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Type 3109
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	Λιπὼν Κόρινθον Οἰδίπους, πατρὸς νόθος
	πρὸς τῶν ἁπάντων λοιδορούμενος ξένος,
	ἦλθεν πυθέσθαι Πυθικῶν θεσπισμάτων,
	ζητῶν ἑαυτὸν καὶ γένους φυτοσπόρον.
	Εὑρὼν δὲ τλήμων ἐν στεναῖς ἁμαξιτοῖς
	ἄκων ἔπεφνε Λάιον γεννήτορα.
	Σφιγγὸς δὲ δεινῆς θανάσιμον λύσας μέλος,
	ᾔσχυνε μητρὸς ἀγνοουμένης λέχος.
	Λοιμὸς δὲ Θήβας εἷλε καὶ νόσος μακρά.
	Κρέων δὲ πεμφθεὶς Δελφικὴν πρὸς ἑστίαν,
	ὅπως πύθηται τοῦ κακοῦ παυστήριον,
	ἤκουσε φωνῆς μαντικῆς θεοῦ πάρα,
	τὸν Λαΐειον ἐκδικηθῆναι φόνον.
	Ὅθεν μαθὼν ἑαυτὸν Οἰδίπους τάλας
	δισσάς τε χερσὶν ἐξανάλωσεν κόρας,
	αὐτὴ δὲ μήτηρ ἀγχόναις διώλετο.

Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Aristophanes of Byzantium
Metre(s)	Iambic trimeter
Subject(s)	Oedipus
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book
Critical Notes	11 πύθηται Pearson, Cougny ] πύθοιτο Nauck 15 δισσάς χερσὶν Pearson ] δισσαῖσι χερσὶν Nauck ] πόρπαισι δισσὰς Cougny
Translation(s)	Relicta Corintho Oedipus, patris spurius filius ab omnibus contumelia-affectus peregrinus, ivit sciscitatum Pythica oracula, quaerens semetipsum et generis auctorem. Inventum autem miser in angustis plaustrariis-viis invitus interfecit Laium genitorem. Sphingis autem dirae lethale cum solvisset carmen, deturpavit matris ignotae lectum. Pestisque Thebas occupavit et morbus longus; Creonque missus Delphicam ad aram, qui disceret qua ratione cessaret malum, audiit vocem fatidicam a Deo Laii poenas-repetitas-esse caedis. Unde edoctus quisnam esset ipse Oedipus miser fibulis duas sibi absumpsit pupillas, ipsaque mater laqueo periit. Language Latin Source(s) E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 303
Bibliography	Primary E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 303 Secondary M. Tomadaki, Emilie M. van Opstall 2019, The Tragedians from a Byzantine Perspective: Book Epigrams on Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, Medioevo Greco. Rivista di storia e filologia bizantina. (MEG), 19, 193-220: 203-204 Bibliography category to be determined K. Dindorf, S. Mekler, 1925, Sophocles Tragoediae, Lipsiae: 105 P. Eleuteri 1980, Altri manoscritti con i versi Ἡ μὲν χεὶρ ἡ γράψασα˙ ὥσπερ ξένοι χαίρουσι...e simili, Codices manuscripti (& impressi), 6, 81-88: 195 A. Nauck, 1948, Aristophanis Byzantii grammatici Alexandrini fragmenta, Halle: 258-259 A. Pearson, 1967, Sophoclis fabulae, Oxford:
Number of verses	16
Occurrence(s)	[23653] λιπὼν κóρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1476-1500] COLOGNY - Bibliotheca Bodmeriana 64 [1476-1500] (f. 70v) (16 verses) [23359] NA [1476-1500] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Υ.III.15 [1476-1500] ((unsure) f. 103v) (16 verses) [23228] Λιπὼν Κόρινθον (...) [1476-1500] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Ω.I.9 [15th c.] (f. 118v) (16 verses) [25848] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Conv. Soppr. 71 [14th c.] (f. 75r) (16 verses) [31666] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθο(ς) [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 28, Cod. 25 [1276-1300] (f. 191r -- (alt.) f. 194r) (16 verses) [24533] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπ(ους) π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 40 [14th c.] (f. 49r) (16 verses) [22876] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους, π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθο(ς) [1301-1325] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 40 [1301-1325] (f. 20r) (16 verses) [25988] λιπὼν κόρινθον, οἰδίπους πατρὸς νόθος [14th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana B 97 sup. [14th c.] (f. 69v) (16 verses) [25976] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρὸς νόθος [1481] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana C 24 sup. [1481] (f. 98r) (16 verses) [26018] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπ(ους) π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθο(ς) [1276-1300] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana E 103 sup. [1276-1300] (f. 33v) (16 verses) [20960] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπ(ους). π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1376-1400] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana G 43 sup. [1376-1400] (f. 91v) (16 verses) [26066] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπ(ους)· π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1376-1400] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana G 43 sup. [1376-1400] (f. 248v) (16 verses) [25948] λιπὼν κόρινθ(ον) οἰδίπ(ους) πατρὸ(ς) νόθο(ς) [14th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana G 56 sup. [14th c.] (f. 40v) (16 verses) [26071] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους· πατρὸς νόθος [1401-1425] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana H 105 sup. [1401-1425] (f. 69v) (16 verses) [26113] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους πατρὸς νόθος [14th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana L 39 sup. [14th c.] (f. 285v) (16 verses) [26153] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους ὁ λαίου [15th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana N 166 sup. [1326-1375] (f. 44(bis)r-44(bis)v) (16 verses) [32042] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους (...) [15th c.] MODENA - Biblioteca Estense Universitaria α. T. 9. 04 (Puntoni 41; olim II. B. 4) [15th c.] ((unsure) f. 177r) (16 verses) [24537] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους πατρὸς νόθος [1326-1375] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2711 [1326-1375] (f. 110r) (16 verses) [31366] Λιπὼν κόρινθ(ον) οἰδίπ(ους)‧ π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθο(ς) [1270-1330] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2712 [1270-1330] (f. 139r) (16 verses) [18901] Λιπὼν κόρινθον (...) [1325] TURIN - Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria - Peyron gr. 1 [1325] ((gen.) somewhere in between f. 86v and f. 135r) (1 verse) [24470] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1491-1500] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 139 [1491-1500] (f. 158r-158v) (16 verses) [19130] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [13th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Urb. gr. 140 [13th c.] (f. 66r) (16 verses) [25227] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(α)τρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 46 [14th c.] (f. 95r-95v) (16 verses) [25211] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(α)τρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 47 [14th c.] (f. 103v) (16 verses) [25212] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(α)τρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 48 [14th c.] (f. 86r-86v) (16 verses) [25389] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(α)τ(ρὸ)ς νόθος [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 50 [14th c.] (f. 143r) (16 verses) [25229] Λιπὼν κόρινθον· οἰδίπους πατρὸς νόθος [1415] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 52 [1415] (f. 137v) (14 verses) [24464] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1351-1400] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 896 [1351-1400] (f. 129v) (15 verses) [24452] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1310] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 910 [1310] (f. 74r) (16 verses) [25461] Λιπὼν κόρινθος οἰδίπ(ους) π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1340] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 920 [1340] (f. 174r) (16 verses) [25334] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπ(ους) π(α)τρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1332 [13th-14th c.] (f. 48v) (16 verses) [24497] Λιπὼν κόρϊνθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1401-1450] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2221 [15th c.] (f. 124r) (16 verses) [22265] Λιπὼν κόρινθ(ον) οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1301-1325] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 467 (coll. 764) [1301-1325] (f. 96r-96v) (16 verses) [22266] λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρὸς νόθος [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 468 (coll. 653) [14th c.] (f. 128v) (16 verses) [22269] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους πατρὸς νόθος [15th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 470 (coll. 824) [15th c.] (f. 159v) (16 verses) [22348] Λιπὼν Κόρινθον Οἰδίπους, πατρὸς νόθος [1413] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - phil. gr. 197 [1413] (f. 85v) (16 verses) [27024] Λιπὼν κόρινθον οἰδίπους π(ατ)ρ(ὸ)ς νόθος [1476-1500] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - phil. gr. 289 [1476-1500] (f. 92v) (16 verses) display 34 more occurrences (37 in total) hide 34 occurrences (37 in total)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Delphine Nachtergaele Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Maria Tomadaki The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca Appendix, III.III.85
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