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Diodorus Siculus · Bibliotheca Historica §4.arg.0

Table of Contents of Book 4 on Greek Mythology

Passage 236 of 406 · Greek

Summary

This is the table of contents for Book 4 of Diodorus' Library of History, listing the topics of each chapter including the introduction, Dionysus, Heracles, the Argonauts, the Seven against Thebes, and other Greek mythical heroes and genealogies.

§4.arg.0τάδε ἔνεστιν ἐν τῇ τετάρτῃ τῶν Διοδώρου βίβλων.
The following are contained in the fourth of the books of Diodorus.
προοίμιον περὶ τῶν μυθολογουμένων παρὰ τοῖς ἱστοριογράφοις.
An introduction concerning the mythical accounts related by historians.
περὶ Διονύσου καὶ Πριάπου καὶ Ἑρμαφροδίτου καὶ Μουσῶν.
Concerning Dionysus, Priapus, Hermaphroditus, and the Muses.
περὶ Ἡρακλέους καὶ τῶν δώδεκα ἄθλων καὶ τῶν ἄλλων τῶν πραχθέντων ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ μέχρι τῆς ἀποθεώσεως.
Concerning Heracles, his twelve labours, and the other deeds performed by him up to his deification.
περὶ τῶν Ἀργοναυτῶν καὶ Μηδείας καὶ τῶν Πελίου θυγατέρων.
Concerning the Argonauts, Medea, and the daughters of Pelias.
περὶ τῶν ἀπογόνων τοῦ Ἡρακλέους.
Concerning the descendants of Heracles.
περὶ Θησέως καὶ τῶν ἄθλων αὐτοῦ.
Concerning Theseus and his labours.
περὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας.
Concerning the Seven against Thebes.
περὶ τῶν ἐπιγόνων τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας.
Concerning the descendants of the Seven against Thebes.
περὶ Νηλέως καὶ τῶν ἀπογόνων αὐτοῦ.
Concerning Neleus and his descendants.
περὶ Λαπιθῶν καὶ Κενταύρων.
Concerning the Lapiths and the Centaurs.
περὶ Ἀσκληπιοῦ καὶ τῶν ἀπογόνων αὐτοῦ.
Concerning Asclepius and his descendants.
περὶ τῶν Ἀσωποῦ θυγατέρων καὶ τῶν Αἰακῷ γενομένων υἱῶν.
Concerning the daughters of Asopus, and the sons born to Aeacus.
περὶ Πέλοπος καὶ Ταντάλου καὶ Οἰνομάου καὶ Νιόβης.
Concerning Pelops, Tantalus, Oenomaus, and Niobe.
περὶ Δαρδάνου καὶ τῶν ἀπογόνων αὐτοῦ μέχρι Πριάμου.
Concerning Dardanus and his descendants up to Priam.
περὶ Δαιδάλου καὶ Μινωταύρου καὶ τῆς Μίνω στρατείας ἐπὶ Κώκαλον τὸν βασιλέα.
Concerning Daedalus, the Minotaur, and the campaign of Minos against King Cocalus.
περὶ Ἀρισταίου καὶ Δάφνιδος καὶ Ἔρυκος, ἔτι δὲ Ὠρίωνος.
Concerning Aristaeus, Daphnis, Eryx, and also Orion.

Notes

  1. §4.arg.0τάδε ἔνεστιν — The neuter plural subject τάδε is paired with the singular verb ἔνεστιν, which is the standard rule of agreement in Classical Greek (often called the schema Atticum).
  2. §4.arg.0παρὰ τοῖς ἱστοριογράφοις — The preposition παρά with the dative case originally means "at the side of" or "among," but here, in combination with the passive participle τῶν μυθολογουμένων, it effectively designates the agent ("by the historians").
  3. §4.arg.0ἐπὶ Θήβας — The preposition ἐπί with the accusative means "against" or "towards," indicating here the direction of movement and the hostile target (Thebes). This is a formulaic expression referring to the famous mythical expedition of the "Seven against Thebes."
  4. §4.arg.0Αἰακῷ γενομένων — The dative Αἰακῷ is used with the participle γενομένων ("having been born") to indicate a dative of possession or reference, meaning "born to Aeacus."

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