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Callimachus · Iambs §13.1

Aphrodite Castnietis and the Sacrifice of Swine

Passage 14 of 22 · Greek

Summary

The mention of Aphrodite Castnietis (the only Aphrodite who accepts sacrifices of swine) in Callimachus' Iambi, along with a note on the text's restoration.

§13.1τὰς Ἀφροδίτας (ἡ θεὸς γὰρ οὐ μία) πάσας ὑπερβέβληκε τῷ καλῶς φρονεῖν ἡ Καστνιῆτις· ἥδε γὰρ χαίρει μόνη θυσίαις ὑείαις.
The Castnietis surpasses all the other Aphrodites (for the goddess is not one) in her good sense; for she alone rejoices in sacrifices of swine.
"Καλλίμαχος μὲν οὖν φησιν ἐν τοῖς Ἰάμβοις τὰς Ἀφροδίτας (ἡ θεὸς γὰρ οὐ μία) τὴν Καστνιῆτιν ὑπερβάλλεσθαι πάσας τῷ φρονεῖν ὅτι μόνη παραδέχεται τὴν τῶν ὑῶν θυσίαν. " We give the above restoration as one more among many: to recover the words of Callimachus with certainty is of course impossible.
"So then Callimachus says in the Iambi that the Castnietis surpasses all the other Aphrodites (for the goddess is not one) in her good sense, because she alone accepts the sacrifice of swine." We give the above restoration as one more among many: to recover the words of Callimachus with certainty is of course impossible.

Notes

  1. §13.1τῷ καλῶς φρονεῖν — The dative of the articular infinitive functions as a dative of respect or relation ("in respect to thinking well" or "in her good sense").
  2. §13.1ὑπερβάλλεσθαι — The middle infinitive of `ὑπερβάλλω` (to surpass) functions transitively here, just like the active perfect `ὑπερβέβληκε`, taking the accusative `τὰς Ἀφροδίτας... πάσας` as its direct object.

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Callimachus, Iambs §13.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg007.humanitext-grc1:13.1

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