SeetheeditionofAllenandSikes,AppendixIII。
（24）Cronosswallowedeachofhischildrenthemomentthattheywereborn,butultimatelywasforcedtodisgorgethem。
Hestia,beingthefirsttobeswallowed,wasthelasttobedisgorged,andsowasatoncethefirstandlatestbornofthechildrenofCronos。Cp。Hesiod\"Theogony\",ll。495—7。
（25）Mr。Evelyn—Whiteprefersadifferentorderforlines#87—90
thanthatpreservedintheMSS。Thistranslationisbaseduponthefollowingsequence:ll。89,90,87,88。——DBK。
（26）`Cattle—earning\',becauseanacceptedsuitorpaidforhisbrideincattle。
（27）ThenameAeneasishereconnectedwiththeepithetAIEOS
（awful）:similarlythenameOdysseusisderived（in\"Odyssey\"i。62）fromODYSSMAI（Igrieve）。
（28）AphroditeextenuatesherdisgracebyclaimingthattheraceofAnchisesisalmostdivine,asisshowninthepersonsofGanymedesandTithonus。
（29）SoChristconnectingthewordwithOMOS。L。andS。give=
OMOIOS,`commontoall\'。
（30）ProbablynotEtruscans,butthenon—HellenicpeoplesofThraceand（accordingtoThucydides）ofLemnosandAthens。
Cp。Herodotusi。57;Thucydidesiv。109。
（31）Thislineappearstobeanalternativetoll。10—11。
（32）ThenamePanisherederivedfromPANTES,`all\'。Cp。
Hesiod,\"WorksandDays\"ll。80—82,\"HymntoAphrodite\"（v）
l。198。forthesignificanceofpersonalnames。
（33）Mr。Evelyn—Whitepreferstoswitchl。10and11,reading11
firstthen10。——DBK。
（34）AnextralineisinsertedinsomeMSS。afterl。15。——DBK。
（35）Theepithetisausualoneforbirds,cp。Hesiod,\"WorksandDays\",l。210;asappliedtoSeleneitmaymerelyindicateherpassage,likeabird,throughtheair,ormean`farflying\'。
HOMER\'SEPIGRAMS（1）
I。（5lines）
（ll。1—5）Havereverenceforhimwhoneedsahomeandstranger\'sdole,allyewhodwellinthehighcityofCyme,thelovelymaiden,hardbythefoothillsofloftySardene,yewhodrinktheheavenlywaterofthedivinestream,eddyingHermus,whomdeathlessZeusbegot。
II。（2lines）
（ll。1—2）Speedilymaymyfeetbearmetosometownofrighteousmen;fortheirheartsaregenerousandtheirwitisbest。
III。（6lines）
（ll。1—6）IamamaidenofbronzeandamsetuponthetombofMidas。Whilethewatersflowandtalltreesflourish,andthesunrisesandshinesandthebrightmoonalso;whileriversrunandtheseabreaksontheshore,everremainingonthismournfultomb,Itellthepasser—bythatMidashereliesburied。
IV。（17lines）
（ll。1—17）TowhatafatedidZeustheFathergivemeapreyevenwhilehemademetogrow,ababeatmymother\'sknee！BythewillofZeuswhoholdstheaegisthepeopleofPhricon,ridersonwantonhorses,moreactivethanragingfireinthetestofwar,oncebuiltthetowersofAeolianSmyrna,wave—shakenneighbourtothesea,throughwhichglidesthepleasantstreamofsacredMeles;thence（2）arosethedaughtersofZeus,gloriouschildren,andwouldfainhavemadefamousthatfaircountryandthecityofitspeople。Butintheirfollythosemenscornedthedivinevoiceandrenownofsong,andintroubleshalloneofthemrememberthishereafter——hewhowithscornfulwordstothem（3）
contrivedmyfate。YetIwillendurethelotwhichheavengavemeevenatmybirth,bearingmydisappointmentwithapatientheart。MydearlimbsyearnnottostayinthesacredstreetsofCyme,butrathermygreathearturgesmetogountoanothercountry,smallthoughIam。
V。（2lines）
（ll。1—2）Thestorides,fullmanythingstherearethatmortalscannotsound;butthereisnothingmoreunfathomablethantheheartofman。
VI。（8lines）
（ll。1—8）Hearme,Poseidon,strongshakeroftheearth,rulerofwide—spread,tawnyHelicon！Giveafairwindandsightofsafereturntotheshipmenwhospeedandgovernthisship。AndgrantthatwhenIcometothenetherslopesoftoweringMimasImayfindhonourable,god—fearingmen。AlsomayIavengemeonthewretchwhodeceivedmeandgrievedZeusthelordofguestsandhisownguest—table。
VII。（3lines）
（ll。1—3）QueenEarth,allbounteousgiverofhoney—heartedwealth,howkindly,itseems,youaretosome,andhowintractableandroughforthosewithwhomyouareangry。
VIII。（4lines）
（ll。1—4）Sailors,whorovetheseasandwhomahatefulfatehasmadeastheshysea—fowl,livinganunenviablelife,observethereverenceduetoZeuswhorulesonhigh,thegodofstrangers;
forterribleisthevengeanceofthisgodafterwardsforwhosoeverhassinned。
IX。（2lines）
（ll。1—2）Strangers,acontrarywindhascaughtyou:butevennowtakemeaboardandyoushallmakeyourvoyage。
X。（4lines）
（ll。1—4）Anothersortofpineshallbearabetterfruit（4）thanyouupontheheightsoffurrowed,windyIda。ForthereshallmortalmengettheironthatAreslovessosoonastheCebreniansshallholdtheland。
XI。（4lines）
（ll。1—4）Glaucus,watchmanofflocks,awordwillIputinyourheart。Firstgivethedogstheirdinneratthecourtyardgate,forthisiswell。Thedogfirsthearsamanapproachingandthewild—beastcomingtothefence。
XII。（4lines）
（ll。1—4）Goddess—nurseoftheyoung（5）,giveeartomyprayer,andgrantthatthiswomanmayrejectthelove—embracesofyouthanddoteongrey—hairedoldmenwhosepowersaredulled,butwhoseheartsstilldesire。
XIII。（6lines）
（ll。1—6）Childrenareaman\'scrown,towersofacity;horsesarethegloryofaplain,andsoareshipsofthesea;wealthwillmakeahousegreat,andreverendprincesseatedinassemblyareagoodlysightforthefolktosee。Butablazingfiremakesahouselookmorecomelyuponawinter\'sday,whentheSonofCronossendsdownsnow。
XIV。（23lines）
（ll。1—23）Potters,ifyouwillgivemeareward,Iwillsingforyou。Come,then,Athena,withhandupraised（6）overthekiln。
Letthepotsandallthedishesturnoutwellandbewellfired:
letthemfetchgoodpricesandbesoldinplentyinthemarket,andplentyinthestreets。Grantthatthepottersmaygetgreatgainandgrantmesotosingtothem。Butifyouturnshamelessandmakefalsepromises,thenIcalltogetherthedestroyersofkilns,ShatterandSmashandCharrandCrashandCrudebakewhocanworkthiscraftmuchmischief。Comeallofyouandsackthekiln—yardandthebuildings:letthewholekilnbeshakenuptothepotter\'sloudlament。Asahorse\'sjawgrinds,soletthekilngrindtopowderallthepotsinside。Andyou,too,daughteroftheSun,Circethewitch,comeandcastcruelspells;hurtboththesemenandtheirhandiwork。LetChironalsocomeandbringmanyCentaurs——allthatescapedthehandsofHeraclesandallthatweredestroyed:letthemmakesadhavocofthepotsandoverthrowthekiln,andletthepottersseethemischiefandbegrieved;butIwillgloatasIbeholdtheirlucklesscraft。Andifanyoneofthemstoopstopeerin,letallhisfacebeburnedup,thatallmenmaylearntodealhonestly。
XV。（13lines）（7）
（ll。1—7）Letusbetakeustothehousefosomemanofgreatpower,——onewhobearsgreatpowerandisgreatlyprosperousalways。Openofyourselves,youdoors,formightyWealthwillenterin,andwithWealthcomesjollyMirthandgentlePeace。
Mayallthecorn—binsbefullandthemassofdoughalwaysoverflowthekneading—trough。Now（setbeforeus）cheerfulbarley—pottage,fullofsesame……
（（LACUNA））
（ll。8—10）Yourson\'swife,drivingtothishousewithstrong—
hoofedmules,shalldismountfromhercarriagetogreetyou;mayshebeshodwithgoldenshoesasshestandsweavingattheloom。
（ll。11—13）Icome,andIcomeyearly,liketheswallowthatpercheslight—footedinthefore—partofyourhouse。Butquicklybring……
XVI。（2lines）
（ll。1—2）Ifyouwillgiveusanything（well）。Butifnot,wewillnotwait,forwearenotcomeheretodwellwithyou。
XVII。
HOMER:Huntersofdeepseaprey,havewecaughtanything？
FISHERMAN:Allthatwecaughtweleftbehind,andallthatwedidnotcatchwecarryhome。（8）
HOMER:Ay,forofsuchfathersyouaresprungasneitherholdrichlandsnortendcountlesssheep。
ENDNOTES:
（1）\"TheEpigrams\"arepreservedinthepseudo—Herodotean\"LifeofHomer\"。Nos。III,XIII,andXVIIarealsofoundinthe\"ContestofHomerandHesiod\",andNo。IisalsoextantattheendofsomeMSS。ofthe\"HomericHymns\"。
（2）sc。fromSmyrna,Homer\'sreputedbirth—place。
（3）ThecouncillorsatCymewhorefusedtosupportHomeratthepublicexpense。
（4）The`betterfruit\'isapparentlytheironsmeltedoutinfiresofpine—wood。
（5）Hecate:cp。Hesiod,\"Theogony\",l。450。
（6）i。e。inprotection。
（7）Thissongiscalledbypseudo—HerodotusEIRESIONE。Thewordproperlyindicatesagarlandwoundwithwoolwhichwaswornatharvest—festivals,butcametobeappliedfirsttotheharvestsongandthentoanybeggingsong。ThepresentisakintheSwallow—Song（XELIDONISMA）,sungatthebeginningofspring,andansweredtothestillsurvivingEnglishMay—
Daysongs。Cp。Athenaeus,viii。360B。
（8）Thelicewhichtheycaughtintheirclothestheyleftbehind,butcarriedhomeintheirclothesthosewhichtheycouldnotcatch。
FRAGMENTSOFTHEEPICCYCLE
THEWAROFTHETITANS（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Photius,EpitomeoftheChrestomathyofProclus:
TheEpicCyclebeginswiththefabledunionofHeavenandEarth,bywhichtheymakethreehundred—handedsonsandthreeCyclopestobeborntohim。
Fragment#2——
AnecdotaOxon。（Cramer）i。75:
Accordingtothewriterofthe\"WaroftheTitans\"HeavenwasthesonofAether。
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。1165:
EumelussaysthatAegaeonwasthesonofEarthandSeaand,havinghisdwellinginthesea,wasanallyoftheTitans。
Fragment#4——
Athenaeus,vii。277D:
Thepoetofthe\"WaroftheTitans\",whetherEumelusofCorinthorArctinus,writesthusinhissecondbook:`Upontheshieldweredumbfishafloat,withgoldenfaces,swimmingandsportingthroughtheheavenlywater。\'
Fragment#5——
Athenaeus,i。22C:
EumelussomewhereintroducesZeusdancing:hesays——`InthemidstofthemdancedtheFatherofmenandgods。\'
Fragment#6——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。554:
Theauthorofthe\"WaroftheGiants\"saysthatCronostooktheshapeofahorseandlaywithPhilyra,thedaughterofOcean。
ThroughthiscauseCheironwasbornacentaur:hiswifewasChariclo。
Fragment#7——
Athenaeus,xi。470B:
Theolytussaysthathe（Heracles）sailedacrosstheseainacauldron（1）;butthefirsttogivethisstoryistheauthorofthe\"WaroftheTitans\"。
Fragment#8——
Philodemus,OnPiety:
Theauthorofthe\"WaroftheTitans\"saysthattheapples（oftheHesperides）wereguarded。
ENDNOTES:
（1）SeethecylixreproducedbyGerhard,Abhandlungen,taf。5,4。
Cp。Stesichorus,Frag。3（Smyth）。
THESTORYOFOEDIPUS（fragments）
Fragment#1——
C。I。G。Ital。etSic。1292。ii。11:……the\"StoryofOedipus\"byCinaethoninsixthousandsixhundredverses。
Fragment#2——
Pausanias,ix。5。10:
JudgingbyHomerIdonotbelievethatOedipushadchildrenbyIocasta:hissonswerebornofEuryganeiaasthewriteroftheEpiccalledthe\"StoryofOedipus\"clearlyshows。
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonEuripidesPhoen。,1750:
Theauthorsofthe\"StoryofOedipus\"（say）oftheSphinx:`Butfurthermore（shekilled）nobleHaemon,thedearsonofblamelessCreon,thecomeliestandloveliestofboys。\'
THETHEBAID（fragments）
Fragment#1——
ContestofHomerandHesiod:
Homertravelledaboutrecitinghisepics,firstthe\"Thebaid\",inseventhousandverses,whichbegins:`Sing,goddess,ofparchedArgos,whencelords……\'
Fragment#2——
Athenaeus,xi。465E:
`Thentheheaven—bornhero,golden—hairedPolyneices,firstsetbesideOedipusarichtableofsilverwhichoncebelongedtoCadmusthedivinelywise:nexthefilledafinegoldencupwithsweetwine。ButwhenOedipusperceivedthesetreasuresofhisfather,greatmiseryfellonhisheart,andhestraight—waycalleddownbittercursesthereinthepresenceofbothhissons。
AndtheavengingFuryofthegodsfailednottohearhimasheprayedthattheymightneverdividetheirfather\'sgoodsinlovingbrotherhood,butthatwarandfightingmightbeevertheportionofthemboth。\'
Fragment#3——
LaurentianScholiastonSophocles,O。C。1375:
`AndwhenOedipusnoticedthehaunch（1）hethrewitonthegroundandsaid:\"Oh！Oh！mysonshavesentthismockingme……\"
SoheprayedtoZeusthekingandtheotherdeathlessgodsthateachmightfallbyhisbrother\'shandandgodownintothehouseofHades。\'
Fragment#4——
Pausanias,viii。25。8:
AdrastusfledfromThebes`wearingmiserablegarments,andtookblack—manedAreion（2）withhim。\'
Fragment#5——
Pindar,Ol。vi。15:（3）
`ButwhenthesevendeadhadreceivedtheirlastritesinThebes,theSonofTalauslamentedandspokethusamongthem:\"Woeisme,forImissthebrighteyeofmyhost,agoodseerandastoutspearmanalike。\"\'
Fragment#6——
Apollodorus,i。74:
OeneusmarriedPeriboeathedaughterofHipponous。Theauthorofthe\"Thebais\"saysthatwhenOlenushadbeenstormed,Oeneusreceivedherasaprize。
Fragment#7——
Pausanias,ix。18。6:
NearthespringisthetombofAsphodicus。ThisAsphodicuskilledParthenopaeusthesonofTalausinthebattleagainsttheArgives,astheThebanssay;thoughthatpartofthe\"Thebais\"
whichtellsofthedeathofParthenopaeussaysthatitwasPericlymenuswhokilledhim。
ENDNOTES:
（1）Thehaunchwasregardedasadishonourableportion。
（2）ThehorseofAdrastus,offspringofPoseidonandDemeter,whohadchargedherselfintoamaretoescapePoseidon。
（3）RestoredfromPindarOl。vi。15who,accordingtoAsclepiades,derivesthepassagefromthe\"Thebais\"。
THEEPIGONI（fragments）
Fragment#1——
ContestofHomerandHesiod:
Next（Homercomposed）the\"Epigoni\"inseventhousandverses,beginning,`Andnow,Muses,letusbegintosingofyoungermen。\'
Fragment#2——
Photius,Lexicon:
Teumesia。ThosewhohavewrittenonThebanaffairshavegivenafullaccountoftheTeumesianfox。（1）TheyrelatethatthecreaturewassentbythegodstopunishthedescendantsofCadmus,andthattheThebansthereforeexcludedthoseofthehouseofCadmusfromkingship。But（theysay）acertainCephalus,thesonofDeion,anAthenian,whoownedahoundwhichnobeasteverescaped,hadaccidentallykilledhiswifeProcris,andbeingpurifiedofthehomicidebytheCadmeans,huntedthefoxwithhishound,andwhentheyhadovertakenitbothhoundandfoxwereturnedintostonesnearTeumessus。ThesewritershavetakenthestoryfromtheEpicCycle。
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。308:
Theauthorsofthe\"Thebais\"saythatMantothedaughterofTeiresiaswassenttoDelphibytheEpigoniasafirstfruitoftheirspoil,andthatinaccordancewithanoracleofApolloshewentoutandmetRhacius,thesonofLebes,aMycenaeanbyrace。
Thismanshemarried——fortheoraclealsocontainedthecommandthatsheshouldmarrywhomsoevershemightmeet——andcomingtoColophon,wastheremuchcastdownandweptoverthedestructionofhercountry。
ENDNOTES:
（1）SocalledfromTeumessus,ahillinBoeotia。ForthederivationofTeumessuscp。Antimachus\"Thebais\"fr。3
（Kinkel）。
THECYPRIA（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Proclus,Chrestomathia,i:
This（1）iscontinuedbytheepiccalled\"Cypria\"whichiscurrentiselevenbooks。Itscontentsareasfollows。
ZeusplanswithThemistobringabouttheTrojanwar。StrifearriveswhilethegodsarefeastingatthemarriageofPeleusandstartsadisputebetweenHera,Athena,andAphroditeastowhichofthemisfairest。ThethreeareledbyHermesatthecommandofZeustoAlexandrus（2）onMountIdaforhisdecision,andAlexandrus,luredbyhispromisedmarriagewithHelen,decidesinfavourofAphrodite。
ThenAlexandrusbuildshisshipsatAphrodite\'ssuggestion,andHelenusforetellsthefuturetohim,andAphroditeorderAeneastosailwithhim,whileCassandraprophesiesastowhatwillhappenafterwards。AlexandrusnextlandsinLacedaemonandisentertainedbythesonsofTyndareus,andafterwardsbyMenelausinSparta,whereinthecourseofafeasthegivesgiftstoHelen。
Afterthis,MenelaussetssailforCrete,orderingHelentofurnishtheguestswithalltheyrequireuntiltheydepart。
Meanwhile,AphroditebringsHelenandAlexandrustogether,andthey,aftertheirunion,putverygreattreasuresonboardandsailawaybynight。HerastirsupastormagainstthemandtheyarecarriedtoSidon,whereAlexandrustakesthecity。FromtherehesailedtoTroyandcelebratedhismarriagewithHelen。
InthemeantimeCastorandPolydeuces,whilestealingthecattleofIdasandLynceus,werecaughtintheact,andCastorwaskilledbyIdas,andLynceusandIdasbyPolydeuces。Zeusgavethemimmortalityeveryotherday。
IrisnextinformsMenelausofwhathashappenedathishome。
MenelausreturnsandplansanexpeditionagainstIliumwithhisbrother,andthengoesontoNestor。NestorinadigressiontellshimhowEpopeuswasutterlydestroyedafterseducingthedaughterofLycus,andthestoryofOedipus,themadnessofHeracles,andthestoryofTheseusandAriadne。ThentheytraveloverHellasandgathertheleaders,detectingOdysseuswhenhepretendstobemad,notwishingtojointheexpedition,byseizinghissonTelemachusforpunishmentatthesuggestionofPalamedes。
AlltheleadersthenmeettogetheratAulisandsacrifice。Theincidentoftheserpentandthesparrows（2）takesplacebeforethem,andCalchasforetellswhatisgoingtobefall。Afterthis,theyputouttosea,andreachTeuthraniaandsackit,takingitforIlium。TelephuscomesouttotherescueandkillsThersanderandsonofPolyneices,andishimselfwoundedbyAchilles。AstheyputoutfromMysiaastormcomesonthemandscattersthem,andAchillesfirstputsinatScyrosandmarriedDeidameia,thedaughterofLycomedes,andthenhealsTelephus,whohadbeenledbyanoracletogotoArgos,sothathemightbetheirguideonthevoyagetoIlium。
WhentheexpeditionhadmusteredasecondtimeatAulis,Agamemnon,whileatthechase,shotastagandboastedthathesurpassedevenArtemis。Atthisthegoddesswassoangrythatshesentstormywindsandpreventedthemfromsailing。CalchasthentoldthemoftheangerofthegoddessandbadethemsacrificeIphigeneiatoArtemis。Thistheyattempttodo,sendingtofetchIphigeneiaasthoughformarriagewithAchilles。
Artemis,however,snatchedherawayandtransportedhertotheTauri,makingherimmortal,andputtingastaginplaceofthegirluponthealtar。
NexttheysailasfarasTenedos:andwhiletheyarefeasting,PhiloctetesisbittenbyasnakeandisleftbehindinLemnosbecauseofthestenchofhissore。Here,too,AchillesquarrelswithAgamemnonbecauseheisinvitedlate。ThentheGreekstriedtolandatIlium,buttheTrojanspreventthem,andProtesilausiskilledbyHector。AchillesthenkillsCycnus,thesonofPoseidon,anddrivestheTrojansback。TheGreekstakeuptheirdeadandsendenvoystotheTrojansdemandingthesurrenderofHelenandthetreasurewithher。TheTrojansrefusing,theyfirstassaultthecity,andthengooutandlaywastethecountryandcitiesroundabout。Afterthis,AchillesdesirestoseeHelen,andAphroditeandThetiscontriveameetingbetweenthem。
TheAchaeansnextdesiretoreturnhome,butarerestrainedbyAchilles,whoafterwardsdrivesoffthecattleofAeneas,andsacksLyrnessusandPedasusandmanyoftheneighbouringcities,andkillsTroilus。PatrocluscarriesawayLycaontoLemnosandsellshimasaslave,andoutofthespoilsAchillesreceivesBriseisasaprize,andAgamemnonChryseis。ThenfollowsthedeathofPalamedes,theplanofZeustorelievetheTrojansbydetachingAchillesfromtheHellenicconfederacy,andacatalogueoftheTrojanallies。
Fragment#2——
Tzetzes,Chil。xiii。638:
Stasinuscomposedthe\"Cypria\"whichthemorepartsaywasHomer\'sworkandbyhimgiventoStasinusasadowrywithmoneybesides。
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。i。5:
`Therewasatimewhenthecountlesstribesofmen,thoughwide—
dispersed,oppressedthesurfaceofthedeep—bosomedearth,andZeussawitandhadpityandinhiswiseheartresolvedtorelievetheall—nurturingearthofmenbycausingthegreatstruggleoftheIlianwar,thattheloadofdeathmightemptytheworld。AndsotheheroeswereslaininTroy,andtheplanofZeuscametopass。\'
Fragment#4——
VoluminaHerculan,II。viii。105:
Theauthorofthe\"Cypria\"saysthatThetis,topleaseHera,avoidedunionwithZeus,atwhichhewasenragedandsworethatsheshouldbethewifeofamortal。
Fragment#5——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。xvii。140:
ForatthemarriageofPeleusandThetis,thegodsgatheredtogetheronPeliontofeastandbroughtPeleusgifts。Cheirongavehimastoutashenshaftwhichhehadcutforaspear,andAthena,itissaid,polishedit,andHephaestusfitteditwithahead。Thestoryisgivenbytheauthorofthe\"Cypria\"。
Fragment#6——
Athenaeus,xv。682D,F:
Theauthorofthe\"Cypria\",whetherHegesiasorStasinus,mentionsflowersusedforgarlands。Thepoet,whoeverhewas,writesasfollowsinhisfirstbook:
（ll。1—7）`SheclothedherselfwithgarmentswhichtheGracesandHourshadmadeforheranddyedinflowersofspring——suchflowersastheSeasonswear——incrocusandhyacinthandflourishingvioletandtherose\'slovelybloom,sosweetanddelicious,andheavenlybuds,theflowersofthenarcissusandlily。InsuchperfumedgarmentsisAphroditeclothedatallseasons。
（（LACUNA））
（ll。8—12）Thenlaughter—lovingAphroditeandherhandmaidenswovesweet—smellingcrownsofflowersoftheearthandputthemupontheirheads——thebright—coiffedgoddesses,theNymphsandGraces,andgoldenAphroditetoo,whiletheysangsweetlyonthemountofmany—fountainedIda。\'
Fragment#7——
ClementofAlexandria,Protreptii。30。5:
`Castorwasmortal,andthefateofdeathwasdestinedforhim;
butPolydeuces,scionofAres,wasimmortal。\'
Fragment#8——
Athenaeus,viii。334B:
`Andafterthemshebareathirdchild,Helen,amarveltomen。
Rich—tressedNemesisoncegaveherbirthwhenshehadbeenjoinedinlovewithZeusthekingofthegodsbyharshviolence。ForNemesistriedtoescapehimandlikednottolieinlovewithherfatherZeustheSonofCronos;forshameandindignationvexedherheart:thereforeshefledhimoverthelandandfruitlessdarkwater。ButZeuseverpursuedandlongedinhishearttocatchher。Nowshetooktheformofafishandspedoverthewavesoftheloud—roaringsea,andnowoverOcean\'sstreamandthefurthestboundsofEarth,andnowshespedoverthefurrowedland,alwaysturningintosuchdreadcreaturesasthedrylandnurtures,thatshemightescapehim。\'
Fragment#9——
ScholiastonEuripides,Andr。898:
Thewriter（3）oftheCyprianhistoriessaysthat（Helen\'sthirdchildwas）PleisthenesandthatshetookhimwithhertoCyprus,andthatthechildsheboreAlexandruswasAganus。
Fragment#10——
Herodotus,ii。117:
Foritissaidinthe\"Cypria\"thatAlexandruscamewithHelentoIliumfromSpartainthreedays,enjoyingafavourablewindandcalmsea。
Fragment#11——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。iii。242:
ForHelenhadbeenpreviouslycarriedoffbyTheseus,anditwasinconsequenceofthisearlierrapethatAphidna,atowninAttica,wassackedandCastorwaswoundedintherightthighbyAphidnuswhowaskingatthattime。ThentheDioscuri,failingtofindTheseus,sackedAthens。ThestoryisintheCyclicwriters。
Plutarch,Thes。32:
HereasrelatesthatAlycuswaskilledbyTheseushimselfnearAphidna,andquotesthefollowingversesinevidence:`InspaciousAphidnaTheseusslewhiminbattlelongagoforrich—
hairedHelen\'ssake。\'（4）
Fragment#12——
ScholiastonPindar,Nem。x。114:
（ll。1—6）`StraightwayLynceus,trustinginhisswiftfeet,madeforTaygetus。HeclimbeditshighestpeakandlookedthroughoutthewholeisleofPelops,sonofTantalus;andsoonthegloriousherowithhisdreadeyessawhorse—tamingCastorandathletePolydeucesbothhiddenwithinahollowoak。\'
Philodemus,OnPiety:
（Stasinus？）writesthatCastorwaskilledwithaspearshotbyIdasthesonofAphareus。
Fragment#13——
Athenaeus,35C:
`Menelaus,knowthatthegodsmadewinethebestthingformortalmantoscattercares。\'
Fragment#14——
LaurentianScholiastonSophocles,Elect。157:
EitherhefollowsHomerwhospokeofthethreedaughtersofAgamemnon,or——likethewriterofthe\"Cypria\"——hemakesthemfour,（distinguishing）IphigeneiaandIphianassa。
Fragment#15——（5）
ContestofHomerandHesiod:
`Sotheyfeastedalldaylong,takingnothingfromtheirownhouses;forAgamemnon,kingofmen,providedforthem。\'
Fragment#16——
LouvrePapyrus:
`IneverthoughttoenragesoterriblythestoutheartofAchilles,forverywellIlovedhim。\'
Fragment#17——
Pausanias,iv。2。7:
Thepoetofthe\"Cypria\"saysthatthewifeofProtesilaus——
who,whentheHellenesreachedtheTrojanshore,firstdaredtoland——wascalledPolydora,andwasthedaughterofMeleager,thesonofOeneus。
Fragment#18——