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Theophrastus · Fragments §108.1

The Excellence of Amasis the Elean in Love

Passage 113 of 196 · Greek

Summary

Introduces the statement of Theophrastus in his Eroticus that Amasis the Elean was extraordinary in matters of love.

§108.1Fr. 108 Ἄμασιν τὸν Ἠλεῖον Θ. ἐν τῷ Ἐρωτικῷ περὶ τοὺς ἔρωτας δεινὸν γεγονέναι λέγει.
Fr. 108 Theophrastus in his Eroticus says that Amasis the Elean was extraordinary in matters of love.

Notes

  1. §108.1Θ. — An abbreviation for the philosopher Theophrastus (Θεόφραστος).
  2. §108.1Ἄμασιν τὸν Ἠλεῖον... δεινὸν γεγονέναι λέγει — An accusative with infinitive (A.c.I.) construction is used as the object of the main verb λέγει ("says"), where "Ἄμασιν τὸν Ἠλεῖον" (Amasis the Elean) functions as the subject accusative of the infinitive "γεγονέναι" ("to have been"), and "δεινὸν" ("extraordinary", "highly skilled") is the predicate accusative. The adjective "δεινός" combined with "περὶ τοὺς ἔρωτας" means "expert in" or "extraordinary in" matters of love.

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Theophrastus, Fragments §108.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010x09.humanitext-grc1:108.1

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