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John Stobaeus

Stobaeus, Volume I

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Book I Chapter 1 · I.1.14–I.1.18

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14 ⟨Ὁμήρου⟩

I.1.14
Καί τε θεοὶ ξείνοισιν ἐοικότες ἀλλοδαποῖσι παντοῖοί τ’ ἐλθόντες ἐπιστρωφῶσι πόληας, ἀνθρώπων ὕβριν τε καὶ εὐνομίην ἐφορῶντες.

15 ⟨Ὁμήρου⟩

I.1.15
Τοῖος γὰρ νόος ἐστὶν ἐπιχθονίων ἀνθρώπων, οἷον ἐπ’ ἦμαρ ἄγῃσι πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε.

16 ⟨Ἀδεσπότου ποιητοῦ⟩

I.1.16
Πάντῃ πάρεστι καὶ βλέπει πάντῃ θεός.

17 ⟨Εὐριπίδου⟩

I.1.17
Θεοῦ γὰρ οὐδεὶς χωρὶς εὐτυχεῖ βροτῶν, οὐδ’ εἰς τὸ μεῖζον ἦλθε, τὰς θνητῶν δ’ ἐγὼ χαίρειν κελεύω θεῶν ἄτερ προμηθίας.

18 ⟨Ἀρχιλόχου⟩

I.1.18
Τοῖος ἀνθρώποισι θυμός, Γλαῦκε, Λεπτίνεω πάι, γίνεται θνητοῖς, ὁκοίην Ζεὺς ἐφ’ ἡμέρην ἄγῃ.
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14 ⟨Homer⟩

I.1.14

The gods too, looking like strangers from abroad, come in all manner of forms and go about the cities, watching human arrogance and respect for law.42

15 ⟨Homer⟩

I.1.15

The mind of men upon the earth is shaped by the day the father of men and gods brings upon them.43

16 ⟨An unidentified poet⟩

I.1.16

God is present everywhere and sees everywhere.

17 ⟨Euripides⟩

I.1.17

For no mortal prospers apart from God or rises to greater things. As for mortal foresight without the gods, I bid it farewell.44

18 ⟨Archilochus⟩

I.1.18

Glaucus, son of Leptines, the temper of mortal men changes with whatever day Zeus brings upon them.

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Stobaeus gathered Greek philosophy and poetry for his son Septimius. Volume I presents the dedication testimony, On Arithmetic, Book I through chapter 60, and the ancient contents of all four books. This complete bilingual edition includes an introduction and 2,117 explanatory notes.

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