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Type 6694
(formerly typ/4595)

	Ἦν χρόνος, ἡνίκα γαῖα βροτοὺς διὰ σεῖο, Γαληνέ,
	δέχνυτο μὲν θνητούς, ἔτρεφε δ’ ἀθανάτους,
	χήρευεν δὲ μέλαθρα πολυκλαύτου Ἀχέροντος
	σῇ παιηονίῃ χειρὶ βιαζόμενα.

Title(s)	Εἰς εἰκόνα Γαληνοῦ
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 448-449
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Magnus the Physician
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Galen of Pergamon < Asia Minor < Turkey (129 - 3rd c.)
Tag(s)	Address to the author Praise of the author
Translation(s)	There was a time, Galen, when, owing to thee, Earth received men mortal and reared them in immortality. The halls of tearful Acheron were bereaved by the force of thy healing hand. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 321 Il fut un temps où, grâce à toi, Galien, la terre faisait vivre immortels les fils qu'elle avait reçus mortels. Et l'Achéron, séjour des larmes, se voyait obligé à vider ses demeures: oeuvre de ta main guérisseuse. Language French Source(s) F. Buffière, R. Aubreton, 1980, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XIII: Anthologie de Planude (vol. 13), Paris: 181 Einstmals war eine Zeit, da durch dich, Galenos, die Erde Menschen zwar sterblich empfing, aber unsterblich behielt. Leer da wurden die Hallen des tränenerregenden Hades, als deine heilende Hand ihre Gewalt ihm gezeigt. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 447
Bibliography	Primary F. Buffière, R. Aubreton, 1980, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XIII: Anthologie de Planude (vol. 13), Paris: 181 W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 320-321
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[25076] ἦν χρόνος· ἡνίκα γαῖα θνητοὺς διὰ σεῖο γαληνὲ [1476-1500] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Barb. gr. 272 [1476-1500] (f. 5v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki, 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, XVI.270 Vassis ICB 2005, 315: "Magnus medicus, In imaginem Galeni"
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