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On a Beast-fighter who escaped by means of a Pole
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κοντὸν ἀνὴρ κατέπηξε, δέμας δ᾽ εἰς ἀέρα ῥίψας
— Paton edition
ἰδνώθη προκάρηνος, ἀνεγρομένοιο δ᾽ ὕπερθεν
θηρὸς ὑπερκατέβαινεν ἐϋστρέπτοισι πόδεσσιν
οὐδὲ λάβεν λαοὶ δὲ μέγ᾽ ἴαχον ἔκφυγε δ᾽ ἀνήρ.
A man fixed a pole on the ground, and throwing
— Paton edition
himself into the air made a somersault, and with his
nimble feet passed over the back of the beast that
was rushing at him. It failed to catch him ; the
people applauded loudly and the man escaped.
A man fixed a pole on the ground, and throwing
— Paton edition
himself into the air made a somersault, and with his
nimble feet passed over the back of the beast that
was rushing at him. It failed to catch him ; the
people applauded loudly and the man escaped.
κοντὸν ἀνὴρ κατέπηξε, δέμας δ᾽ εἰς ἀέρα ῥίψας
— Paton edition
ἰδνώθη προκάρηνος, ἀνεγρομένοιο δ᾽ ὕπερθεν
θηρὸς ὑπερκατέβαινεν ἐϋστρέπτοισι πόδεσσιν
οὐδὲ λάβεν λαοὶ δὲ μέγ᾽ ἴαχον ἔκφυγε δ᾽ ἀνήρ.
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Epigram 9.533: Creation of Scholium 9.533.1 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.533: Addition of Manuscript 6220 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.533: First revision
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