Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 327 pages of information about Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica.

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 327 pages of information about Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica.

Fragment #6 —­
Scholiast on Pindar, Pyth. iv. 35: 
`Or like her in Hyria, careful-minded Mecionice, who was joined
in the love of golden Aphrodite with the Earth-holder and Earth-
Shaker, and bare Euphemus.’

Fragment #7 —­ Pausanias, ix. 36. 7:  `And Hyettus killed Molurus the dear son of Aristas in his house because he lay with his wife.  Then he left his home and fled from horse-rearing Argos and came to Minyan Orchomenus.  And the hero received him and gave him a portion of his goods, as was fitting.’

Fragment #8 —­
Pausanias, ii. 2. 3: 
But in the “Great Eoiae” Peirene is represented to be the
daughter of Oebalius.

Fragment #9 —­
Pausanias, ii. 16. 4: 
The epic poem, which the Greek call the “Great Eoiae”, says that
she (Mycene) was the daughter of Inachus and wife of Arestor: 
from her, then, it is said, the city received its name.

Fragment #10 —­ Pausanias, vi. 21. 10:  According to the poem the “Great Eoiae”, these were killed by Oenomaus (2):  Alcathous the son of Porthaon next after Marmax, and after Alcathous, Euryalus, Eurymachus and Crotalus.  The man killed next after them, Aerias, we should judge to have been a Lacedemonian and founder of Aeria.  And after Acrias, they say, Capetus was done to death by Oenomaus, and Lycurgus, Lasius, Chalcodon and Tricolonus....  And after Tricolonus fate overtook Aristomachus and Prias on the course, as also Pelagon and Aeolius and Cronius.

Fragment #11 —­
Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius, Arg. iv. 57: 
In the “Great Eoiae” it is said that Endymion was transported by
Zeus into heaven, but when he fell in love with Hera, was
befooled with a shape of cloud, and was cast out and went down
into Hades.

Fragment #12 —­ Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius, Arg. i. 118:  In the “Great Eoiae” it is related that Melampus, who was very dear to Apollo, went abroad and stayed with Polyphantes.  But when the king had sacrificed an ox, a serpent crept up to the sacrifice and destroyed his servants.  At this the king was angry and killed the serpent, but Melampus took and buried it.  And its offspring, brought up by him, used to lick his ears and inspire him with prophecy.  And so, when he was caught while trying to steal the cows of Iphiclus and taken bound to the city of Aegina, and when the house, in which Iphiclus was, was about to fall, he told an old woman, one of the servants of Iphiclus, and in return was released.

Fragment #13 —­
Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius, Arg. iv. 828: 
In the “Great Eoiae” Scylla is the daughter of Phoebus and
Hecate.

Fragment #14 —­
Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius, Arg. ii. 181: 
Hesiod in the “Great Eoiae” says that Phineus was blinded because
he told Phrixus the way (3).

Fragment #15 —­
Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius, Arg. ii. 1122: 
Argus.  This is one of the children of Phrixus.  These....
....Hesiod in the “Great Eoiae” says were born of Iophossa the
daughter of Aeetes.  And he says there were four of them, Argus,
Phrontis, Melas, and Cytisorus.

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