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Eupolis

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έν εϋσκίοις δρόμοισιν Έκαδήμου θεού
on the well-shaded sportsfields of the god Hekademos
D.L. 3.7-8
έπανελθών δέ εις Αθήνας διέτριβεν έν Ακαδήμεια. τό δ’ έστ'ι γυμνάσιον προάστειον
άλσώδες άπό τίνος ήρωος όνομασθέν 'Εκαδήμου, καθά και Εΰπολις έν Άστρατεύτοις
φησίν·-. άλλα και ό Τίμων εις τον Πλάτωνα λέγων φησί (SH 804)·-. πρότερον
γάρ διά τού ε 'Εκαδημία έκαλεϊτο
And after returning to Athens, he spent his time in the Academy. This is a wrestling
school located in a grove outside the city walls that gets its name from a certain hero,
Hekademos, just as Eupolis in fact says in Astrateutoi:-. But Timon as well says
in reference to Plato (SH 804):-. Because previously it was called the Hekademia
with an epsilon
Meter lambic trimeter.
Discussion d’Arnaud 1728. 150; Meineke 1839 11.437; Hoffmann 1910. 9
Citation context From the end of Diogenes’ fantastic account of Plato’s sup-
posed early wanderings, which culminate in visits to the prophets of Egypt
and the Magi of Asia Minor, before the philosopher finally returns to Athens.
Suda a 774 is taken direct from this passage. Parallel material regarding the
origin of the name of the Academy (some of it corrupt) is preserved at
- Hsch. ε 7592 Έχεδημία- ή νϋν Ακαδημία καλούμενη (“Echedemia: what is
now called the Akademia”)
- St.Byz. a 147 Άκαδήμεια· γυμνάσιον Άθήνησιν, ού οί Ακαδημαϊκοί φιλό-
σοφοι. κέκληται άπό τού Άκαδήμου. γράφεται καί διά τού ε Έκαδήμεια,
περί ού έν τώ ε λέξομεν. διό καί ή πλείων χρήσις ούτως (“Akademeia, a
wrestling school in Athens, where the Academic philosophers are found. It
gets its name from Akademos. It is also written Ekademeia with an epsilon,
a point we will discuss in Book 5. Wherefore the majority usage is thus”)
- St.Byz. ε 23 Έκαδήμεια ή Άκαδήμεια· άπό Ακαδήμου ... ό ήρως δέ διά τού
ε γράφεται, οί δ’ ότι Έχεμος ό Αρκάς συστρατεύσας τοϊς Διοσκούροις
υποχείριον έσχε τήν Αττικήν, έξ ού Έχεμήδειόν φασιν. μή βουλόμενοι δέ
σώζεσθαι τό όνομα Άκαδήμειαν έφασαν (“Ekademeia or Akademeia: from
Akademos ... But the hero’s name is written with an epsilon. Although
some authorities (claim) that when Echemos the Arcadian participated
in an expedition along with the Dioskouroi, he got control of Attica, and