EROTICA ADESPOTA :: Calligone (PSI 8.981)

TLG 5003 026 :: *EROTICA ADESPOTA* :: Calligone (PSI 8.981) EROTICA ADESPOTA Narr. Fict. (Varia) Calligone (PSI 8.981) Source: Stephens, S., Winkler, J. (eds.), Ancient Greek novels: the fragments. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995: 272–274. Citation: (Line)

1	παντελῶς τὴν γνώμην διασεσεισμένη. ἐλθοῦσα δὴ ἐπὶ σκηνὴν καὶ ῥί̣ψ̣α̣‐ σα ἑαυτὴν ἐπὶ τῆς στιβάδο̣ς̣
5	ἀνωλόλυξεν μέγα καὶ διω‐ λύγιον, καὶ δάκρυα ἐξέρ̣[ρ]εον ἀθρόα· κατερρήξατό τε τὸν χ̣ι̣‐ τῶνα. ἐπεμελεῖτο δὲ ὁ Εὐ‐ βίοτος μηδένα παρεῖναι
10	ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ, ἀλλ’ ἐξήλαυ‐ νεν ἅπαντας ὡς ἄ̣ν τινων δυσχερῶν αὐτῇ περὶ Σαυ‐ ροματῶν ἠγγελμέ̣ν̣ω̣ν̣. ἡ δὲ ἀνωλοφύρετο καὶ ἐ‐
15	κώκυεν καὶ ἐλοιδορεῖτο μὲν ἐκείνῃ τῆι ἡμέρηι, ἐν ᾗ τὸν Ἐρασεῖνον εἶδεν ἐν τῆι θ̣ήρᾳ, ἐλ̣ο̣ι̣δορ̣ε̣ῖ̣τ̣ο̣ δὲ καὶ αὐτὴ τοῖς αὑτῆς ὀ‐
20	φθαλμοῖς· ἐ[μ]έμφετο δὲ [κ]αὶ τὴν [Ἄρ]τεμιν .[..].μ̣ε̣ [.].[...............]α [.................]υ [................]ι̣ρ̣[.]
25	[..]. καὶ ἐν τοιαύτ[αι]ς ξ[υμ‐]
25	[φο]ραῖς στρεφομένη ἵε̣ι̣ [τὴ]ν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὸ ἐγχειρί‐ δ̣ι̣ο̣ν̣· ἐτύγχανεν δὲ αὐτὸ [ὁ] Εὐβίοτος ε̣[ὐθ]ὺ̣ κατὰ τὴν	272
30	[ἔφ]οδ̣ον σπασάμενος ἐκ [το]ῦ κολεοῦ κ̣αὶ̣ λαθών· ἡ δὲ [ἐπ]ιβλέψασα πρὸς αὐτὸν [λέ]γει· “ὦ πάντων ἀνθρώ‐ [π]ων κάκιστε, ὃς ἔτλης [ἅ]ψα‐
35	[σθ]αι τοῦ ἐμοῦ ξίφους· εἰμὶ [μ]ὲν γὰρ οὐκ Ἀμαζὼν οὐ‐ [δὲ] Θε̣μιστώ, ἀλλ’ Ἑλληνὶς [καὶ] Καλλιγόνη, οὐδεμιᾶς [δὲ] Ἀμαζόνων τὸν θυμὸν
40	[ἀσ]θενεστέρα. ἴθι μοι τὸ ξί‐ [φο]ς κόμιζε, μὴ [κ]α̣ὶ̣ σὲ ταῖς
40	[χε]ρσὶν ἄγχους’ ἀποκτει‐	273