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    Pythian 4 ARKESILAi KURÊNAIÔi ARMATI

    sameron men chrê se par' andri philôi*+
    stamen, euïppou basilêï Kuranas*, ophra kômazonti sun Arkesila*i*,
    Moisa, Latoidaisin* opheilomenon* Puthôni t' auxêis* ouron humnôn*,
    entha* pote chruseôn Dios aiêtôn* paredros+,
    5
    ouk apodamou Apollônos tuchontos*, hierea
    [10] chrêsen oikistêra Batton* karpophorou Libuas*, hieran*
    nason hôs êdê+ lipôn ktisseien* euarmaton
    polin en argennoenti mastôi*,
    kai to Mêdeias epos ankomisai*
    10
    hebdomai kai sun dekatai* geneai Thêraion*, Aiêta to pote zamenês
    pais apepneus' athanatou stomatos, despoina Kolchôn. eipe d' houtôs
    [20] hêmitheoisin Iasonos aichmatao nautais:
    “ keklute, paides huperthumôn te phôtôn kai theôn:
    phami gar tasd' ex haliplaktou pote gas Epaphoio koran*
    15
    asteôn rhizan* phuteusesthai* melêsimbrotôn
    Dios en Ammônos themethlois*.
    [30] anti* delphinôn* d' elachupterugôn hippous ameipsantes thoas*,
    hania t' ant' eretmôn diphrous te* nômasoisin* aellopodas*.
    keinos ornis* ekteleutasei megalan poliôn
    20
    matropolin Thêran genesthai, ton pote Tritônidos en prochoais*
    limnas theôi* aneri* eidomenôi gaian** didonti
    xeinia prôirathen* Euphamos katabas
    [40] dexat': aision d' epi hoi Kroniôn Zeus patêr eklanxe brontan*:
    hanik' ankuran* poti chalkogenun*
    25
    naï krêmnantôn* epetosse*, thoas Argous chalinon. dôdeka de proteron
    hameras ex Ôkeanou pheromen nôtôn huper gaias erêmôn
    einalion doru*, mêdesin* anspassantes* amois*.
    [50] toutaki d' oiopolos* daimôn* epêlthen, phaidiman
    andros aidoiou prosopsin thêkamenos*: philiôn d' epeôn
    30
    archeto, xeinois hat' elthontessin euergetai*
    deipn' epangellonti* prôton.
    alla* gar nostou prophasis* glukerou
    kôluen meinai. phato d' Eurupulos* Gaiaochou pais aphthitou Ennosida**
    [60] emmenai: gignôske d' epeigomenous: an d' euthus harpaxais arouras*
    35
    dexiterai protuchon xenion masteuse dounai.
    oud' apithêse nin*, all' hêrôs ep' aktaisin thorôn
    cheiri hoi cheir' antereisais dexato* bôlaka* daimonian*.
    peuthomai d' autan kataklustheisan ek douratos
    enalian bamen** sun halmai*
    40
    [70] hesperas*, hugrôi pelagei spomenan*. ê man* nin ôtrunon* thama
    lusiponois* therapontessin phulaxai: tôn d' elathonto phrenes:
    kai nun en taid' aphthiton nasôi kechutai Libuas
    euruchorou sperma prin hôras*: ei gar oikoi nin bale* par chthonion
    Aida stoma*, Tainaron eis hieran Euphamos elthôn,
    45
    [80] huios hipparchou* Poseidaônos* anax,
    ton pot' Eurôpa Tituou thugatêr tikte* Kaphisou par' ochthais*:
    tetratôn* paidôn k' epiginomenôn
    haima hoi keinan labe* sun Danaois* eureian apeiron. tote gar megalas
    exanistantai* Lakedaimonos* Argeiou te kolpou kai Mukênan.
    50
    nun ge* men allodapan kriton heurêsei* gunaikôn*
    [90] en lechesin genos, hoi ken tande sun timai theôn*
    nason elthontes tekôntai phôta* kelainepheôn* pediôn
    despotan: ton men poluchrusôi* pot' en dômati
    Phoibos amnasei* themissin*
    55
    Puthion naon katabanta* chronôi**
    husterôi*, naessi poleis agagen Neiloio pros pion temenos Kronida*.”
    [100] ê rha* Mêdeias epeôn stiches**. eptaxan* d' akinêtoi siôpai
    hêrôes antitheoi pukinan mêtin kluontes.
    ô makar huie Polumnastou*, se d'* en toutôi logôi*
    60
    chrêsmos ôrthôsen* melissas* Delphidos automatôi keladôi*:
    ha se chairein es tris audasaisa* peprômenon
    [110] basile' amphanen Kuranai,
    dusthroou phônas* anakrinomenon poina tis estai pros theôn.
    ê mala* dê meta kai nun, hôste phoinikanthemou êros* akmai,
    65
    paisi toutois* ogdoon thallei meros*+ Arkesilas+:
    tôi men Apollôn* ha te Puthô kudos ex amphiktionôn* eporen
    [120] hippodromias. apo d' auton egô Moisaisi dôsô*
    kai to panchruson nakos kriou: meta gar
    keino pleusantôn Minuan, theopompoi sphisin** timai phuteuthen*.
    70
    tis gar archa dexato nautilias;
    tis de kindunos* kraterois adamantos* dêsen halois*; thesphaton ên Pelian
    ex agauôn* Aiolidan* thanemen cheiressin ê boulais akamptois*.
    [130] êlthe* de hoi kruoen* pukinôi manteuma thumôi*,
    par meson* omphalon eudendroio rhêthen materos*:
    75
    ton monokrêpida pantôs en phulakai schethemen megalai,
    eut' an aipeinôn apo stathmôn* es eudeielon*
    chthona molêi kleitas Iôlkou,
    xeinos+ ait'+ ôn astos*+. ho d' ara chronôi
    [140] hiket' aichmaisin didumaisin* anêr ekpaglos: esthas d' amphotera nin echen,
    80
    ha te Magnêtôn epichôrios* harmozoisa thaêtoisi guiois,
    amphi de pardaleai* stegeto phrissontas ombrous*+:
    oude* koman plokamoi kerthentes* ôichont' aglaoi,
    all' hapan nôton kataithusson*. tacha d' euthus iôn spheteras*
    [150] estathê gnômas atarmuktoio peirômenos
    85
    en agorai plêthontos ochlou*.
    ton men ou gignôskon: opizomenôn* d' empas* tis eipen kai tode*:
    “ outi pou houtos Apollôn, oude man chalkarmatos esti posis*
    Aphroditas*: en de Naxôi* phanti thanein liparai
    Iphimedeias paidas, Ôton kai se, tolmaeis Ephialta** anax.
    90
    [160] kai man Tituon belos Artemidos thêreuse kraipnon
    ex anikatou pharetras ornumenon,
    ophra tis tan en dunatôi philotatôn* epipsauein eratai*.”
    toi men allaloisin ameibomenoi
    garuon* toiaut': ana d' hêmionois* xestai t' apênai* protropadan* Pelias
    95
    hiketo speudôn: taphe d' autika paptanais arignôton pedilon
    [170] dexiterôi* monon amphi podi. kleptôn* de thumôi
    deima prosennepe: “poian gaian, ô xein', eucheai
    patrid' emmen; kai tis anthrôpôn se chamaigeneôn* polias
    exanêken* gastros; echthistoisi mê pseudesin
    100
    katamianais* eipe gennan.”
    ton de tharsêsais* aganoisi* logois
    [180] hôd' ameiphthê*: “phami didaskalian Cheirônos oisein*. antrothe gar neomai
    par Chariklous* kai Philuras, hina Kentaurou me kourai threpsan hagnai*.
    eikosi d' ektelesais eniautous oute ergon
    105
    out' epos entrapelon keinoisin eipôn hikoman+
    oikad'+, archaian komizôn+ patros emou basileuomenan
    [190] ou kat' aisan, tan pote Zeus ôpasen lagetai
    Aiolôi kai paisi, timan.
    peuthomai gar nin Pelian athemin leukais* pithêsanta* phrasin
    110
    hameterôn* aposulasai biaiôs archedikan* tokeôn*:
    toi m', epei pamprôton eidon phengos, huperphialou
    [200] hagemonos deisantes hubrin, kados hôseite phthimenou dnopheron
    en dômasi thêkamenoi, miga kôkutôi* gunaikôn
    krubda pempon* sparganois en porphureois*,
    115
    nukti koinasantes hodon*, Kronidai de traphen* Cheirôni dôkan.
    alla toutôn men kephalaia logôn
    iste. leukippôn* de domous paterôn, kednoi politai, phrassate moi sapheôs:
    [210] Aisonos gar pais epichôrios ou xeinan* hikanô gaian allôn*.
    Phêr de me theios Iasona kiklêskôn prosêuda.”
    120
    hôs phato. ton men eselthont' egnon* ophthalmoi patros*.
    ek d' ar' autou pompholuxan* dakrua gêraleôn glepharôn,
    han peri* psuchan epei gathêsen exaireton
    gonon idôn kalliston andrôn+.
    [220] kai kasignêtoi* sphisin amphoteroi
    125
    [230] êluthon keinou ge kata kleos*: engus men Pherês* kranan Uperêida* lipôn,
    ek de Messanas* Amuthan*: tacheôs d' Admatos hiken kai Melampos*,
    eumeneontes anepsion*. en daitos de moirai*
    meilichioisi logois autous Iasôn degmenos,
    xeini' harmozonta* teuchôn, pasan euphrosunan tanuen*,
    130
    athroais pente drapôn nuktessin en th' hamerais
    hieron euzoias aôton.
    all' en hektai panta*, logon themenos* spoudaion*, ex archas anêr
    sungenesin parekoinath': hoi d' epespont': aipsa d' apo klisian
    ôrto sun keinoisi. kai rh' êlthon Pelia megaron*:
    135
    [240] essumenoi d' eisô katestan. tôn d' akousais autos hupantiasen
    Turous erasiplokamou* genea: praün d' Iasôn
    malthakai phônai potistazôn* oaron
    balleto krêpida* sophôn epeôn: “pai Poseidanos Petraiou*,
    enti men thnatôn phrenes ôkuterai*
    140
    kerdos ainêsai pro dikas dolion, tracheian herpontôn pros epibdan* homôs:
    all' eme chrê kai se themissamenous* orgas huphainein* loipon olbon.
    [250] eidoti toi ereô: mia bous* Krêthei te matêr
    kai thrasumêdeï Salmônei*: tritaisin d' en gonais
    ammes au keinôn phuteuthentes* sthenos aeliou* chruseon
    145
    leussomen. Moirai d' aphistant*', ei tis echthra pelei
    [260] homogonois, aidô kalupsai.
    ou prepei nôin chalkotorois xiphesin
    oud' akontessin* megalan progonôn timan dasasthai. mêla te gar toi egô
    kai boôn xanthas agelas aphiêm' agrous te pantas, tous apourais*
    150
    hameterôn tokeôn nemeai, plouton piainôn*:
    kou me ponei* teon oikon tauta* porsunont' agan:
    [270] alla kai skapton monarchon kai thronos*, hôi pote Krêtheïdas
    enkathizôn hippotais euthune laois* dikas*,
    ta men aneu xunas anias
    155
    luson ammin, mê ti neôteron* ex autôn anastaêi kakon.”
    hôs ar' eeipen. akai d' antagoreusen kai Pelias: “esomai
    [280] toios*: all' êdê me gêraion+ meros* halikias
    amphipolei: son d' anthos* hêbas* arti kumainei*: dunasai d' aphelein
    manin chthoniôn. keletai gar hean psuchan komixai*
    160
    Phrixos elthontas* pros Aiêta thalamous,
    derma te kriou bathumallon agein, tôi pot' ek pontou saôthê
    ek te matruias* atheôn beleôn.
    [290] tauta moi thaumastos* oneiros iôn phônei. memanteumai d' epi* Kastaliai,
    ei metallaton ti*. kai hôs tachos otrunei* me teuchein nai pompan*.
    165
    touton aethlon hekôn teleson: kai toi monarchein*
    kai basileuemen* omnumi proêsein. karteros
    horkos ammin martus estô Zeus ho genethlios* amphoterois.”
    [300] sunthesin tautan epainêsantes hoi men krithen*:
    atar Iasôn autos êdê
    170
    ôrnuen karukas eonta ploon*
    phainemen* pantai. tacha de Kronidao Zênos huioi treis* akamantomachai
    êlthon Alkmênas th' helikoblepharou* Lêdas te, doioi d' hupsichaitai*
    aneres, Ennosida genos, aidesthentes alkan*,
    [310] ek te Pulou kai ap' akras Tainarou: tôn men kleos
    175
    eslon Euphamou t' ekranthê son te, Periklumen' eurubia*.
    ex Apollônos* de phormiktas aoidan* patêr
    emolen, euainêtos, Orpheus*.
    pempe* d' Hermas chrusorapis* didumous huious ep' atruton ponon,
    ton men Echiona, kechladontas* hêbai, ton d' Eruton*. tachees*
    180
    [320] amphi Pangaiou* themethlois naietaontes* eban:
    kai gar hekôn thumôi gelanei* thasson entunen basileus anemôn*
    Zêtan Kalaïn te patêr Boreas, andras pteroisin
    nôta pephrikontas* amphô porphureois.
    ton de pampeithê glukun hêmitheoisin pothon endaien Hêra*
    185
    naos Argous, mê tina leipomenon
    [330] tan akindunon para* matri menein aiôna* pessont', all' epi kai thanatôi*
    pharmakon kalliston heas aretas* halixin heuresthai sun allois.
    es d' Iaôlkon epei kateba nautan aôtos,
    lexato* pantas epainêsais* Iasôn. kai rha hoi
    190
    mantis ornichessi kai klaroisi theopropeôn hierois
    [340] Mopsos* ambase straton prophrôn. epei d' embolou*
    kremasan ankuras* huperthen,
    chrusean cheiressi labôn phialan*
    archos en prumnai pater' Ouranidan encheikeraunon* Zêna, kai ôkuporous*
    195
    kumatôn* rhipas* anemôn t' ekalei*, nuktas te kai pontou keleuthous
    amata t' euphrona kai philian nostoio moiran:
    [350] ek nepheôn de hoi antaüse brontas aision
    phthegma: lamprai d' êlthon aktines* steropas aporêgnumenai:
    ampnoan d' hêrôes estasan* theou samasin
    200
    pithomenoi: karuxe d' autois
    embalein kôpaisi teraskopos hadeias eniptôn* elpidas:
    [360] eiresia d' hupechôrêsen tacheian ek palaman akoros*.
    sun Notou d' aurais ep' Axeinou* stoma pempomenoi
    êluthon: enth' hagnon Poseidaônos hessant' einaliou temenos,
    205
    phoinissa de Thrêïkiôn agela taurôn* huparchen
    kai neoktiston* lithôn* bômoio thenar*.
    es de kindunon bathun hiemenoi despotan lissonto naôn*,
    [370] sundromôn kinêthmon amaimaketon*
    ekphugein petran. didumai gar esan zôai, kulindeskonto te kraipnoterai
    210
    ê barugdoupôn anemôn stiches: all' êdê teleutan keinos autais
    hêmitheôn ploos agagen. es Phasin* d' epeiten
    êluthon: entha kelainôpessi* Kolchoisin bian*
    [380] mixan* Aiêtai par' autôi*. potnia d' oxutatôn beleôn*
    poikilan* iünga tetraknamon Oulumpothen
    215
    en alutôi zeuxaisa kuklôi
    mainad' ornin Kuprogeneia pheren
    prôton anthrôpoisi, litas* t' epaoidas ekdidaskêsen* sophon Aisonidan:
    ophra Mêdeias tokeôn apheloit' aidô, potheina d' Hellas autan
    [390] en phrasi kaiomenan* doneoi mastigi Peithous.
    220
    kai tacha peirat' aethlôn* deiknuen patrôïôn:
    sun d' elaiôi pharmakôsais' antitoma* sterean odunan
    dôke chriesthai. katainêsan* te koinon gamon
    glukun en allaloisi mixai*.
    all' hot' Aiêtas adamantinon* en messois arotron skimpsato*
    225
    [400] kai boas, hoi phlog' apo xanthan* genuôn pneon kaiomenoio puros,
    chalkeais d' hoplais arasseskon chthon' ameibomenoi,
    tous agagôn zeuglai pelassen* mounos. orthas d' aulakas* entanusais
    êlaun', ana bôlakias d' oroguian schize nôton
    gas. eeipen d' hôde: “tout' ergon basileus*,
    230
    [410] hostis* archei* naos*, emoi telesais aphthiton strômnan agesthô,
    kôas aiglaen chruseôi thusanôi*.”
    hôs ar' audasantos* apo krokoen* rhipsais Iasôn heima theôi pisunos
    eichet' ergou: pur de nin ouk eolei* pampharmakou xeinas ephetmais*.
    spassamenos d' arotron, boeous dêsais anankas*
    235
    entesin* auchenas emballôn t' eripleurôi phuai
    [420] kentron aianes biatas exeponês' epitakton anêr
    metron. iüxen d' aphônêtôi per empas achei
    dunasin Aiêtas agastheis.
    pros d' hetairoi karteron andra philas
    240
    ôregon cheiras, stephanoisi te nin poias* erepton*, meilichiois te logois
    agapazont'. autika d' Aeliou* thaumastos huios derma lampron
    [430] ennepen, entha nin ektanusan* Phrixou machairai+:
    êlpeto d' ouketi hoi keinon ge praxesthai* ponon.
    keito gar lochmai*, drakontos d' eicheto labrotatan genuôn**+,
    245
    hos pachei makei te pentêkontoron naun kratei*,
    telesan han plagai sidarou*.
    [440] makra*+ moi neisthai kat' amaxiton*: hôra gar sunaptei*: kai tina
    oimon isami brachun: polloisi d' hagêmai* sophias* heterois.
    kteine men glaukôpa* technais* poikilonôton ophin,
    250
    ô Arkesila, klepsen te Mêdeian sun autai*, tan Peliao phonon*:
    en t' Ôkeanou pelagessi migen pontôi t' eruthrôi
    Lamnian t' ethnei gunaikôn androphonôn*:
    [450] entha kai guiôn aethlois* epedeixan krisin esthatos amphis*,
    kai suneunasthen. kai en allodapais
    255
    sperm' arourais toutakis* humeteras aktinos olbou*+ dexato moiridion*
    amar ê nuktes*. tothi gar genos Euphamou phuteuthen loipon aiei
    telleto: kai Lakedaimoniôn michthentes* andrôn
    [460] êthesi tan pote Kallistan* apôikêsan+ chronôi
    nason: enthen d' ummi Latoidas* eporen Libuas pedion*
    260
    sun theôn timais* ophellein, astu chrusothronou
    dianemein theion Kuranas
    orthoboulon mêtin epheuromenois*.
    gnôthi nun tan Oidipoda sophian*. ei gar tis ozous oxutomôi pelekei
    [470] exereipseien megalas druos, aischunoi de hoi thaêton eidos:
    265
    kai phthinokarpos eoisa didoi psaphon per' autas*,
    ei pote cheimerion pur exikêtai loisthion*:
    ê sun orthais kionessin desposunaisin ereidomena*
    mochthon allois amphepei dustanon* en teichesin*,
    heon erêmôsaisa chôron.
    270
    [480] essi* d' iatêr epikairotatos*, Paian* te soi timai phaos:
    chrê malakan chera prosballonta trôman helkeos amphipolein.
    rhaidion men gar polin seisai* kai aphauroterois:
    all' epi chôras* autis hessai* duspales dê gignetai, exapinas
    ei mê theos hagemonessi kubernatêr genêtai.
    275
    [490] tin de toutôn exuphainontai* charites.
    tlathi* tas eudaimonos amphi Kuranas themen spoudan hapasan.
    tôn d' Homêrou* kai tode sunthemenos*
    rhêma porsun': angelon* eslon epha timan megistan pragmati panti pherein:
    auxetai kai Moisa di' angelias orthas*. epegnô* men Kurana
    280
    kai to kleennotaton megaron Battou dikaian
    [500] Damophilou prapidôn. keinos gar en paisin neos*,
    en de boulais presbus enkursais* hekatontaetei biotai,
    orphanizei men kakan glôssan phaennas opos*,
    emathe d' hubrizonta* misein,
    285
    ouk erizôn antia tois agathois*,
    oude makunôn telos ouden*. ho gar kairos pros anthrôpôn* brachu metron echei.
    [510] eu nin egnôken: therapôn* de hoi, ou drastas opadei. phanti d' emmen
    tout' aniarotaton*, kala gignôskont' anankai
    ektos echein poda*. kai man keinos Atlas* ouranôi
    290
    [520] prospalaiei nun ge patrôias apo gas apo* te kteanôn:
    luse de Zeus aphthitos Titanas*. en de chronôi
    metabolai lêxantos ourou
    histiôn. all' euchetai oulomenan nouson* diantlêsais pote
    oikon idein, ep' Apollônos te kranai* sumposias ephepôn
    295
    thumon ekdosthai pros hêban* pollakis, en te sophois
    daidalean phorminga bastazôn politais hêsuchiai thigemen*,
    [530] mêt' ôn tini pêma porôn, apathês d' autos pros astôn.
    kai ke muthêsaith' hopoian*, Arkesila,
    heure* pagan ambrosiôn epeôn, prosphaton+ Thêbai xenôtheis*+.

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    Further comments from Basil L. Gildersleeve, Pindar: The Olympian and Pythian Odes:
    poem 4 (general note)
    poem 4, line 1 (general note)
    poem 4, line 1: sameron ... stamen
    poem 4, line 10: zamenês
    poem 4, line 101 (general note)
    poem 4, line 104: Wergon ... eipôn
    poem 4, line 105: eutrapelon
    poem 4, line 106: archan ankomizôn
    poem 4, line 109 (general note)
    poem 4, line 109: nin
    poem 4, line 112: kados ... thêkamenoi
    poem 4, line 117 (general note)
    poem 4, line 119: Phêr
    poem 4, line 124 (general note)
    poem 4, line 13: Keklute
    poem 4, line 130: drapôn
    poem 4, line 132 (general note)
    poem 4, line 133: epesponto
    poem 4, line 136: praün ... oaron
    poem 4, line 138: Pai P
    poem 4, line 139 (general note)
    poem 4, line 144: chru^seou
    poem 4, line 145: ai
    poem 4, line 148 (general note)
    poem 4, line 149: xanthas
    poem 4, line 15: melêsimbroton
    poem 4, line 152: Krêtheïdas
    poem 4, line 154: ta men
    poem 4, line 155 (general note)
    poem 4, line 155: anastêêi
    poem 4, line 156: Esomai
    poem 4, line 162 (general note)
    poem 4, line 165: teleson ... proêsein
    poem 4, line 17 (general note)
    poem 4, line 170 (general note)
    poem 4, line 175: Periklumene
    poem 4, line 178 (general note)
    poem 4, line 181: entuen
    poem 4, line 186 (general note)
    poem 4, line 186: pessonta
    poem 4, line 193 (general note)
    poem 4, line 2: euippou
    poem 4, line 201 (general note)
    poem 4, line 204: hessanto
    poem 4, line 205: Thrêikiôn
    poem 4, line 208 (general note)
    poem 4, line 208: sundromôn ... petran
    poem 4, line 210: teleutan
    poem 4, line 213: para
    poem 4, line 216 (general note)
    poem 4, line 216: mainada
    poem 4, line 218: pothelna ... Hellas
    poem 4, line 224 (general note)
    poem 4, line 225: pneon
    poem 4, line 228: ana
    poem 4, line 230: strômnan
    poem 4, line 231 (general note)
    poem 4, line 236: aianes
    poem 4, line 237: iuxen
    poem 4, line 24 (general note)
    poem 4, line 24: poti
    poem 4, line 240 (general note)
    poem 4, line 247 (general note)
    poem 4, line 25: dôdeka ... pheromen
    poem 4, line 251: en ... migen
    poem 4, line 254 (general note)
    poem 4, line 254: en allodapais ... arourais
    poem 4, line 258: êthesin
    poem 4, line 26: nôtôn ... erêmou
    poem 4, line 260: kastu chrusothronou ... Kuranas
    poem 4, line 262 (general note)
    poem 4, line 264: exereipsêi men
    poem 4, line 270 (general note)
    poem 4, line 275: tin
    poem 4, line 277 (general note)
    poem 4, line 278: porsune
    poem 4, line 285 (general note)
    poem 4, line 293 (general note)
    poem 4, line 297: mête ... apathês de
    poem 4, line 30: hate
    poem 4, line 32 (general note)
    poem 4, line 35: protuchon
    poem 4, line 37: Woi
    poem 4, line 40 (general note)
    poem 4, line 47 (general note)
    poem 4, line 5: hirea
    poem 4, line 51: tande ... nason
    poem 4, line 51: hoi ken ... tekôntai
    poem 4, line 55 (general note)
    poem 4, line 56: agagen
    poem 4, line 6: Wason
    poem 4, line 61: es tris
    poem 4, line 63 (general note)
    poem 4, line 63: poina
    poem 4, line 64: meta
    poem 4, line 64: hôte
    poem 4, line 66: kudos ... hippodromias
    poem 4, line 67: auton
    poem 4, line 70 (general note)
    poem 4, line 78 (general note)
    poem 4, line 80: ha te ... amphi de
    poem 4, line 84: atarbaktoio
    poem 4, line 86 (general note)
    poem 4, line 87: Ou ti pou
    poem 4, line 88: en de
    poem 4, line 9 (general note)
    poem 4, line 90: kai man
    poem 4, line 90: Tituon
    poem 4, line 94 (general note)
    poem 4, line 98: polias ... gastros

    Cross references from E. T. Merrill, Commentary on Catullus:
    *

    Cross references from Sir Richard C. Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus:
    753

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus:
    * [549-667: Conclusion of first episode]

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    346 [a) Metonymischer Gebrauch der Substantive.]
    346 [a) Metonymischer Gebrauch der Substantive.]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Antigone:
    * [1115-1154]
    * [988-1114]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
    * [596-645]
    * [719-865]
    * [879-973]
    * [167-171]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Electra:
    * [251-471]
    * [516-1057]
    * [1098-1383]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Philoctetes:
    * [219-675]
    * [135-218]
    * [676-729]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Trachiniae:
    * [663-820]

    Cross references from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
    4, 155, 1 [BOOK IV]
    7, 129, 4 [BOOK VII]
    2, 104, 2 [BOOK II]
    7, 141, 3 [BOOK VII]
    5, 92G, 2 [BOOK V]
    4, 145, 2 [BOOK IV]

    Cross references from Thomas W. Allen, E. E. Sikes, Commentary on the Homeric Hymns:
    * [HYMN TO APHRODITE]
    * [HYMN TO DEMETER]
    * [HYMN TO APOLLO]
    * [HYMN TO HERMES]

    Cross references from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
    7, 107 [Book 7 (ê)]
    4, 661 [Book 4 (d)]
    12, 61 [Book 12 (m)]
    11, 271 [Book 11 (l)]
    8, 547 [Book 8 (th)]
    10, 517 [Book 10 (k)]
    2, 199 [Book 2 (b)]
    11, 318 [Book 11 (l)]
    11, 581 [Book 11 (l)]

    Cross references from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
    4, 533 [Book 4 (D)]
    11, 740 [Book 11 (L)]
    20, 247 [Introduction]
    17, 210 [Book 17 (R)]

    Cross references from Commentary on the Heroides of Ovid:
    6 [HYPSIPYLE JASONI]

    Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
    240 [I. Potential Optative.]
    467 [II. Present and Past General Suppositions.]
    621 [prin, before, until: Meaning and General Use of prin.]

    Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
    41 [Abstract noun used as a concrete.]

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