Type 33641
| Τέτρωρον, ἄναξ, ἡ τετρακτὺς τῶν τέκνων· | |
| οἷς ἀναβαίνων καὶ θεοῦ θάρρει τρέχων, | |
| πατεῖν προῃροῦ τὴν τετράκλιμον κτίσιν. |
| Text source | J. Bértola 2021, Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 114(3), 929-1000: 975 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Critical text |
| Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
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| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
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| Translation(s) |
It is a quadriga, king, the group of your four children, which you mounted and drove trusting in God and on which you preferred to visit the four corners of creation. |
| Comment | The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 16.25-31. |
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| Number of verses | 3 |
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Last modified: 2021-10-29.
