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Type 6038
(formerly typ/4023)

	Ἀφείς, ὦ Πρόκλε, σοὺς ἀποκρήμνους λόγους,
	καὶ τοὺς σφαιρικοὺς, οὓς τρέχεις ἀναδρόμους
	ἐν οἷς τε μούσας δεικνύεις σφαιροδρόμους,
	κάτελθε λοιπὸν καὶ ταπεινά μοι γράφε·
	μήπως αἱ κυλίστραι σε τῆς σφαίρας κάτω,
	ῥίψωσιν εἰς γῆν καὶ ῥαγῇς παραυτίκα.
	Ὀλισθηρὸς γὰρ σφαιρικὸς σύμπας δρόμος,
	εἰ δ' αὖ θέλεις, ἄνθρωπε, προδραμεῖν κάτω,
	πρόκυπτε τῶν σῶν κἂν βραχὺ σφαιρωμάτων
	καὶ τῶν ταπεινῶν ἡμεδαπῶν ῥημάτων,
	τὴν ἀσκραϊκὴν βίβλον ἐξηγουμένων,
	ἄκουε μικρὸν εὐτελῶς γεγραμμένων.

Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	John Tzetzes (12th c.) - PBW: Ioannes/459/ Plutarch (1st c. - 2nd c.) Proklos (08/02/412 - 17/04/485)
Tag(s)	Address to the reader Reference to content of the book
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined G. Muccio 1895, Studi per un'edizione critica di Sallustio filosofo, Studi Italiani di Filologia Classica (SIFC), 3, 1-81: 5-6
Number of verses	12
Occurrence(s)	[24043] ἀφεἰς ὦ πρόκλε τοὺς ἀποκρήμνους λόγους [13th c.] ATHOS - Mone Iberon 161 [13th c.] (f. 120r) (12 verses) [23529] Ἀφεὶς ὦ πρόκλε σοὺς ἀποκρήμν(ους) λόγους [15th c.] DRESDEN - Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Da. 19 [15th c.] (f. 1r) (12 verses) [24489] Ἀφεὶς ὦ πρόκλε τοὺς ἀποκρήμνους λόγους [1413] ROME - Biblioteca Casanatense 306 [1413] (f. 8r-8v) (12 verses) [25073] Ἀφεὶς ὦ πρόκλε σοὺς ἀποκρήμνους λόγους [1499] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Barb. gr. 162 [1499] (f. 1r) (12 verses) [24484] Ἀφεὶς ὦ πρόκλε σοὺς ἀποκρήμν(ους) λόγους [13th-14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 57 [13th-14th c.] (f. 147v) (12 verses) [25975] ἀφείς ὦ πρόκλε σ(οὺς) ἀποκρήμν(ους) λόγους [13th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 121 [13th c.] (f. 32r) (12 verses) [26436] Ἀφεὶς ὦ πρόκλε σ(οὺς) ἀποκρήμν(ους) λόγους [1276-1325] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 915 [1276-1325] (f. 197v) (12 verses) [25347] Ἀφείς ὦ πρόκλε σοὺς ἀποκρήμν(ους) λόγ(ους) [13th-14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1332 [13th-14th c.] (f. 125r) (12 verses) display 5 more occurrences (8 in total) hide 5 occurrences (8 in total)
Related type(s)	[4209] Ἐκ τῶν προκλικῶν κρημνογράφων ῥημάτων (8 verses) (Same cycle)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 94: "Ioann. Tzetzes, In Proclum Hesiodi interpretem"
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