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Life of EuripidesΒίος Εὐριπίδου
Satyrus of Oxyrhynchus Life of Euripides PDF
The Life of Euripides is a biography of the Athenian tragedian composed in Greek prose by the Hellenistic author and philosopher Satyrus of Callatis during the third century BCE. It stands as an early and significant example of Greek biographical writing, merging anecdotes about the poet's personal history with critical analysis of his dramatic works and character. The text is distinguished by its lively, dialogic style, structured as a conversation between a primary speaker and an interlocutor. Only a portion of the work survives, preserved in a fragmentary state on a second-century CE papyrus scroll discovered at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. This papyrus, containing 62 separate passages, offers valuable glimpses into Euripides' reputed personality, his philosophical training, and his innovations within tragic drama. Modern scholarship regards the biography as a prime specimen of Peripatetic biography, a tradition concerned with elucidating the ethical and intellectual constitution of an individual. It was likely composed for an educated readership interested in the relationship between an author's life and literary output. The Oxyrhynchus papyrus remains the principal source for Satyrus's work, attesting to its continued circulation centuries after its initial composition, though the complete original text is lost.
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| 10,2 [1] | [] [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)] []κ̣εδ̣[] []λ̣υθα[] [τ]οῦ Ἀχιλ[λέως . |
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| 12,2 [5] | [] τ̣[] ν[] λθ̣[] ε . [] π[] αυ[] κα[] γε̣[] .. [] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []ς καὶ αμα[] []ε̣φαινο̣[] []αι ἠδικο̣[] []ο̣ς· και̣[] []η̣που[] []ε̣υτ̣[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [Μ]α̣κεδ[] []ιος α[] []το[] []να[] []ντο[] []ι̣τα[] [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)] []σ̣η[] []αισι[] []μει[] []μ̣ησ̣[] []ν̣ομ[] []οσ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [] . |
| 16,1 [5] | ἐ̣κ τῆς []ν̣ης ἱκα[νὸς ἐ]σόμενος []η̣τησα []ς αὐτὸς []η ποιη[]ο̣υσω [σ]ὺν τοῖς [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [βο̣] [λυ̣] τησ̣[] λαντα̣[] κακοῦ[] τι· αλ̣[̣] ⸏ . |
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| 17,1 [5] | ε[ . ] []πιστευ []ευετω []κατα [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ⸏ λεγη[] τοδε[] τισ[ . |
| 17,2 [1] | ]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)] [ . |
| 18,1 [5] | . ] . [ ... ]α̣δ̣[] [πο]λλή· ἀη̣δό[νος] γὰρ ὁ Ἡσίο< [δο]ς ὑπὲρ ἐν< [ .. ]κ̣αι ὄντι << [ ... ] .. ει πολλὰ [ ..... ] . ν̣ 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[] πα̣[] ⸏ φ̣υ[] η̣ι[] 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 τὴ̣[ν] τείνουσα̣[ν τοῖς] ἰδιώται[ς] τ[ . |
| 19 [1] | ... ]α̣υ[] [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)] [] . |
| 20 [5] | [] []νδυ[] []υτονι[] []υπον κ[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] []προ [ην] []τα []τ̣[] [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)] []υ̣ρα̣[] []οιχ[] []ν μον̣[] []ν̣ηγυρ[] []ερπα . |
| 22 [1] | [] []ν̣ πολυ̣[] []σ̣ι χερ[] []κ̣ουον̣[] []ου γ̣ὰ̣[ρ] []λ̣ω̣ν[] []ο̣υσ̣α[] [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)] []σαν̣[] []ρεψ[] [] . |
| 23 [1] | ς· . [] []δει[] [] . ασ̣[] [] . π̣ι̣ . [] [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)] []π̣ι̣[] []λ̣ησ[] []υ̣π[] [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)] [] . |
| 25 [1] | . [] []νη[] []α̣νε[] []ταλο[] []αρ[] [] . [] [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)] []ρ[] []π . |
| 26 [1] | . [] []ω ... [] [] .. [] []στ[] [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)] [] . |
| 27,1 [1] | [] . []των []ο̣ν [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)] κ̣[] τ[] σ̣[] ε̣[] [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· . |
| 28 [1] | [] []και[] []εισ̣[] []ν̣α[] [] . 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)] ρ[] ν[] εσ[] 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)] []η̣[] []ερω[] [] . |
| 30 [1] | τα[] [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 []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)] []τ̣ο βι[] [] . |
| 32 [1] | .. [] [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)] []α̣ι̣[] []οση[] []ται̣[] [π]ολυ . |
| 33,1 [1] | [] []οθη . [] []μα[] []τ̣οις ε[] []π̣ερ̣οχ̣[] []ν̣δ̣ηλ̣ . [] []ς̣ προσ[] [κ]ατὰ τῶ̣ν []ω̣ντων []ισει και []παι· τῆι []η δυνα []ι̣στα []ν· κ̣αὶ [] . 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)] γ̣[] ε̣[] μ̣[] φ̣[] α̣[] τ̣[] α̣[] [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)] []α̣ια λαι []αι· ὅτ’ ἐν []μ̣ατων []λ̣ε [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[] . |
| 34,2 [1] | [] . [] [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)] [] . |
| 35 [1] | [] []ο̣ν[] []γὰρ̣[] []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)] [] . |
| 36 [25] | .. [] []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 ἐπ̣ὶ] τοῖς [ἰ]δ̣ίο̣ις ἀγαθοῖς [ὑ]ψηλὸς ὢν [ο]ὐκ ἐπὶ τοῖς [ἀλ]λοτρίοις [ψό]γοις ταπει[νού]μενος· ἔ[πειτ]α δὲ τὸν [Ἀνα]ξαγόραν [δαιμ]ονίως [ . |
| 37,1 (16) [19] | ... ] .. [ . ] 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[ . |
| 37,2 (19) [6] | ] . ο . [ . ]υ̣α̣ ⸏ τὸν ἐν αἰθη[ρί‐] ωι ῥύμβωι π[άν‐] των φύσιν ἐ̣[ν‐] πλέξαντα ὃν πέρι̣ [μ]ὲν φῶς πέρι δ’ [ὀρφναία] νὺξ α[ἰολόχρως] ἄκ[ριτός τ’ 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[ . |
| 37,3 (6) [7] | .. ]ι̣οφ[ .... ] κ[ .. ] . οισ[ .... ] λ[ ... ]υμε̣[ .... ] σο[ὶ τ]ῶι π[άν‐] των μεδ[έον‐] τι χλόην π̣[ε‐] λανόν τε φέρ̣[ω] Ζεὺς εἴ̣[θ’] ᾍδης̣ ὀνομ[άζηι’]· ἀκριβῶς ὅλως περιείληφε[ν] τὸν Ἀναξ[α‐] γόρειον [διά‐] κοσμον [ἔπεσι] τρισὶν περι[ιών·] ⸏ καὶ ἄλληι γ[έ] πηι διαπορ[εῖ] τί πότ’ ἐστ̣ι̣ τὸ προεστηκὸς τῶν οὐρανίων· ‘Ζεὺς [εἴ]τ’ 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)] [] . |
| 38,1 (7) [20] | . [] []ο πλέω [] . ατ̣ος αν̣ [ ... ] . σασθαι < [τὸν] Ἡ̣ρακλέα· [καὶ] δὴ καὶ τὴν [ἀρε]τὴν ἐπιφ[υο‐] < [μέν]ην τοῖς προε̣ιρημένοις [ἐπε]ὶ λέγει ‘τίς [ἀτι]μ̣όθεος [κ]αὶ [πα]ραδαίμ[ων] [ὃς] τάδε λεύσ[σω]ν̣ οὐ προδι[δά]σκει ψυχὴν [αὑ]τοῦ θεὸν ἡ[γεῖ]σθαι, μετε[ωρ]ολόγων δ’ ἑ[κὰ]ς ἔρριψεν [σκολιὰ]ς ἁπά[τας ὧν] τολ[μηρὰ γλ]ῶσς’ 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)] []δυε̣ι̣ δρά[σαν]τα· ἔνι γὰ[ρ] π̣[ό]νος· ἀλλ’ [ὅ‐] τ[ωι] πάρεστιν τ[ὸ] πονεῖν τῶν τ̣’ ἀγαθῶν κεκλῆσθαι φίλος ὢν ἐμ[ὸ]ς λεγέσθω· τ̣ί μάτ̣[α]ν βροτοὶ δ̣[ὲ] πο̣λλ̣[ὰ π]έπασθε πλ[ού]τ̣ωι τε δο̣κε[ῖτ’] ἀ[ρ]ετὰ[ν κατερ]γάσεσ[θ]α[ι, τί] δ’ εἰ τιν’ Αἴτν[α]ς πάγον Π[αρί‐] < αν τε πέτραν χρυσήλατον ἐν θαλάμοις ἔχοιτε πασ[ά‐] μενοι πατρίο[ι]ς, οὗτοι τ[ό‐] τ̣ε μ̣ὴ 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‐] ρου̣ πέρα Ν[είλου] τε ναυστολοῦσι χρημάτων < χάριν ἀστρο< [σκο]π̣οῦ̣ντες, [ἐνα]λ̣ίαν τρικυ< [μί]α̣ν θύραθεν < [οὐ] θέλοιμ’ ἂν < [ἠ̣χ]ο̣ῦ̣σ̣α̣ν̣ μ̣α̣[θεῖν,] χρυσοῦν < [παρ’] Ἴ̣στρον < [εἴ]τ̣ε Βόσπο[ρον τρί]βων·‘ [] . |
| 38,3 (8) [13] | υτο [] . [ . ]ρ̣οι [] . [ . ]ο [] . ων []συν []ιαν [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)] . |
| 38,4+39,1 (13) [5] | [ ]ε μ[ ] ο[ ]ο̣ η̣[ ] . μ̣[ ] λ̣[ .. ] . ν̣ . [ .. τὸ] μὲν γὰρ ἄ[λογον] τὸ δὲ λογι[κό]ν· ⸏ με̣τ̣ῆ̣λ̣θ̣ε̣ν̣ [δ]ὲ π̣ρὸς τ[ὸ αἰ]σχ[ρ]ὸν π[αρὰ τῶι] ὄ̣[χ]λωι τ̣[ῶι] < θαυμά[ζει]ν τὸν Σω[κρά‐] τη πολὺ [μάλι‐] [στ]α ὥστ’ ἀπ̣[ο‐] [φα]ινόμενο̣[ς] [ἐν] τῆι Δανάη[ι] [π]ερὶ πλεονε[ξί]ας μόνον [αὐ]τὸν πάν[τ]ων ἐποιή[σα]τ’ 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[ . |
| 39,2 (5) [20] | ... ]δια̣ []α . [ ... ] . ι̣ον < [τ]ό̣νδ[ε τ]ὸν < [τ]ρόπο[ν· ‘ (a) λ]ά̣θρα[ι] δὲ τού[τ]ω̣ν δρωμένων τίνας φοβῆι; (b) τοὺς μείζονα βλ̣[έ‐] ποντας ἀ[ν‐] θρώπων θεούς·‘ ⸏ (B) Εἴη ἂν ἡ τοιαύτη ὑπόνοια περ̣[ὶ] θεῶν [Σω‐] κρατική· τῶ̣ι̣ γὰρ ὄντι τὰ [θ]νητοῖς ἀόρατα τοῖς ἀθανάτοις εὐκάτοπτα· ⸏ (A) Καὶ μὴν καὶ τὸ [μισο]τ̣υραννεῖν [καὶ τὰ πλή]θ̣η καὶ [τὰς δυναστ]είας [τῶν ὀλίγ]ω̣ν[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] [εἰ]π̣[ό]ντι, κα̣[ὶ] [δὴ] κ̣α[ὶ] τ̣ὸ μη[δέ‐] [να] τ̣ῶν ἀ̣στῶ[ν] [με]τ̣ε̣ωρίζε̣ι̣[ν] [ὑπὲ]ρ τ[ὸ] μέτρ[ι‐] [ον μ]ηδὲ̣ τύραν̣[νον] πο̣ι̣εῖν κα̣ὶ [ἀστ]ο̣ῖς φα̣ύλοις μὴ διδόναι < πάροδον πρὸς τὰ ἔντιμα· μέγιστον γὰρ̣ ἕλκος πόλεως κακὸς ῥήτωρ δημαγωγὸς πέρα{ι} τῆς ἀξίας παραγόμενος· ἀλλὰ μὴν, ὦ Διοδώ[ρα,] κ̣α̣ὶ̣ περ[ὶ τ]ῆς κοινῆς̣ [τ]ῶν [Ἀ]θη[ναίω]ν [ἀ]βουλ[ίας . |
| 39,3 [35] | ] .. μελ[ ..... ]ρ̣α πα̣[] [οὐ]χὶ τ[ο]ῦτον τ[ὸν] [τρ]όπον, ἄλλο[υ] [δὲ τ]ῆι πονηρ[ίαι] π̣[ρ]ο̣σχρώμεθα [καὶ] τῶ̣ι μάλισ[θ’ ὅς’] ἂν λέγ[ηι] πισ[τεύ]ομεν λέγ[οντ]ες ο[ὐ] πονη[ρ]ά, μ[άλα] δὲ χρώ[μενοι,] κἄπειτ̣[α τῆς] ἐκκλησία̣[ς κα‐] τηγορεῖ ἕκασ[τος] ἡμῶν ἧς ἕκασ[τος] αὐτὸς ἦν‘· (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· ‘κτήσασθ’ ἐν ὑ< στέροισιν εὔ< [κ]λειαν χρόνοι[ς] [ἅ]πασαν ἀντλή[σαν]τες ἡμέρα[ν] [πόν]ον, ψυχαῖς [ . |
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| 39,6 [5] | . ]η̣ς̣ []υσε̣[ . ]τα []ρεων [καὶ τῶι] τεκόν[τι] π[α]τ̣ρὶ δυσμενέστατοι· δ〈ό〉μων γὰρ ἄρχε[ι]ν εἰς ἔρωτ’ ἀφιγ̣μένοι < τοῖ̣ς φιλτάτοις κ̣υ̣ρ[ο]ῦσι πολεμιώτατοι· σμικρ[οὶ] γέροντι πα[ῖ]δες ἡδίους πατρί‘· (B) Φαίη ⸏ τις ἂν ἀμέλει κα[τ]ά γε τῶν πλείστων [νῦ]ν̣ κακῶς ἠ̣γ̣μένων μ̣[α]ντευόμενος· σπουδάζουσι γὰρ ὅτ̣ι̣ τάχος οἱ τοιοῦτοι τοῦ τε πατρὸς καὶ τῶν ὑπαρχόντ̣ω̣ν ποιήσασ[θαι τ]ὴ̣ν̣ ἐκφο̣[ρὰν] πει[] [ . ]αν[] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] πρὸς γ̣[υ]ναῖκα καὶ π̣ατρὶ πρὸς υ[ἱὸ]ν̣ καὶ θερά[πον]τι < πρὸς δ[εσ]π̣ότην, ἢ τ̣[ὰ κ]α̣τὰ τὰς π̣[ερι‐] πετείας, β̣[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 ἤ̣γα[γ]εν Εὐριπίδης, < Ὁμήρου̣ [ὄ]ντος ἀρχ̣ῆ̣ς̣ καὶ στίχων γε συντάξεως λ̣εκτικῆς· μ̣αρτυρ[ε]ῖ δ’ αὐτῶι καὶ τοῦτ’ [ε]ἰκότως ὁ Φι[λ]ήμων ἐν< [τα]υθί· ‘Εὐρι< [πί]δης πού [φη]σιν οὗτος [ὃς] μόνος δύ[να]τ̣αι λ[έ]γε[ιν‘] [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] τυ̣[] νο̣[] πε̣[] αγ[] τα[ . |
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| 39,9 [35] | κ[] []ινη̣ν̣ []λειον [κεκτη]μέν̣[ος] δ̣’ [αὐ]τόθι σπήλαιον < τὴν ἀναπνοιὴν ἔχο̣ν εἰς τὴν θάλατταν ἐν τούτωι διημέρ̣ευεν καθ’ αὑ[τ]ὸ̣ν μεριμν̣ῶ̣ν ἀεί τ̣[ι] καὶ γράφων ἁπλῶς ἅπαν εἴ τι μὴ μεγα̣λεῖον ἢ σεμνὸν ἠ[τι]μακώς· ὁ ⸏ γ[ο]ῦ̣ν Ἀριστοφ[άν]ης φησὶν ὥ[σ]περ ἐπ’ αὐτῶι τούτω[ι] κεκ[λη]μ̣έν̣ο̣ς ‘{τ}ο̣[ἷ]α μὲν π[οι]εῖ λέγε[ι]ν τοῖός ἐστιν‘· [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)] ἀπήχθοντ’ 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 δ’ εἰς κίνδυνον ἀ̣φ’ 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]ς̣ ἅμα μὲν [ἀγ]α̣σθεῖσαι [τὰς] μούσας [] . |
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| 39,11 [10] | ..... ] α̣[ἰσχύ]νην ἔχε[ι .... ]αν < σ̣[ ...... ]τ̣ο < [ ... ωτος ἐ]κβα< λ̣[ε]ῖ γυνή· νέμουσι δ’ οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυσ[το‐] λούμ̣ενα ἔ̣[σω] δόμων σώζο̣υ[σιν̣ οὐδ’ ἐρη‐] μίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ’ ὄλβι[ος·] τὰ δ’ ἐν θε[ο]ῖ̣[ς] αὖ, πρῶτα {πρῶτα} γὰρ κρίνω τά[δ]ε, μέρ̣ος μέ̣[γισ]τ̣ον ἔχομεν· ἐν [〈Φ〉]οί〈β〉ου̣ τε γὰρ χρησμο[ῖ]ς προφητεύ̣[ο]υσι Λοξίου [φρέ]να γυ< ναῖκ̣[ε]ς̣ ἀμφί θ’ ἁγν[ὰ] δ̣ωμάτων [ .. ] βάθρα ἢ π̣α̣[] θ[ῆλυ τὰς Διὸς] φ̣[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[λ’ ἐ]γραμμά< τευεν, εἶπε Σωστράτη‘· ⸏ ‘εἴ τις ἐπιβου< [λεύει τι τῶι] δήμωι κακὸν < τῶι τῶν γυναικῶν ἢ ἐπ̣ι̣κηρυκεύετ[αι] Εὐριπιδίῳ[ι . |
| 39,12 [35] | .. ] τ’ ἐπὶ βλάβη[ι] τι< νί‘· (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, ὡ̣ς ἔοικεν, π[α]ρ’ 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)] τἀδίκημ’ ἐ̣ν̣[ε]γκών, ὡς μ[νη‐] μονεύου[σι,] τ[ὴ]ν μὲν ἄ[ν‐] θ̣[ρ]ω̣πον ἐκ̣[έ‐] λ[ευ]σεν τῶ[ι] νεανίσκ[ωι] συνοικεῖ[ν, ἐ‐] πειδήπ̣ερ [αὕ‐] τη προ[είλε‐] το ‘ἵνα μ̣[ὴ τὴν] ἐμὴν ο[ὗτ]ο̣[ς] ἔχηι, φησίν, ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ τὴν τούτου· δίκαιον γάρ, ἄνπερ βούλωμα[ι]‘· πρὸς ὅλον [δ]ὲ τὸ φῦλον δ[ι]ετέλει μαχόμενος ἐν τοῖς ποιήμασιν· ⸏ (B) Νὴ γελοίως γε, τί γ̣ὰρ̣ ἄν τις εὐλογώτερο[ν] διὰ τὴν φθ[α‐] ρεῖσαν ψ̣έγοι τὰς̣ γυναῖ[κα]ς ἢ διὰ τ̣ὸ̣ν̣ φθ̣είραντα τοὺς ἄνδρας;· ἐπεὶ τ[άς] γε κακίας καὶ̣ τὰς ἀρετὰς καθάπερ ἔλεγον οσωηατη[ . |
| 39,13 [5] | ] . [] τὰς̣ αὐτὰς [ἐν] ἀμφοῖν ἔ̣[στιν] εὑρεῖν· σ[κο‐] ⸏ πεῖν δ’ ἄξ[ιον] τ ... υ̣θ̣ει[]ε[] γυναῖκα δ[] [Ὑ]σ̣τ̣ά̣σπ[] []αι γ[ὰ]ρ []θην̣αι []τι [ . |
| 39,14 [35] | ] . ατ[ .. ]δ̣[ .. ]ς [π]ρὸς αὐτὴν ὡ̣ς φαρμάτ[τ]οι φίλτ̣ρ[ο]ις [τ]ὸν Ὑστά< σπην· μετα⸏ πεμψαμένη δὴ τὴν ἄν< θρω̣πον ὅτ’ εἶ[δεν] εἰσιούσης τ̣ὸ̣ μέγεθος καὶ τὸ κάλλος ‘χαῖρε, φησίν, γύναι, ψευδ̣εῖ̣ς ἄρ’ ἦ[σ]αν α[ἱ δια]β̣ολαί· σὺ γ̣ὰ̣ρ̣ [ἐν] τῶι π[ρ]οσώπωι < τῶι σ[ῶι κ]αὶ < τ[οῖ]ς ὀ[φ]θαλμο̣ῖς ἔχεις τὰ φάρμακα‘· ⸏ (A) Εὖ γ’ ὦ κρατίστη πασῶν καὶ τῶι ὄντι Εὔκλεια, δι[ό]τ[ι] τὰ τοιαῦ̣τα τῶν ἠθῶν καὶ διὰ μνήμης ἔχεις κ̣α̣[] []ε̣ν̣η̣ν̣ . []αιτ̣[] μαχε[ῖ]ν τέως < ἐκράτησαν < τῶν ἐναν< τίων· κατ’ ἐ̣⸏ μὲ μὲν̣ [γ]ὰρ τοῦτο θε[τ]έ̣ον τὸ νίκημα τῶν γ̣υναι< κῶν· οἱ μὲν < γὰρ ἄνδρες < ὅσον ἐφ’ ἑαυ< τοῖς ἡττῶντο· ⸏ (A) Ἴ[σ]ως, ὦ Διοδώρ̣[α], πλὴν ταῦτα μὲν συνηγορήσθω ταῖς γ[υ]ναιξίν· ἐπ⸏ αν̣άγωμεν 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 γ’] ο̣ἱ̣ ν̣[ . |
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