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The Greek Anthology BOOK TI CHRISTODORUS OF THEBES IN EGYPT This description of the bronze statues in the celebrated gymnasium called Zeuxippos, erected under Septimius Severus at Byzantium and destroyed by fire shortly after this was written (in 532 a.d. ), is of some value, as it gives at least a list of the statues and the names assigned to them. But owing to its bombastic style its value is of the slightest. The poet confines himself usually to mere rhetoric and tiresomely repeats his impression that the statues looked as if they were alive. B XPI^TOAHPOT nOIHTOT 0HBAIOY KOnTITOY ''EKCppaais Twv ayaXudrwu rwv (Is to hi]ix6<riov yv/nvaffiov rod iiriKaXovfxevov Zev^imrov. A7]i(j)o/3o(; fiev Trpwro? ivyXuTTTO) eirl ISco/jLO) laTaro, roX/x^jet?, K€/copvO/jLevo<;, 6/3pifio<i ijpco^, Toto? 6a)v, ol6<; irep eTTopwixevw ^leveXdcp TrepOofievcov y^vrrjaev ecov irpoirdpoiOe fieXdOpcov. Xcrraro he irpo^L^wvTL Traz^et/ceXo?' ev 3' eVt Koafi^o h6)(fjiL0'^ Tjv, jJLavir] he KeKucfiora vcora avveXKcov hpifjbv p.evo<; ^vvdyecpev eXiacre Be <peyyo<; OTrojTrr}?, old T€ hvajxevewv yijzpoirwv 7re(f)vXay/jL€vo<; opfiijv. Xatfj fjLev crd/co^; eupv 7rpota')(eTO, Se^crepfj he (^ayavov vy\r6a^ deipev e/xeXXe he piaLvopLevi] %e</5 dvepo<^ dvTLJSioLo Kara %poo9 dop eXdaaar aXV ov ')(^aXKov eOrjKe cpvai^i fretOi^jJiova Xvaarj, K.eKpo7rLhr]<; h' jjaTpairre, voyj/xovo^ dvOefia TleiOov Al(T')(LV7]^' Xaah]<; he crvveipve kvkXu 7rapetrj<;, ola 7roXvTpo)(^dXoLaiv deOXevcov dyopfjaiv (TTeivero yap irvKivfjai fjieXi^hoaiv. dyx^ ^ eKeivov yev 'ApiCTTOTeXiji;, ao(f)Lrj^ 7rp6fxo<^' IcTTd/jLevo^; he X^'^P^ TTepiTrXeyhrjv avveepyaOev, ouh^ evl p^aX^oi dcpOoyyo) ^peva^ el^j^v depyea<;, dXX' en ^ovXrjv 58 BOOK II CHRISTODORUS OF THEBES IN EGYPT Description of the Statues in the public gymnasium calle<l Zeuxippos. Deiphohus First Deiphobus stood on a well-carved pedestal, daring all, in armour, a valiant hero, even as he was when he met the onrush of Menelaus before his house that they were pillaging. He stood even as one who was advancing, side-ways, in right fighting attitude. Crouching in fur}' with bent back, he was collecting all his fierce strength, while he turned his eyes hither and thither as if on his guard against an attack of the enemy. In his left hand he held before him a broad shield and in his right his up- lifted sword, and his furious hand was even on the point of transpiercing his adversary, but the nature of the brass would not let it serve his rage. Aeschines and Aiisiotle And there shone Athenian Aeschines, the flower of wise Persuasion, his bearded face gathered as if he were engaged in struggle with the tumultuous crowd, looking sore beset by anxiety. And near him was Aristotle, the prince of Wisdom : he stood with clasped hands, and not even in the voiceless bronze was his mind idle, but he was like one 59 GREEK ANTHOLOGY (jKeinoiievw fiev el/cro' avvtara/iievaL Be Trapeial 2( avepo^ d/jL(j)i€\i(Taav i/jLavrevovro /juevotvrjv, Kol rpo-x^aXal crrjixaivov aoWia firJTtv OTrcoTvaL Kal Uaiaviaov 8i]/jLr)y6po<; eirpeire adXTTty^, f}7]Tprj<; evKeXdhoLO Trarijp ao(j)6<;, 6 irplv W.Oi'jvaL^^ Ylei6ov<=; OeK^tvooiO i'Oi]pova irvpaov dvd-^a^;. 25 aXX' ovK T^pefiecov BiecpdiveTo, irvKvd le $ov\r)v i(7Tpd)(f)a, TTVKLvr]v yap ielSero /xyTiv eXicraeiv, ola Kar evoirkwv redoco/jLevo^; 'HpaOtyjcov. rj rd^x^a k€v kotewv TpoxciXr)v icpO eyyero (pcovjjv, aiTvoov avBijeura Tidel<; tvitov dWd e Te'xyr] 3i ^^aXKeLT]^; eireBi-iaev vtto acppaylBa q-^wttt}?. "lararo S' ILvpiTTOio (f)€p(t)vv/xo<;' &)? Be BoKevco, XdOpy-j VTTO KpaBirjv rpayiKal'^ oop^iXee Mou<Tat?, epya aaocppoavvrj^i Biavevfievo^' rjv yap IBeaOai old re irov dvpLeXTjaiv ev 'AtOlctl dvpaa Tivdcrawv. 35 Ad(f)vr) pblv TrXoKa/jilBa TlaXalcfyaro^ eirpeire fidvTL'^ aTeylrdfievo<;, BoKeev Be %eei^' pavrcoBea (pcovtjv. 'H(TLoBo<; 8' ^AaKpaLO<; opeidaiv eiBero Moucra«9 (f)6eyy6p€VO<;, '^aXKov Be /Sid^ero OvidBi Xvaarj, evOeov Lpeipwv dvdyeiv peXo^. eyyvOi 8' avrov 40 pavTL7r6Xo<i irdXiv dXXo<; erjv (poifirjtBi, Bd(pprj 6o BOOK 11 deliberating ; his })uckcred face indicated tliat he was solvinsj some doubtful })rob]eni, while his mobile eyes revealed his collected mind. Demosthenes And the trumpet-speaker of the Paeanians^ stood there conspicious, the sage father of well-sounding eloquence, who erst in Athens set alight the wise torch of entrancing Persuasion. He did not seem to be resting, but his mind was in action and he seemed to be revolving some subtle plan, even as when he had sharpened his wit against the warlike Macedon- ians. Fain would he have let escape in his anger the torrent of his speech, endowing his dumb statue with voice, but Art kept him fettered under the seal of her brazen silence. Euripides There stood he who bears the name of the Euri])us, and methought he was conversing secretly in his heart with the Tragic Muses, reflecting on the virtue of Chastity ; for he looked even as if he were shaking the thyrsus on the Attic stage. Palaephalus Palaephatus the pro])het stood forth, his long hair crowned with laurel, and he seemed to be pouring forth the voice of prophecy. Hesiod, Polyidus, and Simonides Hesiod of Ascra seemed to be calling to the mountain Muses, and in his divine fury he did violence to the bronze by his longing to utter liis inspired verse. And near him stood another pro- * The deme to which Demosthenes belonged. 6i GREEK ANTHOLOGY KocTfitjOel'; noXuei8o9' airo <7TO/jLdr(ov Be nvd^ai i^Oeke jjiev KeXaBrj/jia OeoTTporrov ciWd k Te')(vr) Sea/iia) d(f)(0V7]T(p Karep/jTvev. ovSe av yUoXTr/)? evvaaa^i ci/Spov epcora, Xl/icovlStj, aXX' eTC ^^o/^^?}? ilieipei^, leprjv Be Xvpi-jv ov ')(ep<T\v dpdaaeL^. (o^eXev 6 7rXdcr(7a<; ae, XtfJiwvLSrj, M(p€\e 'X^oXkw avyKepdaac yu.eA.09 7]Bv- ae 8' av fcal ')(^aXKo<; dvavBr)<; alhofievo^, pvOfJLolai \hpr}<; dvTr]')(ee p.o\i:r]V, 'Hz^ pikv ^ Kva^ifievr]<; voepo<i cro(f>6<;' iv he fievoLvfj 50 Baifiovir)<; iXeXt^e voij/iara TroiKiXa fiovXrj^, ®€crTopLS7]<; 3' dpa /idvTL<; ivaKorro^ Xararo 'K.dX^af; old re OeaTTi^cov, ehoKeu Se re 6ea(f)ara Kev6eiv, 7) (TTparov OiKreipcov 'JLXXrjVLOV, 1) en Ovfxw 8eLp,aivcov fiaaiXrja 7roXv')(^pvaoi,o Mv/ci]V7]<i. 55 Aep/ceo fioc (JKvpLVOv tttoXlttopOlov AlaKtSdcov, Ylvppov ^A')(^tXXeLS7]v, oaov i]6eXe ')(epG\v eXiaaeiv Tevyea yaXKi]evTa, ra /x?; ol omaae re')(vrj' yvfivov ydp piv erev^ev 6 5' vyjroae ^aiveroXevaawv, old irep Tjvefioeaaav i<i "IXiov o/jl/jLu TLTaivwv. GO *H<rTO 8' ^A/jLV/jL(t)VT) poSoBdKTvXo<;' elaoTTLaa) fxev fiocrrpux^'V dKpijSe/jbVOV e?}? avveepyev edeiprj^' yv/jLvov 8' elx^ p.eTwirov dvaareXXovaa S' OTrwTra? elvdXinv cTKOTrla^e pLeXay')(^aiTr}v TrapaKolrrju. eyyvOi 5' evpvcjTepvo^ i(f)aiveTo KvapoyalTr)<^ 65 yv/jLVO<; ewv, irXoKafxov he KaOeifievov ei^^v edeiprji^, 62 BOOK II phet, Polyidiis, crowned witli the laurel of Phoebus, ea<;er to break into })roj)lietic song, but restrained by the gagging fetter of the artist. Nor hadst thou, Simonides, laid to rest thy tender love, but still dost yearn for the strings ; yet hast thou no sacred lyre to touch. He who made thee, Simonides, should have mixed sweet music with the bronze, and the dumb bronze had reverenced tliee, and responded to the strains of thy lyre. Anaxiynenes Anaximenes the wise philosopher was there, and in deep absorption he was revolving the subtle thoughts of his divine intellect. Calc/ias And Calchas, son of Thestor, stood there^ the clear- sighted prophet, as if j)rophesying, and he seemed to be concealing his message, either pitying the Greek host or still dreading the king of golden Mycenae. Pi/rrhus Look on the cub of the Aeacidae, Pyrrhus the son of Achilles the sacker of cities, how he longed to handle the bronze weapons that the artist did not give him ; for he had wrought him naked : he seemed to be gazing up, as if directing his eyes to wind- swept Ilion, Amijmone and Poseidon There sat rosy-fingered Amymone. She was gathering up her unfilleted hair behind, while her face was unveiled, and with upturned glance she was gazing at her black-haired lord the Sea-King. For near lier stood Poseidon, naked, with flowing hair, 63 GREEK ANTHOLOGY KOI Siepov SeXcpLva 7rpota')(€TO, %6f/3t ko/jll^cov hcxipa TTokv^i'fkoio ^/djjLcov fiv7]aT7]pta Kovpi)'^. UtepLKT] Se pLeXicraa XiyvOpoo^; e^ero ^airipci) AecrySta?, ijpe/xeovaa' /leXo-? S' evvfivov v(^aiv€LV atya\eai<; BoKeeaKev ai>ayjrafjL€V7] (ppeva ^Moucrat?. ^ol/3o<; S' €i(TT7]K€L TpL7roS7]\a\,o<i' r]v 6* apa X^^'^V elaoTTiaw cr(f)iy^a<; dBerov ttXokov aX\' ivl x^^Xkw yvfjivof; er)v, on iracnv uveipojjLevoiaLP WttoXXcov yv/jLVMaat hehdi^Kev dXy/Oea hrjvea ^loip7]<;, 11 rj on irdaiv 6/zw? dvacpaiverar rj6\co<; yap ^ol/Sc^ dva^, Ka6ap?]v Se (pipec rt-jXecTKOiTOV atyXjjv. "Kyxi' ^^ Ku7r/3i? eXafiirev eXet/Se Se vcopoirL x^^X/cd dyXatrj<; pa6d/ityya<;' diro crrepvoLo Be yvixvi] ^aivero fxev, (f)apo<^ Se crvv7]yayev avrvyi /itjpcof, 8C XpycTGLr} 7rXoKa/jLLBa<; viroacfily^aaa KaXiinrprj. K.XeividSy]v Be reOyira, 7repiaTLXj3ovTa voi]aa<; dyXaiT]' x^Xkw yap dveTrXe/ce KdXXeo<; avyrjv, Toto<; ed)v, ol6<^ Trep iv ^KrOiBi, /jLTjrept /xvOcov, dvBpdai l^e/cpoTriBrjac iroXvcppova firinv iyelpcov. 8 8' X/)ucr?;9 avd' l€pev<; TreXa? Lcrraro, Be^trepfi jiev I aKr}'TTTpov dvaaxofJievo^ ^oifirjlov, iv Be Kap-qvw I crrefipa (j)ep(t)V' /leyeOet Be /ceKacr/jL€vo<; eTrpeire /iop(pP]<;, old irep rjpdxDV lepov yevo^' 6t)9 BoKew Be, 64 BOOK II holding out to her a dripping dolpliin^ bringing a suitor's gifts for the hand of the much-sougiit maiden.
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