---
title: "Pirithous, Fragments"
title_greek: Πειρίθους Ἀποσπάσματα
author: Critias of Athens
eul_wid: bzo-aa
eul_aid: bzo
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/works/critias-athens-pirithous-bzo-aa"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
domain: Philosophy
format: Collection
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Pirithous, Fragments

*Πειρίθους Ἀποσπάσματα*

**Author:** Critias of Athens

**eul_wid:** `bzo-aa` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/works/critias-athens-pirithous-bzo-aa)

## Text

### fr a

δρακοντ[] τηνου[] ὀργὴν . [] ἐπίσταμ[αι] Χο(ρός) ὀψὲ ξυνεὶς [ ..... ]ο .. [] θεοὺς cεβεc ..... οτ[] Ἡ(ρακλῆς) Ἰξίονος πα[ῖ, πο]λλὰ δ[] εἶδον λόγῳ τ’ ἤκουσα [] οὐδ’ ἐγγὺς οὐδέν’ ηι[] τῇ σῇ πελάζοντ’ ἀλ[λ] δυσπραξίᾳ τοὺς π[] σκῆψιν τιν’ ητι . [] ἄτης ἀπρούπτως . [] Πει(ρίθους) ἥδ’ οὐκέτ’ ἐστ’ ἄσημο[ς οὐδὲ] ὀνειρατώδης ἀλλ’ ο[] Ἕλλην· ἰδεῖν δὲ τὸν λέ[γοντ’] οἷός τ’ ἂν εἴην, πέπτατ[αι] ἀχλὺς πάροιθε τῶν ἐμῶ[ν ὄσσων] ἄθλους ἐρωτᾷς τοὺς ἐμ[οὺς] γλώσσης γὰρ ἠχὼ τῆσδε πρ .. [] Ἡ(ρακλῆς) οὐδέν τι πάντως θαῦμ[α] ἀπεστερῆσθαί 〈σ’〉 ἐστὶν α .. [] καὶ φθέγμα καὶ σχῆμ’ . [] πολλαὶ διῆλθον τῆς ἐ[μῆς] καὶ σῆς· ἀναμνήσω δὲ . [] Π(ειρίθους) σιγηcιναρ[ ..... ] . [] φων[] τηc[] [ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

### fr b

[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ] ἐσφηλα[] ..... [] κατελ . [] ἐλθὼν . [] Ἑλλην[] βωμω[] θεὸς δὲ μανία[] ἔπεμψεν ἄτη[ν] Νεφέλην γυναῖκ[α] ἔσπειρεν εἰς τοὺς θε[] θυγατρὶ μίσγοιτ’ ε[] τοίων δὲ κόμπω[ν] ποινὰς θεοῖς ἔτεισεν[·] μανίας τροχῷ περι[] οἰστρη[λ]άτοισιν ωχ[] ἄπυστο[ . ] ἀνθρωποι[] ἔκρυψεν, ἀλλὰ Βορε[] διεσπα[ρ]άχθη σῶμ[α·] πατὴ[ρ ἁ]μαρτὼν εἰς θε[οὺς] ἐγὼ [δ’ ἐκ]είνου π[ή]ματ’ . []

### fr c

[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ] [ ]οcη . [] [ ] . πη[] [ ]ν πόνου [ ± 9] . cοι τ . [ ...... ] ἡδὺ νῦν δοκεῖ

### fr c

[[(Θη)]] [± 8] . ος, Ἡράκλεις, σ[ὲ] μέμψομαι [± 8]η, πιστὸν γὰρ ἄνδρα καὶ φίλον [αἰσχρὸν πρ]οδοῦναι δυσμ[εν]ῶς εἰλημμένον.

### fr c

[[(Ἡρ)]] [σαυτῷ τε], Θησεῦ, τῇ τ’ Ἀθηναίων πό[λει] πρέποντ’ ἔλεξας· τοῖσι δυσ[τυ]χοῦσι γὰρ ἀεί ποτ’ εἶ σὺ σύμμαχος· σκῆψιν δ[έ τ]οι ἀεικές ἐστ’ ἔχοντα πρὸς πάτραν μολεῖν. Εὐρυσθέα γὰρ πῶς δοκεῖς ἂν ἄσμενον, εἴ μοι πύθοιτο ταῦτα συμπράξαντά σε λέξειν ἂν ὡς ἄκραντος ἤθληται πόνος;

### fr c

[[(Θη)]] ἀλλ’ οὗ σὺ χρῄζεις π[ ....... ] ἐμὴν ἔχεις εὔνοιαν οὐκ ἔμπλ[ηκτον ἀλλ’ ἐ]λευθέρως ἐχθροῖσί τ’ ἐχθρὰ[ν καὶ φίλοισι]ν εὐμενῆ. πρόσθεν ς’ ἐμοὶ τ[± 12]ει λόγος, λέγοις δ’ ἂν [± 17]ους λόγους

### fr c

[[(Ἡρ)]] ὦ φ . [ ] [ ]ιας [ ὑ]πηρετῶ [ ] . θν[η]τῶν φρένας [ ] γνώμης ἄτερ [ τοῦ]τό σοι φίλον [ ]δικώτατ’ αἰτιᾷ θεοὺς [ ]η πᾶς [ἀ]νέρριπται κύβος [ ] .. οντα μὴ μάταιον ᾖ [ ]ην ἔχω . εξα[ . ] δὲ χρὴ [ ]δ[] μαθεῖν ὅτου [ ] .. [ ... ]υcι[] [ ] .. [] [ ] πάλη [ ] ἀλλαγὴν [ ]ν [ ]ρενι [ ] . θεῷ [ ] νερτέρων [ ]φες [ [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)] ] [ ] . [] [ ]cθε[] [ ]ενοc[] [ ] [ ] . εραcc[] [ ]cον ῥω[] [ ] . υc ... [] [ ]νηcθει . [] [ ]λλον ἀθλο . [] [ ]αρουcτα[] [ ] .... [] [ ] ...... [] [ ] . λοπλα[] [ ] ..... [] [ ] .. [] [ ] .. πειν[] [ ] .. [] [ [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)] ] [ ] ... ω[] [ ]υροιμ[] [ ]οφεω . [] [ ]ενηχ[] [ ]πορωγ[] [] .. ντερεαc[] [ ] . καὶ γην[] [ ] . [ .. ] . μαcε[] [ ]νε[] [ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ] [τ]ὰ πολλὰ ἀθ(ετεῖται) ε[]

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