Citations:Μελίτη
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Ancient Greek citations of Μελίτης (Melítēs)
- 405 BCE, Aristophanes, The Frogs 501–502, (lyric poetry):[1]
- μὰ Δί’ ἀλλ’ ἀληθῶς οὑκ Μελίτης μαστιγίας.
φέρε νυν ἐγὼ τὰ στρώματ’ αἴρωμαι ταδί.- mà Dí’ all’ alēthôs houk Melítēs mastigías.
phére nun egṑ tà strṓmat’ aírōmai tadí.
- Translation by Matthew Dillon[2]
- Oh no, you’ll be a regular whipping-boy of Melite,
Let’s go, I’ll take up the pack here.
- Oh no, you’ll be a regular whipping-boy of Melite,
- mà Dí’ all’ alēthôs houk Melítēs mastigías.
- μὰ Δί’ ἀλλ’ ἀληθῶς οὑκ Μελίτης μαστιγίας.
- Palatine Anthology 6.39.1–2, (by Archias):[3]
- αἱ τρισσαί, Σατύρη τε, καὶ Ἡράκλεια, καὶ Εὐφρώ,
θυγατέρες Ξούθου καὶ Μελίτης, Σάμιαι·- hai trissaí, Satúrē te, kaì Hērákleia, kaì Euphrṓ,
thugatéres Xoúthou kaì Melítēs, Sámiai;
- hai trissaí, Satúrē te, kaì Hērákleia, kaì Euphrṓ,
- αἱ τρισσαί, Σατύρη τε, καὶ Ἡράκλεια, καὶ Εὐφρώ,
- Palatine Anthology 7.211.1–2, (by Tymnes):[4]
- τῇδε τὸν ἐκ Μελίτης ἀργὸν κύνα φησὶν ὁ πέτρος
ἴσχειν, Εὐμήλου πιστότατον φύλακα.- têide tòn ek Melítēs argòn kúna phēsìn ho pétros
ískhein, Eumḗlou pistótaton phúlaka.
- têide tòn ek Melítēs argòn kúna phēsìn ho pétros
- τῇδε τὸν ἐκ Μελίτης ἀργὸν κύνα φησὶν ὁ πέτρος