Symphosius Riddle 32: Taurus
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Date: Fri 01 Jul 2022Original text:
Moechus eram regis, sed lignea membra sequebar.
Et Cilicum mons sum, sed mons sum nomine solo.
Et vehor in caelis et in ipsis ambulo terris.
Translation:
I was an adulterer of royalty, but I followed wooden limbs.
And I am a Cilician mountain, but I am a mountain only in name.
And I ride in the heavens and walk on the earth itself.
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Notes:
This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
If you're researching/studying this collection, you should also consult this excellent new edition: T. J. Leary, ed. Symphosius: The Aenigmata, An Introduction, Text and Commentary. London: Bloomsbury, 2014. Textual differences in that edition include:
- line 2: mons sum > non sum
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