1 lui . DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Treasure %oom .Svi» n-: ,* v^- ---e"^. ^-•.••-•>H t- hi W "L ^/.' ^o I APOLLODORI AtHENIENSlS BIBLIOTHEC ES. 1 1 V E 'D£ D E O R V M O R I G I N E L I B R X T R E S. Bcnedi^flo JE^io Spolctino Intcrprctc. J^U£ inpriorl editiorje corrupta o* mutilzfHerai hACpoUeriorfcduro caftigauit C^ reBituit* CVM INDICE NOMINVM AC &EB.VM PLENISSIMO. sc R rr \ f Wk-Wr m t n r. A N T V E R P I AE, Ex officinaGulielmi Silvij^ Regij Ty- pographi. An n o "m: D. IX V.' Cum Priuilegio ad fexennium. loan.dominicide Sinibaldis. X SVMMA PRIVILEGII. Autu efl: regijslitteris , ne quis infux ditionis partibuSjhofce ^ tres KAppollodori Bibliotheces ,(1^ ue de Deorum origine lihros ex irjterpretatio- ne Bened . tAegij^ fuis aut alienistypis ex- cufbsj venum exponat ^ aut ab alio pro- ximis fex annis exponendos curet,prce- terGulielmumSilviumfug Ma^' Typo- graphu. Qui fecus feceritpoenam in pri- viilegio expreffam incurret-DatceBruxd a?,Annoi5^4. Facuvvea;* GVLIELMVS SILVIVS Tr.K. CANDIDO LECTORI. ^^^^J ym forte fortuna w himc auUorem^ non ita pridem ^B^ma. fatis mendofc excHfnm incidi amtce lc^or , vifaifHm miht infgnem c^nendam thcfanrnm na ftta, itacjue commHnicato hominibns do^is Itbro, hortatii veftigtofnnt vt probe cafttaatnm formH'- lis noftri: eHnlgarcm^allatHrHm hatid dnbte hoc o^ piis incredibilem polttioris HtteratHr^ftHdtofsfrtt gem, cjitornm conflioltbenter vt cjhocjho modo rf- ^U veftris ftudijs commodare pojjem accjHieui, fyitcjui vtinam tta ex noftra ojficina vt opto prO" deat^tantum^HefrHn^um ex eins le^ione caftatfta rs c^nanttim diofa coh , (^ animus hic ( ivfo^ K. rttm conattbt^ addt^tffimns^O" res iffarec^Htrere videtnr» Fale. ^ J w UeuJ^im y.u^ovi yva^i 'TretKcLtyivicti Mji/i'fe<r o'/u»i'e/W <T6MTlfjLCKi7n,fj(i'A"iMyiiW» Mii T^ctytMV fjLova-etVjfJu/iH fJHKoy^ettpm^ JVIm KiiKKleov (hit TToKv^fovv ^lyov , e/f fts ^ctj^o&^f «K^ Eu^wVe/f ivlfjiOi '7rM'o9'AKQ^^0i Ip^s/. j^^^J^J^ ^» ^gmfic vertebat. Sdclorumjpiram licet htc cognofcerefaHcis^ Si veterem hanc noftramperlegis hiBoriam: t^Aonida ne volue volumina^neue Elegiam, I^e Tragicam mufamsne melicos numeros^ JHHltifonos Cyclicum verfiu ne qu<ire,qHod in mt Jnuemes^qHidquid maximns orbis habet. ^J^d^ igim^W BENEDICTVS AEGIVS SPOLETINVS lANO ME- T E L L I O S E Q^V A N O S. P. D. ^^«^^^^^ Eterrimum animi vitium lane Mctcllivirfapientifsi- me , quod ^;^ap/$-/W Grse- civocant^vtomni diritate, & immanitatc acerbifsi- mum damnatum, extermifiatuquefem- per fuifleinucnio^in quo M. Cicero ni- hil non mali non effe teftatur . Quin & Menander Comoedice noUcT fcriptor;in- gratOj inquitj homine Tcrra peius nihil creat^cuius exempkim, omni fupplicio- mm genere dignum de Popilio Lsenatc Piceno homine^in Ciceroncmhabetun Hic cnim capite anquifitus^illius cloque tia^cauffaadmodum dubia fluftuans^fal uus adfuos rcmilTus, eloquentia? poftea patrem occidere non erubuit : & iliud Cn.Magni^in Cn.Carbonem^quo ingra to fafto^plus l..SuIteviribus5 quamfuae ipfius indulfit verecundic^. Contra vero A 3 infigni infigni animl vlrtute, quam gratitudine vocant fecentiorcs, nihil cfTc iucundius nihil falutarius, ac magis frugifcrum ni- hil^optimi cuiufque fentcntiafancitu c(^ (e coperio. Hinc Minucij in Fabiu Ma- ximu, & Culeonis in Africanu priorem celeberrimas grati animi fignificationes vfque adeo commendari nemo ignorar.- Proinde ego mcmoriarepetens.citm mi hi ApoUodoritui Athenienfis Gramma tici grajcum exemplar latinitate donan-* dum quam libentifsime concefsifti, qua lemjquatamque de Aegij ftudijs opinio- nemanimotuo iamdudum percepifTes, apertifsime indicafti, nec non tuo qua(i iudicio, me omnibus tanto labori velut fuffedurumdeclarafti, omnium quidem ingratifsimus effe cenferer , fi cui potiu§ altcri, quam tibi hunc a me tuo iudicio fufceptum laborem^ac demum acffinem DeiOpt. Max. benii^nitateperduftum, nucupadu exiftimc.No defuere ingenue fateor5& grauifsimi quidc viri^vtriufq^no ftru cu amatifsimi , tu etia ftudiofifsimi, qui fuaderent vt abfolutam hanc ^ & a te ' mihi fJiihiImun(5l5oIini prouinciam, amplifsi moru patnlcuipia^aut Re^ubru nonnul li dedicarcjVt inde mihijaut gratia plane immortaie conciliare^aut pecuniola cer te aUqua xrufcarem.Ego vcr6,?qui ambi tionem fempcr cffugi^ac vt ineptifsimus serufcatorapecunix ftudio fcmper ab- horruijiifce La^natis^ac Popeiingratisfa ftis explo(iS5Minuci)3& Culeonisgratu, piumque opus imitatus, ijfceinquam a- , tnicis T% d^api^kg vitium , qUod a me alienifsimfi efle ncmo ignorat 3 vitadum cenfeo;neque hac cotumeliajiniuriaque Appollodoru noftruaffedturusfum . 1$ eni ad eu,aquoiapride ad me venit^redi re raaiore in modu defiderat- cur igitur, inqua tatoeius dcfiderio fatis ego mini- me facia? Veniat igitur ad te^ac ia tande fubtuo noie^quiper tot fxcula^delituit, ApoUodorus emergatin luce. At , fi per Aegiu^ferius^quavoIebaSjad te reditjni- hileft,g) illifuccenfeas . atq^ eofecunoie expoftulesj q^doquide in eo vcrtedo,ex- poliedo^exornadoqj^atq; illuftrando, 15 giore teporis curfu opusfuit.Incredibile A 4 eft cft mi Metelli, quantum ille mihi ncgo- tij facefTcrit: crat enim, vt te minimeia- tct^fic mutilus^fic macusjfic lacer^fic in- uerfus erat-vt in eoreflitucndolonga_,ac diuturnacum Latinorum , tum Grceco- rumaudlorum volurriina, nofturnajac diurna manu verrare neccfrcfucrit.Qua rem ex noftris annotationibus cQ Apol lodoro editis abs te facillime cognitum iri fpero.lllud interim audader (abfit ar rogantiaverbis ) deme in Apoliodoro interpretandojdici poffe arbitror,ita me elaboraffejacprofecifre incommunerai ftudioforum vtilitatem; vt ^ qudd antea pereiusquafi pelagus ne Dclius quide natator enatafTetincolumis : nunc fane, quiuis vel mediocriter natandi pcritus, citra vllum fuffocandi , mergedique dif- crimen^tranabitin tutum.Vale. Mequc illi tuo Antonio Auguflinio duodecim- uiro litibus iudicandis & dodrina , & animi Sanftitate eminentifsimo eom* menda. 5 APOLLODORI ATHE- NIENSIS GRAMMATICI S XBL I OTH£C £ S S I V£ DS DEO R. OR I G I N E, Liber primus. Bcncdido AEgio Spolctino Intcrprctc. OE L VS frimns orhis vmnerjl imperioprafmtj qulqne du^a vxo re TellidrCypriores ex eafiiiosfifiH lit, (^Hos Centimanos appellariint^ 'Briarenm^^jjan^ ac Ccenm: Qjt}^ ^uodfnguh ccntum manus^c^c^r fita ^uinqmginta habcrent, corporis cnm magni-^ Xndine, turohoreceteris mortaUbm antecelhierHt^ ^ofi hofce Aiitt e Coelo Tellus, Qclopas, Harpcn^ Steropem^O^ "Brontemfmgulosftngulis cfr his au$ dem m medtafrontelocatis ocultspeperit, Sedhof Coelus vin^os deiccif in tartarum , is iocui cFl ad inferos tenebrofifilmus , cjuitantum k terra dij^at; ^uantum a coeio terram abejfeferunt, Coeius ite ex eadeconiuge procreauit Oceanum^ Co°ii,Hyperione,Criii, Lapetuq^^cognometo Tita* nas,(:^ nouijfimu omniii Saturniifufepit . T^rxte" reafiiiasTethyn,Rheam,Themin,Mnemofincm, ThoehemyDionenqne, ac Thiamy quas Titanidas Vominarutit.Mox vero Terra indignififimeferesy ji s fliorum 7 APOLLODORI fiUorum in tartara deieBoruintemedonemXita" nas.vtfatredolo aggrederetHr^indncit. Saturno^ adamantinamfaicemfiggerit.Ttm ij omnejpra" ter vnnm Oceannm inpatrem impetkmfactMntt (^ Saturnpu prdifeEla CoeligenitaUa detecitinpe" laguSjdeq^ viriUiimfangninisprofluentthm^^uttis^ Srinnycsy^AleVtOy Ti{iphone , ac Mcg<zra enata funt.Coelo demum e Regno expulfr,^ reuocatis ab ima Tartaxi profundttategermanisfratribf^,Sa^ iurmtm imperiofujfecerunt. zy^t hkrurfus Tita^ fia^fratres compeditos demifit in tartarHm , Rhea indefororemfhi in matrimonium copulauitSPofi vhi Cdlus, ac Terra ilUm fiUjfid virthas tmperia )deturhatum iriprdidixeruntffingulosjjvt cjutfquc tn luceprodihaty atquenafcehatur^ ita denorahati 'Ett^e[taprjH4^Cerere deinde.o- lunom: poft hai Flutone(^7^eptunitdegiutiuit.Ojiaohreirataca iux Rhea in Creta,quo tepore louein vteroferehat proficifcitur^vhi inantro ^ihao illuparit^^Cure tihm^Adraftedtc^ue^ ac^d(X, nymphis MeUffarum^ fiUjs alendum dedit: H£ vero AmaUhea UBepue rumeducptnt, <*yft Curetes in antro armati infan^ tem afferuames haftiUhmfcuta^ ne vagientis pue^ ri vocem Saturnpts audiret.concutiehant, Rhea ve ro inuoUmim fafcijs lapidem pro nato patri fiU^ "(devorandum dedit. ^J^foxyvhi lupiter iuft<t,at^ue integrafuit ata qude, tis,Metin OceanifiUamfociam capit , Satur^ no Fharmacum hihendum propinat: cuit^ille vi coa^HS LIBERPHIMVS. 6 CoaHtii lafidcfrim^deinde^ejuos anteaf.lios^deHO" rarat.euomtt: qHorHm admmemoJufiteradHer^ Jli3V,itrem Saturnum^ac Tttanas hellHmgejftt Ve rnm decimoVoH hHiHfie inter cos bellt anno^Tdlu^ viEioriaJoHiyfiin Tartarnm dete^osfi.ht tnfocic tatem adfiiHerit jVattcinata cfl . Tnm is y Campe cuftode interfetia^illos e vinciilts Itberantt. la tHrtf tttam Cycofles lonem tonitrHfnIgetraijHefC^f/il' mine^Tltitonem aiitem (falea, c^ JSeftunkm tri^ 'dente condonartwt . Ht^tllttelis armatiTttanat JkhigHntjCT" conieEios in vincnla^ atqne tn Tarta^ rnm detrufis, centimanis citftodiendos dederHnt, Qmfa^o ijdem rernm impertHfiom interfie far^ tinntttr.-ac loui cjiiidem c&it regnumpSl^ptHno ma riSfO' PlHtoniinferornm loca ohtigerttnt, Ceternm Titanthni procr^antnr , Oceano cjui'^ dem , & Tethye, Oceantdttm terna mtltta, Jifia^i Styx, EleBra, Dorif.Siiryncme, Arnphttrite, Me-» tU*CmaHtemex Phcehe, ty^fleria, c^ Latona: ex HyperioneyacThea^^i^Hrora^Sol, Lnna^Cria adhac Cr Enryhoett Pktifiltx natt/knt jJfirratis, Pallas.Perfies. lapcto atitem ex Afita Oceanifilia nafi.itttr At^ la4,ejHifiHis hnmerts dslHmfitfttnct ^ ^PromethetiS item,& Spimethetii , ac Afencctitts, ^netn Titani co helUfHlmtnatHm Inptterin Tartarnm detrnfit, SedeSatHrno.ac Thilyragenitifiunt Chirogemi fiHs cetanrHs lexAnrora vero,^Aslr<co nattfnnt yhi,& Aftra.Perfies ex Afteria Hecategenmt.