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Since I’ve brought Apollo to mind, I am of the mind to mention something: something wisemen say about him – this doesn’t concern questions of misfortune in the matter of Hyacinth’s murder or his mistreatment of Daphne – but rather the condemnation and order of exile from heaven for the Cyclopes’ death. He was sent to earth to share in human luck. Then he became a menial for Admetus in Thessalia and for Leadmon in Phrygia – in this he was not alone: Poisden was with him. They both made bricks and built the wall. And, they didn’t even receive their full wage, they say the pair are still owed 30 odd Trojan drachmae.

Greek Text & Notes: 

[4] ἐπεὶ δὲ ἅπαξ τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος ἐμνήσθην, βούλομαι καὶ τὰ ἄλλα εἰπεῖν, ἃ περὶ αὐτοῦ οἱ σοφοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων λέγουσιν, οὐχ ὅσα περὶ τοὺς ἔρωτας ἐδυστύχησεν οὐδὲ τοῦ Ὑακίνθου τὸν φόνον οὐδὲ τῆς Δάφνης τὴν ὑπεροψίαν, ἀλλʼ ὅτι καὶ καταγνωσθεὶς ἐπὶ τῷ τῶν Κυκλώπων θανάτῳ καὶ ἐξοστρακισθεὶς διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἐπέμφθη εἰς τὴν γῆν ἀνθρωπίνῃ χρησόμενος τῇ τύχῃ· ὅτε δὴ καὶ ἐθήτευσεν ἐν Θετταλίᾳ παρὰ Ἀδμήτῳ καὶ ἐν Φρυγίᾳ παρὰ Λαομέδοντι, παρὰ τούτῳ μέν γε ουʼ μόνος ἀλλὰ μετὰ τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος, ἀμφότεροι πλινθεύοντες ὑπʼ ἀπορίας καὶ ἐργαζόμενοι τὸ τεῖχος· καὶ οὐδὲ ἐντελῆ τὸν μισθὸν ἐκομίσαντο παρὰ τοῦ Φρυγός, ἀλλὰ προσώφειλεν αὐτοῖς πλέον ἢ τριάκοντα, φασί, δραχμὰς Τρωϊκάς

 

 

ἐπεὶ δὲ ἅπαξ τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος ἐμνήσθην,

Now since once concerning Apollo I am called to mind

 

βούλομαι καὶ τὰ ἄλλα εἰπεῖν,

I am determined also other things to say

 

ἃ περὶ αὐτοῦ οἱ σοφοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων λέγουσιν,

those things concerning him the wise of me they say

 

 

οὐχ ὅσα περὶ τοὺς ἔρωτας ἐδυστύχησεν οὐδὲ τοῦ Ὑακίνθου τὸν φόνον

not as much concerning the questions he suffered bad luck nor the murder of Hyacinth

 

 

οὐδὲ τῆς Δάφνης τὴν ὑπεροψίαν,

nor the of Daphen her mistreatment

 

 

ἀλλʼ ὅτι καὶ καταγνωσθεὶς ἐπὶ τῷ τῶν Κυκλώπων θανάτῳ

but rather that condemnation for the of the Cyclopes death

 

 

καὶ ἐξοστρακισθεὶς διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ,

and beings banish because of this from heaven

 

 

ἐπέμφθη εἰς τὴν γῆν ἀνθρωπίνῃ χρησόμενος τῇ τύχῃ·

he was sent to earth to share in human fate

 

ὅτε δὴ καὶ ἐθήτευσεν ἐν Θετταλίᾳ παρὰ Ἀδμήτῳ

when since also he served as a menial in Thessalia for Admetus

 

καὶ ἐν Φρυγίᾳ παρὰ Λαομέδοντι,

and in Phrygia for Laomedon

 

παρὰ τούτῳ μέν γε ουʼ μόνος

in this he was indeed not alone

 

ἀλλὰ μετὰ τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος,

but with Poseidon

 

ἀμφότεροι πλινθεύοντες ὑπʼ ἀπορίας καὶ ἐργαζόμενοι τὸ τεῖχος·

They both together making brick by anxiety and working the walls

 

πλινθ-εύω ,

A.make into bricks, “τὴν γῆν” Hdt.1.179; π. πλίνθους make bricks, LXXGe.11.3: abs., make bricks, Ar.Nu.1126, Ra.800, PCair.Zen.633.21,25 (iii B. C.), PLond.1.131.302 (i A. D.), Luc.Sacr.4:—Med., Th.2.78.

4. build of brick, “τείχη” Id.4.67.

III. Pass. is variously expld. by Gramm. as to be changed into bricks, built up with bricks, tortured or enslaved, EM367.43, etc.; to be duped, Hsch., Suid.

502. πλινθευομένη, ἡ, tax on brickmaking, POxy.502.44 (ii A. D.).

 

καὶ οὐδὲ ἐντελῆ τὸν μισθὸν ἐκομίσαντο παρὰ τοῦ Φρυγός,

and neither was completed the reward brought from Phyrgia

 

ἀλλὰ προσώφειλεν αὐτοῖς πλέον ἢ τριάκοντα,

but but it was it was owed to them more than 30

The imperfect, here, seems to imply the wage still has not been paid.

 

φασί, δραχμὰς Τρωϊκάς

30 drachmas Troy