R. J. Cholmeley, M.A., The Idylls of Theocritus, poem 8

Home Collections/Texts Perseus Catalog Research Grants Open Source About Help

Hide browse bar Your current position in the text is marked in blue. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position:

This text is part of:

Greek and Roman Materials

View text chunked by:

text : poem : line

Table of Contents:

Commentary: Idylls

view as XML

The epigram refers to a statue of Aesculapius set up by Nicias and carved for him by Eetion, but it obviously was not intended to be engraved on the pedestal.

[3] ἱκνεῖται, 'entreats him with sacrifice.'

[4] γλύψατο, 'got carved.' Note the use of the middle voice, cf. Dem. 520. 2; Hdt. ii. 135.

The Idylls of Theocritus. R. J. Cholmeley, M.A. London. George Bell & Sons. 1901.

Tufts University provided support for entering this text.

This text was converted to electronic form by professional data entry and has been proofread to a medium level of accuracy.

view as XML