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Type 6281
(formerly typ/4248)

Ῥῶ, περὶ σῶμα θανόντος ἔβη ξανθὸς Μενέλαος.

Title(s)	Titulus Iliadis XVII
Text source	DBBE
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Homer (8th c. BC) Menelaos Patroklos
Tag(s)	Division of the book Introduction to the subject Reference to content of the book Title
Translation(s)	Translation by Thomas Van Nieuwerburgh: Rho: rond het lichaam van de dode liep de blonde Menelaus. Language Dutch
Bibliography
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[25622] ῥῶ περὶ σῶμα θανόντος, ἔβη ξανθὸς μενέλαος [1451-1500] LEIDEN - Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit - Voss. gr. F° 64 [1451-1500] (f. 367v) (1 verse) [24145] Ῥῶ περὶ σῶμα θανόντος ἔβη ξανθὸς μενέλαος [1466] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5600 [1466] (f. 165v) (1 verse) [25573] ρῶ περὶ σῶμα θανόντος ἔβη ξανθὸς μενέλαος [1431] LONDON - British Library - King's 16 [1431] (f. 189v) (1 verse) [33894] ῥω περὶ σῶμα θανόντος ἔβη μενέλαος ἀμύμων [1301-1350] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 181 sup. [1301-1350] (f. 71v) (1 verse) [33859] ῥῶ περὶ σῶμα θανόντος ἔβη μενέλαος ἀμυμ(...) [1321-1340] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II C 32 [1321-1340] (f. 370v) (1 verse) [31570] ῥῶ περὶ σῶμα θανόντο(ς) ἔβη ξανθὸ(ς) μενέλα(ον) [12th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 2.7 [12th c.] (f. 285v) (1 verse) [30643] ῥῶ περὶ σῶμα θανόντος ἔβη ξανθὸς μενέλαος [1463] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2685 [1463] (f. 312v) (1 verse) display 4 more occurrences (7 in total) hide 4 occurrences (7 in total)
Related type(s)	[6510] Ῥῶ, Δαναοὶ Τρῶές τε νέκυν πέρι χεῖρας ἔμισγον (1 verse) (Variant (other subject)) [5414] Ῥῶ, Δαναοὶ Τρῶές τε περὶ νέκυν ἀμφιμάχοντο (1 verse)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Thomas Van Nieuwerburgh The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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