital。 et Sic。 1292。 ii。 11: 。。。。the 〃Story of Oedipus〃 by Cinaethon in six thousand six hundred verses。
Fragment #2 Pausanias; ix。 5。10: Judging by Homer I do not believe that Oedipus had children by Iocasta: his sons were born of Euryganeia as the writer of the Epic called the 〃Story of Oedipus〃 clearly shows。
Fragment #3 Scholiast on Euripides Phoen。; 1750: The authors of the 〃Story of Oedipus〃 (say) of the Sphinx: ‘But furthermore (she killed) noble Haemon; the dear son of blameless Creon; the comeliest and loveliest of boys。'
THE THEBAID (fragments)
Fragment #1 Contest of Homer and Hesiod: Homer travelled about reciting his epics; first the 〃Thebaid〃; in seven thousand verses; which begins: ‘Sing; goddess; of parched Argos; whence lords。。。'
Fragment #2 Athenaeus; xi。 465 E: ‘Then the heaven…born hero; golden…haired Polyneices; first set beside Oedipus a rich table of silver which once belonged to Cadmus the divinely wise: next he filled a fine golden cup with sweet wine。 But when Oedipus perceived these treasures of his father; great misery fell on his heart; and he straight…way called down bitter curses there in the presence of both his sons。
And the avenging Fury of the gods failed not to hear him as he prayed that they might never divide their father's goods in loving brotherhood; but that war and fighting might be ever the portion of them both。'
Fragment #3 Laurentian Scholiast on Sophocles; O。C。 1375: ‘And when Oedipus noticed the haunch (1) he threw it on the ground and said: 〃Oh! Oh! my sons have sent this mocking me。。。〃
So he prayed to Zeus the king and the other deathless gods that each might fall by his brother's hand and go down into the house of Hades。'
Fragment #4 Pausanias; viii。 25。8: Adrastus fled from Thebes ‘wearing miserable garments; and took black…maned Areion (2) with him。'
Fragment #5 Pindar; Ol。 vi。 15: (3) ‘But when the seven dead had received their last rites in Thebes; the Son of Talaus lamented and spoke thus among them: 〃Woe is me; for I miss the bright eye of my host; a good seer and a stout spearman alike。〃'
Fragment #6 Apollodorus; i。 74: Oeneus married Periboea the daughter of Hipponous。 The author of the 〃Thebais〃 says that when Olenus had been stormed; Oeneus received her as a prize。
Fragment #7 Pausanias; ix。 18。6: Near the spring is the tomb of Asphodicus。 This Asphodicus killed Parthenopaeus the son of Talaus in the battle against the Argives; as the Thebans say; though that part of the 〃Thebais〃 which tells of the death of Parthenopaeus says that it was Periclymenus who killed him。
ENDNOTES:
(1) The haunch was regarded as a dishonourable portion。 (2) The horse of Adrastus; offspring of Poseidon and Demeter; who had charged herself into a mare to escape Poseidon。 (3) Restored from Pindar Ol。 vi。 15 who; according to Asclepiades; derives the passage from the 〃Thebais〃。
THE EPIGONI (fragments)
Fragment #1 Contest of Homer and Hesiod: Next (Homer composed) the 〃Epigoni〃 in seven thousand verses; beginning; ‘And now; Muses; let us begin to sing of younger men。'
Fragment #2 Photius; Lexicon: Teumesia。 Those who have written on Theban affairs have given a full account of the Teumesian fox。 (1) They relate that the creature w