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Headword: Orpheus
Adler number: omicron,654
Translated headword: Orpheus
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Orpheus], of Leibethra in Thrace (the town is below Pieria),[1] son of Oiagros and Kalliope. Oiagros was in the fifth generation after Atlas, by Alkyone, one of his daughters. He lived 11 generations before the Trojan Wars, and they say he was a student of Linos.[2] He lived for 9 generations, though some say 11. He wrote Triasms, but these are also said to be by Ion the tragedian.[3] Among them [are] the so-called Hierostolika ['Sacred Missives']; Cosmic Calls; Neoteuktika; Sacred Speeches in 24 rhapsodies, but these are said to be by Theognetos the Thessalian, or by the Pythagorean Kerkops;[4] Oracles, which are attributed to Onomakritos; Rites, though these too are attributed to Onomakritos; among these is the Concerning Cutting on Stones, entitled Eighty Stone; Deliverances, but these are said to be by Timokles the Syracusan or by Persinos the Milesian; Mixing Bowls, said to be by Zopyros; Thronismoi of the Mother and Bacchica, said to be by Nikias of Elea; Descent into Hades, said to be by Herodikos of Perinthos; Robe and Net, also said to be by Zopyros of Herakleia, though others say Bro[?n]tinos; an Onomastikon in epic hexameter, a Theogony in epic hexameter; Astronomy, Amokopia,[5] Thyepolikon, Oiothytika or Oioskopika in epic hexameter, Katazostikon, Hymns, Korybantikon, and Physika ['Writings on Nature'], which they [also] attribute to Bro[?n]tinos.
Greek Original:
Orpheus, Leibêthrôn tôn en Thraikêi [polis d' estin hupo têi Pieriai], huios Oiagrou kai Kalliopês. ho de Oiagros pemptos ên apo Atlantos, kata Alkuonên mian tôn thugaterôn autou. gegone de pro ia# geneôn tôn Trôïkôn, kai phasi mathêtên genesthai auton Linou: biônai de geneas th#, hoi de ia# phasin. egrapse Triasmous: legontai de einai Iônos tou tragikou: en de toutois ta Hierostolika kaloumena: Klêseis kosmikai: Neoteuktika: Hierous logous en rhapsôidiais kd#: legontai de einai Theognêtou tou Thessalou, hoi de Kerkôpos tou Puthagoreiou: Chrêsmous, hoi anapherontai eis Onomakriton: Teletas: homoiôs de phasi kai tautas Onomakritou: en toutois d' esti peri lithôn gluphês, hêtis Ogdoêkontalithos epigraphetai: Sôtêria: tauta Timokleous tou Surakousiou legetai ê Persinou tou Milêsiou: Kratêras: tauta Zôpurou phasi: Thronismous Mêtrôious kai Bakchika: tauta Nikiou tou Eleatou phasin einai: Eis haidou katabasin: tauta Hêrodikou tou Perinthiou: Peplon kai Diktuon: kai tauta Zôpurou tou Hêrakleôtou, hoi de Brotinou: Onomastikon epê #22as1#, Theogonian epê #22as1#, Astronomian, Amokopia, Thuêpolikon, Ôiothutika ê Ôioskopika, epikôs: Katazôstikon, Humnous: Korubantikon: kai Phusika, ha Brotinou phasin.
Notes:
See generally under omicron 660.
[1] cf. lambda 359.
[2] lambda 568.
[3] iota 487. Küster corrected the title of this work to *triagmou/s "Triads", comparing Harpocration s.v. *)/iwn.
[4] Kerkon in one manuscript.
[5] Thus as transmitted -- but it was emended to Amoskopia in the Suda editio princeps, to Ammoskopia by Diels, and to Amnoskopia (or Astrokopia) by Lobeck. If Amnoskopia is correct (cf. LSJ on a related noun and verb), it could mean either literal 'sheep-watching/shepherding' or divination by means of watching sheep (so G.R.S. Mead).
Keywords: biography; chronology; epic; geography; meter and music; mythology; poetry; religion; zoology
Translated by: Ross Scaife ✝ on 25 November 2003@20:32:29.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (supplied some notes; augmented keywords; cosmetics) on 26 November 2003@03:26:25.
Catharine Roth (added note, other cosmetics) on 14 May 2008@15:08:43.
David Whitehead (another note; tweaking) on 23 July 2013@03:26:21.
David Whitehead (added a note, at the prompting of Dr Nick Nicholas; another keyword; cosmetics) on 5 January 2016@04:51:11.
Catharine Roth (cosmetics) on 5 January 2016@12:03:31.
Catharine Roth (cosmeticule) on 13 February 2021@01:02:31.

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