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Ζωγράφοι ή Γεωγράφοι (vel -ος) (fr. 14)
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rather than geography; of the two titles (orthographic variants), therefore,
Γεωγράφοι ought to be rejected.
The second problem, and one less easily solved, is whether the title ought
to be singular or plural. The confusion is common in citations of poets and
may arise not only from scribal error but from unresolved abbreviations,
on occasion perhaps originating with official records; see Hunter 1983. 95.
Antiphanes, Hipparchus and Diphilus all wrote a Ζωγράφος, which suggests
that the singular should be preferred here,40 but Pomponius wrote a Pictores,
supporting the plural. Since Pictores is not without problems (it may be instead
Pistores·, cf. Ribbeck 1897 ad loc.\ the evidence slightly favors the singular.
Figural painting is known from at least the Bronze Age, but the term
ζωγράφος is relatively late, appearing first at Hdt. 2.46 (cf. Democr. 28c Περί
ζωγραφίης ap. D.L. 9.48) and sporadically thereafter; cf. Chadwick 1996. 81.
Reinach 1921 offers a useful collection of the ancient testimonia concerning
painters and painting; for painting in the fourth century, see Keuls 1978, esp.
59-87; Swindler 1929, esp. 265-304. For more recent surveys, see Scheibler
1994; Rouveret 1990.
Although Kock may be correct that the term ‘geography’ did not exist
prior to Eratosthenes, the subject itself did. Maps were reportedly produced
already in the sixth century by Anaximander (FVS 12 A 6; cf. Hdt. 5.49), and
the subject was well-known enough to be comic fodder at Ar. Nu. 206-16 (cf.
Starkie 1911 ad loc.\ For ancient geography generally, see Olshausen 1991;
older but more informative are Bunbury 1883, esp. 379-404 for the fourth
century; Berger 1887-1893, esp. Abt. 2.
Date Unknown.
fr. 14K.-A. (13K.)
πυξίον λαβών κάθου
Take a tablet and sit down
Poll. 10.59
εϊρηται μέν γάρ κάι έπ'ι ζωγράφου τοϋνομα (sc. πυξίον) έν Άναξανδρίδου Ζωγράφοις
ή Γεωγράφοις (έκατέρως γάρ επιγράφεται τό δράμα)·-
40 Alternatively, the dominance of the singular elsewhere could account for corrup-
tion to the singular here and does make the plural the lectio difficilior.
89
rather than geography; of the two titles (orthographic variants), therefore,
Γεωγράφοι ought to be rejected.
The second problem, and one less easily solved, is whether the title ought
to be singular or plural. The confusion is common in citations of poets and
may arise not only from scribal error but from unresolved abbreviations,
on occasion perhaps originating with official records; see Hunter 1983. 95.
Antiphanes, Hipparchus and Diphilus all wrote a Ζωγράφος, which suggests
that the singular should be preferred here,40 but Pomponius wrote a Pictores,
supporting the plural. Since Pictores is not without problems (it may be instead
Pistores·, cf. Ribbeck 1897 ad loc.\ the evidence slightly favors the singular.
Figural painting is known from at least the Bronze Age, but the term
ζωγράφος is relatively late, appearing first at Hdt. 2.46 (cf. Democr. 28c Περί
ζωγραφίης ap. D.L. 9.48) and sporadically thereafter; cf. Chadwick 1996. 81.
Reinach 1921 offers a useful collection of the ancient testimonia concerning
painters and painting; for painting in the fourth century, see Keuls 1978, esp.
59-87; Swindler 1929, esp. 265-304. For more recent surveys, see Scheibler
1994; Rouveret 1990.
Although Kock may be correct that the term ‘geography’ did not exist
prior to Eratosthenes, the subject itself did. Maps were reportedly produced
already in the sixth century by Anaximander (FVS 12 A 6; cf. Hdt. 5.49), and
the subject was well-known enough to be comic fodder at Ar. Nu. 206-16 (cf.
Starkie 1911 ad loc.\ For ancient geography generally, see Olshausen 1991;
older but more informative are Bunbury 1883, esp. 379-404 for the fourth
century; Berger 1887-1893, esp. Abt. 2.
Date Unknown.
fr. 14K.-A. (13K.)
πυξίον λαβών κάθου
Take a tablet and sit down
Poll. 10.59
εϊρηται μέν γάρ κάι έπ'ι ζωγράφου τοϋνομα (sc. πυξίον) έν Άναξανδρίδου Ζωγράφοις
ή Γεωγράφοις (έκατέρως γάρ επιγράφεται τό δράμα)·-
40 Alternatively, the dominance of the singular elsewhere could account for corrup-
tion to the singular here and does make the plural the lectio difficilior.