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A Thracian, from Edones, the city in Brinkoi;[1] son of Philammon[2] and Arsinoe, eighth epic poet before Homer; but according to others fifth; and some [say he came] from Odryse. This Thamyris was blinded because he insulted the Muses. A Theology in three thousand verses is attributed to him.
And he was the first to be passionate about a boy, called Hymenaios, the son of Kalliope and Magnes. But the Cretans say that a certain Talon was passionate about Rhadamanthys [sc. and was the first to be so].[3] Others [claim] Laios was passionate about Chrysippos, the son of Pelops, as the first [sc. object of such passion].[4] Others [assert] that it was the Italiotes, under campaigning duress, who invented this.[5] But the truth is that it was Zeus himself who was first passionate about Ganymede.[6]

Thamuris ê Thamuras, Thraix, ex Êdônôn, tês en Brinkois poleôs, huios Philammônos kai Arsinoês, epopoios ogdoos pro Homêrou: kata de allous pemptos: hoi de ap' Odrussês. houtos ho Thamuris, epeidê eis tas Mousas hubrisen, epêrôthê. pheretai de autou Theologia eis epê trischilia. kai prôtos êrasthê paidos Humenaiou tounoma, huiou Kalliopês kai Magnêtos. hoi de Krêta phasi tina Talôna Rhadamanthuos erasthênai. hoi de Laïon phasin erasthênai prôtou Chrusippou, tou Pelopos huiou. hoi de Italiôtas prôtous kat' anankên strateias heuresthai touto. kata de alêtheian autos ho Zeus prôtos êrasthê Ganumêdous.

For Thamyris see Homer, Iliad 2.594-600; Apollodorus, Library 1.3; OCD(4) s.v.
[1] This means, broadly speaking, Thrace (cf. eta 103, eta 104), but "Brinkoi" (or "Brinka"?) is otherwise unattested and should, it has been suggested, perhaps be Brigoi/Brigoi (cf. Herodotus 7.73 and Steph.Byz, s.v. Briges).
[2] Philammon: phi 300.
[3] For Rhadamanthys see generally rho 12, rho 13. 'Talon' (the form is guaranteed by the Suda's accusative *Ta/lwna; Adler notes von Gutschmid's suggested emendation of it to *Ta/lwn (cf. under sigma 124), but a nominative *Ta/lwn is guaranteed by Hellenistic Cretan coins) is mentioned alongside Rhadamanthys in the spurious Minos attributed to Plato; there they are both assistants to Minos in his lawgiving. This is a rationalization of Talos as the intimidating man of bronze; see in brief OCD(4) s.v. Talos(1).
[4] For Laios and Chrysippos cf. Apollodorus, Library 3.4.
[5] i.e. love between adult males and boys.
[6] For Ganymede see under mu 1092.

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