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Type 2264
(formerly typ/314)

	Φυγὼν Ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν Ἰλίου,
	πλῆθος Κικόνων, Λωτοφάγων τοὺς δόλους,
	Κύκλωπος δεινὸν ὄμμα τοῦ βροτοκτόνου,
	τὴν Λαιστρυγόνων ὠμότητα καὶ Κίρκης
	τρόπους ἀδήλους καὶ μεμηχανευμένους,
	Ἅιδου τὸ φρικτὸν καὶ τὸν Σειρήνων φθόγγον,
	πέτρας τε πλαγκτὰς καὶ Χαρύβδεως στόμα,
	Σκύλλης τὸ δεινὸν καὶ βίαιον, ὡς ἔφη,
	υἱοῦ χεροῖν τέθνηκεν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι.

Text source	K. Dindorf, 1855, Scholia graeca in Homeri Odysseam, Oxford: VII
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Kirke Odysseus Sirens Troia
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book
Critical Notes	2 πλῆθος Κικόνων, Λωτοφάγων τοὺς δόλους ] πλῆθος δόλους τε Λωτοφάγων, Κικόνων ms. Neap. gr. II F 4, ms. Marc. gr. Z. 611, ms. Marc. gr. Z. 613, Cyrillus, Westerink 6 Ἅιδου τὸ φρικτὸν ] ᾅδην τε φρικτὸν Westerink 7 πέτρας τε πλαγκτὰς ] σπείρας τε πλεκτὰς Dindorf
Comment	Text of Dindorf (1855: VII) modified by DBBE.
Bibliography	Primary H. Coxe, 1969, The collection of the Abate Matteo Luigi Canonici, Oxford: 78 S. Cyrillus, 1832, Codices graeci mss Regiae Bibliothecae Borbonicae (vol. 2), Napels: 142 M. Formentin, 1995, Catalogus codicum Graecorum Bibliothecae Nationalis Neapolitanae (vol. 2), Rome: 119 C. Giannelli, 1950, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1485-1683 (vol. 5), Vatican City: 301 J. Migne, 1892, Patrologiae cursus completus. Series graeca (vol. 122), Paris: 531 H. Stevenson, 1885, Codices manuscripti Palatini Graeci, Rome: 5 H. Stevenson, 1888, Codices manuscripti graeci Reginae Svecorum et Pii PP. II Bibliothecae Vaticanae, Rome: 72 L. Westerink, 1992, Michaelis Pselli poemata, Stuttgart: 464 display 5 more references (8 in total) hide 5 references (8 in total)
Number of verses	9
Occurrence(s)	[20740] φυγὼν ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν ἰλίου [1451-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5673 [1451-1500] (f. 213r) (9 verses) [20802] φυγὼν ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν ἰλίου [13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5674 [13th c.] (f. 150r) (9 verses) [20760] Φυγὼν ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν ἰλίου [15th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana Q 88 sup. [15th c.] (f. 276r) (9 verses) [18960] Φυγὼν Ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν Ἰλίου [1426-1475] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II F 4 [1451-1500] (f. 341v) (9 verses) [20226] Φυγὼν Ὀδυσσεύς (...) [15th c.] PERUGIA - Biblioteca Comunale Augusta 249 (D 67) [15th c.] (f. 261r) (2 verses) [17695] Φυγὼν ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν ίλίου [1335-1336] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 7 [1335-1336] (f. 198r) (9 verses) [18107] Φυγὼν ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν ἰλίου [1451-1500] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 99 [1451-1500] (f. 232r) (9 verses) [17904] φυγὼν ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν ἰλίον [13th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1627 [1477] (f. 317v) (9 verses) [22351] Φυγὼν ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν ἰλίου [1426-1475] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 611 (coll. 850) [1426-1475] (f. 244r) (9 verses) [22361] φυγὼν ὀδυσσεὺς τὸν μαχησμὸν ἰλίου [13th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 613 (coll. 868) [13th c.] (f. 296r) (9 verses) display 7 more occurrences (10 in total) hide 7 occurrences (10 in total)
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Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 844: "Mich. Psellus*, De Ulixis erroribus"
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