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  (ll。929a—929t)(30)ButHerawasveryangryandquarrelledwithhermate。AndbecauseofthisstrifeshebarewithoutunionwithZeuswhoholdstheaegisagloriousson,Hephaestus,whoexcelledallthesonsofHeavenincrafts。ButZeuslaywiththefair—

  cheekeddaughterofOceanandTethysapartfromHera……

  ((LACUNA))……deceivingMetis(Thought)althoughshewasfullwise。Butheseizedherwithhishandsandputherinhisbelly,forfearthatshemightbringforthsomethingstrongerthanhisthunderbolt:

  thereforedidZeus,whositsonhighanddwellsintheaether,swallowherdownsuddenly。ButshestraightwayconceivedPallasAthene:andthefatherofmenandgodsgaveherbirthbywayofhisheadonthebanksoftheriverTrito。AndsheremainedhiddenbeneaththeinwardpartsofZeus,evenMetis,Athena\'smother,workerofrighteousness,whowaswiserthangodsandmortalmen。Therethegoddess(Athena)receivedthat(31)

  wherebysheexcelledinstrengthallthedeathlessoneswhodwellinOlympus,shewhomadethehost—scaringweaponofAthena。Andwithit(Zeus)gaveherbirth,arrayedinarmsofwar。

  (ll。930—933)AndofAmphitriteandtheloud—roaringEarth—Shakerwasborngreat,wide—rulingTriton,andheownsthedepthsofthesea,livingwithhisdearmotherandthelordhisfatherintheirgoldenhouse,anawfulgod。

  (ll。933—937)AlsoCythereabaretoArestheshield—piercerPanicandFear,terriblegodswhodriveindisorderthecloseranksofmeninnumbingwar,withthehelpofAres,sackeroftowns:andHarmoniawhomhigh—spiritedCadmusmadehiswife。

  (ll。938—939)AndMaia,thedaughterofAtlas,baretoZeusgloriousHermes,theheraldofthedeathlessgods,forshewentupintohisholybed。

  (ll。940—942)AndSemele,daughterofCadmuswasjoinedwithhiminloveandbarehimasplendidson,joyousDionysus,——amortalwomananimmortalson。Andnowtheybotharegods。

  (ll。943—944)AndAlemenawasjoinedinlovewithZeuswhodrivesthecloudsandbaremightyHeracles。

  (ll。945—946)AndHephaestus,thefamousLameOne,madeAglaea,youngestoftheGraces,hisbuxomwife。

  (ll。947—949)Andgolden—hairedDionysusmadebrown—hairedAriadne,thedaughterofMinos,hisbuxomwife:andthesonofCronosmadeherdeathlessandunageingforhim。

  (ll。950—955)AndmightyHeracles,thevaliantsonofneat—ankledAlemena,whenhehadfinishedhisgrievoustoils,madeHebethechildofgreatZeusandgold—shodHerahisshywifeinsnowyOlympus。Happyhe!Forhehasfinishedhisgreatworksandlivesamongstthedyinggods,untroubledandunagingallhisdays。

  (ll。956—962)AndPerseis,thedaughterofOcean,baretounwearyingHeliosCirceandAeetestheking。AndAeetes,thesonofHelioswhoshowslighttomen,tooktowifefair—cheekedIdyia,daughterofOceantheperfectstream,bythewillofthegods:andshewassubjecttohiminlovethroughgoldenAphroditeandbarehimneat—ankledMedea。

  (ll。963—968)Andnowfarewell,youdwellersonOlympusandyouislandsandcontinentsandthoubrinyseawithin。Nowsingthecompanyofgoddesses,sweet—voicedMusesofOlympus,daughterofZeuswhoholdstheaegis,——eventhosedeathlessonewholaywithmortalmenandbarechildrenlikeuntogods。

  (ll。969—974)Demeter,brightgoddess,wasjoinedinsweetlovewiththeheroIasioninathrice—ploughedfallowintherichlandofCrete,andbarePlutus,akindlygodwhogoeseverywhereoverlandandthesea\'swideback,andhimwhofindshimandintowhosehandshecomeshemakesrich,bestowinggreatwealthuponhim。

  (ll。975—978)AndHarmonia,thedaughterofgoldenAphrodite,baretoCadmusInoandSemeleandfair—cheekedAgaveandAutonoewhomlonghairedAristaeuswedded,andPolydorusalsoinrich—

  crownedThebe。

  (ll。979—983)AndthedaughterofOcean,CallirrhoewasjoinedintheloveofrichAphroditewithstoutheartedChrysaorandbareasonwhowasthestrongestofallmen,Geryones,whommightyHeracleskilledinsea—girtErytheaforthesakeofhisshamblingoxen。

  (ll。984—991)AndEosbaretoTithonusbrazen—crestedMemnon,kingoftheEthiopians,andtheLordEmathion。AndtoCephalusshebareasplendidson,strongPhaethon,amanlikethegods,whom,whenhewasayoungboyinthetenderflowerofgloriousyouthwithchildishthoughts,laughter—lovingAphroditeseizedandcaughtupandmadeakeeperofhershrinebynight,adivinespirit。

  (ll。993—1002)AndthesonofAesonbythewillofthegodsledawayfromAeetesthedaughterofAeetestheheaven—nurturedking,whenhehadfinishedthemanygrievouslabourswhichthegreatking,overbearingPelias,thatoutrageousandpresumptuousdoerofviolence,putuponhim。ButwhenthesonofAesonhadfinishedthem,hecametoIolcusafterlongtoilbringingthecoy—eyedgirlwithhimonhisswiftship,andmadeherhisbuxomwife。AndshewassubjecttoIason,shepherdofthepeople,andbareasonMedeuswhomCheironthesonofPhilyrabroughtupinthemountains。AndthewillofgreatZeuswasfulfilled。

  (ll。1003—1007)ButofthedaughtersofNereus,theOldmanoftheSea,Psamathethefairgoddess,waslovedbyAeacusthroughgoldenAphroditeandbarePhocus。Andthesilver—shodgoddessThetiswassubjecttoPeleusandbroughtforthlion—heartedAchilles,thedestroyerofmen。

  (ll。1008—1010)AndCythereawiththebeautifulcrownwasjoinedinsweetlovewiththeheroAnchisesandbareAeneasonthepeaksofIdawithitsmanywoodedglens。

  (ll。1011—1016)AndCircethedaughterofHelius,Hyperion\'sson,lovedsteadfastOdysseusandbareAgriusandLatinuswhowasfaultlessandstrong:alsoshebroughtforthTelegonusbythewillofgoldenAphrodite。AndtheyruledoverthefamousTyrenians,veryfaroffinarecessoftheholyislands。

  (ll。1017—1018)AndthebrightgoddessCalypsowasjoinedtoOdysseusinsweetlove,andbarehimNausithousandNausinous。

  (ll。1019—1020)Thesearetheimmortalgoddesseswholaywithmortalmenandbarethemchildrenlikeuntogods。

  (ll。1021—1022)Butnow,sweet—voicedMusesofOlympus,daughtersofZeuswhoholdstheaegis,singofthecompanyofwomen。

  ENDNOTES:

  (1)Theepithetprobablyindicatescoquettishness。

  (2)Aproverbialsayingmeaning,`whyenlargeonirrelevanttopics?\'

  (3)`Sheofthenoblevoice\':CalliopeisqueenofEpicpoetry。

  (4)Earth,inthecosmologyofHesiod,isadisksurroundedbytheriverOceanusandfloatinguponawasteofwaters。Itiscalledthefoundationofall(thequalification`thedeathlessones……\'etc。isaninterpolation),becausenotonlytrees,men,andanimals,buteventhehillsandseas(ll。129,131)aresupportedbyit。

  (5)Aetheristhebright,untaintedupperatmosphere,asdistinguishedfromAer,theloweratmosphereoftheearth。

  (6)BrontesistheThunderer;Steropes,theLightener;andArges,theVividOne。

  (7)ThemythaccountsfortheseparationofHeavenandEarth。

  InEgyptiancosmologyNut(theSky)isthrustandheldapartfromherbrotherGeb(theEarth)bytheirfatherShu,whocorrespondstotheGreekAtlas。

  (8)Nymphsoftheash—trees,asDryadsarenymphsoftheoak—

  trees。Cp。noteon\"WorksandDays\",l。145。

  (9)`Member—loving\':thetitleisperhapsonlyaperversionoftheregularPHILOMEIDES(laughter—loving)。

  (10)Cletho(theSpinner)isshewhospinsthethreadofman\'slife;Lachesis(theDisposerofLots)assignstoeachmanhisdestiny;Atropos(Shewhocannotbeturned)isthe`Furywiththeabhorredshears。\'

  (11)Manyofthenameswhichfollowexpressvariousqualitiesoraspectsofthesea:thusGaleneis`Calm\',Cymothoeisthe`Wave—swift\',PherusaandDynameneare`Shewhospeeds(ships)\'and`Shewhohaspower\'。

  (12)The`Wave—receiver\'andthe`Wave—stiller\'。

  (13)`TheUnerring\'or`Truthful\';cp。l。235。

  (14)i。e。Poseidon。

  (15)Goettlingnotesthatsomeofthesenymphsderivetheirnamesfromlandsoverwhichtheypreside,asEuropa,Asia,Doris,Ianeira(`LadyoftheIonians\'),butthatmostarecalledaftersomequalitywhichtheirstreamspossessed:thusXantheisthe`Brown\'or`Turbid\',Amphirhoisthe`Surrounding\'river,Iantheis`Shewhodelights\',andOcyrrhoeisthe`Swift—flowing\'。

  (16)i。e。Eos,the`Early—born\'。

  (17)VanLennepexplainsthatHecate,havingnobrotherstosupportherclaim,mighthavebeenslighted。

  (18)Thegoddessofthehearth(theRoman\"Vesta\"),andsoofthehouse。Cp。\"HomericHymns\"v。22ff。;xxxix。1ff。

  (19)Thevariantreading`ofhisfather\'(sc。Heaven)restsoninferiorMS。authorityandisprobablyanalterationduetothedifficultystatedbyaScholiast:`HowcouldZeus,beingnotyetbegotten,plotagainsthisfather?\'Thephraseis,however,partoftheprophecy。Thewholelinemaywellbespurious,andisrejectedbyHeyne,Wolf,GaisfordandGuyet。

  (20)Pausanias(x。24。6)sawnearthetombofNeoptolemus`astoneofnogreatsize\',whichtheDelphiansanointedeverydaywithoil,andwhichhesayswassupposedtobethestonegiventoCronos。

  (21)AScholiastexplains:`Eitherbecausethey(men)sprangfromtheMeliannymphs(cp。l。187);orbecause,whentheywereborn(?),theycastthemselvesundertheash—trees,thatis,thetrees。\'Thereferencemaybetotheoriginofmenfromash—trees:cp。\"WorksandDays\",l。145andnote。

  (22)sc。Atlas,theShuofEgyptianmythology:cp。noteonline177。

  (23)Oceanusishereregardedasacontinuousstreamenclosingtheearthandtheseas,andsoasflowingbackuponhimself。

  (24)TheconceptionofOceanusisheredifferent:hehasninestreamswhichencircletheearthandtheflowoutintothe`main\'whichappearstobethewasteofwatersonwhich,accordingtoearlyGreekandHebrewcosmology,thedisk—likeearthfloated。

  (25)i。e。thethresholdisof`native\'metal,andnotartificial。

  (26)AccordingtoHomerTyphoeuswasoverwhelmedbyZeusamongsttheArimiinCilicia。PindarrepresentshimasburiedunderAetna,andTzetzesreadsAetnainthispassage。

  (27)Theepithet(whichmeansliterally`well—bored\')seemstorefertothespoutofthecrucible。

  (28)Thefiregod。Thereisnoreferencetovolcanicaction:

  ironwassmeltedonMountIda;cp。\"EpigramsofHomer\",ix。

  2—4。

  (29)i。e。Athena,whowasborn`onthebanksoftheriverTrito\'

  (cp。l。929l)

  (30)RestoredbyPeppmuller。Thenineteenfollowinglinesfromanotherrecensionoflines889—900,924—9arequotedbyChrysippus(inGalen)。

  (31)sc。theaegis。Line929sisprobablyspurious,sinceitdisagreeswithl。929qandcontainsasuspiciousreferencetoAthens。

  THECATALOGUESOFWOMENANDEOIAE(fragments)(1)

  Fragment#1——

  ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iii。1086:

  ThatDeucalionwasthesonofPrometheusandPronoea,Hesiodstatesinthefirst\"Catalogue\",asalsothatHellenwasthesonofDeucalionandPyrrha。

  Fragment#2——

  IoannesLydus(2),deMens。i。13:

  TheycametocallthosewhofollowedlocalmannersLatins,butthosewhofollowedHelleniccustomsGreeks,afterthebrothersLatinusandGraecus;asHesiodsays:`AndinthepalacePandorathedaughterofnobleDeucalionwasjoinedinlovewithfatherZeus,leaderofallthegods,andbareGraecus,staunchinbattle。\'

  Fragment#3——

  ConstantinusPorphyrogenitus(3),deThem。2p。48B:

  ThedistrictMacedoniatookitsnamefromMacedonthesonofZeusandThyia,Deucalion\'sdaughter,asHesiodsays:

  `AndsheconceivedandbaretoZeuswhodelightsinthethunderbolttwosons,MagnesandMacedon,rejoicinginhorses,whodwellroundaboutPieriaandOlympus……

  ((LACUNA))……AndMagnesagain(begot)DictysandgodlikePolydectes。\'

  Fragment#4——

  Plutarch,Mor。p。747;Schol。onPindarPyth。iv。263:

  `AndfromHellenthewar—lovingkingsprangDorusandXuthusandAeolusdelightinginhorses。AndthesonsofAeolus,kingsdealingjustice,wereCretheus,andAthamas,andcleverSisyphus,andwickedSalmoneusandoverboldPerieres。\'

  Fragment#5——

  ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iv。266:

  ThosewhoweredescendedfromDeucalionusedtoruleoverThessalyasHecataeusandHesiodsay。

  Fragment#6——

  ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。482:

  Aloiadae。HesiodsaidthattheyweresonsofAloeus,——calledsoafterhim,——andofIphimedea,butinrealitysonsofPoseidonandIphimedea,andthatAlusacityofAetoliawasfoundedbytheirfather。

  Fragment#7——

  BerlinPapyri,No。7497;OxyrhynchusPapyri,421(4):

  (ll。1—24)`……EurynomethedaughterofNisus,Pandion\'sson,towhomPallasAthenetaughtallherart,bothwitandwisdomtoo;

  forshewasaswiseasthegods。Amarvellousscentrosefromhersilvernraimentasshemoved,andbeautywaswaftedfromhereyes。Her,then,GlaucussoughttowinbyAthena\'sadvising,andhedroveoxen(5)forher。ButheknewnotatalltheintentofZeuswhoholdstheaegis。SoGlaucuscameseekinghertowifewithgifts;butcloud—drivingZeus,kingofthedeathlessgods,benthisheadinoaththatthe……sonofSisyphusshouldneverhavechildrenbornofonefather(6)。SoshelayinthearmsofPoseidonandbareinthehouseofGlaucusblamelessBellerophon,surpassingallmenin……overtheboundlesssea。Andwhenhebegantoroam,hisfathergavehimPegasuswhowouldbearhimmostswiftlyonhiswings,andflewunwearyingeverywhereovertheearth,forlikethegaleshewouldcoursealong。WithhimBellerophoncaughtandslewthefire—breathingChimera。Andheweddedthedearchildofthegreat—heartedIobates,theworshipfulking……

  lord(of)……

  andshebare……\'

  Fragment#8——

  ScholiastonApolloniusRhodes,Arg。iv。57:

  HesiodsaysthatEndymionwasthesonofAethliusthesonofZeusandCalyee,andreceivedthegiftfromZeus:`(Tobe)keeperofdeathforhisownselfwhenhewasreadytodie。\'

  Fragment#9——

  ScholiastVen。onHomer,Il。xi。750:

  ThetwosonsofActorandMolione……HesiodhasgiventheirdescentbycallingthemafterActorandMolione;buttheirfatherwasPoseidon。

  Porphyrius(7),Quaest。Hom。adIliad。pert。,265:

  ButAristarchusisinformedthattheyweretwins,not……suchasweretheDioscuri,but,onHesiod\'stestimony,doubleinformandwithtwobodiesandjoinedtooneanother。

  Fragment#10——

  ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。156:

  ButHesiodsaysthathechangedhimselfinoneofhiswontedshapesandperchedontheyoke—bossofHeracles\'horses,meaningtofightwiththehero;butthatHeracles,secretlyinstructedbyAthena,woundedhimmortallywithanarrow。Andhesaysasfollows:`……andlordlyPericlymenus。Happyhe!Forearth—shakingPoseidongavehimallmannerofgifts。Atonetimehewouldappearamongbirds,aneagle;andagainatanotherhewouldbeanant,amarveltosee;andthenashiningswarmofbees;andagainatanothertimeadreadrelentlesssnake。Andhepossessedallmannerofgiftswhichcannothetold,andthesethenensnaredhimthroughthedevisingofAthene。\'

  Fragment#11——

  StephanusofByzantium(8),s。v。:

  `(Heracles)slewthenoblesonsofsteadfastNeleus,elevenofthem;butthetwelfth,thehorsemenGerenianNestorchancedtobestayingwiththehorse—tamingGerenians。

  ((LACUNA))

  NestoraloneescapedinfloweryGerenon。\'

  Fragment#12——

  Eustathius(9),Hom。1796。39:

  `Sowell—girdedPolycaste,theyoungestdaughterofNestor,Neleus\'son,wasjoinedinlovewithTelemachusthroughgoldenAphroditeandbarePersepolis。\'

  Fragment#13——

  ScholiastonHomer,Od。xii。69:

  TyrothedaughterofSalmoneus,havingtwosonsbyPoseidon,NeleusandPelias,marriedCretheus,andhadbyhimthreesons,Aeson,PheresandAmythaon。AndofAesonandPolymede,accordingtoHesiod,Iasonwasborn:`Aeson,whobegotasonIason,shepherdofthepeople,whomChironbroughtupinwoodyPelion。\'

  Fragment#14——

  PetriePapyri(ed。Mahaffy),Pl。III。3:

  `……ofthegloriouslord……fairAtalanta,swiftoffoot,thedaughterofSchoeneus,whohadthebeamingeyesoftheGraces,thoughshewasripeforwedlockrejectedthecompanyofherequalsandsoughttoavoidmarriagewithmenwhoeatbread。\'

  ScholiastonHomer,Iliadxxiii。683:

  HesiodisthereforelaterindatethanHomersinceherepresentsHippomenesasstrippedwhencontendingwithAtalanta(10)。

  Papirigrecielatini,ii。No。130(2nd—3rdcentury)(11):

  (ll。1—7)`Thenstraightwaythereroseupagainsthimthetrim—

  ankledmaiden(Atalanta),peerlessinbeauty:agreatthrongstoodroundaboutherasshegazedfiercely,andwonderheldallmenastheylookeduponher。Asshemoved,thebreathofthewestwindstirredtheshininggarmentabouthertenderbosom;butHippomenesstoodwherehewas:andmuchpeoplewasgatheredtogether。Allthesekeptsilence;butSchoeneuscriedandsaid:

  (ll。8—20)`\"Hearmeall,bothyoungandold,whileIspeakasmyspiritwithinmybreastbidsme。Hippomenesseeksmycoy—eyeddaughtertowife;butlethimnowhearmywholesomespeech。Heshallnotwinherwithoutcontest;yet,ifhebevictoriousandescapedeath,andifthedeathlessgodswhodwellonOlympusgranthimtowinrenown,verilyheshallreturntohisdearnativeland,andIwillgivehimmydearchildandstrong,swift—

  footedhorsesbesideswhichheshallleadhometobecherishedpossessions;andmayherejoiceinheartpossessingthese,andeverrememberwithgladnessthepainfulcontest。Maythefatherofmenandofgods(grantthatsplendidchildrenmaybeborntohim)\'(12)

  ((LACUNA))

  (ll。21—27)`ontheright……

  andhe,rushinguponher,……

  drawingbackslightlytowardstheleft。Andonthemwaslaidanunenviablestruggle:forshe,evenfair,swift—footedAtalanta,ranscorningthegiftsofgoldenAphrodite;butwithhimtheracewasforhislife,eithertofindhisdoom,ortoescapeit。

  Thereforewiththoughtsofguilehesaidtoher:

  (ll。28—29)`\"OdaughterofSchoeneus,pitilessinheart,receivethesegloriousgiftsofthegoddess,goldenAphrodite……\'

  ((LACUNA))

  (ll。30—36)`Buthe,followinglightlyonhisfeet,castthefirstapple(13):and,swiftlyasaHarpy,sheturnedbackandsnatchedit。Thenhecastthesecondtothegroundwithhishand。Andnowfair,swift—footedAtalantahadtwoapplesandwasnearthegoal;butHippomenescastthethirdappletotheground,andtherewithescapeddeathandblackfate。Andhestoodpantingand……\'

  Fragment#15——

  Strabo(14),i。p。42:

  `AndthedaughterofArabus,whomworthyHermaonbegatwithThronia,daughterofthelordBelus。\'

  Fragment#16——

  Eustathius,Hom。461。2:

  `ArgoswhichwaswaterlessDanausmadewell—watered。\'

  Fragment#17——

  Hecataeus(15)inScholiastonEuripides,Orestes,872:

  AegyptushimselfdidnotgotoArgos,butsenthissons,fiftyinnumber,asHesiodrepresented。

  Fragment#18——(16)

  Strabo,viii。p。370:

  AndApollodorussaysthatHesiodalreadyknewthatthewholepeoplewerecalledbothHellenesandPanhellenes,aswhenhesaysofthedaughtersofProetusthatthePanhellenessoughttheminmarriage。

  Apollodorus,ii。2。1。4:

  AcrisiuswaskingofArgosandProetusofTiryns。AndAcrisiushadbyEurydicethedaughterofLacedemon,Danae;andProetusbyStheneboea`LysippeandIphinoeandIphianassa\'。Andthesefellmad,asHesiodstates,becausetheywouldnotreceivetheritesofDionysus。

  Probus(17)onVergil,Ecloguevi。48:

  These(thedaughtersofProetus),becausetheyhadscornedthedivinityofJuno,wereovercomewithmadness,suchthattheybelievedtheyhadbeenturnedintocows,andleftArgostheirowncountry。AfterwardstheywerecuredbyMelampus,thesonofAmythaon。

  Suidas,s。v。:(18)

  `Becauseoftheirhideouswantonnesstheylosttheirtenderbeauty……\'

  Eustathius,Hom。1746。7:

  `……Forheshedupontheirheadsafearfulitch:andleprosycoveredalltheirflesh,andtheirhairdroppedfromtheirheads,andtheirfairscalpsweremadebare。\'

  Fragment#19A——(19)

  OxyrhynchusPapyri1358fr。1(3rdcent。A。D。):(20)

  (ll。1—32)`……Soshe(Europa)crossedthebrinywaterfromafartoCrete,beguiledbythewilesofZeus。SecretlydidtheFathersnatchherawayandgaveheragift,thegoldennecklace,thetoywhichHephaestusthefamedcraftsmanoncemadebyhiscunningskillandbroughtandgaveittohisfatherforapossession。

  AndZeusreceivedthegift,andgaveitinturntothedaughterofproudPhoenix。ButwhentheFatherofmenandofgodshadmatedsofaroffwithtrim—ankledEuropa,thenhedepartedbackagainfromtherich—hairedgirl。SoshebaresonstothealmightySonofCronos,gloriousleadersofwealthymen——Minostheruler,andjustRhadamanthysandnobleSarpedontheblamelessandstrong。TothesedidwiseZeusgiveeachashareofhishonour。VerilySarpedonreignedmightilyoverwideLyciaandruledverymanycitiesfilledwithpeople,wieldingthesceptreofZeus:andgreathonourfollowedhim,whichhisfathergavehim,thegreat—heartedshepherdofthepeople。ForwiseZeusordainedthatheshouldliveforthreegenerationsofmortalmenandnotwasteawaywitholdage。HesenthimtoTroy;andSarpedongatheredagreathost,menchosenoutofLyciatobealliestotheTrojans。ThesemeddidSarpedonlead,skilledinbitterwar。AndZeus,whosewisdomiseverlasting,senthimforthfromheavenastar,showingtokensforthereturnofhisdearson……forwellhe(Sarpedon)knewinhisheartthatthesignwasindeedfromZeus。Verygreatlydidheexcelinwartogetherwithman—slayingHectorandbrakedownthewall,bringingwoesupontheDanaans。ButsosoonasPatroclushadinspiredtheArgiveswithhardcourage……\'

  Fragment#19——

  ScholiastonHomer,Il。xii。292:

  ZeussawEuropathedaughterofPhoenixgatheringflowersinameadowwithsomenymphsandfellinlovewithher。Sohecamedownandchangedhimselfintoabullandbreathedfromhismouthacrocus(21)。InthiswayhedeceivedEuropa,carriedheroffandcrossedtheseatoCretewherehehadintercoursewithher。

  TheninthisconditionhemadeherlivewithAsterionthekingoftheCretans。Theresheconceivedandborethreesons,Minos,SarpedonandRhadamanthys。ThetaleisinHesiodandBacchylides。

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