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Type 4517
(formerly typ/2609)

	Ἡσίοδος Μούσαις Ἑλικωνίσι τόνδ' ἀνέθηκα
	ὕμνῳ νικήσας ἐν Χαλκίδι θεῖον Ὅμηρον.

Title(s)	In Hesiodum
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 44-45
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Hesiod (8th-7th c. BC) Homer (8th c. BC) Nine Muses
Tag(s)	Polemic Praise of the author
Translation(s)	Hesiod dedicated this to the Heliconian Muses, having conquered divine Homer in the hymn contest at Chalcis. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 33 Hésiode aux Muses de l'Hélicon: ceci est mon offrande pour avoir par mon chant vaincu à Chalcis le divin Homère. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 80 Ich, der Hesiodos, weihte hier diesen des Helikons Musen, als ich im Singen zu Chalkis der hehren Homeros besiegte. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. VII-VIII (vol. 2), München: 45
Bibliography	Primary W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Books 7-8 (vol. 2), Cambridge: 32-33 P. Waltz, 1938, Anthologie Grecque. Tome IV: Anthologie palatine, Livre VII, Épigrammes 1-363 (vol. 4), Paris: 80
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[20987] NA [1462] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4607 (olim N.8) [1462] (f. 3v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Lotte van Olmen The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, VII.53
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