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Type 3596
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	Ἄλλος ὁ Χῖος· ἐγὼ δὲ Θεόκριτος, ὃς τάδ’ ἔγραψα,
	εἷς ἀπὸ τῶν πολλῶν εἰμὶ Συρακοσίων,
	υἱὸς Πραξαγόραο περικλειτῆς τε Φιλίννης·
	Μοῦσαν δ’ ὀθνείαν οὔ τιν’ ἐφελκυσάμαν.

Title(s)	In Theocritum
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 270-271
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Theokritos (315 BC-260 BC)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Self-presentation
Translation(s)	The Chian is another, but I, Theocritus, the author of these works, am a Syracusan, one among many, the son of Praxagoras and renowned Philinna, and I have taken to myself no alien muse. Language English Source(s) A. Gow, 1952, Theocritus Edited with a Translation and Commentary (vol. 1), Cambridge: 255 The Chian Theocritus is another, but I, the Theocritus who wrote these poems, am one of the many Syracusans, the son of Praxagoras and noble Philinna. I admitted no verse that is other than genuine. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 241 Il y a un autre Théocrite, natif de Chios. Moi, le Théocrite auteur de ces vers, je suis originaire de la populeuse Syracuse, né de Praxagoras et de l'illustre Philinna. Et je n'ai attiré à moi nulle Muse étrangère. Language French Source(s) J. Irigoin, P. Laurens, G. Soury, P. Waltz, 1974, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VIII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 359-827 (vol. 8), Paris: 40 Nicht der Chier bin ich. Ich Theokritos, der dies geschrieben, stamme von Syrakus, wo es so viele noch gibt, ich, der Praxagoras Sohn und das Kind der edlen Philinna. Niemals habe ich mich fremden Gesanges bedient. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 271
Bibliography	Primary A. Gow, 1952, Theocritus Edited with a Translation and Commentary (vol. 1), Cambridge: 254-255 J. Irigoin, P. Laurens, G. Soury, P. Waltz, 1974, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VIII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 359-827 (vol. 8), Paris: 40 W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 240-241
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[19525] ἄλλος ὁ \| χῖος· ἐγὼ δὲ θεόκριτος· ὃς τάδε \| γράψας [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 86, Cod. 25 [15th c.] (f. 114v) (4 verses) [21478] Ἄλλος ὁ Χῖος (...) [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - suppl. gr. 1024 [15th c.] (f. 2r) (4 verses) [23191] Ἄλλος ὁ Χῖος· ἐγὼ δὲ Θεόκριτος· ὃς τάδε ἔγραψα. [1485] PRAGUE - Národní Knihovna České Republiky VIII H 36 [1485] ((unsure) f. 73v-74v) (4 verses) [25372] ἄλλος ὁ χῖος· ἐγὼ δὲ θεόκριτος ὁ τάδε γράψας [1351-1400] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 92 [14th-15th c.] (f. 154r) (4 verses) [25320] ἄλλο(ς) ὁ χῖος· ἐγὼ δὲ θεόκριτος, ὃς τάδε γράψα [14th-15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1825 [13th-15th c.] (f. 218v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Lotte van Olmen, Julián Bértola The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, IX.434
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