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Type 33132

	Νέοις ἀνάπτων καρδίας σοφὴν ζέσιν
	ἀρχὴν Ἔρωτα τῶν λόγων ποιήσομαι·
	πυρσὸν γὰρ οὗτος ἐξανάπτει τοῖς λόγοις.

Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 258-259
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Constantine Kephalas (9th c. - 10th c.)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Translation(s)	Warming the hearts of youth with learned fervor, I will make Eros the beginning of my books, for it is he who lights the torch of desire for literature. Language English Source(s) K. Demoen 2019, Epigrams on Authors and Books as Text and Paratext, in M. Kanellou, C. Carey, I. Petrovic (eds.), Greek Epigram from the Hellenistic to the Early Byzantine Era, Oxford, 66-84: 76 Firing the hearts of youths with learned fervor, I will begin my work with Love, for it is he who lights a torch with his words. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, M. A. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 201 Voulant susciter chez les jeunes gens un sage bouillonnement du coeur, c'est par l'Amour que je ferai commencer cet ouvrage; car il sait, lui, mettre une flamme dans les paroles. Language French Source(s) J. Guillon, J. Irigoin, P. Waltz, 1929, Anthologie Grecque. Tome II: Anthologie palatine, Livre V (vol. 2), Paris: 21 Den jungen Herzen zündend weise Wallungen, beginn ich mit dem Liebesgotte dieses Werk; er ist's ja., der die Verse auch mit Flammen füllt. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 259
Bibliography	Primary K. Demoen 2019, Epigrams on Authors and Books as Text and Paratext, in M. Kanellou, C. Carey, I. Petrovic (eds.), Greek Epigram from the Hellenistic to the Early Byzantine Era, Oxford, 66-84: 76-77 J. Guillon, J. Irigoin, P. Waltz, 1929, Anthologie Grecque. Tome II: Anthologie palatine, Livre V (vol. 2), Paris: 21 W. Paton, M. A. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 200-201
Number of verses	3
Occurrence(s)	[33136] νέοις ἀνάπτων καρδίας σοφὴν ζέσιν [10th c.] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 23 [10th c.] (p. 87) (3 verses)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, V.1 Vassis ICB 2005, 484: "Constant. Cephalas, Prooemium in epigrammata amatoria"
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