§14Τυχιάδης
ἐγὼ γοῦν διηγήσομαι ὑμῖν ἃ εἶδον γιγνόμενα ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐν Γλαυκίου τοῦ Ἀλεξικλέους.
Tychiades: I at any rate will tell you what I saw happening by his hand in the house of Glaucias, the son of Alexicles.
ἄρτι γὰρ ὁ Γλαυκίας τοῦ πατρὸς ἀποθανόντος παραλαβὼν τὴν οὐσίαν ἠράσθη Χρυσίδος τῆς Δημέου γυναικός.
For Glaucias, having just received his estate upon his father's death, fell in love with Chrysis, the wife of Demeas.
ἐμοὶ δὲ διδασκάλῳ ἐχρῆτο πρὸς τοὺς λόγους, καὶ εἴ γε μὴ ὁ ἔρως ἐκεῖνος ἀπησχόλησεν αὐτόν, ἅπαντα ἂν ἤδη τὰ τοῦ Περιπάτου ἠπίστατο, ὃς καὶ ὀκτωκαιδεκαέτης ὢν ἀνέλυε καὶ τὴν φυσικὴν ἀκρόασιν μετεληλύθει εἰς τέλος.
And he used me as a teacher for his studies, and if that love had not occupied him, he would by now have known all the teachings of the Peripatetic school, since even at eighteen years of age he was analyzing and had gone through the Physics to the end.
ἀμηχανῶν δὲ ὅμως τῷ ἔρωτι μηνύει μοι τὸ πᾶν, ἐγὼ δὲ ὥσπερ εἰκὸς ἦν, διδάσκαλον ὄντα, τὸν Ὑπερβόρεον ἐκεῖνον μάγον ἄγω παρʼ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ μναῖς τέτταρσι μὲν τὸ παραυτίκα — ἔδει γὰρ προτελέσαι τι εἰς τὰς θυσίας — ἑκκαίδεκα δέ, εἰ τύχοι τῆς Χρυσίδος.
But being at a loss because of his love, he revealed the whole matter to me; and I, as was natural for a teacher, brought that Hyperborean magician to him for four minae down—for it was necessary to pay something in advance for the sacrifices—and sixteen more if he should obtain Chrysis.
ὁ δὲ αὐξομένην τηρήσας τὴν σελήνην — τότε γὰρ ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολὺ τὰ τοιαῦτα τελεσιουργεῖται — βόθρον τε ὀρυξάμενος ἐν ὑπαίθρῳ τινὶ τῆς οἰκίας περὶ μέσας νύκτας ἀνεκάλεσεν ἡμῖν πρῶτον μὲν τὸν Ἀλεξικλέα τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Γλαυκίου πρὸ ἑπτὰ μηνῶν τεθνεῶτα·
Having watched for the waxing moon—for then such things are usually accomplished—and having dug a trench in an open-air part of the house around midnight, he first called up for us Alexicles, the father of Glaucias, who had died seven months before.
ἠγανάκτει δὲ ὁ γέρων ἐπὶ τῷ ἔρωτι καὶ ὠργίζετο, τὰ τελευταῖα δὲ ὅμως ἐφῆκεν αὐτῷ ἐρᾶν.
The old man was displeased and angry at the love, but at last nevertheless permitted him to love.
μετὰ δὲ τὴν Ἑκάτην τε ἀνήγαγεν ἐπαγομένην τὸν Κέρβερον καὶ τὴν Σελήνην κατέσπασεν, πολύμορφόν τι θέαμα καὶ ἄλλοτε ἀλλοῖόν τι φανταζόμενον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ πρῶτον γυναικείαν μορφὴν ἐπεδείκνυτο, εἶτα βοῦς ἐγίγνετο πάγκαλος, εἶτα σκύλαξ ἐφαίνετο.
After this, he also brought up Hecate leading Cerberus, and drew down the Moon, a multiform sight presenting itself differently at different times; for first it showed a female form, then it became a beautiful cow, and then a dog appeared.
τέλος δʼ οὖν ὁ Ὑπερβόρεος ἐκ πηλοῦ ἐρώτιόν τι ἀναπλάσας, Ἄπιθι, ἔφη, καὶ ἄγε Χρυσίδα. καὶ ὁ μὲν πηλὸς ἐξέπτατο, μετὰ μικρὸν δὲ ἐπέστη κόπτουσα τὴν θύραν ἐκείνη καὶ εἰσελθοῦσα περιβάλλει τὸν Γλαυκίαν ὡς ἂν ἐκμανέστατα ἐρῶσα καὶ συνῆν ἄχρι δὴ ἀλεκτρυόνων ἠκούσαμεν ᾀδόντων.
Finally, the Hyperborean, having molded a certain little Cupid out of clay, said, "Go, and bring Chrysis." And the clay flew off, and after a little while she appeared knocking at the door, and having entered she embraced Glaucias as if madly in love, and remained with him until indeed we heard the cocks crowing.
τότε δὴ ἥ τε Σελήνη ἀνέπτατο εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἡ Ἑκάτη ἔδυ κατὰ τῆς γῆς καὶ τὰ ἄλλα φάσματα ἠφανίσθη καὶ τὴν Χρυσίδα ἐξεπέμψαμεν περὶ αὐτό που σχεδὸν τὸ λυκαυγές.
Then the Moon flew up into the heaven, and Hecate went down under the earth, and the other apparitions vanished, and we sent Chrysis away just about dawn.
§15Τυχιάδης
εἰ ταῦτα εἶδες, ὦ Τυχιάδη, οὐκ ἂν ἔτι ἠπίστησας εἶναι πολλὰ ἐν ταῖς ἐπῳδαῖς χρήσιμα. εὖ λέγεις,
ἦν δ' ἐγώ· ἐπίστευον γὰρ ἄν, εἴ γε εἶδον αὐτά, νῦν δὲ συγγνώμη, οἶμαι, εἰ μὴ τὰ ὅμοια ὑμῖν ὀξυδορκεῖν ἔχω.
Tychiades: "If you had seen these things, Tychiades, you would no longer have disbelieved that there are many useful things in incantations." "You speak well," I said; "for I should believe, if indeed I had seen them; but now excuse me, I think, if I am not able to see as sharply as you.
πλὴν ἀλλʼ οἶδα γὰρ τὴν Χρυσίδα ἣν λέγεις, ἐραστὴν γυναῖκα καὶ πρόχειρον, οὐχ ὁρῶ δὲ τίνος ἕνεκα ἐδεήθητε ἐπʼ αὐτὴν τοῦ πηλίνου πρεσβευτοῦ καὶ μάγου τοῦ ἐξ Ὑπερβορέων καὶ Σελήνης αὐτῆς, ἣν εἴκοσι δραχμῶν ἀγαγεῖν εἰς Ὑπερβορέους δυνατὸν ἦν.
Except that I know that Chrysis whom you mention, an amorous and easy woman, and I do not see for what reason you needed for her the clay messenger and the magician from the Hyperboreans and the Moon herself, whom it was possible to bring for twenty drachmae even to the Hyperboreans.
πάνυ γὰρ ἐνδίδωσιν πρὸς ταύτην τὴν ἐπῳδὴν ἡ γυνὴ καὶ τὸ ἐναντίον τοῖς φάσμασιν πέπονθεν· ἐκεῖνα μὲν γὰρ ἢν ψόφον ἀκούσῃ χαλκοῦ ἢ σιδήρου, πέφευγε — καὶ ταῦτα γὰρ ὑμεῖς φατε — αὕτη δὲ ἂν ἀργύριόν που ψοφῇ, ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸν ἦχον.
For the woman yields entirely to this incantation and has suffered the opposite of the apparitions; for those, if they hear a sound of bronze or iron, flee—and indeed you say this—but she, if silver sounds anywhere, comes to the noise.
ἄλλως τε καὶ αὐτοῦ θαυμάζω τοῦ μάγου, εἰ δυνάμενος αὐτὸς ἐρᾶσθαι πρὸς τῶν πλουσιωτάτων γυναικῶν καὶ τάλαντα ὅλα παρʼ αὐτῶν λαμβάνειν, ὁ δὲ τεττάρων μνῶν πάνυ σμικρολόγος ὢν Γλαυκίαν ἐπέραστον ἐργάζεται. Γελοῖα ποιεῖς,
ἔφη ὁ Ἴων,
ἀπιστῶν ἅπασιν. §16Τυχιάδης
ἐγὼ γοῦν ἡδέως ἂν ἐροίμην σε, τί περὶ τούτων φὴς ὅσοι τοὺς δαιμονῶντας ἀπαλλάττουσι τῶν δειμάτων οὕτω σαφῶς ἐξᾴδοντες τὰ φάσματα.
Especially, I wonder at the magician himself, if being able himself to be loved by the richest women and to receive whole talents from them, he, being very stingy for four minae, makes Glaucias lovable." "You are ridiculous," said Ion, "disbelieving everything." Tychiades: "I at any rate would gladly ask you, what do you say about those who rid the demoniacs of their terrors, so clearly exorcising the apparitions?
καὶ ταῦτα οὐκ ἐμὲ χρὴ λέγειν, ἀλλὰ πάντες ἴσασι τὸν Σύρον τὸν ἐκ τῆς Παλαιστίνης, τὸν ἐπὶ τούτῳ σοφιστήν, ὅσους παραλαβὼν καταπίπτοντας πρὸς τὴν σελήνην καὶ τὼ ὀφθαλμὼ διαστρέφοντας καὶ ἀφροῦ πιμπλαμένους τὸ στόμα ὅμως ἀνίστησι καὶ ἀποπέμπει ἀρτίους τὴν γνώμην, ἐπὶ μισθῷ μεγάλῳ ἀπαλλάξας τῶν δεινῶν.
And these things I do not need to say, but everyone knows the Syrian from Palestine, the expert in this matter, how many he takes who fall down at the moon and distort their eyes and are filled with foam in their mouths, and nevertheless raises them up and sends them away sound in mind, having freed them from their terrible troubles for a large fee.
ἐπειδὰν γὰρ ἐπιστὰς κειμένοις ἔρηται ὅθεν εἰσεληλύθασιν εἰς τὸ σῶμα, ὁ μὲν νοσῶν αὐτὸς σιωπᾷ, ὁ δαίμων δὲ ἀποκρίνεται, ἑλληνίζων ἢ βαρβαρίζων ὁπόθεν ἂν αὐτὸς ᾖ, ὅπως τε καὶ ὅθεν εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν ἄνθρωπον· ὁ δὲ ὅρκους ἐπάγων, εἰ δὲ μὴ πεισθείη, καὶ ἀπειλῶν ἐξελαύνει τὸν δαίμονα.
For when, standing over them as they lie, he asks whence they entered into the body, the sick man himself is silent, but the demon answers, speaking Greek or a foreign language from wherever he himself is, and how and whence he entered into the man; and he, administering oaths, and if not persuaded, also threatening, drives out the demon.
ἐγὼ γοῦν καὶ εἶδον ἐξιόντα μέλανα καὶ καπνώδη τὴν χρόαν. οὐ μέγα,
ἦν δʼ ἐγώ,
τὰ τοιαῦτά σε ὁρᾶν, ὦ Ἴων, ᾧ γε καὶ αἱ ἰδέαι αὐταὶ φαίνονται ἃ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν Πλάτων δείκνυσιν, ἀμαυρόν τι θέαμα ὡς πρὸς ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀμβλυώττοντας.
I at any rate even saw one going out, black and smoky in color." "No great thing," I said, "for you to see such things, Ion, to whom even the Ideas themselves appear, which your father Plato shows, a dim sight compared to us who are dull-sighted."