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Type 6877
(formerly typ/4780)

	Ζεὺς κύκνος, ταῦρος, σάτυρος, χρυσὸς δι' ἔρωτα
	Λήδης, Εὐρώπης, Ἀντιόπης, Δανάης.

Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 38-39
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Elegiacs
Subject(s)	Zeus
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Through love Zeus became a swan for Leda, a bull for Europa, a satyr for Antiope, and gold for Danae. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 27 Zeus s'est fait cygne, taureau, satyre, or, par amour pour Léda, Europe, Antiope, Danaé. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1957, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 1-358 (vol. 7), Paris: 20 Liebe zu Danaë und Antiope, Leda, Europa machten Kronion zum Gold, Satyr und Schwane und Stier. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 39
Bibliography	Primary W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 26-27 P. Waltz, 1957, Anthologie Grecque. Tome VII: Anthologie palatine, Livre IX, Épigrammes 1-358 (vol. 7), Paris: 20
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[25757] Ζεὺς κύκνος (...) [1451-1500] CAMBRIDGE (MA) - Harvard College Library, The Houghton Library - MS. Typ. 18 [1451-1500] (f. 99v) (2 verses) [25758] Ζεὺς κύκνος· ταῦρος· σάτυρος· χρυσὸς· δι' ἔρωτα [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 70, Cod. 35 [15th c.] (f. 104r) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola, 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.48 Vassis ICB 2005, 282: "In Iovis transformationes"
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