Fr. 119
. . . . . . .
Μηκώνην μακάρων ἕδρανον αὖτις ἰδεῖν,
ἧχι πάλους ἐβάλοντο, διεκρίναντο δὲ τιμάς
πρῶτα Γιγαντείου δαίμονες ἐκ πολέμου·
]αρκαταμ[
5 ]θος μεγ.[
]ις· μουνω[
´̣].[
notes
Fr 119 Harder (= 119 Pf., = 69 Mass.)
1 Σ BD Pi.N. 9, 123b
2-7 P.Oxy. 2210, fr. 1 [image], Trismegistos 59389
2-3 Σ M E.Hec. 472
Μηκώνη is either a name for Sicyon or a town near Sicyon, which might indicate a connection to fr. 137a (the Epops fragment) where Sicyon also occurs. Who is returning or what the returnee has to do with the division of the cosmos is unclear.
vocabulary
Fr. 119
Μηκώνη -ης, ἡ: Mecone, perhaps on old name for Sicyon
μάκαρ -αρος: (masc. adj.) blessed, happy; used substαntivally of the gods
ἕδρανον -ου, τό: a seat, abode
ἧχι: (adv.) where
πάλος -ου, ὁ: the lot cast from a shaken helmet, ballot
διακρίνω: separate from one another, decide, judge between
translation
Fr. 119
. . . . .
to see Mecone, the seat of the blessed ones, again,
where the gods threw lots and first divided the honors
among themselves, after the war of the Giants.