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Ioannis Tzetzes, Histories or Chiliades

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  1. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.690

    § 3.690 Now Abradatas goes at once to Cyrus...

  2. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.700

    § 3.700 And from her most beautiful feminine adornment,...

  3. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.710

    § 3.710 Was marshalling together the army for the onslaught of war,...

  4. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.720

    § 3.720 The entire plane was flashing with brazen fire then As the army was equipping itself for an outbreak of war,...

  5. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.730

    § 3.730 To advance from there, and says to Abradatas...

  6. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.740

    § 3.740 He at once ascended onto his chariot....

  7. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.750

    § 3.750 And on his left, Arisbas...

  8. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.760

    § 3.760 And these men died there, chopped up,...

  9. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.770

    § 3.770 Is said to convey it here to you, Cyrus...

  10. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.780

    § 3.780 Crying and weeping much, he spoke to the woman: “Even you will not be destitute,...

  11. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.790

    § 3.790 Now she (telling the eunuchs to stand just a little bit away,...

  12. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.800

    § 3.800 Measured out their lives in their longing for their mistress,...

  13. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.810

    § 3.810 But only after Heracles...

  14. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.818

    § 3.818 ( T101 ) CONCERNING HORATIUS COCLES Horatius Cocles...

  15. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.830

    § 3.830 CONCERNING MARCUS MANLIUS AND ABOUT GEESE,...

  16. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.840

    § 3.840 Guards in the Palatine on account of the guarding then,...

  17. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.856

    § 3.856 I am leaving out the story of the brave Marcus Coriolanus...

  18. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.862

    § 3.862 Marcus Corvinus was surnamed Corvinus,...

  19. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.862

    § 3.862 I am leaving out Curtius...

  20. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.869

    § 3.869 I am leaving out Kalandos, and Nonnus,...

  21. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.879

    § 3.879 [ T110 ] I am passing over the kindness of Battus...

  22. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.885

    § 3.885 [ T111 ] I am leaving out a description of Meroitic Candace...

  23. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.890

    § 3.890 I omit to add a myriad Greeks and barbarians Who were mindful of benefactions,...

  24. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.892

    § 3.892 ( T112 ) CONCERNING OSYMANDYAS,...

  25. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.897

    § 3.897 ( T113 ) CONCERNING A SNAKE OF PTOLEMY Not only was this Ptolemy...

  26. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.910

    § 3.910 And previously, pursuing the beast heedlessly,...

  27. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.920

    § 3.920 But they were not following near its side,...

  28. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.930

    § 3.930 Therefore, hardly bringing this beast at that time to Ptolemy...

  29. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.940

    § 3.940 Aelian says that Onesicritus...

  30. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.950

    § 3.950 CONCERNING THE DOG OF NICOMEDES, IT HAS TEN STORIES INSTEAD OF ONE ( T115...

  31. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.960

    § 3.960 Many include even the crocodile, and some even sea-monsters;...

  32. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.970

    § 3.970 Was frolicking with the king, he thought she was an enemy,...

  33. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.980

    § 3.980 Wrapped completely in a garment made of gold....

  34. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.988

    § 3.988 ( T116 ) CONCERNING THE HORSE OF ARTYBIUS THE PERSIAN The details about Artybius...

  35. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:3.1000

    § 3.1000 CHILIADES BOOK 4, TRANSLATED BY GARY BERKOWITZ CONCERNING THE LOVE OF A DOLPHIN ( T117...

  36. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.10

    § 4.10 And Aelian relates things somewhat like these things,...

  37. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.20

    § 4.20 There both of them expiring, ended their life....

  38. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.24

    § 4.24 ABOUT ARION THE METHYMNAEAN About Arion...

  39. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.26

    § 4.26 ( T118 ) CONCERNING THE WEEPING OF THE HORSES OF ACHILLES Patroclus...

  40. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.40

    § 4.40 As it was streaming downwards from the junction beside the yoke for both of them.”

  41. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.41

    § 4.41 CONCERNING THE SHARED SYMPATHY OF ANIMALS To tell of the shared sympathy of animals To other animals,...

  42. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.45

    § 4.45 ( T119 ) CONCERNING THE MUTUAL LOVE OF JACKDAWS AND STARLINGS Jackdaws love each other,...

  43. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.49

    § 4.49 ( T120 ) CONCERNING CRANES AND GEESE Cranes also love one another,...

  44. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.60

    § 4.60 Undertake the flight and passage towards Egypt...

  45. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.70

    § 4.70 The protectors within those times stand on one foot,...

  46. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.75

    § 4.75 ( T121 ) CONCERNING DEER AND WOLVES Even deer watch over a mutually loving sharing....

  47. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.83

    § 4.83 ( T122 ) CONCERNING ELEPHANTS For other reasons,...

  48. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.90

    § 4.90 When their own fathers are old, they feed them;...

  49. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.100

    § 4.100 But when newborn elephants fall completely in the deep ditches… Those falling perish together,...

  50. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.103

    § 4.103 ( T123 ) CONCERNING LIONS,...

  51. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.108

    § 4.108 ( T124 ) CONCERNING MARES Mares,...

  52. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.110

    § 4.110 ( T125 ) CONCERNING BEES Bees are ruled by kings and are managed in an orderly manner....

  53. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.120

    § 4.120 Another group to house build, and others to do other things....

  54. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.131

    § 4.131 ( T126 ) CONCERNING LAND MICE,...

  55. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.140

    § 4.140 It might become far from the beast, with the hook cut....

  56. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.150

    § 4.150 Now the land dog honours its first offspring....

  57. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.153

    § 4.153 ( T127 ) CONCERNING ANIMALS BURYING ANIMALS OF THE SAME KIND The dolphin...

  58. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.157

    § 4.157 ( T128 ) CONCERNING THE DOG OF ERIGONE They say that Erigone...

  59. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.170

    § 4.170 But this story of Icarius...

  60. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.180

    § 4.180 Who slew her and Icarius...

  61. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.182

    § 4.182 ( T129 ) CONCERNING THE DOG OF XANTHIPPUS Attic...

  62. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.190

    § 4.190 At that time, even this above-mentioned dog...

  63. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.200

    § 4.200 ( T130 ) CONCERNING THE DOG OF SILANION THE ROMAN The little letter...

  64. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.211

    § 4.211 ( T131 ) CONCERNING THE DOG OF PYRRHUS THE EPIROTAN AND OF ANOTHER SIMILAR The king Pyrrhus...

  65. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.220

    § 4.220 And punished this man with crucifixion....

  66. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.227

    § 4.227 [T132?] Since we mentioned dogs...

  67. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.232

    § 4.232 Of Calvus, a general of the Romans,...

  68. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.235

    § 4.235 For Teian Anacreon...

  69. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.240

    § 4.240 The little dog sat down and started to protect it....

  70. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.250

    § 4.250 For Darius the Later,...

  71. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.258

    § 4.258 A bitch in Athens...

  72. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.261

    § 4.261 With Daphnis,...

  73. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.263

    § 4.263 Now for Polus,...

  74. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.270

    § 4.270 Once a wolf saved this man from death....

  75. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.279

    § 4.279 ( T133 ) CONCERNING THE DOGS WHO SAVED ORPHEUS Orpheus...

  76. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.288

    § 4.288 ( T134 ) CONCERNING EAGLES THAT DIED TOGETHER WITH THEIR MASTERS Phylarchus...

  77. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.300

    § 4.300 Even this eagle,...

  78. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.310

    § 4.310 After it saw a snake...

  79. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.313

    § 4.313 ( T135 ) CONCERNING SERPENTS LOVING AND PAYING COMPENSATION The little letter...

  80. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.320

    § 4.320 Now this same thing happened to an Arcadian...

  81. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.330

    § 4.330 Now learn who Pindus...

  82. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.339

    § 4.339 Horned snakes even distinguish children of the Libyans...

  83. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.351

    § 4.351 ( T136 ) CONCERNING THE TREES OF GERYON Geryon...

  84. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.357

    § 4.357 ( T137 ) CONCERNING THE POPLARS OF PHAETHON For Helios...

  85. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.370

    § 4.370 He was thrown from the chariot and died in the streams of Eridanus...

  86. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.380

    § 4.380 And his female relatives mourned for him passionately....

  87. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.389

    § 4.389 ( T138 ) CONCERNING THE BRONZE COWS IN MOUNT ATABYRIUM The little letter...

  88. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.393

    § 4.393 ( T139 ) CONCERNING THE COMMOTION OF THE TOMBS OF CADMUS AND HARMONIA The little letter...

  89. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.400

    § 4.400 ( T140 ) CONCERNING MAGNESIA,...

  90. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.410

    § 4.410 To purify it of the oxidation again,...

  91. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.416

    § 4.416 ( T141 ) CONCERNING NIOBE,...

  92. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.430

    § 4.430 But Zeus, then,...

  93. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.440

    § 4.440 “The sky possesses two large lights,...

  94. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.450

    § 4.450 Because, being without feeling as a result of every suffering,...

  95. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.467

    § 4.467 ( TE1 ) Receive the little letter after the stories....

  96. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.472

    § 4.472 To Lachanas the Zabareian: for indeed,...

  97. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.480

    § 4.480 For singing to the cithara, Terpander...

  98. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.490

    § 4.490 For Bucephalus,...

  99. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.500

    § 4.500 By a deep canal, of making Athos...

  100. urn:cts:greekLit:tlg5030.tlg001:4.510

    § 4.510 On destroying lions with his bare hands as if they were lambs...

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