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Type 4453
(formerly typ/2556)

	Γραμματικοῦ θυγάτηρ ἔτεκεν φιλότητι μιγεῖσα
	παιδίον ἀρσενικόν, θηλυκόν, οὐδέτερον.

Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 302-303
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Palladas (4th c.)
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Grammar
Translation(s)	A grammarian’s daughter, having known a man, gave birth to a child which was masculine, feminine, and neuter. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 273 La fille d'un grammairien a mis au monde, après l'amoureuse union, une descendance masculine, féminine, neutre. 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: 62 Eine Grammatikerstochter gebar in Liebe ein männlich und ein weibliches Kind und noch ein Neutrum dazu. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 303
Bibliography	Primary J. Irigoin, P. Laurens, G. Soury, P. Waltz, 1974, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VIII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 359-827 (vol. 8), Paris: 62 W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 272-273
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[20886] Γραμματ(ικ)οῦ θυγάτηρ φιλότ(η)τι ἔτεκε [15th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana E 81 sup. [14th-15th c.] (f. 170r) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Lev Shadrin, 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, IX.489 Vassis ICB 2005, 123: "Palladas, In filiam grammatici"
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