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The Life of Euripides by Satyrus, a Peripatetic biographer of the third century BC, survives in part on a papyrus from Oxyrhynchus published as P.Oxy. IX 1176. The papyrus comes from the sixth book of his Lives, which covered the three great tragedians. Unusually, this biography is written as a dialogue between several speakers. It discusses Euripides' character, his poetry, his quarrels with Athenian contemporaries and his last years in Macedonia, quoting often from his plays.
It is a rare example of Hellenistic biography preserved directly, rather than through excerpts in later writers. It shows how ancient biographers built a life out of anecdote, comic jokes and the poet's own verses, and it is valuable for the history of Euripides' reputation and of Greek biography.
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Life of Euripides
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[] και ου[] κατη[] εἰς τὰσ[] να[ .. ] . [] κα[] τ[] ο . [] πολ[] ραλο[] ηλθ[] εα . [] την[] αν . [] σω[] ψω[] δετ[] ρα[] α[] με[] νος . [] τω[] α[] π . [] τε [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [ἀνώγει ἠ]λε[ός,] [ὅς τʼ ἐ]φέη[κε πολύ]φρο[νά] [περ μάλʼ ἀ]ε[ῖ‐] [σαι κ]αὶ θʼ ἁπα[λὸν] γελάσαι [καὶ] τʼ ὀρχήσα[σθαι ἀ]νῆκε κ[αί] [τ]ε ἔπος [προέη]κεν [ὅπερ τι] ἄρρη[τον ἄμ]εινον [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [] . [1]
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[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []κεδ[] []λυθα[] [τ]οῦ Ἀχιλ[λέως . [1]
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[] τ[] ν[] λθ[] ε . [] π[] αυ[] κα[] γε[] .. [] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []ς καὶ αμα[] []εφαινο[] []αι ἠδικο[] []ος· και[] []ηπου[] []ευτ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Μ]ακεδ[] []ιος α[] []το[] []να[] []ντο[] []ιτα[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []ση[] []αισι[] []μει[] []μησ[] []νομ[] []οσ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [] . [5]
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ε[ . ] []πιστευ []ευετω []κατα [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] λεγη[] τοδε[] τισ[ . [5]
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]ε[] λα[ . ]ω[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [ . [1]
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. ] . [ … ]αδ[] [πο]λλή· ἀηδό[νος] γὰρ ὁ Ἡσίο< [δο]ς ὑπὲρ ἐν< [ .. ]και ὄντι << [ … ] .. ει πολλὰ [ ….. ] . ν πολε[μ …. ] . νομαν [ …. ]α μὴ λυπει[ … ] … ην· καὶ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] η[] μ[] εν[] πα[] φυ[] ηι[] τ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ἐυλα[] βάλλει τὴ[ν] τείνουσα[ν τοῖς] ἰδιώται[ς] τ[ . [5]
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[] []νδυ[] []υτονι[] []υπον κ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []προ [ην] []τα []τ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []υρα[] []οιχ[] []ν μον[] []νηγυρ[] []ερπα . [5]
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[] . []των []ον [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] κ[] τ[] σ[] ε[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []ν· . [1]
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[] []οθη . [] []μα[] []τοις ε[] []περοχ[] []νδηλ . [] []ς προσ[] [κ]ατὰ τῶν []ωντων []ισει και []παι· τῆι []η δυνα []ιστα []ν· καὶ [] . ατον []ουναι []ασθαι· []ος οὗ φη[] .. λόγους []τας οὐκ[] []εσα . [ .. ]ω[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] γ[] ε[] μ[] φ[] α[] τ[] α[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []αια λαι []αι· ὅτʼ ἐν []ματων []λε [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] σ[] χ[] λ[] . [1]
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[] []ον[] []γὰρ[] []υτ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [] . [1]
.. [] []ησε[] []τη . [] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [οὐκ ἐπὶ] τοῖς [ἰ]δίοις ἀγαθοῖς [ὑ]ψηλὸς ὢν [ο]ὐκ ἐπὶ τοῖς [ἀλ]λοτρίοις [ψό]γοις ταπει[νού]μενος· ἔ[πειτ]α δὲ τὸν [Ἀνα]ξαγόραν [δαιμ]ονίως [ . [25]
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… ] .. [ . ] φυσι[ο‐] [λογ …. ]μα []φαι []ς [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] παισ[ . [19]
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] . ο . [ . ]υα τὸν ἐν αἰθη[ρί‐] ωι ῥύμβωι π[άν‐] των φύσιν ἐ[ν‐] πλέξαντα ὃν πέρι [μ]ὲν φῶς πέρι δʼ [ὀρφναία] νὺξ α[ἰολόχρως] ἄκ[ριτός τʼ ἄ‐] σ[τρων ὄχλος] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] α[ . [6]
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.. ]ιοφ[ …. ] κ[ .. ] . οισ[ …. ] λ[ … ]υμε[ …. ] σο[ὶ τ]ῶι π[άν‐] των μεδ[έον‐] τι χλόην π[ε‐] λανόν τε φέρ[ω] Ζεὺς εἴ[θʼ] ᾍδης ὀνομ[άζηιʼ]· ἀκριβῶς ὅλως περιείληφε[ν] τὸν Ἀναξ[α‐] γόρειον [διά‐] κοσμον [ἔπεσι] τρισὶν περι[ιών·] καὶ ἄλληι γ[έ] πηι διαπορ[εῖ] τί πότʼ ἐστι τὸ προεστηκὸς τῶν οὐρανίων· ʼΖεὺς [εἴ]τʼ ἀνάγκ[η] [φύσεω]ς εἴτ[ε] [νοῦς βροτῶν] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [] . [7]
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. [] []ο πλέω [] . ατος αν [ … ] . σασθαι < [τὸν] Ἡρακλέα· [καὶ] δὴ καὶ τὴν [ἀρε]τὴν ἐπιφ[υο‐] < [μέν]ην τοῖς προειρημένοις [ἐπε]ὶ λέγει ʼτίς [ἀτι]μόθεος [κ]αὶ [πα]ραδαίμ[ων] [ὃς] τάδε λεύσ[σω]ν οὐ προδι[δά]σκει ψυχὴν [αὑ]τοῦ θεὸν ἡ[γεῖ]σθαι, μετε[ωρ]ολόγων δʼ ἑ[κὰ]ς ἔρριψεν [σκολιὰ]ς ἁπά[τας ὧν] τολ[μηρὰ γλ]ῶσςʼ εἰ[κοβολ]εῖ [πε‐] [ρὶ τῶν ἀ]φα[νῶν] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []δυει δρά[σαν]τα· ἔνι γὰ[ρ] π[ό]νος· ἀλλʼ [ὅ‐] τ[ωι] πάρεστιν τ[ὸ] πονεῖν τῶν τʼ ἀγαθῶν κεκλῆσθαι φίλος ὢν ἐμ[ὸ]ς λεγέσθω· τί μάτ[α]ν βροτοὶ δ[ὲ] πολλ[ὰ π]έπασθε πλ[ού]τωι τε δοκε[ῖτʼ] ἀ[ρ]ετὰ[ν κατερ]γάσεσ[θ]α[ι, τί] δʼ εἰ τινʼ Αἴτν[α]ς πάγον Π[αρί‐] < αν τε πέτραν χρυσήλατον ἐν θαλάμοις ἔχοιτε πασ[ά‐] μενοι πατρίο[ι]ς, οὗτοι τ[ό‐] τε μὴ πεφυ[κ] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Βοσπό‐] ρου πέρα Ν[είλου] τε ναυστολοῦσι χρημάτων < χάριν ἀστρο< [σκο]ποῦντες, [ἐνα]λίαν τρικυ< [μί]αν θύραθεν < [οὐ] θέλοιμʼ ἂν < [ἠχ]οῦσαν μα[θεῖν,] χρυσοῦν < [παρʼ] Ἴστρον < [εἴ]τε Βόσπο[ρον τρί]βων·ʼ [] . [20]
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[ ]ε μ[ ] ο[ ]ο η[ ] . μ[ ] λ[ .. ] . ν . [ .. τὸ] μὲν γὰρ ἄ[λογον] τὸ δὲ λογι[κό]ν· μετῆλθεν [δ]ὲ πρὸς τ[ὸ αἰ]σχ[ρ]ὸν π[αρὰ τῶι] ὄ[χ]λωι τ[ῶι] < θαυμά[ζει]ν τὸν Σω[κρά‐] τη πολὺ [μάλι‐] [στ]α ὥστʼ ἀπ[ο‐] [φα]ινόμενο[ς] [ἐν] τῆι Δανάη[ι] [π]ερὶ πλεονε[ξί]ας μόνον [αὐ]τὸν πάν[τ]ων ἐποιή[σα]τʼ ἐξαίρετον [] .. [ . ]ε … [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []ν[ . [5]
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… ]δια []α . [ … ] . ιον < [τ]όνδ[ε τ]ὸν < [τ]ρόπο[ν· ‘ (a) λ]άθρα[ι] δὲ τού[τ]ων δρωμένων τίνας φοβῆι; (b) τοὺς μείζονα βλ[έ‐] ποντας ἀ[ν‐] θρώπων θεούς·ʼ (B) Εἴη ἂν ἡ τοιαύτη ὑπόνοια περ[ὶ] θεῶν [Σω‐] κρατική· τῶι γὰρ ὄντι τὰ [θ]νητοῖς ἀόρατα τοῖς ἀθανάτοις εὐκάτοπτα· (A) Καὶ μὴν καὶ τὸ [μισο]τυραννεῖν [καὶ τὰ πλή]θη καὶ [τὰς δυναστ]είας [τῶν ὀλίγ]ων[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [εἰ]π[ό]ντι, κα[ὶ] [δὴ] κα[ὶ] τὸ μη[δέ‐] [να] τῶν ἀστῶ[ν] [με]τεωρίζει[ν] [ὑπὲ]ρ τ[ὸ] μέτρ[ι‐] [ον μ]ηδὲ τύραν[νον] ποιεῖν καὶ [ἀστ]οῖς φαύλοις μὴ διδόναι < πάροδον πρὸς τὰ ἔντιμα· μέγιστον γὰρ ἕλκος πόλεως κακὸς ῥήτωρ δημαγωγὸς πέρα{ι} τῆς ἀξίας παραγόμενος· ἀλλὰ μὴν, ὦ Διοδώ[ρα,] καὶ περ[ὶ τ]ῆς κοινῆς [τ]ῶν [Ἀ]θη[ναίω]ν [ἀ]βουλ[ίας . [20]
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] .. μελ[ ….. ]ρα πα[] [οὐ]χὶ τ[ο]ῦτον τ[ὸν] [τρ]όπον, ἄλλο[υ] [δὲ τ]ῆι πονηρ[ίαι] π[ρ]οσχρώμεθα [καὶ] τῶι μάλισ[θʼ ὅςʼ] ἂν λέγ[ηι] πισ[τεύ]ομεν λέγ[οντ]ες ο[ὐ] πονη[ρ]ά, μ[άλα] δὲ χρώ[μενοι,] κἄπειτ[α τῆς] ἐκκλησία[ς κα‐] τηγορεῖ ἕκασ[τος] ἡμῶν ἧς ἕκασ[τος] αὐτὸς ἦνʼ· (B) Πολλὰ καὶ παρὰ τῶν κωμικῶν ποιητῶν, ὡς ἔοικεν, ἅμα αὐστηρῶς λέγεται καὶ πολιτικῶς· (A) Πῶς γὰρ οὔ;· πάλιν γοῦν ὁ μὲν Εὐριπίδης εὖ μάλα πρὸς ἀλκὴν καὶ εὐψυχίαν πα< ρακαλεῖ τοὺς < νέους ὑποβάλ[λ]ων αὐτοῖς ὁρμὰς Λακωνικὰς καὶ θυμοποι[ῶν] τὸ πλῆθ[ο]ς οὕτως· ʼκτήσασθʼ ἐν ὑ< στέροισιν εὔ< [κ]λειαν χρόνοι[ς] [ἅ]πασαν ἀντλή[σαν]τες ἡμέρα[ν] [πόν]ον, ψυχαῖς [ . [35]
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… ]ερ[ …. ]ε[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []η[] []αχη [ . [5]
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.. ]ν[ …. ]ενα [ … ]ε[ …. ]νι < [ … ] τὰ[ς τ]ῶν [Ἀθην]αίω[ν] περι[στά]σεις καὶ δὴ [καὶ] τὰ ‘ (a) ἐν ταῖς [τριό]δοις σοι [προ]σγελῶ[ςʼ] αὐλητρίδες τοὺς ἀστυνόμους· (b) τίνες εἰ[σ]ί; (a) πυνθάνῃ; [κα]λοί· (b) τοὺς π[τε‐] [ρο]κοποῦν[τ]ας [τὴν] ἐλευθερί[α]ν [λέγ]εις; (a) οὐκ ο[ὐ]σί[αν] νενόμικας [εἶν]αι, [Π]άμφ[ι]λε, [ἤν] τῳ [γ]ένηται [χρ]ήματʼ ἀλλʼ ἐξ[ο]υσίαν· [ἐν]ταῦθʼ ὁ μὲν π[έ]νητος [ . ] . εφο[ … ]ε . η []κα [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []οδ[ . [30]
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. ]ης []υσε[ . ]τα []ρεων [καὶ τῶι] τεκόν[τι] π[α]τρὶ δυσμενέστατοι· δ〈ό〉μων γὰρ ἄρχε[ι]ν εἰς ἔρωτʼ ἀφιγμένοι < τοῖς φιλτάτοις κυρ[ο]ῦσι πολεμιώτατοι· σμικρ[οὶ] γέροντι πα[ῖ]δες ἡδίους πατρίʼ· (B) Φαίη τις ἂν ἀμέλει κα[τ]ά γε τῶν πλείστων [νῦ]ν κακῶς ἠγμένων μ[α]ντευόμενος· σπουδάζουσι γὰρ ὅτι τάχος οἱ τοιοῦτοι τοῦ τε πατρὸς καὶ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ποιήσασ[θαι τ]ὴν ἐκφο[ρὰν] πει[] [ . ]αν[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] πρὸς γ[υ]ναῖκα καὶ πατρὶ πρὸς υ[ἱὸ]ν καὶ θερά[πον]τι < πρὸς δ[εσ]πότην, ἢ τ[ὰ κ]ατὰ τὰς π[ερι‐] πετείας, β[ια‐] σμοὺς παρθ[έ‐] νων, ὑποβολὰς παιδίων, ἀναγνωρισμοὺς διά τε δακτυλίων καὶ διὰ δεραίων, ταῦτα < γάρ ἐστι δήπου τὰ συνέχοντα τὴν νεω< τέραν κωμωιδίαν, ἃ πρὸς ἄκρον ἤγα[γ]εν Εὐριπίδης, < Ὁμήρου [ὄ]ντος ἀρχῆς καὶ στίχων γε συντάξεως λεκτικῆς· μαρτυρ[ε]ῖ δʼ αὐτῶι καὶ τοῦτʼ [ε]ἰκότως ὁ Φι[λ]ήμων ἐν< [τα]υθί· ʼΕὐρι< [πί]δης πού [φη]σιν οὗτος [ὃς] μόνος δύ[να]ται λ[έ]γε[ινʼ] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] τυ[] νο[] πε[] αγ[] τα[ . [5]
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…… ]η[] δι[ ……. ]ν πα[ ……. ] πο[ ……. ]ς [ . ]α[ …… ]οι []ν ὑ[π]όκρισιν Εὐριπίδῃ ὥσπερ ἐνταυθὶ ποιεῖ κατηγ[ο‐] ρῶν Ἀριστογείτονος τοῦ π〈ο〉νηροῦ· ʼτί οὖν οὗτός ἐστι; κύων νὴ Δ[ία,] φασίν τινε[ς,] τοῦ δήμου· ποδαπός; οἷ[ο]ς οὓς μὲν αἰτ[ι]ᾶται λύκους εἶναι μὴ δάκνειν, ἃ δέ φησιν φυ< λάττειν πρόβατ[α] αὐτὸς κατεσθίε[ιν·] τίνα γὰρ οὗ[τ]ος πώποτε [κέκρι‐] κε[ν ῥήτορα;] οὐ[δʼ ἕνα] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [] . [30]
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κ[] []ινην []λειον [κεκτη]μέν[ος] δʼ [αὐ]τόθι σπήλαιον < τὴν ἀναπνοιὴν ἔχον εἰς τὴν θάλατταν ἐν τούτωι διημέρευεν καθʼ αὑ[τ]ὸν μεριμνῶν ἀεί τ[ι] καὶ γράφων ἁπλῶς ἅπαν εἴ τι μὴ μεγαλεῖον ἢ σεμνὸν ἠ[τι]μακώς· ὁ γ[ο]ῦν Ἀριστοφ[άν]ης φησὶν ὥ[σ]περ ἐπʼ αὐτῶι τούτω[ι] κεκ[λη]μένος ‘{τ}ο[ἷ]α μὲν π[οι]εῖ λέγε[ι]ν τοῖός ἐστινʼ· [ἀλ‐] λὰ θεώ[με‐] νος κω[μωι‐] δίαν λ[έγεταί] ποτε[] [ .. ]τε[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ἀπήχθοντʼ αὐτῶι πάντες οἱ μὲν ἄνδρε[ς] διὰ τὴν δυ[σ]ομιλίαν, α[ἱ δὲ] γυναῖκε[ς δ]ιὰ < τοὺς ψ[ό]γους τοὺς ἐν τοῖς ποιήμασιν· ἦλθεν δʼ εἰς κίνδυνον ἀφʼ ἑκατέρου τῶν γενῶν μέγαν· ὑπὸ μὲν γὰρ Κλέωνος τοῦ δημαγωγοῦ τὴν τῆς ἀσεβείας δίκην ἔφυ< γεν ἣν προ< ειρήκαμεν· αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες ἐπισυνέστη< σαν αὐτῶι < τοῖς Θεσμο< φορίοις καὶ ἀθρόαι παρῆ< [σ]αν ἐπὶ τὸν < [τό]πον ἐν ὧι < [σ]χολάζων < [ἐ]τύγχανεν· < [δι]ωρισμέναι < []··ἐφε[ί‐] < [σαν]το τἀν< [δρὸ]ς ἅμα μὲν [ἀγ]ασθεῖσαι [τὰς] μούσας [] . [35]
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ν[ .. ]ος [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] νο[ύμεναι] με[] χο[] ἀλ[λήλας πόνους] κη[] δε[ . [5]
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….. ] α[ἰσχύ]νην ἔχε[ι …. ]αν < σ[ …… ]το < [ … ωτος ἐ]κβα< λ[ε]ῖ γυνή· νέμουσι δʼ οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυσ[το‐] λούμενα ἔ[σω] δόμων σώζου[σιν οὐδʼ ἐρη‐] μίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδʼ ὄλβι[ος·] τὰ δʼ ἐν θε[ο]ῖ[ς] αὖ, πρῶτα {πρῶτα} γὰρ κρίνω τά[δ]ε, μέρος μέ[γισ]τον ἔχομεν· ἐν [〈Φ〉]οί〈β〉ου τε γὰρ χρησμο[ῖ]ς προφητεύ[ο]υσι Λοξίου [φρέ]να γυ< ναῖκ[ε]ς ἀμφί θʼ ἁγν[ὰ] δωμάτων [ .. ] βάθρα ἢ πα[] θ[ῆλυ τὰς Διὸς] φ[ρένας] θ[] σ[] . [] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [τῆι τῶ]ν γυ< [ναι]κῶν· Ἀρ< [χίκλ]εια ἐπε[στ]άτει, Λύσιλ[λʼ ἐ]γραμμά< τευεν, εἶπε Σωστράτηʼ· ʼεἴ τις ἐπιβου< [λεύει τι τῶι] δήμωι κακὸν < τῶι τῶν γυναικῶν ἢ ἐπικηρυκεύετ[αι] Εὐριπιδίῳ[ι . [10]
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.. ] τʼ ἐπὶ βλάβη[ι] τι< νίʼ· (A) Σαφῶς ὑπονενόηκας ὃ λέ[γ]ω καὶ παραλέλυκάς με [τ]ῆς ἐξηγήσε< [ω]ς· προσώχ[θι]σεν δὲ τῶι [γ]ένει το[ύ]των χάριν· ἦν, ὡς ἔοικεν, π[α]ρʼ αὐτῶι μειρακί< σκος οἰκογε< νὴς ὄνομα Κηφισοφῶν, [πρ]ὸς τοῦτον οὖν [ἐ‐] < φώρασε τ[ὴ]ν < γυναῖκ[α τὴ]ν < ἰδίαν [αὑτο]ῦ [ἀ]τακ[το]ῦ< [σαν] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] τἀδίκημʼ ἐν[ε]γκών, ὡς μ[νη‐] μονεύου[σι,] τ[ὴ]ν μὲν ἄ[ν‐] θ[ρ]ωπον ἐκ[έ‐] λ[ευ]σεν τῶ[ι] νεανίσκ[ωι] συνοικεῖ[ν, ἐ‐] πειδήπερ [αὕ‐] τη προ[είλε‐] το ʼἵνα μ[ὴ τὴν] ἐμὴν ο[ὗτ]ο[ς] ἔχηι, φησίν, ἀλλʼ ἐγὼ τὴν τούτου· δίκαιον γάρ, ἄνπερ βούλωμα[ι]ʼ· πρὸς ὅλον [δ]ὲ τὸ φῦλον δ[ι]ετέλει μαχόμενος ἐν τοῖς ποιήμασιν· (B) Νὴ γελοίως γε, τί γὰρ ἄν τις εὐλογώτερο[ν] διὰ τὴν φθ[α‐] ρεῖσαν ψέγοι τὰς γυναῖ[κα]ς ἢ διὰ τὸν φθείραντα τοὺς ἄνδρας;· ἐπεὶ τ[άς] γε κακίας καὶ τὰς ἀρετὰς καθάπερ ἔλεγον οσωηατη[ . [35]
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] . [] τὰς αὐτὰς [ἐν] ἀμφοῖν ἔ[στιν] εὑρεῖν· σ[κο‐] πεῖν δʼ ἄξ[ιον] τ … υθει[]ε[] γυναῖκα δ[] [Ὑ]στάσπ[] []αι γ[ὰ]ρ []θηναι []τι [ . [5]
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] . ατ[ .. ]δ[ .. ]ς [π]ρὸς αὐτὴν ὡς φαρμάτ[τ]οι φίλτρ[ο]ις [τ]ὸν Ὑστά< σπην· μετα πεμψαμένη δὴ τὴν ἄν< θρωπον ὅτʼ εἶ[δεν] εἰσιούσης τὸ μέγεθος καὶ τὸ κάλλος ʼχαῖρε, φησίν, γύναι, ψευδεῖς ἄρʼ ἦ[σ]αν α[ἱ δια]βολαί· σὺ γὰρ [ἐν] τῶι π[ρ]οσώπωι < τῶι σ[ῶι κ]αὶ < τ[οῖ]ς ὀ[φ]θαλμοῖς ἔχεις τὰ φάρμακαʼ· (A) Εὖ γʼ ὦ κρατίστη πασῶν καὶ τῶι ὄντι Εὔκλεια, δι[ό]τ[ι] τὰ τοιαῦτα τῶν ἠθῶν καὶ διὰ μνήμης ἔχεις κα[] []ενην . []αιτ[] μαχε[ῖ]ν τέως < ἐκράτησαν < τῶν ἐναν< τίων· κατʼ ἐ μὲ μὲν [γ]ὰρ τοῦτο θε[τ]έον τὸ νίκημα τῶν γυναι< κῶν· οἱ μὲν < γὰρ ἄνδρες < ὅσον ἐφʼ ἑαυ< τοῖς ἡττῶντο· (A) Ἴ[σ]ως, ὦ Διοδώρ[α], πλὴν ταῦτα μὲν συνηγορήσθω ταῖς γ[υ]ναιξίν· ἐπ ανάγωμεν δ[ὲ] πάλιν ἐπὶ τὸν Εὐριπίδην· ἐκεῖνος γὰρ ἅμα μὲν προσοχθίσας τῶι ἐπιχωρίωι φθόνωι τῶν πολιτῶν, ἅ< μα δὲ ἀχθό< μενος ἐπὶ < τῶι συννέμεσθαι πολλ[ά]κις Ἀκέστο[ρι κ]αὶ Δοριλάωι [καὶ] Μορσίμωι [καὶ] Μελανθίωι· (B) [Πρὸς] τοῦ Διὸς [τίν]ων ὀνόμα[τα λ]έγεις; ἦ ποι[ητά]ς;· (A) Ποιη[ταί γʼ] οἱ ν[ . [35]
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]ε[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] β . [40]
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[ … ] ἔπειθʼ < ὑπ[ …… ]εν αν[] φ[] ε[ …. ]ο . [] χ[ … ] δὲ Σοφοκλ[ .. ] λαβὼν πα[ρʼ Αἰ]σχύλου ν[ … ]ρ ὅσον …. εσθʼ ὅλον Εὐριπίδην, < πρὸς τοισί< δʼ ἐμβα[λ]εῖν < ἅλας, μ[εμ]νημένος δʼ ὅπως ἅλας καὶ μὴ λάλασʼ· (B) Ἐοίκασιν ἀνδρὸς εἶναι τῶν ἀ[ντι]διδασκόντων αὐτῶ[ι,] καθάπερ εἶπας, ἀτ[ὰ]ρ σιναμώρως γε κἀνταῦθα πάλιν ὁ κωμω[ι]δοδιδάσκαλος ἐπέδακ[νε]ν τὸν < Εὐρ[ιπ]ίδην· (A) Τοῦ [ἑπ]ομένου χιμ[ῶ]νος ἄλλαι[ … ] . ἄλλοι πα[ …… ]ος ει[] ου[] λο[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ὅπου ποτʼ οἰ< κεῖ σώματος λαχὼν μέρος, ἐν χερσὶ[ν ἐ]ν σπλάγχν[οι‐] σιν ἢ παρʼ [ὄ]μματαʼ, προσυπέθηκεν τούτοις χλευαστικῶς ʼὅππαι καθεύδουςʼ ἁ κύων τὰν ῥῖνʼ ἔχειʼ· οὗ το[ι] μὲν οὖν < ὅπερ εἶπα < πρὸς τὴν τῶν πολλῶν ἐπολιτεύοντο χάριν· ἐκεῖ νός γε μὴν καθάπερ διαμαρτυρίαν θέμενος ἀπείπατο τὰς Ἀθήνας· (B) Ποίαν ταύτην;· (A) Ἐν τῶιδε κατακεχωρισμένην τῶι στασίμωι· ʼχρύσεαι δή μοι πτέρυγες περὶ νώτω[ι κ]αὶ τὰ Σειρή[νω]ν πτε< [ρόεν]τα πέδ[ι]λʼ [ἁρμό]ζετα[ι] [βάσομ]αι δʼ ἀ[νʼ] [αἰθέρα π]ουλὺ[ν] [ἀερθεὶς Ζηνὶ] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ἐξῆρχεν τὰς μελω[ιδία]ς, ἢ οὐκ [οἶσθα] ὅτι κα[ὶ τοῦ‐] τʼ ἔσ[θʼ ὃ] φη[σὶν] αὐτ[ός;·] (B) Πῶς < οὖν; (A) [Ζ]ηνὶ συμμεί[ξω]ν ὁρμάν, λέγω[ν,] μετα φορικῶς ἐμφαίνει τὸν < μόναρχον, < ἀλλὰ καὶ [συ]ναύξων τἀνδρὸς τὴν ὑ< περοχήν· < (B) Κομψώ[τ]ε[ρ]α < φαίνε[ι μοι] < λέγειν ἤπε[ρ] ἀληθινώτερα· (A) Ἅπερ ἔστιν < ὡς θέλε[ι]ς ἐκδέχεσθαι· μετελθὼν δʼ οὖν κατεγήρασε ἐν Μακεδονίαι μάλʼ ἐντίμως ἀγόμενος < παρὰ τῶι δυνάστηι τά τε λοιπ[ὰ] καὶ δὴ καὶ μν[η]μο< νεύε[ται ὅ]τι οὕ[τως] πεχ[] [ . [35]
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]εφ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] (A) Οὐ κακῶς εἴρηκας· τὰ μὲν γὰρ τῶν [Ἀ]θή[ν]{ι}ησιν [οὐ]δὲ λέγειν ἄξι[ο]ν οἵ γε ποιητὴν τηλικοῦτον Μακεδόνων καὶ Σικελιωτῶν ὕστερον ἤισθοντο· λέ γεται γοῦν, ὅτε Νικίας ἐστράτευσεν ἐπὶ Σι< κελίαν καὶ πολ[λ]οὶ τῶν Ἀθη< ναίων ἐγένοντʼ αἰχμάλωτοι < συχνοὺς αὐτῶν ἀνασωθῆναι διὰ τῶν Εὐριπίδου ποημάτων, ὅσοι κατέχοντες τῶν στίχων τινὰς διδάξε[ι]αν < τοὺς υἱεῖς τῶν εἰληφότων ὑποχειρίους αὐτούς· οὕτως ἡ Σικελ[ί]α ἅπ[ασ]α τὸν Εὐ[ριπίδη]ν ἀπε[θαύμασ]εν· καὶ [μὴν ὑ]πʼ Ἀρχε[λάου . [35]
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. ] . [] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ἔχε[ι] τὸ στόμα < καὶ [καθʼ ὑπ]ερ< βολ[ὴν δυσῶδες·] ὁ δʼ ὑ[πολαβὼν] ʼοὐκ εὐ[φη]μήσεις, εἶπεν, ὦ παῖ; ποῖον δὲ στόμα τοιούτ[ου] γέγονεν ἢ γένοιτʼ ἂν ἥδιον, διʼ οὗ γε δὴ τοιαῦτα μέλη τε καὶ ἔπη διαπορεύεται;ʼ· (B) Ὅμοιος οὗτος, καθάπερ εἴρ〈η〉κας, δαιμ[ον]ίως ἐντε[θουσι]ακότι πρὸ[ς] τὸν ποιητήν· < (A) Ζῶντι μὲν δὴ ταῦθʼ ὑπῆρξεν Εὐριπίδηι· τελευ τῆς δὲ μάλα δυσχεροῦς καὶ ἰδίας ἔτυχεν, ὡς οἱ λόγιοί τε καὶ γεραίτατοι μυθολο[γ]οῦσι Μακεδ[ό]νων· (B) Πῶς λέ[γουσιν;]· (A) Ἔστ[ιν] ἐ[ν Μακεδονίαι] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ὁ δὴ παρηιτήσατο· χρό[νωι δʼ ὕ‐] στερ[ον] ὁ μ[ὲν] Εὐρι[πί]δη[ς ἔτυ‐] χεν ἀ[πω]τέ[ρω] τῆς πόλεως ἐν ἄλσει τινι καθʼ αὑτὸν ἐρημαζόμενος· ὁ δʼ Ἀρχέλαος ἐπὶ κυνηγίαν ἐξήιει· γενόμε νοι δʼ ἔξω τῶν πυλῶν οἱ θηρευταὶ λύσαντες τοὺς σκύλακας προαφῆκαν, αὐτο[ὶ δʼ ἀ‐] πελείποντ[ο] κάτοπιν· ἐπι τυχόντες οὖν ο[ἱ] κύνες τῶι < Εὐριπίδηι μονουμένωι διέφθειραν αὐτόν· < ο[ἱ] δʼ ἐπιπαρεγενήθησαν < ὕστερον· ὅθεν ἔτι καὶ νῦν λέγεσθαί φασιν [τ]ὴν παροιμί[α]ν ἐν τοῖς Μα[κ]εδόσιν ὡς ἔ[στι] καὶ κυνὸς [δι]κη· καὶ γὰ[ρ] [ἐκ] τῶν σκυ[λάκων] πο[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] τοῦ Τιμοθέου παρὰ τ[οῖ]ς Ἕλλη[σι]ν διὰ [τ]ὴν ἐ[ν] [τ]ῆι μου[σι]κῆ[ι] καινοτ[ο]μίαν καὶ κ[α]θʼ ὑ< περβολὴν ἀθυμήσαντος ὥστε κα[ὶ] τὰς χεῖρας ἑαυτῶι διεγνωκέναι προσφέρειν, μόνος Εὐριπίδης ἀνάπαλιν τῶν μὲν θεατῶν καταγελάσαι, τὸν δὲ Τιμόθεον α[ἰ‐] [σ]θόμενος ἡλίκος ἐστὶν ἐν τῶι γένει παραμυθήσασθαί τε λόγους διεξιὼν ὡς οἷόν τε παρακ[λ]ητικωτάτους, καὶ δὴ καὶ τὸ τῶν Περσῶν προοίμιον συγγράψαι, τοῦ τε νικῆ[σ]αι παύσασθ[αι] κατα < [ . [30]
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. ]ο[ …. ]ενον < []ντι[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] Σατύρου βίων ἀναγ〈ρ〉αφῆς ϛʹ Αἰσχύλου Σοφοκλέους Εὐριπίδου [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [] . [1]
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Text: Perseus Digital Library, licensed CC BY-SA. Dictionary: Liddell, Scott & Jones (Perseus, CC BY-SA). Morphology: odyCy — machine parsing, corrected against the AGDT & PROIEL treebanks and Morpheus.