Eustathius,119。4:
SomerelatethatChryseiswastakenfromHypoplacian（6）Thebes,andthatshehadnottakenrefugetherenorgonetheretosacrificetoArtemis,astheauthorofthe\"Cypria\"states,butwassimplyafellowtownswomanofAndromache。
Fragment#19——
Pausanias,x。31。2:
Iknow,becauseIhavereaditintheepic\"Cypria\",thatPalamedeswasdrownedwhenhehadgoneoutfishing,andthatitwasDiomedesandOdysseuswhocausedhisdeath。
Fragment#20——
Plato,Euthyphron,12A:
`ThatitisZeuswhohasdonethis,andbroughtallthesethingstopass,youdonotliketosay;forwherefearis,theretooisshame。\'
Fragment#21——
Herodian,OnPeculiarDiction:
`ByhimsheconceivedandbaretheGorgons,fearfulmonsterswholivedinSarpedon,arockyislandindeep—eddyingOceanus。\'
Fragment#22——
ClementofAlexandria,Stromateisvii。2。19:
Again,Stasinussays:`Heisasimplemanwhokillsthefatherandletsthechildrenlive。\'
ENDNOTES:
（1）TheprecedingpartoftheEpicCycle（？）。
（2）WhiletheGreeksweresacrificingatAulis,aserpentappearedanddevouredeightyoungbirdsfromtheirnestandlastlythemotherofthebrood。ThiswasinterpretedbyCalchastomeanthatthewarwouldswallowupninefullyears。Cp。\"Iliad\"ii,299ff。
（3）i。e。Stasinus（orHegesias:cp。fr。6）:thephrase`Cyprianhistories\'isequivalentto\"TheCypria\"。
（4）Cp。Allen\"C。R。\"xxvii。190。
（5）ThesetwolinespossiblybelongtotheaccountofthefeastgivenbyAgamemnonatLemnos。
（6）sc。theAsiaticThebesatthefootofMt。Placius。
THEAETHIOPIS（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Proclus,Chrestomathia,ii:
The\"Cypria\",describedintheprecedingbook,hasitssequelinthe\"Iliad\"ofHomer,whichisfollowedinturnbythefivebooksofthe\"Aethiopis\",theworkofArctinusofMiletus。Theircontentsareasfollows。TheAmazonPenthesileia,thedaughterofAresandofThracianrace,comestoaidtheTrojans,andaftershowinggreatprowess,iskilledbyAchillesandburiedbytheTrojans。AchillesthenslaysThersitesforabusingandrevilinghimforhissupposedloveforPenthesileia。AsaresultadisputearisesamongsttheAchaeansoverthekillingofThersites,andAchillessailstoLesbosandaftersacrificingtoApollo,Artemis,andLeto,ispurifiedbyOdysseusfrombloodshed。
ThenMemnon,thesonofEos,wearingarmourmadebyHephaestus,comestohelptheTrojans,andThetistellshersonaboutMemnon。
AbattletakesplaceinwhichAntilochusisslainbyMemnonandMemnonbyAchilles。EosthenobtainsofZeusandbestowsuponhersonimmortality;butAchillesroutstheTrojans,and,rushingintothecitywiththem,iskilledbyParisandApollo。Agreatstruggleforthebodythenfollows,Aiastakingupthebodyandcarryingittotheships,whileOdysseusdrivesofftheTrojansbehind。TheAchaeansthenburyAntilochusandlayoutthebodyofAchilles,whileThetis,arrivingwiththeMusesandhersisters,bewailsherson,whomsheafterwardscatchesawayfromthepyreandtransportstotheWhiteIsland。Afterthis,theAchaeanspilehimacairnandholdgamesinhishonour。LastlyadisputearisesbetweenOdysseusandAiasoverthearmsofAchilles。
Fragment#2——
ScholiastonHomer,Il。xxiv。804:
Someread:`ThustheyperformedtheburialofHector。ThencametheAmazon,thedaughterofgreat—souledArestheslayerofmen。\'
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonPindar,Isth。iii。53:
Theauthorofthe\"Aethiopis\"saysthatAiaskilledhimselfaboutdawn。
THELITTLEILIAD（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Proclus,Chrestomathia,ii:
Nextcomesthe\"LittleIliad\"infourbooksbyLeschesofMitylene:itscontentsareasfollows。TheadjudgingofthearmsofAchillestakesplace,andOdysseus,bythecontrivingofAthena,gainsthem。AiasthenbecomesmadanddestroystheherdoftheAchaeansandkillshimself。NextOdysseusliesinwaitandcatchesHelenus,whoprophesiesastothetakingofTroy,andDiomedeaccordinglybringsPhiloctetesfromLemnos。PhiloctetesishealedbyMachaon,fightsinsinglecombatwithAlexandrusandkillshim:thedeadbodyisoutragedbyMenelaus,buttheTrojansrecoverandburyit。AfterthisDeiphobusmarriesHelen,OdysseusbringsNeoptolemusfromScyrosandgiveshimhisfather\'sarms,andtheghostofAchillesappearstohim。
EurypylusthesonofTelephusarrivestoaidtheTrojans,showshisprowessandiskilledbyNeoptolemus。TheTrojansarenowcloselybeseiged,andEpeius,byAthena\'sinstruction,buildsthewoodenhorse。OdysseusdisfigureshimselfandgoesintoIliumasaspy,andtherebeingrecognizedbyHelen,plotswithherforthetakingofthecity;afterkillingcertainoftheTrojans,hereturnstotheships。NexthecarriesthePalladiumoutofTroywithhelpofDiomedes。Thenafterputtingtheirbestmeninthewoodenhorseandburningtheirhuts,themainbodyoftheHellenessailtoTenedos。TheTrojans,supposingtheirtroublesover,destroyapartoftheircitywallandtakethewoodenhorseintotheircityandfeastasthoughtheyhadconqueredtheHellenes。
Fragment#2——
Pseudo—Herodotus,LifeofHomer:
`IsingofIliumandDardania,thelandoffinehorses,whereintheDanai,followersofAres,sufferedmanythings。\'
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonAristophanes,Knights1056andAristophanesib:
Thestoryrunsasfollows:AiasandOdysseuswerequarrellingastotheirachievements,saysthepoetofthe\"LittleIliad\",andNestoradvisedtheHellenestosendsomeoftheirnumbertogotothefootofthewallsandoverhearwhatwassaidaboutthevalouroftheheroesnamedabove。Theeavesdroppersheardcertaingirlsdisputing,oneofthemsayingthatAiaswasbyfarabettermanthanOdysseusandcontinuingasfollows:
`ForAiastookupandcarriedoutofthestrifethehero,Peleus\'
son:thisgreatOdysseuscarednottodo。\'
TothisanotherrepliedbyAthena\'scontrivance:
`Why,whatisthisyousay？Athingagainstreasonanduntrue！
Evenawomancouldcarryaloadonceamanhadputitonhershoulder;butshecouldnotfight。Forshewouldfailwithfearifsheshouldfight。\'
Fragment#4——
Eustathius,285。34:
Thewriterofthe\"LittleIliad\"saysthatAiaswasnotburiedintheusualway（1）,butwassimplyburiedinacoffin,becauseoftheking\'sanger。
Fragment#5——
EustathiusonHomer,Il。326:
Theauthorofthe\"LittleIliad\"saysthatAchillesafterputtingouttoseafromthecountryofTelephuscametolandthere:`ThestormcarriedAchillesthesonofPeleustoScyros,andhecameintoanuneasyharbourthereinthatsamenight。\'
Fragment#6——
ScholiastonPindar,Nem。vi。85:
`Aboutthespear—shaftwasahoopofflashinggold,andapointwasfittedtoitateitherend。\'
Fragment#7——
ScholiastonEuripidesTroades,822:
`……thevinewhichthesonofCronosgavehimasarecompenseforhisson。Itbloomedrichlywithsoftleavesofgoldandgrapeclusters;HephaestuswroughtitandgaveittohisfatherZeus:
andhebestoweditonLaomedonasapriceforGanymedes。\'
Fragment#8——
Pausanias,iii。26。9:
Thewriteroftheepic\"LittleIliad\"saysthatMachaonwaskilledbyEurypylus,thesonofTelephus。
Fragment#9——
Homer,Odysseyiv。247andScholiast:
`Hedisguisedhimself,andmadehimselflikeanotherperson,abeggar,thelikeofwhomwasnotbytheshipsoftheAchaeans。\'
TheCyclicpoetuses`beggar\'asasubstantive,andsomeanstosaythatwhenOdysseushadchangedhisclothesandputonrags,therewasnoonesogoodfornothingattheshipsasOdysseus。
Fragment#10——（2）
Plutarch,Moralia,p。153F:
AndHomerputforwardthefollowingversesasLeschesgivesthem:
`Muse,tellmeofthosethingswhichneitherhappenedbeforenorshallbehereafter。\'
AndHesiodanswered:
`Butwhenhorseswithrattlinghoofswreckchariots,strivingforvictoryaboutthetombofZeus。\'
Anditissaidthat,becausethisreplywasspeciallyadmired,Hesiodwonthetripod（atthefuneralgamesofAmphidamas）。
Fragment#11——
ScholiastonLycophr。,344:
Sinon,asithadbeenarrangedwithhim,secretlyshowedasignal—lighttotheHellenes。ThusLescheswrites:——`Itwasmidnight,andtheclearmoonwasrising。\'
Fragment#12——
Pausanias,x。25。5:
Megesisrepresented（3）woundedinthearmjustasLescheosthesonofAeschylinusofPyrrhadescribesinhis\"SackofIlium\"
whereitissaidthathewaswoundedinthebattlewhichtheTrojansfoughtinthenightbyAdmetus,sonofAugeias。
Lycomedestooisinthepicturewithawoundinthewrist,andLescheossayshewassowoundedbyAgenor……
Pausanias,x。26。4:
LescheosalsomentionsAstynous,andhereheis,fallenononeknee,whileNeoptolemusstrikeshimwithhissword……
Pausanias,x。26。8:
ThesamewritersaysthatHelicaonwaswoundedinthenight—
battle,butwasrecognisedbyOdysseusandbyhimconductedaliveoutofthefight……
Pausanias,x。27。1:
Ofthem（4）,LescheossaysthatEionwaskilledbyNeoptolemus,andAdmetusbyPhiloctetes……HealsosaysthatPriamwasnotkilledattheheartofZeusHerceius,butwasdraggedawayfromthealtaranddestroyedoffhandbyNeoptolemusatthedoorsofthehouse……LescheossaysthatAxionwasthesonofPriamandwasslainbyEurypylus,thesonofEuaemon。Agenor——accordingtothesamepoet——wasbutcheredbyNeoptolemus。
Fragment#13——
Aristophanes,Lysistrata155andScholiast:
`Menelausatleast,whenhecaughtaglimpsesomehowofthebreastsofHelenunclad,castawayhissword,methinks。\'LeschesthePyrrhaeanalsohasthesameaccountinhis\"LittleIliad\"。
Pausanias,x。25。8:
ConcerningAethraLeschesrelatesthatwhenIliumwastakenshestoleoutofthecityandcametotheHelleniccamp,whereshewasrecognisedbythesonsofTheseus;andthatDemophonaskedherofAgamemnon。Agamemnonwishedtogranthimthisfavour,buthewouldnotdosountilHelenconsented。Andwhenhesentaherald,Helengrantedhisrequest。
Fragment#14——
ScholiastonLycophr。Alex。,1268:
`ThenthebrightsonofboldAchillesledthewifeofHectortothehollowships;buthersonhesnatchedfromthebosomofhisrich—hairednurseandseizedhimbythefootandcasthimfromatower。SowhenhehadfallenbloodydeathandhardfateseizedonAstyanax。AndNeoptolemuschoseoutAndromache,Hector\'swell—girdedwife,andthechiefsofalltheAchaeansgavehertohimtoholdrequitinghimwithawelcomeprize。AndheputAeneas（5）,thefamoussonofhorse—tamingAnchises,onboardhissea—
faringships,aprizesurpassingthoseofalltheDanaans。\'
ENDNOTES:
（1）sc。aftercremation。
（2）Thisfragmentcomesfromaversionofthe\"ContestofHomerandHesiod\"widelydifferentfromthatnowextant。Thewords`asLeschesgivesthem（says）\'seemtoindicatethattheverseandahalfassignedtoHomercamefromthe\"LittleIliad\"。Itispossibletheymayhaveintroducedsomeunusuallystrikingincident,suchastheactualFallofTroy。
（3）i。e。inthepaintingsbyPolygnotusatDelphi。
（4）i。e。thedeadbodiesinthepicture。
（5）AccordingtothisversionAeneaswastakentoPharsalia。
BetterknownaretheHomericaccount（accordingtowhichAeneasfoundedanewdynastyatTroy）,andthelegendswhichmakehimseekanewhomeinItaly。
THESACKOFILIUM（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Proclus,Chrestomathia,ii:
Nextcometwobooksofthe\"SackofIlium\",byArctinusofMiletuswiththefollowingcontents。TheTrojansweresuspiciousofthewoodenhorseandstandingrounditdebatedwhattheyoughttodo。Somethoughttheyoughttohurlitdownfromtherocks,otherstoburnitup,whileotherssaidtheyoughttodedicateittoAthena。Atlastthisthirdopinionprevailed。Thentheyturnedtomirthandfeastingbelievingthewarwasatanend。
ButatthisverytimetwoserpentsappearedanddestroyedLaocoonandoneofhistwosons,aportentwhichsoalarmedthefollowersofAeneasthattheywithdrewtoIda。Sinonthenraisedthefire—
signaltotheAchaeans,havingpreviouslygotintothecitybypretence。TheGreeksthensailedinfromTenedos,andthoseinthewoodenhorsecameourandfellupontheirenemies,killingmanyandstormingthecity。NeoptolemuskillsPriamwhohadfledtothealtarofZeusHerceius（1）;MenelausfindsHelenandtakeshertotheships,afterkillingDeiphobus;andAiasthesonofIleus,whiletryingtodragCassandraawaybyforce,tearsawaywithhertheimageofAthena。AtthistheGreeksaresoenragedthattheydeterminetostoneAias,whoonlyescapesfromthedangerthreateninghimbytakingrefugeatthealtarofAthena。
TheGreeks,afterburningthecity,sacrificePolyxenaatthetombofAchilles:OdysseusmurdersAstyanax;NeoptolemustakesAndromacheashisprize,andtheremainingspoilsaredivided。
DemophonandAcamasfindAethraandtakeherwiththem。LastlytheGreekssailawayandAthenaplanstodestroythemonthehighseas。
Fragment#2——
DionysusHalicarn,Rom。Antiq。i。68:
AccordingtoArctinus,onePalladiumwasgiventoDardanusbyZeus,andthiswasinIliumuntilthecitywastaken。Itwashiddeninasecretplace,andacopywasmaderesemblingtheoriginalinallpointsandsetupforalltosee,inordertodeceivethosewhomighthavedesignsagainstit。ThiscopytheAchaeanstookasaresultoftheirplots。
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonEuripedes,Andromache10:
TheCyclicpoetwhocomposedthe\"Sack\"saysthatAstyanaxwasalsohurledfromthecitywall。
Fragment#4——
ScholiastonEuripedes,Troades31:
ForthefollowersofAcamusandDemophontooknoshare——itissaid——ofthespoils,butonlyAethra,forwhosesake,indeed,theycametoIliumwithMenestheustoleadthem。Lysimachus,however,saysthattheauthorofthe\"Sack\"writesasfollows:
`ThelordAgamemnongavegiftstotheSonsofTheseusandtoboldMenestheus,shepherdofhosts。\'
Fragment#5——
EustathiusonIliad,xiii。515:
Somesaythatsuchpraiseasthis（1）doesnotapplytophysiciansgenerally,butonlytoMachaon:andsomesaythatheonlypractisedsurgery,whilePodaleiriustreatedsicknesses。
Arctinusinthe\"SackofIlium\"seemstobeofthisopinionwhenhesays:
（ll。1—8）`FortheirfatherthefamousEarth—Shakergavebothofthemgifts,makingeachmoregloriousthantheother。Totheonehegavehandsmorelighttodraworcutoutmissilesfromthefleshandtohealallkindsofwounds;butintheheartoftheotherheputfullandperfectknowledgetotellhiddendiseasesandcuredesperatesicknesses。ItwashewhofirstnoticedAias\'
flashingeyesandcloudedmindwhenhewasenraged。\'
Fragment#6——
DiomedesinGramm。,Lat。i。477:
`Iambusstoodalittlewhileastridewithfootadvanced,thatsohisstrainedlimbsmightgetpowerandhaveashowofreadystrength。\'
ENDNOTES:
（1）sc。knowledgeofbothsurgeryandofdrugs。
THERETURNS（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Proclus,Chrestomathia,ii:
Afterthe\"SackofIlium\"followthe\"Returns\"infivebooksbyAgiasofTroezen。Theircontentsareasfollows。AthenacausesaquarrelbetweenAgamemnonandMenelausaboutthevoyagefromTroy。AgamemnonthenstaysontoappeasetheangerofAthena。
DiomedesandNestorputouttoseaandgetsafelyhome。AfterthemMenelaussetsoutandreachesEgyptwithfiveships,theresthavingbeendestroyedonthehighseas。ThosewithCalchas,Leontes,andPolypoetesgobylandtoColophonandburyTeiresiaswhodiedthere。WhenAgamemnonandhisfollowersweresailingaway,theghostofAchillesappearedandtriedtopreventthembyforetellingwhatshouldbefallthem。ThestormattherockscalledCapheridesisthendescribed,withtheendofLocrianAias。Neoptolemus,warnedbyThetis,journeysoverlandand,comingintoThrace,meetsOdysseusatMaronea,andthenfinishestherestofhisjourneyafterburyingPhoenixwhodiesontheway。HehimselfisrecognizedbyPeleusonreachingtheMolossi。
ThencomesthemurderofAgamemnonbyAegisthusandClytaemnestra,followedbythevengeanceofOrestesandPylades。
Finally,Menelausreturnshome。
Fragment#2——
ArgumenttoEuripidesMedea:
`ForthwithMedeamadeAesonasweetyoungboyandstrippedhisoldagefromhimbyhercunningskill,whenshehadmadeabrewofmanyherbsinhergoldencauldrons。\'
Fragment#3——
Pausanias,i。2:
ThestorygoesthatHeracleswasbesiegingThemiscyraontheThermodonandcouldnottakeit;butAntiope,beinginlovewithTheseuswhowaswithHeraclesonthisexpedition,betrayedtheplace。Hegiasgivesthisaccountinhispoem。
Fragment#4——
Eustathius,1796。45:
TheColophonianauthorofthe\"Returns\"saysthatTelemachusafterwardsmarriedCirce,whileTelegonusthesonofCircecorrespondinglymarriedPenelope。
Fragment#5——
ClementofAlex。Strom。,vi。2。12。8:
`Forgiftsbeguilemen\'smindsandtheirdeedsaswell。\'（1）
Fragment#6——
Pausanias,x。28。7:
ThepoetryofHomerandthe\"Returns\"——forheretoothereisanaccountofHadesandtheterrorsthere——knowofnospiritnamedEurynomus。
Athenaeus,281B:
Thewriterofthe\"ReturnoftheAtreidae\"（2）saysthatTantaluscameandlivedwiththegods,andwaspermittedtoaskforwhateverhedesired。Butthemanwassoimmoderatelygiventopleasuresthatheaskedfortheseandforalifelikethatofthegods。AtthisZeuswasannoyed,butfulfilledhisprayerbecauseofhisownpromise;buttopreventhimfromenjoyinganyofthepleasuresprovided,andtokeephimcontinuallyharassed,hehungastoneoverhisheadwhichpreventshimfromeverreachinganyofthepleasantthingsnearby。
ENDNOTES:
（1）ClementattributesthislinetoAugias:probablyAgiasisintended。
（2）Identicalwiththe\"Returns\",inwhichtheSonsofAtreusoccupythemostprominentparts。
THETELEGONY（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Proclus,Chrestomathia,ii:
Afterthe\"Returns\"comesthe\"Odyssey\"ofHomer,andthenthe\"Telegony\"intwobooksbyEugammonofCyrene,whichcontainthefollowingmatters。ThesuitorsofPenelopeareburiedbytheirkinsmen,andOdysseus,aftersacrificingtotheNymphs,sailstoElistoinspecthisherds。HeisentertainedtherebyPolyxenusandreceivesamixingbowlasagift;thestoryofTrophoniusandAgamedesandAugeasthenfollows。HenextsailsbacktoIthacaandperformsthesacrificesorderedbyTeiresias,andthengoestoThesprotiswherehemarriesCallidice,queenoftheThesprotians。AwarthenbreaksoutbetweentheThesprotians,ledbyOdysseus,andtheBrygi。AresroutsthearmyofOdysseusandAthenaengageswithAres,untilApolloseparatesthem。AfterthedeathofCallidicePolypoetes,thesonofOdysseus,succeedstothekingdom,whileOdysseushimselfreturnstoIthaca。InthemeantimeTelegonus,whiletravellinginsearchofhisfather,landsonIthacaandravagestheisland:Odysseuscomesouttodefendhiscountry,butiskilledbyhissonunwittingly。
Telegonus,onlearninghismistake,transportshisfather\'sbodywithPenelopeandTelemachustohismother\'sisland,whereCircemakesthemimmortal,andTelegonusmarriesPenelope,andTelemachusCirce。
Fragment#2——
Eustathias,1796。35:
Theauthorofthe\"Telegony\",aCyrenaean,relatesthatOdysseushadbyCalypsoasonTelegonusorTeledamus,andbyPenelopeTelemachusandAcusilaus。
NON—CYCLICPOEMSATTRIBUTEDTOHOMER
THEEXPEDITIONOFAMPHIARAUS（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Pseudo—Herodotus,LifeofHomer:
Sittingthereinthetanner\'syard,Homerrecitedhispoetrytothem,the\"ExpeditionofAmphiarustoThebes\"andthe\"HymnstotheGods\"composedbyhim。
THETAKINGOFOECHALIA（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Eustathius,330。41:
AnaccounthastherebeengivenofEurytusandhisdaughterIole,forwhosesakeHeraclessackedOechalia。Homeralsoseemstohavewrittenonthissubject,asthathistorianshowswhorelatesthatCreophylusofSamosoncehadHomerforhisguestandforarewardreceivedtheattributionofthepoemwhichtheycallthe\"TakingofOechalia\"。Some,however,asserttheopposite;thatCreophyluswrotethepoem,andthatHomerlenthisnameinreturnforhisentertainment。AndsoCallimachuswrites:`IamtheworkofthatSamianwhooncereceiveddivineHomerinhishouse。I
singofEurytusandallhiswoesandofgolden—hairedIoleia,andamreputedoneofHomer\'sworks。DearHeaven！howgreatanhonourthisforCreophylus！\'
Fragment#2——
Cramer,Anec。Oxon。i。327:
`Raggedgarments,eventhosewhichnowyousee。\'Thisverse（\"Odyssey\"xiv。343）weshallalsofindinthe\"TakingofOechalia\"。
Fragment#3——
ScholaistonSophoclesTrach。,266:
ThereisadisagreementastothenumberofthesonsofEurytus。
ForHesiodsaysEurytusandAntiochehadasmanyasfoursons;
butCreophylussaystwo。
Fragment#4——
ScholiastonEuripidesMedea,273:
DidymuscontraststhefollowingaccountgivenbyCreophylus,whichisasfollows:whileMedeawaslivinginCorinth,shepoisonedCreon,whowasrulerofthecityatthattime,andbecauseshefearedhisfriendsandkinsfolk,fledtoAthens。
However,sincehersonsweretooyoungtogoalongwithher,sheleftthematthealtarofHeraAcraea,thinkingthattheirfatherwouldseetotheirsafety。ButtherelativesofCreonkilledthemandspreadthestorythatMedeahadkilledherownchildrenaswellasCreon。
THEPHOCAIS（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Pseudo—Herodotus,LifeofHomer:
WhilelivingwithThestorides,Homercomposedthe\"LesserIliad\"
andthe\"Phocais\";thoughthePhocaeanssaythathecomposedthelatteramongthem。
THEMARGITES（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Suidas,s。v。:
Pigres。ACarianofHalicarnassusandbrotherofArtemisia,wifeofMausolus,whodistinguishedherselfinwar……（1）Healsowrotethe\"Margites\"attributedtoHomerandthe\"BattleoftheFrogsandMice\"。
Fragment#2——
AtiliusFortunatianus,p。286,Keil:
`TherecametoColophonanoldmananddivinesinger,aservantoftheMusesandoffar—shootingApollo。Inhisdearhandsheheldasweet—tonedlyre。\'
Fragment#3——
Plato,Alcib。ii。p。147A:
`Heknewmanythingsbutknewallbadly……\'
Aristotle,Nic。Eth。vi。7,1141:
`Thegodshadtaughthimneithertodignortoplough,noranyotherskill;hefailedineverycraft。\'
Fragment#4——
ScholiastonAeschinesinCtes。,sec。160:
HereferstoMargites,amanwho,thoughwellgrownup,didnotknowwhetheritwashisfatherorhismotherwhogavehimbirth,andwouldnotliewithhiswife,sayingthathewasafraidshemightgiveabadaccountofhimtohermother。
Fragment#5——
Zenobius,v。68:
`Thefoxknowsmanyawile;butthehedge—hog\'sonetrick（2）canbeatthemall。\'（3）
ENDNOTES:
（1）ThisArtemisia,whodistinguishedherselfatthebattleofSalamis（Herodotus,vii。99）ishereconfusedwiththelaterArtemisia,thewifeofMausolus,whodied350B。C。
（2）i。e。thefoxknowsmanywaystobaffleitsfoes,whilethehedge—hogknowsoneonlywhichisfarmoreeffectual。
（3）AttributedtoHomerbyZenobius,andbyBergktothe\"Margites\"。
THECERCOPES（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Suidas,s。v。:
Cercopes。Theseweretwobrotherslivingupontheearthwhopractisedeverykindofknavery。TheywerecalledCercopes（1）
becauseoftheircunningdoings:oneofthemwasnamedPassalusandtheotherAcmon。Theirmother,adaughterofMemnon,seeingtheirtricks,toldthemtokeepclearofBlack—bottom,thatis,ofHeracles。TheseCercopesweresonsofTheiaandOcean,andaresaidtohavebeenturnedtostonefortryingtodeceiveZeus。
`Liarsandcheats,skilledindeedsirremediable,accomplishedknaves。Farovertheworldtheyroameddeceivingmenastheywanderedcontinually。\'
ENDNOTES:
（1）i。e。`monkey—men\'。
THEBATTLEOFFROGSANDMICE（303lines）
（ll。1—8）HereIbegin:andfirstIpraythechoiroftheMusestocomedownfromHeliconintomyhearttoaidthelaywhichI
havenewlywrittenintabletsuponmyknee。FainwouldIsoundinallmen\'searsthatawfulstrife,thatclamorousdeedofwar,andtellhowtheMiceprovedtheirvalourontheFrogsandrivalledtheexploitsoftheGiants,thoseearth—bornmen,asthetalewastoldamongmortals。Thusdidthewarbegin。
（ll。9—12）OnedayathirstyMousewhohadescapedtheferret,dangerousfoe,sethissoftmuzzletothelake\'sbrinkandrevelledinthesweetwater。Therealoud—voicedpond—larkerspiedhim:andutteredsuchwordsasthese。
（ll。13—23）`Stranger,whoareyou？Whencecomeyoutothisshore,andwhoishewhobegotyou？Tellmeallthistrulyandletmenotfindyoulying。ForifIfindyouworthytobemyfriend,Iwilltakeyoutomyhouseandgiveyoumanynoblegiftssuchasmengivetotheirguests。IamthekingPuff—jaw,andamhonouredinallthepond,beingruleroftheFrogscontinually。
ThefatherthatbroughtmeupwasMud—manwhomatedwithWaterladybythebanksofEridanus。Isee,indeed,thatyouarewell—lookingandstouterthantheordinary,asceptredkingandawarriorinfight;but,come,makehasteandtellmeyourdescent。\'
（ll。24—55）ThenCrumb—snatcheransweredhimandsaid:`Whydoyouaskmyrace,whichiswell—knownamongstall,bothmenandgodsandthebirdsofheaven？Crumb—snatcheramIcalled,andI
amthesonofBread—nibbler——hewasmystout—heartedfather——
andmymotherwasQuern—licker,thedaughterofHam—gnawertheking:shebaremeinthemouse—holeandnourishedmewithfood,figsandnutsanddaintiesofallkinds。Buthowareyoutomakemeyourfriend,whoamaltogetherdifferentinnature？Foryougetyourlivinginthewater,butIamusedtoeachsuchfoodsasmenhave:Inevermissthethrice—kneadedloafinitsneat,roundbasket,orthethin—wrappedcakefullofsesameandcheese,orthesliceofham,orlivervestedinwhitefat,orcheesejustcurdledfromsweetmilk,ordelicioushoney—cakewhicheventheblessedgodslongfor,oranyofallthosecateswhichcooksmakeforthefeastsofmortalmen,lardingtheirpotsandpanswithspicesofallkinds。InbattleIhaveneverflinchedfromthecruelonset,butplungedstraightintothefrayandfoughtamongtheforemost。Ifearnotmanthoughhehasabigbody,butrunalonghisbedandbitethetipofhistoeandnibbleathisheel;