Fragment#20——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。ii。178:
ButaccordingtoHesiod(Phineus)wasthesonofPhoenix,Agenor\'ssonandCassiopea。
Fragment#21——
Apollodorus(22),iii。14。4。1:
ButHesiodsaysthathe(Adonis)wasthesonofPhoenixandAlphesiboea。
Fragment#22——
Porphyrius,Quaest。Hom。adIliad。pert。p。189:
AsitissaidinHesiodinthe\"CatalogueofWomen\"concerningDemodocethedaughterofAgenor:`Demodocewhomverymanyofmenonearth,mightyprinces,wooed,promisingsplendidgifts,becauseofherexceedingbeauty。\'
Fragment#23——
Apollodorus,iii。5。6。2:
Hesiodsaysthat(thechildrenofAmphionandNiobe)weretensonsandtendaughters。
Aelian(23),Var。Hist。xii。36:
ButHesiodsaystheywerenineboysandtengirls;——unlessafteralltheversesarenotHesiodbutarefalselyascribedtohimasaremanyothers。
Fragment#24——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。xxiii。679:
AndHesiodsaysthatwhenOedipushaddiedatThebes,ArgeathedaughterofAdrastuscamewithotherstothefuneralofOedipus。
Fragment#25——
Herodian(24)inEtymologicumMagnum,p。60,40:
TityosthesonofElara。
Fragment#26——(25)
Argument:Pindar,Ol。xiv:
CephisusisariverinOrchomenuswherealsotheGracesareworshipped。EteoclusthesonoftheriverCephisusfirstsacrificedtothem,asHesiodsays。
ScholiastonHomer,Il。ii。522:
`whichfromLilaeaspoutsforthitssweetflowingwater……\'
Strabo,ix。424:
`……AndwhichflowsonbyPanopeusandthroughfencedGlechonandthroughOrchomenus,windinglikeasnake。\'
Fragment#27——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。vii。9:
ForthefatherofMenesthius,AreithouswasaBoeotianlivingatArnae;andthisisinBoeotia,asalsoHesiodsays。
Fragment#28——
StephanusofByzantium:
Onchestus:agrove(26)。ItissituateinthecountryofHaliartusandwasfoundedbyOnchestustheBoeotian,asHesiodsays。
Fragment#29——
StephanusofByzantium:
ThereisalsoaplainofAegaborderingonCirrha,accordingtoHesiod。
Fragment#30——
Apollodorus,ii。1。1。5:
ButHesiodsaysthatPelasguswasautochthonous。
Fragment#31——
Strabo,v。p。221:
Thatthistribe(thePelasgi)werefromArcadia,EphorusstatesontheauthorityofHesiod;forhesays:`Sonswereborntogod—
likeLycaonwhomPelasgusoncebegot。\'
Fragment#32——
StephanusofByzantium:
Pallantium。AcityofArcadia,sonamedafterPallas,oneofLycaon\'ssons,accordingtoHesiod。
Fragment#33——
(Unknown):
`FamousMeliboeabarePhellusthegoodspear—man。\'
Fragment#34——
Herodian,OnPeculiarDiction,p。18:
InHesiodinthesecondCatalogue:`Whooncehidthetorch(27)
within。\'
Fragment#35——
Herodian,OnPeculiarDiction,p。42:
HesiodinthethirdCataloguewrites:`Andaresoundingthudoffeetroseup。\'
Fragment#36——
ApolloniusDyscolus(28),OnthePronoun,p。125:
`Andagreattroubletothemselves。\'
Fragment#37——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。45:
NeitherHomernorHesiodspeakofIphiclusasamongsttheArgonauts。
Fragment#38——
`Eratosthenes\'(29),Catast。xix。p。124:
TheRam。]——ThisitwasthattransportedPhrixusandHelle。ItwasimmortalandwasgiventhembytheirmotherNephele,andhadagoldenfleece,asHesiodandPherecydessay。
Fragment#39——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。ii。181:
Hesiodinthe\"GreatEoiae\"saysthatPhineuswasblindedbecauseherevealedtoPhrixustheroad;butinthethird\"Catalogue\",becausehepreferredlonglifetosight。
Hesiodsayshehadtwosons,ThynusandMariandynus。
Ephorus(30)inStrabo,vii。302:
Hesiod,intheso—calledJourneyroundtheEarth,saysthatPhineuswasbroughtbytheHarpies`tothelandofmilk—feeders(31)whohavewaggonsforhouses。\'
Fragment#40A——(Cp。Fr。43and44)
OxyrhynchusPapyri1358fr。2(3rdcent。A。D。):(32)
((LACUNA——Slightremainsof7lines))
(ll。8—35)`(TheSonsofBoreaspursuedtheHarpies)tothelandsoftheMassagetaeandoftheproudHalf—Dogmen,oftheUnderground—folkandofthefeeblePygmies;andtothetribesoftheboundlessBlack—skinsandtheLibyans。HugeEarthbarethesetoEpaphus——soothsayingpeople,knowingseercraftbythewillofZeusthelordoforacles,butdeceivers,totheendthatmenwhosethoughtpassestheirutterance(33)mightbesubjecttothegodsandsufferharm——AethiopiansandLibyansandmare—milkingScythians。ForverilyEpaphuswasthechildofthealmightySonofCronos,andfromhimsprangthedarkLibyans,andhigh—souledAethiopians,andtheUnderground—folkandfeeblePygmies。Allthesearetheoffspringofthelord,theLoud—thunderer。Roundaboutallthese(theSonsofBoreas)spedindartingflight……ofthewell—horsedHyperboreans——whomEarththeall—
nourishingbarefaroffbythetumblingstreamsofdeep—flowingEridanus……ofamber,feedingherwide—scatteredoffspring——andaboutthesteepFawnmountainandruggedEtnatotheisleOrtygiaandthepeoplesprungfromLaestrygonwhowasthesonofwide—reigningPoseidon。TwicerangedtheSonsofBoreasalongthiscoastandwheeledroundandaboutyearningtocatchtheHarpies,whiletheystrovetoescapeandavoidthem。AndtheyspedtothetribeofthehaughtyCephallenians,thepeopleofpatient—souledOdysseuswhominaftertimeCalypsothequeenlynymphdetainedforPoseidon。ThentheycametothelandofthelordthesonofAres……theyheard。Yetstill(theSonsofBoreas)everpursuedthemwithinstantfeet。Sothey(theHarpies)spedovertheseaandthroughthefruitlessair……\'
Fragment#40——
Strabo,vii。p。300:
`TheAethiopiansandLiguriansandmare—milkingScythians。\'
Fragment#41——
Apollodorus,i。9。21。6:
Astheywerebeingpursued,oneoftheHarpiesfellintotheriverTigris,inPeloponnesuswhichisnowcalledHarpysafterher。SomecallthisoneNicothoe,andothersAellopus。TheotherwhowascalledOcypete,orassomesayOcythoe(thoughHesiodcallsherOcypus),fleddownthePropontisandreachedasfarastotheEchinadesislandswhicharenowcalledbecauseofher,Strophades(TurningIslands)。
Fragment#42——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。ii。297:
HesiodalsosaysthatthosewithZetes(34)turnedandprayedtoZeus:`TheretheyprayedtothelordofAenoswhoreignsonhigh。\'
ApolloniusindeedsaysitwasIriswhomadeZetesandhisfollowingturnaway,butHesiodsaysHermes。
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。ii。296:
Otherssay(theislands)werecalledStrophades,becausetheyturnedthereandprayedZeustoseizetheHarpies。ButaccordingtoHesiod……theywerenotkilled。
Fragment#43——
Philodemus(35),OnPiety,10:
NorletanyonemockatHesiodwhomentions……oreventheTroglodytesandthePygmies。
Fragment#44——
Strabo,i。p。43:
NoonewouldaccuseHesiodofignorancethoughhespeaksoftheHalf—dogpeopleandtheGreat—HeadedpeopleandthePygmies。
Fragment#45——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iv。284:
ButHesiodsaysthey(theArgonauts)hadsailedinthroughthePhasis。
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iv。259:
ButHesiod(says)……theycamethroughtheOceantoLibya,andso,carryingtheArgo,reachedoursea。
Fragment#46——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iii。311:
Apollonius,followingHesiod,saysthatCircecametotheislandoveragainstTyrrheniaonthechariotoftheSun。AndhecalleditHesperian,becauseitliestowardthewest。
Fragment#47——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iv。892:
He(Apollonius)followedHesiodwhothusnamestheislandoftheSirens:`TotheislandAnthemoessa(Flowery)whichthesonofCronosgavethem。\'
AndtheirnamesareThelxiopeorThelxinoe,MolpeandAglaophonus(36)。
ScholiastonHomer,Od。xii。168:
HenceHesiodsaidthattheycharmedeventhewinds。
Fragment#48——
ScholiastonHomer,Od。i。85:
HesiodsaysthatOgygiaiswithintowardsthewest,butOgylialiesoveragainstCrete:`……theOgylianseaand……theislandOgylia。\'
Fragment#49——
ScholiastonHomer,Od。vii。54:
HesiodregardedAreteasthesisterofAlcinous。
Fragment#50——
ScholiastonPindar,Ol。x。46:
HerHippostratus(didwed),ascionofAres,thesplendidsonofPhyetes,ofthelineofAmarynces,leaderoftheEpeians。
Fragment#51——
Apollodorus,i。8。4。1:
WhenAltheawasdead,OeneusmarriedPeriboea,thedaughterofHipponous。HesiodsaysthatshewasseducedbyHippostratusthesonofAmaryncesandthatherfatherHipponoussentherfromOlenusinAchaeatoOeneusbecausehewasfarawayfromHellas,biddinghimkillher。
`SheusedtodwellonthecliffofOlenusbythebanksofwidePeirus。\'
Fragment#52——
Diodorus(37)v。81:
MacareuswasasonofCrinacusthesonofZeusasHesiodsays……
anddweltinOlenusinthecountrythencalledIonian,butnowAchaean。
Fragment#53——
ScholiastonPindar,Nem。ii。21:
ConcerningtheMyrmidonsHesiodspeaksthus:`AndsheconceivedandbareAeacus,delightinginhorses。Nowwhenhecametothefullmeasureofdesiredyouth,hechafedatbeingalone。Andthefatherofmenandgodsmadealltheantsthatwereinthelovelyisleintomenandwide—girdledwomen。Thesewerethefirstwhofittedwiththwartsshipswithcurvedsides,andthefirstwhousedsails,thewingsofasea—goingship。\'
Fragment#54——
Polybius,v。2:
`ThesonsofAeacuswhorejoicedinbattleasthoughafeast。\'
Fragment#55——
Porphyrius,Quaest。Hom。adIliad。pertin。p。93:
Hehasindicatedtheshamefuldeedbrieflybythephrase`toliewithheragainstherwill\',andnotlikeHesiodwhorecountsatlengththestoryofPeleusandthewifeofAcastus。
Fragment#56——
ScholiastonPindar,Nem。iv。95:
`Andthisseemedtohim(Acastus)inhismindthebestplan;tokeepbackhimself,buttohidebeyondguessingthebeautifulknifewhichtheveryfamousLameOnehadmadeforhim,thatinseekingitaloneoversteepPelion,he(Peleus)mightbeslainforthwithbythemountain—bredCentaurs。\'
Fragment#57——
Voll。Herculan。(PapyrifromHerculaneum),2ndCollection,viii。
105:
Theauthorofthe\"Cypria\"(38)saysthatThetisavoidedwedlockwithZeustopleaseHera;butthatZeuswasangryandsworethatsheshouldmatewithamortal。Hesiodalsohasthelikeaccount。
Fragment#58——
StrassburgGreekPapyri55(2ndcenturyA。D。):
(ll。1—13)`PeleusthesonofAeacus,deartothedeathlessgods,cametoPhthiathemotherofflocks,bringinggreatpossessionsfromspaciousIolcus。Andallthepeopleenviedhimintheirheartsseeinghowhehadsackedthewell—builtcity,andaccomplishedhisjoyousmarriage;andtheyallspakethisword:
\"Thrice,yea,fourtimesblessedsonofAeacus,happyPeleus!
Forfar—seeingOlympianZeushasgivenyouawifewithmanygiftsandtheblessedgodshavebroughtyourmarriagefullytopass,andinthesehallsyougouptotheholybedofadaughterofNereus。Trulythefather,thesonofCronos,madeyouverypre—
eminentamongheroesandhonouredaboveothermenwhoeatbreadandconsumethefruitoftheground。\"\'
Fragment#59——(39)
Origen,AgainstCelsus,iv。79:
`Forincommonthenwerethebanquets,andincommontheseatsofdeathlessgodsandmortalmen。\'
Fragment#60——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。xvi。175:……whereasHesiodandtherestcallher(Peleus\'daughter)
Polydora。
Fragment#61——
Eustathius,Hom。112。44sq:
ItshouldbeobservedthattheancientnarrativehandsdowntheaccountthatPatrocluswasevenakinsmanofAchilles;forHesiodsaysthatMenoethiusthefatherofPatroclus,wasabrotherofPeleus,sothatinthatcasetheywerefirstcousins。
Fragment#62——
ScholiastonPindar,Ol。x。83:
Somewrite`SerusthesonofHalirrhothius\',whomHesiodmentions:`He(begot)SerusandAlazygus,goodlysons。\'AndSeruswasthesonofHalirrhothiusPerieres\'son,andofAlcyone。
Fragment#63——
Pausanias(40),ii。26。7:
ThisoraclemostclearlyprovesthatAsclepiuswasnotthesonofArsinoe,butthatHesiodoroneofHesiod\'sinterpolatorscomposedtheversestopleasetheMessenians。
ScholiastonPindar,Pyth。iii。14:
Somesay(Asclepius)wasthesonofArsinoe,othersofCoronis。
ButAsclepiadessaysthatArsinoewasthedaughterofLeucippus,Perieres\'son,andthattoherandApolloAsclepiusandadaughter,Eriopis,wereborn:`AndshebareinthepalaceAsclepius,leaderofmen,andEriopiswiththelovelyhair,beingsubjectinlovetoPhoebus。\'
AndofArsinoelikewise:`AndArsinoewasjoinedwiththesonofZeusandLetoandbareasonAsclepius,blamelessandstrong。\'
(41)
Fragment#67——
ScholiastonEuripides,Orestes249:
SteischorussaysthatwhilesacrificingtothegodsTyndareusforgotAphroditeandthatthegoddesswasangryandmadehisdaughterstwiceandthricewedanddesertersoftheirhusbands……AndHesiodalsosays:
(ll。1—7)`Andlaughter—lovingAphroditefeltjealouswhenshelookedonthemandcastthemintoevilreport。ThenTimandradesertedEchemusandwentandcametoPhyleus,deartothedeathlessgods;andevensoClytaemnestradesertedgod—likeAgamemnonandlaywithAegisthusandchoseaworsemate;andevensoHelendishonouredthecouchofgolden—hairedMenelaus。\'
Fragment#68——(42)
BerlinPapyri,No。9739:
(ll。1—10)`……Philoctetessoughther,aleaderofspearmen,……mostfamousofallmenatshootingfromafarandwiththesharpspear。AndhecametoTyndareus\'brightcityforthesakeoftheArgivemaidwhohadthebeautyofgoldenAphrodite,andthesparklingeyesoftheGraces;andthedark—faceddaughterofOcean,verylovelyofform,bareherwhenshehadsharedtheembracesofZeusandthekingTyndareusinthebrightpalace……
(And……soughthertowifeofferingasgifts)
((LACUNA))
(ll。11—15)……andasmanywomenskilledinblamelessarts,eachholdingagoldenbowlinherhands。AndtrulyCastorandstrongPolydeuceswouldhavemadehim(43)theirbrotherperforce,butAgamemnon,beingson—in—lawtoTyndareus,wooedherforhisbrotherMenelaus。
(ll。16—19)AndthetwosonsofAmphiarausthelord,Oecleus\'
son,soughthertowifefromArgosverynearathand;yet……
fearoftheblessedgodsandtheindignationofmencausedthemalsotofail。
((LACUNA))
(l。20)……buttherewasnodeceitfuldealinginthesonsofTyndareus。
(ll。21—27)AndfromIthacathesacredmightofOdysseus,Laertesson,whoknewmany—fashionedwiles,soughthertowife。Heneversentgiftsforthesakeoftheneat—ankledmaid,forheknewinhisheartthatgolden—hairedMenelauswouldwin,sincehewasgreatestoftheAchaeansinpossessionsandwaseversendingmessages(44)tohorse—tamingCastorandprize—winningPolydeuces。
(ll。28—30)And……on\'ssonsoughthertowife(andbrought)……bridal—gifts……cauldrons……
((LACUNA))
(ll。31—33)……tohorse—tamingCastorandprize—winningPolydeuces,desiringtobethehusbandofrich—hairedHelen,thoughhehadneverseenherbeauty,butbecauseheheardthereportofothers。
(ll。34—41)AndfromPhylacetwomenofexceedingworthsoughthertowife,PodarcessonofIphiclus,Phylacus\'son,andActor\'snobleson,overbearingProtesilaus。BothofthemkeptsendingmessagestoLacedaemon,tothehouseofwiseTyndareus,Oebalus\'
son,andtheyofferedmanybridal—gifts,forgreatwasthegirl\'srenown,brazen……golden……
((LACUNA))
(l。42)……(desiring)tobethehusbandofrich—hairedHelen。
(ll。43—49)FromAthensthesonofPeteous,Menestheus,soughthertowife,andofferedmanybridal—gifts;forhepossessedverymanystoredtreasures,goldandcauldronsandtripods,finethingswhichlayhidinthehouseofthelordPeteous,andwiththemhishearturgedhimtowinhisbridebygivingmoregiftsthananyother;forhethoughtthatnooneofalltheheroeswouldsurpasshiminpossessionsandgifts。
(ll。50—51)TherecamealsobyshipfromCretetothehouseofthesonofOebalusstrongLycomedesforrich—hairedHelen\'ssake。
BerlinPapyri,No。10560:
(ll。52—54)……soughthertowife。Andaftergolden—hairedMenelausheofferedthegreatestgiftsofallthesuitors,andverymuchhedesiredinhishearttobethehusbandofArgiveHelenwiththerichhair。
(ll。55—62)AndfromSalamisAias,blamelesswarrior,soughthertowife,andofferedfittinggifts,evenwonderfuldeeds;forhesaidthathewoulddrivetogetherandgivetheshamblingoxenandstrongsheepofallthosewholivedinTroezenandEpidaurusnearthesea,andintheislandofAeginaandinMases,sonsoftheAchaeans,andshadowyMegaraandfrowningCorinthus,andHermioneandAsinewhichliealongthesea;forhewasfamouswiththelongspear。
(ll。63—66)ButfromEuboeaElephenor,leaderofmen,thesonofChalcodon,princeoftheboldAbantes,soughthertowife。Andheofferedverymanygifts,andgreatlyhedesiredinhishearttobethehusbandofrich—hairedHelen。
(ll。67—74)AndfromCretethemightyIdomeneussoughthertowife,Deucalion\'sson,offspringofrenownedMinos。Hesentnoonetowooherinhisplace,butcamehimselfinhisblackshipofmanythwartsovertheOgylianseaacrossthedarkwavetothehomeofwiseTyndareus,toseeArgiveHelenandthatnooneelseshouldbringbackforhimthegirlwhoserenownspreadallovertheholyearth。
(l。75)AndatthepromptingofZeustheall—wisecame。
((LACUNA——Thirteenlineslost。))
(ll。89—100)Butofallwhocameforthemaid\'ssake,thelordTyndareussentnoneaway,noryetreceivedthegiftofany,butaskedofallthesuitorssureoaths,andbadethemswearandvowwithunmixedlibationsthatnooneelsehenceforthshoulddoaughtapartfromhimastouchingthemarriageofthemaidwithshapelyarms;butifanymanshouldcastofffearandreverenceandtakeherbyforce,hebadealltheotherstogetherfollowafterandmakehimpaythepenalty。Andthey,eachofthemhopingtoaccomplishhismarriage,obeyedhimwithoutwavering。
ButwarlikeMenelaus,thesonofAtreus,prevailedagainstthemalltogether,becausehegavethegreatestgifts。
(ll。100—106)ButChironwastendingthesonofPeleus,swift—
footedAchilles,pre—eminentamongmen,onwoodyPelion;forhewasstillaboy。ForneitherwarlikeMenelausnoranyotherofmenonearthwouldhaveprevailedinsuitforHelen,iffleetAchilleshadfoundherunwed。But,asitwas,warlikeMenelauswonherbefore。
II。(45)
(ll。1—2)Andshe(Helen)bareneat—ankledHermioneinthepalace,achildunlookedfor。
(ll。2—13)Nowallthegodsweredividedthroughstrife;foratthatverytimeZeuswhothundersonhighwasmeditatingmarvellousdeeds,eventominglestormandtempestovertheboundlessearth,andalreadyhewashasteningtomakeanutterendoftheraceofmortalmen,declaringthathewoulddestroythelivesofthedemi—gods,thatthechildrenofthegodsshouldnotmatewithwretchedmortals,seeingtheirfatewiththeirowneyes;butthattheblessedgodshenceforthevenasaforetimeshouldhavetheirlivingandtheirhabitationsapartfrommen。
ButonthosewhowerebornofimmortalsandofmankindverilyZeuslaidtoilandsorrowuponsorrow。
((LACUNA——Twolinesmissing。))
(ll。16—30)……noranyoneofmen……shouldgouponblackships……tobestrongestinthemightofhishands……ofmortalmendeclaringtoallthosethingsthatwere,andthosethatare,andthosethatshallbe,hebringstopassandglorifiesthecounselsofhisfatherZeuswhodrivestheclouds。
Fornoone,eitheroftheblessedgodsorofmortalmen,knewsurelythathewouldcontrivethroughtheswordtosendtoHadesfullmanyaoneofheroesfalleninstrife。Butatthattimeheknownotasyettheintentofhisfather\'smind,andhowmendelightinprotectingtheirchildrenfromdoom。Andhedelightedinthedesireofhismightyfather\'sheartwhorulespowerfullyovermen。
(ll。31—43)Fromstatelytreesthefairleavesfellinabundanceflutteringdowntotheground,andthefruitfelltothegroundbecauseBoreasblewveryfiercelyatthebehestofZeus;thedeepseethedandallthingstrembledathisblast:thestrengthofmankindconsumedawayandthefruitfailedintheseasonconsumedawayandthefruitfailedintheseasonofspring,atthattimewhentheHairlessOne(46)inasecretplaceinthemountainsgetsthreeyoungeverythreeyears。Inspringhedwellsuponthemountainamongtangledthicketsandbrushwood,keepingafarfromandhatingthepathofmen,intheglensandwoodedglades。Butwhenwintercomeson,heliesinaclosecavebeneaththeearthandcovershimselfwithpilesofluxuriantleaves,adreadserpentwhosebackisspeckledwithawfulspots。
(ll。44—50)Butwhenhebecomesviolentandfierceunspeakably,thearrowsofZeuslayhimlow……Onlyhissoulisleftontheholyearth,andthatfitsgibberingaboutasmallunformedden。
Anditcomesenfeebledtosacrificesbeneaththebroad—pathedearth……
anditlies……\'
((LACUNA——Tracesof37followinglines。))
Fragment#69——
Tzetzes(47),Exeg。Iliad。68。19H:
AgamemnonandMenelauslikewiseaccordingtoHesiodandAeschylusareregardedasthesonsofPleisthenes,Atreus\'son。AndaccordingtoHesiod,PleistheneswasasonofAtreusandAerope,andAgamemnon,MenelausandAnaxibiawerethechildrenofPleisthenesandCleollathedaughterofDias。
Fragment#70——
LaurentianScholiastonSophocles\'Electra,539:
`Andshe(Helen)baretoMenelaus,famouswiththespear,Hermioneandheryoungest—born,Nicostratus,ascionofAres。\'
Fragment#71——
Pausanias,i。43。1:
IknowthatHesiodinthe\"CatalogueofWomen\"representedthatIphigeneiawasnotkilledbut,bythewillofArtemis,becameHecate(48)。
Fragment#72——
Eustathius,Hom。13。44。sq:
Butes,itissaid,wasasonofPoseidon:soHesiodinthe\"Catalogue\"。
Fragment#73——
Pausanias,ii。6。5:
HesiodrepresentedSicyonasthesonofErechtheus。
Fragment#74——
Plato,Minos,p。320。D:
`(Minos)whowasmostkinglyofmortalkingsandreignedoververymanypeopledwellingroundabout,holdingthesceptreofZeuswherewithheruledmany。\'
Fragment#75——
Hesychius(49):
TheathleticcontestinmemoryofEurygyesMelesagorussaysthatAndrogeosthesonofMinoswascalledEurygyes,andthatacontestinhishonourisheldnearhistombatAthensintheCeramicus。AndHesiodwrites:`AndEurygyes(50),whileyetaladinholyAthens……\'
Fragment#76——
Plutarch,Theseus20:
Therearemanytales……aboutAriadne……,howthatshewasdesertedbyTheseuaforloveofanotherwoman:`ForstrongloveforAeglethedaughterofPanopeusoverpoweredhim。\'ForHereasofMegarasaysthatPeisistratusremovedthisversefromtheworksofHesiod。
Athenaeus(51),xiii。557A:
ButHesiodsaysthatTheseusweddedbothHippeandAeglelawfully。
Fragment#77——
Strabo,ix。p。393:
ThesnakeofCychreus:HesiodsaysthatitwasbroughtupbyCychreus,andwasdrivenoutbyEurylochusasdefilingtheisland,butthatDemeterreceiveditintoEleusis,andthatitbecameherattendant。
Fragment#78——
ArgumentI。totheShieldofHeracles:
ButApolloniusofRhodessaysthatit(the\"ShieldofHeracles\")
isHesiod\'sbothfromthegeneralcharacteroftheworkandfromthefactthatinthe\"Catalogue\"weagainfindIolausascharioteerofHeracles。
Fragment#79——
ScholiastonSoph。Trach。,266:
(ll。1—6)`Andfair—girdledStratonicaconceivedandbareinthepalaceEurytusherwell—lovedson。Ofhimsprangsons,DidaeonandClytiusandgod—likeToxeusandIphitus,ascionofAres。
AndaftertheseAntiopethequeen,daughteroftheagedsonofNauboius,bareheryoungestchild,golden—hairedIolea。\'
Fragment#80——
HerodianinEtymologicumMagnum:
`WhobareAutolyeusandPhilammon,famousinspeech……Allthingsthathe(Autolyeus)tookinhishands,hemadetodisappear。\'
Fragment#81——
Apollonius,Hom。Lexicon:
`Aepytusagain,begotTlesenorandPeirithous。\'
Fragment#82——
Strabo,vii。p。322:
`ForLocrustrulywasleaderoftheLelegianpeople,whomZeustheSonofCronos,whosewisdomisunfailing,gavetoDeucalion,stonesgatheredoutoftheearth。Sooutofstonesmortalmenweremade,andtheywerecalledpeople。\'(52)
Fragment#83——
Tzetzes,Schol。inExeg。Iliad。126:
`……IleuswhomthelordApollo,sonofZeus,loved。Andhenamedhimbyhisname,becausehefoundanymphcomplaisant(53)andwasjoinedwithherinsweetlove,onthatdaywhenPoseidonandApolloraisedhighthewallofthewell—builtcity。\'
Fragment#84——
ScholiastonHomer,Od。xi。326:
ClymenethedaughterofMinyasthesonofPoseidonandofEuryanassa,Hyperphas\'daughter,wasweddedtoPhylacusthesonofDeion,andbareIphiclus,aboyfleetoffoot。Itissaidofhimthatthroughhispowerofrunninghecouldracethewindsandcouldmovealongupontheearsofcorn(54)……ThetaleisinHesiod:`Hewouldrunoverthefruitoftheasphodelandnotbreakit;nay,hewouldrunwithhisfeetuponwheatenearsandnothurtthefruit。\'
Fragment#85——
Choeroboscus(55),i。123,22H:
`AndshebareasonThoas。\'
Fragment#86——
Eustathius,Hom。1623。44:
Maro(56),whosefather,itissaid,HesiodrelatestohavebeenEuanthesthesonofOenopion,thesonofDionysus。
Fragment#87——
Athenaeus,x。428B,C:
`SuchgiftsasDionysusgavetomen,ajoyandasorrowboth。
Whoeverdrinkstofullness,inhimwinebecomesviolentandbindstogetherhishandsandfeet,histonguealsoandhiswitswithfettersunspeakable:andsoftsleepembraceshim。\'
Fragment#88——
Strabo,ix。p。442:
`Orlikeher(Coronis)wholivedbytheholyTwinHillsintheplainofDotiumoveragainstAmyrusrichingrapes,andwashedherfeetintheBoebianlake,amaidunwed。\'
Fragment#89——
ScholiastonPindar,Pyth。iii。48:
`Tohim,then,therecameamessengerfromthesacredfeasttogoodlyPytho,acrow(57),andhetoldunshornPhoebusofsecretdeeds,thatIschyssonofElatushadweddedCoronisthedaughterofPhlegyasofbirthdivine。
Fragment#90——
Athenagoras(58),PetitionfortheChristians,29:
ConcerningAsclepiusHesiodsays:`Andthefatherofmenandgodswaswrath,andfromOlympushesmotethesonofLetowithaluridthunderboltandkilledhim,arousingtheangerofPhoebus。\'
Fragment#91——
Philodemus,OnPiety,34:
ButHesiod(saysthatApollo)wouldhavebeencastbyZeusintoTartarus(59);butLetointercededforhim,andhebecamebondmantoamortal。
Fragment#92——
ScholiastonPindar,Pyth。ix。6:
`Orlikeher,beautifulCyrene,whodweltinPhthiabythewaterofPeneusandhadthebeautyoftheGraces。\'
Fragment#93——
ServiusonVergil,Georg。i。14:
HeinvokedAristaeus,thatis,thesonofApolloandCyrene,whomHesiodcalls`theshepherdApollo。\'(60)
Fragment#94——
ScholiastonVergil,Georg。iv。361:
`Butthewaterstoodallroundhim,bowedintothesemblanceofamountain。\'ThisversehehastakenoverfromHesiod\'s\"CatalogueofWomen\"。
Fragment#95——
ScholiastonHomer,Iliadii。469:
`Orlikeher(Antiope)whomBoeotianHyrianurturedasamaid。\'
Fragment#96——
Palaephatus(61),c。42:
OfZethusandAmphion。HesiodandsomeothersrelatethattheybuiltthewallsofThebesbyplayingonthelyre。
Fragment#97——
ScholiastonSoph。Trach。,1167:
(ll。1—11)`ThereisalandEllopiawithmuchglebeandrichmeadows,andrichinflocksandshamblingkine。Theredwellmenwhohavemanysheepandmanyoxen,andtheyareinnumberpasttelling,tribesofmortalmen。Andthereuponitsborderisbuiltacity,Dodona(62);andZeusloveditand(appointed)ittobehisoracle,reverencedbymen……Andthey(thedoves)
livedinthehollowofanoak。Fromthemmenofearthcarryawayallkindsofprophecy,——whosoeverfarestothatspotandquestionsthedeathlessgod,andcomesbringinggiftswithgoodomens。\'
Fragment#98——
BerlinPapyri,No。9777:(63)
(ll。1—22)`……strife……Ofmortalswhowouldhavedaredtofighthimwiththespearandchargeagainsthim,saveonlyHeracles,thegreat—heartedoffspringofAlcaeus?Suchanonewas(?)strongMeleagerlovedofAres,thegolden—haired,dearsonofOeneusandAlthaea。Fromhisfierceeyesthereshoneforthportentousfire:andonceinhighCalydonheslewthedestroyingbeast,thefiercewildboarwithgleamingtusks。Inwarandindreadstrifenomanoftheheroesdaredtofacehimandtoapproachandfightwithhimwhenheappearedintheforefront。ButhewasslainbythehandsandarrowsofApollo(64),whilehewasfightingwiththeCuretesforpleasantCalydon。Andtheseothers(Althaea)baretoOeneus,Porthaon\'sson;horse—tamingPheres,andAgelaussurpassingallothers,ToxeusandClymenusandgodlikePeriphas,andrich—hairedGorgaandwiseDeianeira,whowassubjectinlovetomightyHeraclesandbarehimHyllusandGlenusandCtesippusandOdites。Theseshebareandinignoranceshedidafearfulthing:when(shehadreceived)……
thepoisonedrobethatheldblackdoom……\'
Fragment#99A——
ScholiastonHomer,Iliad。xxiii。679:
AndyetHesiodsaysthatafterhehaddiedinThebes,ArgeiathedaughterofAdrastustogetherwithothers(cp。frag。99)cametothelamentationoverOedipus。