Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 7072
(formerly typ/4978)

	Χρυσέ, πάτερ κολάκων, ὀδύνης καὶ φροντίδος υἱέ,
	καὶ τὸ ἔχειν σε φόβος, καὶ μὴ ἔχειν σ' ὀδύνη.

Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 246-247
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Palladas (4th c.)
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader
Translation(s)	Gold, father of flatterers, son of pain and care, it is fear to have thee and pain not to have thee. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 219 Gold, du Vater der Schmeichler, du Sohn der Qual und der Sorge, dich zu besitzen ist Furcht, dich zu entbehren ist Qual. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. IX-XI (vol. 3), München: 247
Bibliography	Primary W. Paton, 1917, The Greek Anthology. Book 9 (vol. 3), Cambridge: 218-219
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[26422] Χρυσέ, πάτερ κολάκ(ων) · ὀδύνης (καὶ) φροντίδος υἱέ [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - suppl. gr. 1194 [14th c.] (f. 128v) (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.394 Vassis ICB 2005, 871: "Palladas, In pecuniae avidos"
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