---
title: Fragments on Makynna and Desire
title_greek: Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Μακύννης καὶ Ἔρωτος
author: Archytas of Amphissa
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period: Hellenistic
dialect: Epic (Homeric)
domain: Epic
format: Verse
license: CC0-1.0
---

# Fragments on Makynna and Desire

*Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Μακύννης καὶ Ἔρωτος*

**Author:** Archytas of Amphissa

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## Text

### book 1

Τὰν βοτρυοστέφανον μυρίπνουν Μάκυνναν ἐραννάν

### book 2.1

[ln_1]Ὥριον οἷά τε μῆλον, ὅ τ’ ἀργιλώδεσιν ὄχθαις

### book 2.2

πορφύρεον ἐλαχείῃ ἐνιτρέφεται

### book 2.3

Σιδόεντι.

### book 3

Χρειὼ πάντ’ ἐδίδαξε· τί δ’ οὐ χρειώ κεν ἀνεύροι;

### book 4

Ὀρθοῦ· καὶ γὰρ μᾶλλον ἐπωδίνουσι μέριμναι.

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