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713-742 are all on Myron's celebrated Statue of a Heifer. It stood originally in the Agora at Athens, but was transferred to the Temple of Peace at Rome.
713-742 are all on Myron's celebrated Statue of a Heifer. It stood originally in the Agora at Athens, but was transferred to the Temple of Peace at Rome.
χάλκεος ἦς, ἐπὶ σοὶ δὲ γεωτόμος εἷλκεν ἄροτρον
— Paton edition
καὶ ζυγόδεσμα φέρων, ψευδομένα δάμαλι.
ἀλλὰ Μύρων τέχνᾳ πανυπείροχος, ὅς σε δι᾽ ἔργων
ἔμπνουν, ὥς τινα βοῦν ἐργάτιν εἰργάσατο.
Thou wast bronze, deceptive heifer, and the hus-
— Paton edition
bandman came up to thee dragging a plough and
carrying a yoke. He far excels all other artists,
Myron, who by his labour made thee alive, just like a
labouring cow
Thou wast bronze, deceptive heifer, and the hus-
— Paton edition
bandman came up to thee dragging a plough and
carrying a yoke. He far excels all other artists,
Myron, who by his labour made thee alive, just like a
labouring cow
χάλκεος ἦς, ἐπὶ σοὶ δὲ γεωτόμος εἷλκεν ἄροτρον
— Paton edition
καὶ ζυγόδεσμα φέρων, ψευδομένα δάμαλι.
ἀλλὰ Μύρων τέχνᾳ πανυπείροχος, ὅς σε δι᾽ ἔργων
ἔμπνουν, ὥς τινα βοῦν ἐργάτιν εἰργάσατο.
Epigram 9.741: Creation of Scholium 9.741.1 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.741: Addition of Manuscript 7974 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.741: Addition of Comment (PK 1105) by “mathildevrst”
Epigram 9.741: Association of Tullius Geminus by “mathildevrst”
Epigram 9.741: Association of anonymus by “mathildevrst”
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