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Type 4052
(formerly typ/2143)

	Στασίχορον, ζαπληθὲς ἀμέτρητον στόμα Μούσης,
	ἐκτέρισεν Κατάνας αἰθαλόεν δάπεδον,
	οὗ, κατὰ Πυθαγόρεω φυσικὰν φάτιν, ἁ πρὶν Ὁμήρου
	ψυχὰ ἐνὶ στέρνοις δεύτερον ᾠκίσατο.

Title(s)	Antipater Sidonius, In Stesichorum
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 56-57
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Antipatros of Sidon < Lebanon (2nd c. BC)
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Homer (8th c. BC) Nine Muses Pythagoras (6th c. BC) Stesichorus (7th-6th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Death Epitaph Praise of the author
Translation(s)	Stesichorus, the vast immeasurable voice of the Muse, was buried in Catana’s fiery land, he in whose breast, as telleth the philosopher Pythagoras, Homer’s soul lodged again. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 47 Stésichore, bouche immense toute pleine de la Muse, a reçu les honneurs derniers au sol brûlant de Catane, lui dont le sein - selon la doctrine de Pythagore sur la nature - offrit à l'âme jadis d'Homère unse seconde demeure. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 89 Katanas glühender Grund gewährte dem musenerfüllten, machtvoll tönenden Mund, Dichter Stesichoros, Ruh. Hat Pythagoras recht mit dem Sein und Werden, Homeros' einstige Seele erstand neu in Stesichoros' Brust. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 57
Bibliography	Primary W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 46-47 P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 89
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[20132] στασίχορον ζαπληθὲς ἀμέτρητον στόμα μούσης [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 37 [14th c.] (f. 37v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Renaat Meesters Contributor(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, VII.75
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