1970. Sign In; Create Profile More. Image . Tomus Quartus (Liber XI: XXXVIII). When Perseus cut off the head of Medusa, Chrysaor and Pegasus sprang . 0000001016 00000 n 1971b. "He [Hephaestion] recounts that Hera who fought on the side of Geryon was wounded on her right by Herakles. . 2803 (Stes. Yet he introduces some new points. . With the Sun in the Golden Cup: Pound and Stesichorus in Canto 23., Ezra Pound Papers at the Harry Ransom Center, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. ", Suidas s.v. "By Erytheia, in which the myth-writers place the adventures of Geryon, Pherekydes (Pherecydes) seems to mean Gades [a city and island off the coast of Southern Iberia (Spain)]. - (Il. Euripides, the tragedian who dwells on the ruin of Troy and the plight of her female residents, resumes the imagery of pregnancy in unequivocal terms, pressing the limits between metaphor and reality with words such as (see Plotin. BUT now the sun, great Hyperions child, "[The labours of Heracles :] Among his herds in the distant land of Hesperia [Spain] the three-shaped shepherd [Geryon] of the Tartesian shore was killed and his cattle driven as spoil from the farthest west; Cithaeron has fed the herd once to Oceanus known. The poet Stesichorus wrote a song of Geryon ( - Geryones) . It uses affect theory to craft methods of translating sound Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) 87 ff (trans. 13 Homeric Iliad Samuel Butler's translation, revised by Timothy Power, Gregory Nagy, Soo-Young Kim, and Kelly McCray. Rackham) (Roman encyclopedia C1st A.D.) : 1 (trans. The Portrayal of the Monster Geryon in Stesichorus' "Geryoneis", in Trends in Classics. Menoetes, who was there tending the cattle of Haides, reported these events to Geryon, who overtook Herakles by the Athemos (Athemus) river as he was leading away the cattle. [16] The Byzantine grammarian Tzetzes also listed him as a contemporary of the tyrant and yet made him a contemporary of the philosopher Pythagoras as well. Bibliography Fowler, Don. Additional details concerning Geryon follow Page's account. 155 36 Edited and translated into Latin by Johannes Schweighuser. Robbins, E. 1997. 1 (trans. Stesichorus (/stskrs/; Greek: , Stsichoros; c. 630 555 BC) was a Greek lyric poet native of today's Calabria (Southern Italy). A more literal-minded later generation of Greeks associated the region with Tartessos in southern Iberia. When he reached Erytheia he camped on Mount Atlas. 4 - 5 (trans. The identity of the two Stesichorean speakers (S88 col.i and ii) escapes us, yet we may form a rough idea about their party connexions and nationality. 2005. Erytheia was an island, now called Gadeira [Gades], lying near Okeanos (Oceanus). . "These [the breed of bulls called Syrian] are they which report said Herakles, the mighty son of Zeus, when fulfilling his labours, drove of old from Erytheia, what time he fought with Geryoneus beside Okeanos (Oceanus) and slew him amid the crags; since he was doomed to fulfil yet another labour, not for Hera nor at the behest of Eurystheus, but for his comrade Arkhippos (Archippus), lord of holy Pella. ", Seneca, Hercules Furens 480 : . For Geryones, being three-headed, gave Herakles one hell of a struggle. "Khrysaor (Chrysaor), married to Kallirhoe (Callirhoe), daughter of glorious Okeanos (Oceanus), was father to the triple-headed Geryon, but Geryon was killed by the great strength of Herakles at sea-circled Erytheis (Erythea) beside his own shambling cattle on that day when Herakles drove those broad-faced cattle toward holy Tiryns, when he crossed the stream of Okeanos and had killed Orthos and the oxherd Eurytion out in the gloomy meadow beyond fabulous Okeanos. Stesichorus's famous "palinode," a retraction or an apology for offending Helen and incurring her wrath, is at the center of H.D.'s epic text. Aristotle mentions two public speeches by Stesichorus: one to the people of Himera, warning them against Phalaris, and another to the people of Locri, warning them against presumption (possibly referring to their war against Rhegium). 0000023416 00000 n 0000002871 00000 n [28] According to Stephanus of Byzantium[29] and the philosopher Plato[30] the poet's father was named Euphemus, but an inscription on a herm from Tivoli listed him as Euclides. 11 (trans. ", Suidas s.v. Only a very few possibly authentic but small fragments are omitted. ", Pseudo-Hyginus, Preface (trans. Finglass (Cambridge 2014) Marco Ercoles. (Apollod. . [59] Moreover, the versatility of lyric meter is suited to solo performance with self-accompaniment on the lyre[60] which is how Homer himself delivered poetry. . "And after Herakles had visited a large part of Libya he arrived at the ocean near Gadeira, where he set up pillars on each of the two continents. Theoi Project Copyright 2000 - 2017 Aaron J. Atsma, Netherlands & New Zealand, (Hesiod Theogony 287, Stesichorus Geryoneis Frag, Apollodorus 2.106, Hyginus Pref), (Ibycus Frag 282A, Diodorus Siculus 4.17.1). Indoor & Outdoor SMD Screens, LED Displays, Digital Signage & Video Wall Solutions in Pakistan 0000009631 00000 n [32], Stesichorus's lyrical treatment of epic themes was well-suited to a western Greek audience, owing to the popularity of hero-cults in southern Italy and Magna Graeca, as for example the cult of Philoctetes at Sybaris, Diomedes at Thurii and the Atreidae at Tarentum. . We ask that comments be substantive in content and civil in tone and those that do not adhere to these guidelines will not be published. Herakles used an arrow poisoned with the Hydra's venom]; and in silence he thrust it cunningly into his brow, and it cut through the flesh and bones by divine dispensation; and the arrow held straight on the crown of his head, and it stained with gushing blood his breatplate and gory limgs; and Geryon drooped his neck to one side, like a poppy which spoiling its tender beauty suddenly sheds its petals. 1 (trans. In this paper I considered two fragments of the Geryoneis of Stesichorus and its descriptions of the Western . referring to Stesichoro's Geryoneis . : It is common knowledge that Stesichorus vita has been modified so as to serve the particular interests of various ethnic and religious groups; hence his biographical data are the result of bias; the presumed names and the occupation of the members of Stesichorus family testify to the popularity of such a policy within certain circles. [43] According to the 9th century scholar Photius, the term eight all (used by gamblers at dice) derives from an expensive burial the poet received outside Catana, including a monument with eight pillars, eight steps and eight corners,[44] but the 3rd century grammarian Julius Pollux attributed the same term to an 'eight all ways' tomb given to the poet outside Himera. 470B) (trans. The original poem, Geryoneis, followed the life of the monster Geryon leading up to his death at the hands of . Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. This text is from a fragmentary scrap of papyrus. Significantly, many of these creatures are among the . "[Heracles] told of the deeds . "[A metaphor employed by Plato :] If a man were gifted by nature with the frame of a Geryon or a Briareus, with his hundred hands, he ought to be able to throw a hundred darts. And each desert her mate. "Theolytos (Theolytus) says that he [Herakles] sailed across the sea in a cauldron [i.e. Print version record. 106 - 109 (trans. Curtis provides us with an edition and translation of and a commentary upon the fragments of the Geryoneis as he reconstructs it. By contrast, the Greeks, with whom the wooden horse is filled, wait to be reborn and start their massacre. GERYON was a three-bodied, four-winged giant who lived on the island of Erytheia in the westernmost reach of the earth-encircling river Okeanos (Oceanus). ", Stesichorus, Geryoneis Fragment S7 (from Strabo, Geography) (trans. Translation, and Commentary M. Davies and P. J. Finglass Frontmatter More information. More light is thrown on the poetic art of Stesichorus by the papyrus-text of his Geryones than by all his other fragments together. . The result is a useful contribution to the growing literature on Stesichorus; the newly edited and re-ordered text is the book's major advance. ] [] []. [21], The Suda's claim that Hesiod was the father of Stesichorus can be dismissed as "fantasy"[22] yet it is also mentioned by Tzetzes[23] and the Hesiodic scholiast Proclus[24] (one of them however named the mother of Stesichorus via Hesiod as Ctimene and the other as Clymene). [Herakles' exploit] against Geryones at Erytheia. Geryoneis in Athenaeus' . ", Pindar, Fragment 169 (trans. West, M. L. 1969. He died in the 56th Olympiad (556/2 BC). La leggenda di Epeo.. It was called Erythea, because the original ancestors of the Carthaginians, the Tyrians, were said to have come from the Red Sea. ", Ibycus, Fragment 282A (trans. Overview. Stesichorus (Ancient Greek: , circa 640 - 555 BCE) was the first great poet of the Greek West. There is, for example, a scene showing Aeneas and his father Anchises departing 'for Hesperia' with 'sacred objects', which might have more to do with the poetry of Virgil than with that of Stesichorus.[101][102][103]. The fetching of these oxen was a subject which was capable of great poetical embellishments, owing to the distant regions into which it carried the hero. This book illustrates how Stesichorus reshaped Greek epic to create a remarkably innovative type of lyric poetry - a literature that was particularly expressive in its handling of motifs associated with travel, such as the voyages of heroes, their returns home, and their escapes. . Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2011. His gory heads were cast in dust, dashed down by that resistless club. They say that he was blinded for writing abuse of Helen and recovered his sight after writing an encomium of Helen, the Palinode, as the result of a dream. The apparatus and commentary are very full. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. 18. Transcription of the original and English translation by Peter Liebregts. [20] Eusebius dated his floruit in Olympiad 42.2 (611/10 BC) and his death in Olympiad 55.1 (560/59 BC). Schol.A.Pind.10.19, cited by David Campbell. Geryoneis. 4 : Where dwell his mother and his consort mild, The goddess caused them straight, "The city of Gadeira [in Iberia] is situated at the extreme end of Europe . He was ranked among the nine lyric poets esteemed by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria, and yet his work attracted relatively little interest among ancient commentators,[2] so that remarkably few fragments of his poetry now survive. 0000003191 00000 n Then, when Helios (the Sun) made him hot as he proceeded, he aimed his bow at the god and stretched it; Helios was so surprised at his daring that he gave him a golden goblet, in which he crossed Okeanos. However, Stesichorus did more than recast the form of epic poetry works such as the Palinode were also a recasting of epic material: in that version of the Trojan War, the combatants fought over a phantom Helen while the real Helen either stayed home or went to Egypt (see a summary below). Athenian Red Figure Vase Painting C6th B.C. He possessed a fabulous herd of cattle whose coats were stained red by the light of the sunset. [72] The enduring freshness of his art, in spite of its epic traditions, is borne out by Ammianus Marcellinus in an anecdote about Socrates: happening to overhear, on the eve of his own execution, the rendition of a song of Stesichorus, the old philosopher asked to be taught it: "So that I may know something more when I depart from life. ((lacuna)) concerning my cattle." "In his mind he distinguished [Herakles who was deliberating on whether to kill Geryon by stealth or in an open fight,] . W. Baumann and W. Pratt. [ (S103.2), and describes how the Danaans leapt eagerly from the [wooden] horse (S105.9): ( ?) More light is thrown on the poetic art of Stesichorus by the papyrus-text of his Geryones than by all his other fragments together. ", Stesichorus, Geryoneis Fragment S14 (from Papyri) : . Mr Barrett gave me a copy of his lecture, which is not yet published, and with his usual generosity has allowed me to make use of it. Scholfield) (Greek natural history C2nd A.D.) : Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 5. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 5. [40] His possible exile from Arcadia is attributed by one modern scholar to rivalry between Tegea and Sparta. In = Athenaei Naucratitae Deipnosophistarum. The 'Lyric Age' of Greece was in part self-discovery and self-expression as in the works of Alcaeus and Sappho but a concern for heroic values and epic themes still endured: Stesichorus' citharodic narrative points to the simultaneous coexistence of different literary genres and currents in an age of great artistic energy and experimentation. 35. . Odysseus asks Demodocus to sing the story of the wooden horse which Epeius constructed with the help of Athena, , Demodocus begins his enframed song from the, , , Enfolding in its belly the crouching Argive soldiers and enfolded by the bemused and undecided Trojans, the carved and cavernous horse forms the centerpiece of the closely-packed gathering. Eryx too, who was reigning in Sikelia (Sicily), plainly had so violent a desire for the cattle from Erytheia that he wrestled with Herakles, staking his kingdom on the match against these cattle. Text, apparatus criticus and translation appear together on the page as much as possible, with commentary following as a unit. Gaselee) (Greek poet C1st B.C.) ((lacuna)) gall, the anguish of the dapple-necked Hydra, destroyer of men [i.e. : Stesichorus occupies a prominent place in this controversy, as he knows episodes from the Nostoi stories, one of which is told in the Odyssey; his PMGF 209 is numbered among the earliest candidates 'for "Homeric" literary passages.' Moreover, the Geryoneis exemplifies his reception of both Homer and Hesiod: our lyric poet reworks . 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