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Type 5349
(formerly typ/3390)

	Πίνδαρον ἱμερόεντα παρ’ ὕδασι Κῦρος ἐγείρει,
	οὕνεκα φορμίζων εἶπεν· "Ἄριστον ὕδωρ."

Title(s)	Εἰς ἄγαλμα Πινδάρου
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 462-463
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Kyros of Panopolis < Egypt (5th c.)
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Kyros of Panopolis < Egypt (5th c.) Pindar (518 BC-438 BC)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Cyrus set up charming Pindar beside the water, because singing to the lyre he said, “Water is best.”. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 437 C'est l'aimable Pindare dont Cyros fait élever la statue au bord de l'eau, parce qu'en s'accompagnant sur sa lyre il a dit: "Rien n'est meilleur que l'eau." 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: 176 Pindar, dem lieblichen, setzt hier Kyros am Wasser die Statue, weil er zur Leier das Wort: "Bestes ist Wasser" einst sang. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 463
Comment	The quote in the second verse refers to the beginning of Pindar's first Olympian Ode: "ἄριστον μὲν ὕδωρ".
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: 176 W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 436-437
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[20734] Πίνδαρον ἱμερόεντα παρ’ ὕδατι κῦρος ἐγείρει [1451-1500] LONDON - British Library - Harley 1752 [1451-1500] (f. 89v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	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, IX.809 Vassis ICB 2005, 620: "Cyrus Panopolitanus, In statuam Pindari"
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