ALCMAN
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Priseian Metres ef Lercnes > Moreover Aleman in his first
leok has a cataleetic trime ter sometimes with and sometimes

Without an jambus in the fourth foot thus { - fm S73:

then —]
And the temple pure of towered Therapnae : }
here he has a spondee in the fourth toot, Similarly;
οὖς Falleth dumb upen the shore among the
tangle ; 3

here. too, he has given the fourth foct a spondee, for the
first syllable of φύκεσσι is long.

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Aristides On the Extemporived Addition? : You hear the
Lavonian, too, saying to himself and the chorus: ‘The
Muse’ ete. : note also that having at the outset asked the
Muse herself to inspire him. he then seems to change about
and says that the chorus who is singing the song has itselr
done this instead of the Muse.

The Muse crieth aloud, that Siren clear and
eg. sweet. But J had no need, it seems, to invoke

her aid, seeing that you yourselves, ye maidens,
| have inspired me with so loud a voice.

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Scholiast on Apollonius of Rhodes 4 ryonautccu [Aetolian
Leda}: It is true that Phereeydes says in his second Book
that Leda and Althaca were daughters of Thestius by Lao-
_— daughter of Pleuron; but that Leda was daughter of

laucus is implied by Aleman thus:

his sons by the blessed daughter of Glaucus

‘ef. Harp. 15]. 14 Αλκμὰν ἐν da), Phot. and Suid. Ocpanrar,
Peus. 3. 20. 1, Sch. Pind. 1. 4. 3, Steph. Byz. Θεράπναι
* the calin sea 5. τὸ a written speech of his own

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