mythographic-cosmological work: mythology

Information on CPP 1 (TM 62363)

  • Author

    Pherecydes Syrius

  • Mythology

    col. 1: Zâs [Zeus]; Gê (R); Ôgênos [Ôkeanos] (2).

  • Quoted authors

    —

  • Proper names

    col. 1: Zâs [Zeus]; Gê (R); Ôgênos [Ôkeanos] (2).

  • Contents

    excerpt from Pherecydes' Pentemuchos (identification based on a quotation in Clemens Alex., Strom. 6.2.9.4 = Schibli F 69):
    preparations for the marriage of Zeus and Chtonie (= Gê).

  • Bibliography

    Diels-Kranz, Fragm. der Vorsokratiker 7 B 2; Schibli F 68; M.L. West, CQ N.S. 13 (1963), p. 157-172; cf. R.L. Fowler, Mnemosyne IV 52 (1999), p. 15.

  • Editio princeps

    P.Grenf. 02. 11 (B.P. Grenfell - A.S. Hunt 1897)

  • Hand

    small to medium-sized, relatively formal, of the "severe" style, slightly flattened and broad, leaning forward, markedly bilinear and regular, written with care by an experienced scribe, letters generally well separated, but occasionally linked, without decorations except for very few serifs.

Col.1
01     [ ? αὐ‐
02     τῶι ποιεῦσιν1
τὰ ο[ἰ]κία
03     πολλά τε καὶ μεγάλα·
04     ἐπεὶ δὲ ταῦτα ἐξετέ‐
05     λεσαν πάντα καὶ χρή‐
06     ματα καὶ θεράποντας
07     καὶ θεραπαίνας καὶ
08     τἆλλα ὅσα δεῖ πάντα,
09     ἐπεὶ δὴ2 πάντα ἑτοῖ‐
10     μα γίγνεται, τὸν γά‐
11     μον ποιεῦσιν. κἀπει‐
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12     δὴ τριτὴ ἡμέρη γί‐
13     γνεται τῶι γάμωι, τό‐
14     τε Ζὰς ποιεῖ φᾶρος μέ‐
15     γα τε καὶ καλὸν, καὶ
16     ἐν αὐτῶ[ι] π̣ο̣ι̣κ̣[ίλλει Γῆν
17     καὶ ᾿Ωγη[νὸν καὶ τὰ Ὠ‐
18     γηνοῦ [ δώματα ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
19     [ ̣ ̣ ̣]π̣ι̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
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Col.2
01     [ ? βουλόμενος
02     γάρ σεο τοὺς γάμου̣[ς
03     εἶναι, τούτωι σε τιμ̣[έω.
04     600 in marg. σὺ δέ μοι χαῖρε καὶ σ̣ύ̣[ν‐3
05     [ι]σθι. ταῦτά φασιν ἀν̣[α‐
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06     καλυπτήρια πρῶτον
07     γενέσθαι, ἐκ το̣ύ̣του δ̣[ὲ
08     ὁ νόμος ἐγένε[το] καὶ̣
09     θεοῖσι καὶ ἀνθρ̣[ώπ]ο̣ι̣‐
10     σιν. ἡ δέ μι[ν ἀμείβε‐4
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11     ται δ̣ε̣ξ̣αμ̣[ένη εὑ τὸ5
12     φᾶ̣[ρος ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣6
13     σ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
14     κ̣λ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
15     [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣7
16     θ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣8
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Apparatus


02 n. 01 ποιεῦσιν corr Schibli : ποιουσιν P
09 n. 02 ἐπεὶ δὴ Schibli : ἐπειδὴ ed. pr.
04 n. 03 σ̣ύ̣[ν‐ Blass : ̣ρ̣[ ̣ ̣ ed. pr.
10 n. 04 μι[ν ἀμείβε‐ suppl Diels : μι[ ed. pr.
11 n. 05 δ̣ε̣ξ̣αμ̣[ένη εὑ τὸ suppl Diels : δεξα[ ed. pr.
12 n. 06 φᾶ̣[ρος ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ suppl Diels : φα̣[ ed. pr.
15 n. 07 [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ Schibli : ο̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ed. pr.
16 n. 08 θ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ Schibli : θρ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ed. pr.