（ll。285—304）Othersagainweremountedonhorsebackandgallopingbeforethetown。Andtherewereploughmenbreakingupthegoodsoul,clothedintunicsgirtup。Alsotherewasawidecornlandandsomemenwerereapingwithsharphooksthestalkswhichbendedwiththeweightofthecars——asiftheywerereapingDemeter\'sgrain:otherswerebindingthesheaveswithbandsandwerespreadingthethreshingfloor。Andsomeheldreapinghooksandweregatheringthevintage,whileothersweretakingfromthereapersintobasketswhiteandblackclustersfromthelongrowsofvineswhichwereheavywithleavesandtendrilsofsilver。Othersagainweregatheringthemintobaskets。Besidethemwasarowofvinesingold,thesplendidworkofcunningHephaestus:ithadshiveringleavesandstakesofsilverandwasladenwithgrapeswhichturnedblack（5）。Andtherewerementreadingoutthegrapesandothersdrawingoffliquor。Alsothereweremenboxingandwrestling,andhuntsmenchasingswifthareswithaleashofsharp—tootheddogsbeforethem,theyeagertocatchthehares,andthehareseagertoescape。
（ll305—313）Nexttothemwerehorsemenhardset,andtheycontendedandlabouredforaprize。Thecharioteersstandingontheirwell—wovencars,urgedontheirswifthorseswithlooserein;thejointedcarsflewalongclatteringandthenavesofthewheelsshriekedloudly。Sotheywereengagedinanunendingtoil,andtheendwithvictorycamenevertothem,andthecontestwaseverunwon。Andtherewassetoutforthemwithinthecourseagreattripodofgold,thesplendidworkofcunningHephaestus。
（ll。314—317）AndroundtherimOceanwasflowing,withafullstreamasitseemed,andenclosedallthecunningworkoftheshield。Overitswansweresoaringandcallingloudly,andmanyotherswereswimminguponthesurfaceofthewater;andnearthemwereshoalsoffish。
（ll。318—326）Awonderfulthingthegreatstrongshieldwastosee——evenforZeustheloud—thunderer,bywhosewillHephaestusmadeitandfitteditwithhishands。ThisshieldthevaliantsonofZeuswieldedmasterly,andleapeduponhishorse—chariotlikethelightningofhisfatherZeuswhoholdstheaegis,movinglithely。Andhischarioteer,strongIolaus,standinguponthecar,guidedthecurvedchariot。
（ll。327—337）Thenthegoddessgrey—eyedAthenecamenearthemandspokewingedwords,encouragingthem:`Hail,offspringoffar—famedLynceus！EvennowZeuswhoreignsovertheblessedgodsgivesyoupowertoslayCycnusandtostripoffhissplendidarmour。YetIwilltellyousomethingbesides,mightiestofthepeople。WhenyouhaverobbedCycnusofsweetlife,thenleavehimthereandhisarmouralso,andyouyourselfwatchman—slayingAresnarrowlyasheattacks,andwhereveryoushallseehimuncoveredbelowhiscunningly—wroughtshield,therewoundhimwithyoursharpspear。Thendrawback;foritisnotordainedthatyoushouldtakehishorsesorhissplendidarmour。\'
（ll。338—349）Sosaidthebright—eyedgoddessandswiftlygotupintothecarwithvictoryandrenowninherhands。Thenheaven—
nurturedIolauscalledterriblytothehorses,andathiscrytheyswiftlywhirledthefleetchariotalong,raisingdustfromtheplain;forthegoddessbright—eyedAtheneputmettleintothembyshakingheraegis。Andtheearthgroanedallroundthem。
Andthey,horse—tamingCycnusandAres,insatiableinwar,cameontogetherlikefireorwhirlwind。Thentheirhorsesneighedshrilly,facetoface;andtheechowasshiveredallroundthem。
AndmightyHeraclesspokefirstandsaidtothatother:
（ll。350—367）`Cycnus,goodsir！Why,pray,doyousetyourswifthorsesatus,menwhoaretriedinlabourandpain？Nay,guideyourfleetcarasideandyieldandgooutofthepath。ItistoTrachisIamdrivingon,toCeyxtheking,whoisthefirstinTrachisforpowerandforhonour,andthatyouyourselfknowwell,foryouhavehisdaughterdark—eyedThemistinoetowife。
Fool！ForAresshallnotdeliveryoufromtheendofdeath,ifwetwomeettogetherinbattle。AnothertimeerethisIdeclarehehasmadetrialofmyspear,whenhedefendedsandyPylosandstoodagainstme,fiercelylongingforfight。Thricewashestrickenbymyspearanddashedtoearth,andhisshieldwaspierced;butthefourthtimeIstruckhisthigh,layingonwithallmystrength,andtaredeepintohisflesh。Andhefellheadlonginthedustuponthegroundthroughtheforceofmyspear—thrust;thentrulyhewouldhavebeendisgracedamongthedeathlessgods,ifbymyhandshehadleftbehindhisbloodyspoils。\'
（ll。368—385）Sosaidhe。ButCycnusthestoutspearmancarednottoobeyhimandtopullupthehorsesthatdrewhischariot。
Thenitwasthatfromtheirwell—wovencarstheybothleapedstraighttotheground,thesonofZeusandthesonoftheLordofWar。Thecharioteersdrovenearbytheirhorseswithbeautifulmanes,andthewideearthrangwiththebeatoftheirhoofsastheyrushedalong。Aswhenrocksleapforthfromthehighpeakofagreatmountain,andfallononeanother,andmanytoweringoaksandpinesandlong—rootedpoplarsarebrokenbythemastheywhirlswiftlydownuntiltheyreachtheplain;sodidtheyfallononeanotherwithagreatshout:andallthetownoftheMyrmidons,andfamousIolcus,andArne,andHelice,andgrassyAntheaechoedloudlyatthevoiceofthetwo。Withanawfulcrytheyclosed:andwiseZeusthunderedloudlyandraineddowndropsofblood,givingthesignalforbattletohisdauntlessson。
（ll。386—401）Asatuskedboar,thatisfearfulforamantoseebeforehimintheglensofamountain,resolvestofightwiththehuntsmenandwhitetusks,turningsideways,whilefoamflowsallroundhismouthashegnashes,andhiseyesarelikeglowingfire,andhebristlesthehaironhismaneandaroundhisneck——
likehimthesonofZeusleapedfromhishorse—chariot。Andwhenthedark—wingedwhirringgrasshopper,perchedonagreenshoot,beginstosingofsummertomen——hisfoodanddrinkisthedaintydew——andalldaylongfromdawnpoursforthhisvoiceinthedeadliestheat,whenSiriusscorchestheflesh（thenthebeardgrowsuponthemilletwhichmensowinsummer）,whenthecrudegrapeswhichDionysusgavetomen——ajoyandasorrowboth——begintocolour,inthatseasontheyfoughtandloudrosetheclamour。
（ll。402—412）Astwolions（6）oneithersideofaslaindeerspringatoneanotherinfury,andthereisafearfulsnarlingandaclashingalsoofteeth——likevultureswithcrookedtalonsandhookedbeakthatfightandscreamaloudonahighrockoveramountaingoatorfatwild—deerwhichsomeactivemanhasshotwithanarrowfromthestring,andhimselfhaswanderedawayelsewhere,notknowingtheplace;buttheyquicklymarkitandvehementlydokeenbattleaboutit——likethesetheytworushedupononeanotherwithashout。
（ll。413—423）ThenCycnus,eagertokillthesonofalmightyZeus,struckuponhisshieldwithabrazenspear,butdidnotbreakthebronze;andthegiftofthegodsavedhisfoe。ButthesonofAmphitryon,mightyHeracles,withhislongspearstruckCycnusviolentlyintheneckbeneaththechin,whereitwasunguardedbetweenhelmandshield。Andthedeadlyspearcutthroughthetwosinews;forthehero\'sfullstrengthlightedonhisfoe。AndCycnusfellasanoakfallsoraloftypinethatisstrickenbytheluridthunderboltofZeus;evensohefell,andhisarmouradornedwithbronzeclashedabouthim。
（ll。424—442）ThenthestoutheartedsonofZeuslethimbe,andhimselfwatchedfortheonsetofmanslayingAres:fiercelyhestared,likealionwhohascomeuponabodyandfulleagerlyripsthehidewithhisstrongclawsandtakesawaythesweetlifewithallspeed:hisdarkheartisfilledwithrageandhiseyesglarefiercely,whilehetearsuptheearthwithhispawsandlasheshisflanksandshoulderswithhistailsothatnoonedarestofacehimandgoneartogivebattle。Evenso,thesonofAmphitryon,unsatedofbattle,stoodeagerlyfacetofacewithAres,nursingcourageinhisheart。AndAresdrewnearhimwithgriefinhisheart;andtheybothsprangatoneanotherwithacry。Asitiswhenarockshootsoutfromagreatcliffandwhirlsdownwithlongbounds,careeringeagerlywitharoar,andahighcragclasheswithitandkeepsittherewheretheystriketogether;withnolessclamourdiddeadlyAres,thechariot—
borne,rushshoutingatHeracles。Andhequicklyreceivedtheattack。
（ll。443—449）ButAthenethedaughterofaegis—bearingZeuscametomeetAres,wearingthedarkaegis,andshelookedathimwithanangryfrownandspokewingedwordstohim。`Ares,checkyourfierceangerandmatchlesshands;foritisnotordainedthatyoushouldkillHeracles,thebold—heartedsonofZeus,andstripoffhisricharmour。Come,then,ceasefightinganddonotwithstandme。\'
（ll。450—466）Sosaidshe,butdidnotmovethecourageousspiritofAres。Butheutteredagreatshoutandwavinghisspearslikefire,herushedheadlongatstrongHeracles,longingtokillhim,andhurledabrazenspearuponthegreatshield,forhewasfuriouslyangrybecauseofhisdeadson;butbright—eyedAthenereachedoutfromthecarandturnedasidetheforceofthespear。
ThenbittergriefseizedAresandhedrewhiskeenswordandleapeduponbold—heartedHeracles。Butashecameon,thesonofAmphitryon,unsatedoffiercebattle,shrewdlywoundedhisthighwhereitwasexposedunderhisrichly—wroughtshield,andtaredeepintohisfleshwiththespear—thrustandcasthimflatupontheground。AndPanicandDreadquicklydrovehissmooth—wheeledchariotandhorsesnearhimandliftedhimfromthewide—pathedearthintohisrichly—wroughtcar,andthenstraightlashedthehorsesandcametohighOlympus。
（ll。467—471）ButthesonofAlemenaandgloriousIolausstrippedthefinearmouroffCycnus\'shouldersandwent,andtheirswifthorsescarriedthemstraighttothecityofTrachis。Andbright—
eyedAthenewentthencetogreatOlympusandherfather\'shouse。
（ll。472—480）AsforCycnus,Ceyxburiedhimandthecountlesspeoplewholivednearthecityofthegloriousking,inAntheandthecityoftheMyrmidons,andfamousIolcus,andArne,andHelice:andmuchpeopleweregathereddoinghonourtoCeyx,thefriendoftheblessedgods。ButAnaurus,swelledbyarain—
storm,blottedoutthegraveandmemorialofCycnus;forsoApollo,Leto\'sson,commandedhim,becauseheusedtowatchforandviolentlydespoiltherichhecatombsthatanymightbringtoPytho。
ENDNOTES:
（1）AmountainpeaknearThebeswhichtookitsnamefromtheSphinx（calledin\"Theogony\"l。326PHIX）。
（2）Cyanuswasaglass—pasteofdeepbluecolour:the`zones\'
wereconcentricbandsinwhichwerethescenesdescribedbythepoet。ThefigureofFear（l。44）occupiedthecentreoftheshield,andOceanus（l。314）enclosedthewhole。
（3）`Shewhodrivesherds,\'i。e。`TheVictorious\',sinceherdswerethechiefspoilgainedbythevictorinancientwarfare。
（4）Thecapofdarknesswhichmadeitswearerinvisible。
（5）Theexistingtextofthevineyardsceneisacompoundoftwodifferentversions,clumsilyadapted,andekedoutwithsomemakeshiftadditions。
（6）TheconceptionissimilartothatofthesculpturedgroupatAthensofTwoLionsdevouringaBull（Dickens,\"Cat。oftheAcropolisMuseaum\",No。3）。
THEMARRIAGEOFCEYX（fragments）
Fragment#1——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。128:
Hesiodinthe\"MarriageofCeyx\"saysthathe（Heracles）landed（fromtheArgo）tolookforwaterandwasleftbehindinMagnesianeartheplacecalledAphetaebecauseofhisdesertionthere。
Fragment#2——
Zenobius（1）,ii。19:
Hesiodusedtheproverbinthefollowingway:HeraclesisrepresentedashavingconstantlyvisitedthehouseofCeyxofTrachisandspokenthus:`Oftheirownselvesthegoodmakeforthefeastsofgood。\'
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。xiv。119:
`Andhorse—drivingCeyxbeholding……\'
Fragment#4——
Athenaeus,ii。p。49b:
Hesiodinthe\"MarriageofCeyx\"——forthoughgrammar—schoolboysalienateitfromthepoet,yetIconsiderthepoemancient——callsthetablestripods。
Fragment#5——
GregoryofCorinth,OnFormsofSpeech（Rhett。Gr。vii。776）:
`Butwhentheyhaddonewithdesirefortheequal—sharedfeast,eventhentheybroughtfromtheforestthemotherofamother（sc。wood）,dryandparched,tobeslainbyherownchildren\'
（sc。tobeburntintheflames）。
ENDNOTES:
（1）AGreeksophistwhotaughtrhetoricatRomeinthetimeofHadrian。Heistheauthorofacollectionofproverbsinthreebooks。
THEGREATEOIAE（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Pausanius,ii。26。3:
Epidaurus。AccordingtotheopinionoftheArgivesandtheepicpoem,the\"GreatEoiae\",ArgosthesonofZeuswasfatherofEpidaurus。
Fragment#2——
AnonymousComment。onAristotle,NicomacheanEthics,iii。7:
And,theysay,HesiodissufficienttoprovethatthewordPONEROS（bad）hasthesamesenseas`laborious\'or`ill—fated\';
forinthe\"GreatEoiae\"herepresentsAlcmeneassayingtoHeracles:`Myson,trulyZeusyourfatherbegotyoutobethemosttoilfulasthemostexcellent……\';andagain:`TheFates（made）youthemosttoilfulandthemostexcellent……\'
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonPindar,Isthm。v。53:
Thestoryhasbeentakenfromthe\"GreatEoiae\";fortherewefindHeraclesentertainedbyTelamon,standingdressedinhislion—skinandpraying,andtherealsowefindtheeaglesentbyZeus,fromwhichAiastookhisname（1）。
Fragment#4——
Pausanias,iv。2。1:
ButIknowthattheso—called\"GreatEoiae\"saythatPolycaonthesonofButesmarriedEuaechme,daughterofHyllus,Heracles\'son。
Fragment#5——
Pausanias,ix。40。6:
`AndPhylasweddedLeipephilethedaughteroffamousIolaus:andshewasliketheOlympiansinbeauty。ShebarehimasonHippotadesinthepalace,andcomelyTherowhowaslikethebeamsofthemoon。AndTherolayintheembraceofApolloandbarehorse—tamingChaeronofhardystrength。\'
Fragment#6——
ScholiastonPindar,Pyth。iv。35:
`OrlikeherinHyria,careful—mindedMecionice,whowasjoinedintheloveofgoldenAphroditewiththeEarth—holderandEarth—
Shaker,andbareEuphemus。\'
Fragment#7——
Pausanias,ix。36。7:
`AndHyettuskilledMolurusthedearsonofAristasinhishousebecausehelaywithhiswife。Thenhelefthishomeandfledfromhorse—rearingArgosandcametoMinyanOrchomenus。Andtheheroreceivedhimandgavehimaportionofhisgoods,aswasfitting。\'
Fragment#8——
Pausanias,ii。2。3:
Butinthe\"GreatEoiae\"PeireneisrepresentedtobethedaughterofOebalius。
Fragment#9——
Pausanias,ii。16。4:
Theepicpoem,whichtheGreekcallthe\"GreatEoiae\",saysthatshe（Mycene）wasthedaughterofInachusandwifeofArestor:
fromher,then,itissaid,thecityreceiveditsname。
Fragment#10——
Pausanias,vi。21。10:
Accordingtothepoemthe\"GreatEoiae\",thesewerekilledbyOenomaus（2）:AlcathousthesonofPorthaonnextafterMarmax,andafterAlcathous,Euryalus,EurymachusandCrotalus。Themankillednextafterthem,Aerias,weshouldjudgetohavebeenaLacedemonianandfounderofAeria。AndafterAcrias,theysay,CapetuswasdonetodeathbyOenomaus,andLycurgus,Lasius,ChalcodonandTricolonus……AndafterTricolonusfateovertookAristomachusandPriasonthecourse,asalsoPelagonandAeoliusandCronius。
Fragment#11——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iv。57:
Inthe\"GreatEoiae\"itissaidthatEndymionwastransportedbyZeusintoheaven,butwhenhefellinlovewithHera,wasbefooledwithashapeofcloud,andwascastoutandwentdownintoHades。
Fragment#12——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。118:
Inthe\"GreatEoiae\"itisrelatedthatMelampus,whowasverydeartoApollo,wentabroadandstayedwithPolyphantes。Butwhenthekinghadsacrificedanox,aserpentcreptuptothesacrificeanddestroyedhisservants。Atthisthekingwasangryandkilledtheserpent,butMelampustookandburiedit。Anditsoffspring,broughtupbyhim,usedtolickhisearsandinspirehimwithprophecy。Andso,whenhewascaughtwhiletryingtostealthecowsofIphiclusandtakenboundtothecityofAegina,andwhenthehouse,inwhichIphicluswas,wasabouttofall,hetoldanoldwoman,oneoftheservantsofIphiclus,andinreturnwasreleased。
Fragment#13——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iv。828:
Inthe\"GreatEoiae\"ScyllaisthedaughterofPhoebusandHecate。
Fragment#14——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。ii。181:
Hesiodinthe\"GreatEoiae\"saysthatPhineuswasblindedbecausehetoldPhrixustheway（3）。
Fragment#15——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。ii。1122:
Argus。ThisisoneofthechildrenofPhrixus。These……Hesiodinthe\"GreatEoiae\"sayswerebornofIophossathedaughterofAeetes。Andhesaystherewerefourofthem,Argus,Phrontis,Melas,andCytisorus。
Fragment#16——
AntoninusLiberalis,xxiii:
Battus。Hesiodtellsthestoryinthe\"GreatEoiae\"……MagneswasthesonofArgus,thesonofPhrixusandPerimele,Admetus\'daughter,andlivedintheregionofThessaly,inthelandwhichmencalledafterhimMagnesia。Hehadasonofremarkablebeauty,Hymenaeus。AndwhenApollosawtheboy,hewasseizedwithloveforhim,andwouldnotleavethehouseofMagnes。ThenHermesmadedesignsonApollo\'sherdofcattlewhichweregrazinginthesameplaceasthecattleofAdmetus。
Firsthecastuponthedogswhichwereguardingthemastuporandstrangles,sothatthedogsforgotthecowsandlostthepowerofbarking。Thenhedroveawaytwelveheifersandahundredcowsneveryoked,andthebullwhomountedthecows,fasteningtothetailofeachonebrushwoodtowipeoutthefootmarksofthecows。
HedrovethemthroughthecountryofthePelasgi,andAchaeainthelandofPhthia,andthroughLocris,andBoeotiaandMegaris,andthenceintoPeloponnesusbywayofCorinthandLarissa,untilhebroughtthemtoTegea。FromtherehewentonbytheLycaeanmountains,andpastMaenalusandwhatarecalledthewatch—postsofBattus。NowthisBattususedtoliveonthetopoftherockandwhenheheardthevoiceoftheheifersastheywerebeingdrivenpast,hecameoutfromhisownplace,andknewthatthecattlewerestolen。Soheaskedforarewardtotellnooneaboutthem。Hermespromisedtogiveithimontheseterms,andBattussworetosaynothingtoanyoneaboutthecattle。ButwhenHermeshadhiddentheminthecliffbyCoryphasium,andhaddriventhemintoacavefacingtowardsItalyandSicily,hechangedhimselfandcameagaintoBattusandtriedwhetherhewouldbetruetohimashehadvowed。So,offeringhimarobeasareward,heaskedofhimwhetherhehadnoticedstolencattlebeingdrivenpast。AndBattustooktherobeandtoldhimaboutthecattle。ButHermeswasangrybecausehewasdouble—tongued,andstruckhimwithhisstaffandchangedhimintoarock。Andeitherfrostorheatneverleaveshim（4）。
ENDNOTES:
（1）WhenHeraclesprayedthatasonmightbeborntoTelamonandEriboea,Zeussentforthaneagleintokenthattheprayerwouldbegranted。HeraclesthenbadetheparentscalltheirsonAiasaftertheeagle（`aietos\'）。
（2）Oenomaus,kingofPisainElis,warnedbyanoraclethatheshouldbekilledbyhisson—in—law,offeredhisdaughterHippodamiatothemanwhocoulddefeathiminachariotrace,onconditionthatthedefeatedsuitorsshouldbeslainbyhim。UltimatelyPelops,throughthetreacheryofthecharioteerofOenomaus,becamevictorious。
（3）sc。toScythia。
（4）IntheHomeric\"HymntoHermes\"Battusalmostdisappearsfromthestory,andasomewhatdifferentaccountofthestealingofthecattleisgiven。
THEMELAMPODIA（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Strabo,xiv。p。642:
ItissaidthatCalchistheseerreturnedfromTroywithAmphilochusthesonofAmphiarausandcameonfoottothisplace（1）。ButhappeningtofindnearClarusaseergreaterthanhimself,Mopsus,thesonofManto,Teiresias\'daughter,hediedofvexation。Hesiod,indeed,worksupthestoryinsomeformasthis:CalchassetMopsusthefollowingproblem:
`Iamfilledwithwonderatthequantityoffigsthiswildfig—
treebearsthoughitissosmall。Canyoutelltheirnumber？\'
AndMopsusanswered:`Tenthousandistheirnumber,andtheirmeasureisabushel:onefigisleftover,whichyouwouldnotbeabletoputintothemeasure。\'
Sosaidhe;andtheyfoundthereckoningofthemeasuretrue。
ThendidtheendofdeathshroudCalchas。
Fragment#2——
TzetzesonLycophron,682:
ButnowheisspeakingofTeiresias,sinceitissaidthathelivedsevengenerations——thoughotherssaynine。HelivedfromthetimesofCadmusdowntothoseofEteoclesandPolyneices,astheauthorof\"Melampodia\"alsosays:forheintroducesTeiresiasspeakingthus:
`FatherZeus,wouldthatyouhadgivenmeashorterspanoflifetobemineandwisdomofheartlikethatofmortalmen！Butnowyouhavehonouredmenotevenalittle,thoughyouordainedmetohavealongspanoflife,andtolivethroughsevengenerationsofmortalkind。\'
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonHomer,Odyssey,x。494:
TheysaythatTeiresiassawtwosnakesmatingonCithaeronandthat,whenhekilledthefemale,hewaschangedintoawoman,andagain,whenhekilledthemale,tookagainhisownnature。ThissameTeiresiaswaschosenbyZeusandHeratodecidethequestionwhetherthemaleorthefemalehasmostpleasureinintercourse。
Andhesaid:
`Oftenpartsamanenjoysonlyone;butawoman\'ssenseenjoysallteninfull。\'
ForthisHerawasangryandblindedhim,butZeusgavehimtheseer\'spower。
Fragment#4——（2）
Athenaeus,ii。p。40:
`Forpleasantitisatafeastandrichbanquettotelldelightfultales,whenmenhavehadenoughoffeasting;……\'
ClementofAlexandria,Stromateisvi。226:
`……andpleasantalsoitistoknowacleartokenofillorgoodamidallthesignsthatthedeathlessoneshavegiventomortalmen。\'
Fragment#5——
Athenaeus,xi。498。A:
`AndMares,swiftmessenger,cametohimthroughthehouseandbroughtasilvergobletwhichhehadfilled,andgaveittothelord。\'
Fragment#6——
Athenaeus,xi。498。B:
`AndthenMantestookinhishandstheox\'shalterandIphicluslashedhimupontheback。Andbehindhim,withacupinonehandandaraisedsceptreintheother,walkedPhylacusandspakeamongstthebondmen。\'
Fragment#7——
Athenaeus,xiii。p。609e:
Hesiodinthethirdbookofthe\"Melampodia\"calledChalcisinEuboea`thelandoffairwomen\'。
Fragment#8——
Strabo,xiv。p。676:
ButHesiodsaysthatAmphilochuswaskilledbyApolloatSoli。
Fragment#9——
ClementofAlexandria,Stromateis,v。p。259:
`AndnowthereisnoseeramongmortalmensuchaswouldknowthemindofZeuswhoholdstheaegis。\'
ENDNOTES:
（1）sc。Colophon。Proclusinhisabstractofthe\"Returns\"（sc。
oftheheroesfromTroy）saysCalchasandhispartywerepresentatthedeathofTeiresiasatColophon,perhapsindicatinganotherversionofthisstory。
（2）ll。1—2arequotedbyAthenaeus,ii。p。40;ll。3—4byClementofAlexandria,Stromateisvi。2。26。Buttmansawthatthetwofragmentsshouldbejoined。（NOTE:Thesetwofragmentsshouldbereadtogether。——DBK）
AEGIMIUS（fragments）
Fragment#1——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iii。587:
Buttheauthorofthe\"Aegimius\"saysthathe（Phrixus）wasreceivedwithoutintermediarybecauseofthefleece（1）。Hesaysthatafterthesacrificehepurifiedthefleeceandso:`HoldingthefleecehewalkedintothehallsofAeetes。\'
Fragment#2——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。iv。816:
Theauthorofthe\"Aegimius\"saysinthesecondbookthatThetisusedtothrowthechildrenshehadbyPeleusintoacauldronofwater,becauseshewishedtolearnwheretheyweremortal……AndthataftermanyhadperishedPeleuswasannoyed,andpreventedherfromthrowingAchillesintothecauldron。
Fragment#3——
Apollodorus,ii。1。3。1:
HesiodandAcusilaussaythatshe（Io）wasthedaughterofPeiren。WhileshewasholdingtheofficeofpriestessofHera,Zeusseducedher,andbeingdiscoveredbyHera,touchedthegirlandchangedherintoawhitecow,whilehesworethathehadnointercoursewithher。AndsoHesiodsaysthatoathstouchingthematteroflovedonotdrawdownangerfromthegods:`AndthereafterheordainedthatanoathconcerningthesecretdeedsoftheCyprianshouldbewithoutpenaltyformen。\'
Fragment#4——
HerodianinStephanusofByzantium:
`（ZeuschangedIo）inthefairislandAbantis,whichthegods,whoareeternally,usedtocallAbantisaforetime,butZeusthencalleditEuboeaafterthecow。\'（2）
Fragment#5——
ScholiastonEuripides,Phoen。1116:
`And（Hera）setawatcheruponher（Io）,greatandstrongArgus,whowithfoureyeslookseveryway。Andthegoddessstirredinhimunwearyingstrength:sleepneverfelluponhiseyes;buthekeptsurewatchalways。\'
Fragment#6——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。xxiv。24:
`SlayerofArgus\'。AccordingtoHesiod\'stalehe（Hermes）slew（Argus）theherdsmanofIo。
Fragment#7——
Athenaeus,xi。p。503:
Andtheauthorofthe\"Aegimius\",whetherheisHesiodorCercopsofMiletus（says）:`There,someday,shallbemyplaceofrefreshment,Oleaderofthepeople。\'
Fragment#8——
Etym。Gen。:
Hesiod（saysthereweresocalled）becausetheysettledinthreegroups:`AndtheyallwerecalledtheThree—foldpeople,becausetheydividedinthreethelandfarfromtheircountry。\'For（hesays）thatthreeHellenictribessettledinCrete,thePelasgi,AchaeansandDorians。AndthesehavebeencalledThree—foldPeople。
ENDNOTES:
（1）sc。thegoldenfleeceoftheramwhichcarriedPhrixusandHelleawayfromAthamasandIno。WhenhereachedColchisPhrixussacrificedtheramtoZeus。
（2）Euboeaproperlymeansthe`IslandoffineCattle（orCows）\'。
FRAGMENTSOFUNKNOWNPOSITION
Fragment#1——
DiogenesLaertius,viii。1。26:（1）
`SoUraniabareLinus,averylovelyson:andhimallmenwhoaresingersandharpersdobewailatfeastsanddances,andastheybeginandastheyendtheycallonLinus……\'
ClementofAlexandria,Strom。i。p。121:
`……whowasskilledinallmannerofwisdom。\'
Fragment#2——
ScholiastonHomer,Odyssey,iv。232:
`UnlessPhoebusApolloshouldsavehimfromdeath,orPaeanhimselfwhoknowstheremediesforallthings。\'
Fragment#3——
ClementofAlexandria,Protrept,c。vii。p。21:
`Forhealoneiskingandlordofalltheundyinggods,andnoothervieswithhiminpower。\'
Fragment#4——
Anecd。Oxon（Cramer）,i。p。148:
`（Tocause？）thegiftsoftheblessedgodstocomeneartoearth。\'
Fragment#5——
ClementofAlexandria,Strom。i。p。123:
`OftheMuseswhomakeamanverywise,marvellousinutterance。\'
Fragment#6——
Strabo,x。p。471:
`Butofthem（sc。thedaughtersofHecaterus）werebornthedivinemountainNymphsandthetribeofworthless,helplessSatyrs,andthedivineCuretes,sportivedancers。\'
Fragment#7——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。824:
`BeseechingtheoffspringofgloriousCleodaeus。\'
Fragment#8——
Suidas,s。v。:
`FortheOlympiangavemighttothesonsofAeacus,andwisdomtothesonsofAmythaon,andwealthtothesonsofAtreus。\'
Fragment#9——
ScholiastonHomer,Iliad,xiii。155:
`Forthroughhislackofwoodthetimberoftheshipsrotted。\'
Fragment#10——
EtymologicumMagnum:
`Nolongerdotheywalkwithdelicatefeet。\'