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VI.-REPETITION

IN

THE

ARGONAUTICA

OF

APOLLONIUS.

A

conspicuous

feature

of Homeric

style

is the

repetition

of

verses. Not

only

are

passages repeated,

but

certain

stock

lines

and

couplets.

The amount

of

repetition

in

the

Iliad

and

the

Odyssey

has

been

carefully

measured

by

C.

E.

Schmidt

in

his

Parallel-Homer oder Index aller homerischen Iterati in lexi-

kalischer

Anordnung (Gottingen,

1885).

He

finds

(p.

VIII)

that

I804

verses

occur

together

4730

times

and

that

if

slight

variations

are

neglected

there

are 2Ii8

verses which

occur

5612

times. Should all

recurring

verses

and

recurring

parts

of

verses

be

removed from

the

poems,

the

number of verses would

be

reduced

by

I6,ooo,

more

than

the

bulk of

the

Iliad,

leaving

12,000,

i.

e.,

approximately

the

whole

of

the

Odyssey. Comp.

A.

J.

P.

VI 399.

Since

the

Homeric

poems

exercised

a

great

influence

upon

subsequent

Greek

epic,

the

question

has

naturally

been asked

whether in

the

epic

of

Apollonius

and

Quintus

there

is

much

repetition.

A

general

answer in the

negative

has

been made in

the

case of both

poets

(Wellauer,

Apollonius

II.

380;

Paschal

A

Study

of

Quintus

of

Smyrna,

p. 36).

In

this

paper

an

attempt

is made to

measure

the extent

of

repetition in Apollonius and then to make comparisons with

Homer. An examination

of

the

Argonautica

reveals

surpris-

ingly

few

repeated

verses,

and shows

that

in half

of these the

repetition

was

deliberate,

whereas

in the

case

of

the others the

wide

separation

of the

verses

may

mean

that

the

repetition

was

unobserved

by

the

poet.

The cases of conscious

repetition

may

first be

considered.

In

I.

703

ss.

Hypsipyle

gives Iphinoe

a

message

for

the

Argonauts;

in

vv.

712

ss.

the

message

is delivered.

The

coincident

passages

are as follows:

705

6bpa

ri ol

di67oLo Erro?

OvlZijpe?

vifarcr

Kat d'airoiv

yai7/r

re

Kat

&areoc,

at

K'

62Coatv,

KEKEeO

OapaaubeC

Etrtafiavtsev

eViuevEovrac.

714

*.

.

. ...........

.

...

evi...

K

........................

a v

.

eb

evo71vre

KEKXerat

vrtiKa

vvv

eT7rtLatvve,ue

v,eveoVTCra.

VI.-REPETITION

IN

THE

ARGONAUTICA

OF

APOLLONIUS.

A

conspicuous

feature

of Homeric

style

is the

repetition

of

verses. Not

only

are

passages repeated,

but

certain

stock

lines

and

couplets.

The amount

of

repetition

in

the

Iliad

and

the

Odyssey

has

been

carefully

measured

by

C.

E.

Schmidt

in

his


kalischer


1885).

He

finds

(p.

VIII)

that

I804

verses

occur

together

4730

times

and

that

if

slight

variations

are

neglected

there

are 2Ii8

verses which

occur

5612

times. Should all

recurring

verses

and

recurring

parts

of

verses

be

removed from

the

poems,

the


be

reduced

by

I6,ooo,

more

than

the

bulk of

the

Iliad,

leaving

12,000,

i.

e.,

approximately

the

whole

of

the

Odyssey. Comp.

A.

J.

P.

VI 399.

Since

the

Homeric

poems

exercised

a

great

influence

upon

subsequent

Greek

epic,

the

question

has

naturally

been asked

whether in

the

epic

of

Apollonius

and

Quintus

there

is

much

repetition.

A

general

answer in the

negative

has

been made in

the

case of both

poets

(Wellauer,

Apollonius

II.

380;

Paschal

A

Study

of

Quintus

of

Smyrna,

p. 36).

In

this

paper

an

attempt

is made to

measure

the extent

of



of

the

Argonautica

reveals

surpris-

ingly

few

repeated

verses,

and shows

that

in half

of these the

repetition

was

deliberate,

whereas

in the

case

of

the others the

wide

separation

of the

verses

may

mean

that

the

repetition

was

unobserved

by

the

poet.


repetition

may

first be

considered.

In

I.

703

ss.

Hypsipyle

gives Iphinoe

a

message

for

the

Argonauts;

in

vv.

712

ss.

the

message

is delivered.

The

coincident

passages

are as follows:

705

6bpa

ri ol

di67oLo Erro?

OvlZijpe?

vifarcr

Kat d'airoiv

yai7/r

re

Kat

&areoc,

at

K'

62Coatv,

KEKEeO

OapaaubeC

Etrtafiavtsev

eViuevEovrac.

714

*.

.

. ...........

.

...

evi...

K

........................

a v

.

eb

evo71vre

KEKXerat

vrtiKa

vvv

eT7rtLatvve,ue

v,eveoVTCra.

VI.-REPETITION

IN

THE

ARGONAUTICA

OF

APOLLONIUS.

A

conspicuous

feature

of Homeric

style

is the

repetition

of

verses. Not

only

are

passages repeated,

but

certain

stock

lines

and

couplets.

The amount

of

repetition

in

the

Iliad

and

the

Odyssey

has

been

carefully

measured

by

C.

E.

Schmidt

in

his


kalischer


1885).

He

finds

(p.

VIII)

that

I804

verses

occur

together

4730

times

and

that

if

slight

variations

are

neglected

there

are 2Ii8

verses which

occur

5612

times. Should all

recurring

verses

and

recurring

parts

of

verses

be

removed from

the

poems,

the


be

reduced

by

I6,ooo,

more

than

the

bulk of

the

Iliad,

leaving

12,000,

i.

e.,

approximately

the

whole

of

the

Odyssey. Comp.

A.

J.

P.

VI 399.

Since

the

Homeric

poems

exercised

a

great

influence

upon

subsequent

Greek

epic,

the

question

has

naturally

been asked

whether in

the

epic

of

Apollonius

and

Quintus

there

is

much

repetition.

A

general

answer in the

negative

has

been made in

the

case of both

poets

(Wellauer,

Apollonius

II.

380;

Paschal

A

Study

of

Quintus

of

Smyrna,

p. 36).

In

this

paper

an

attempt

is made to

measure

the extent

of



of

the

Argonautica

reveals

surpris-

ingly

few

repeated

verses,

and shows

that

in half

of these the

repetition

was

deliberate,

whereas

in the

case

of

the others the

wide

separation

of the

verses

may

mean

that

the

repetition

was

unobserved

by

the

poet.


repetition

may

first be

considered.

In

I.

703

ss.

Hypsipyle

gives Iphinoe

a

message

for

the

Argonauts;

in

vv.

712

ss.

the

message

is delivered.

The

coincident

passages

are as follows:

705

6bpa

ri ol

di67oLo Erro?

OvlZijpe?

vifarcr

Kat d'airoiv

yai7/r

re

Kat

&areoc,

at

K'

62Coatv,

KEKEeO

OapaaubeC

Etrtafiavtsev

eViuevEovrac.

714

*.

.

. ...........

.

...

evi...

K

........................

a v

.

eb

evo71vre

KEKXerat

vrtiKa

vvv

eT7rtLatvve,ue

v,eveoVTCra.


3/5

THE

ARGONA'UTICA

OF

APOLLONIUS.HE

ARGONA'UTICA

OF

APOLLONIUS.HE

ARGONA'UTICA

OF

APOLLONIUS.

In

III.

409

ss.

Aeetes

speaks

to

Jason,

but the

report

of the

speech by Jason

contains

only

one

verse

which

is

repeated.

409

dotl)

foi

T

e6ov

rT

'Aptoov

ai4tvl,voovrat

rapwo

xa?K67rode,

or6ouartl

26oya

?valto6vre.

495

&

0

divo

irediov

rt

'Apitov

aizQtvipea6at

....

...............

.fvao6vra6

The

content of other verses in the

speech

of

Aeetes

is

re-

stated

in

different

words

and

phrases.

A

third case

of

the

same

kind

occurs

in

Jason's

report

of

the words of

the

Ipcwcrtaa

n

IV.

1347

ss.

Here

v.

1358

is

an

exact

repetition

of

1323:

vpJaat,

Atflpc

T/tjfiopot

7j6d

Ovyarpe(,

of

which

the

first

three

words also

appear

in

v.

I309.

V.

I354,

except

for

the

pronoun, reproduces

v.

1328.

These three

are

all

that

occur

in

related

speeches.

In

other

passages Apollonius

has

avoided

repetition.

Thus vv.

13I3-4

of

Bk.

IV.:

al

6e

aXesov

AiaoviSao

Carav,

iEov

d'airo

xepapiKaparof

rjpeia

7rEa'rov.

are differently given in vv. I350-I:

Earav

Vrczrp

KeOa2OLf

pta'

tarXedo6V

av

d6';SaRviav/

~7rTrov

pvaacdluevat

KovWr/

epi.

Vv.

1325-7

of Bk.

IV.

are

differently

given

in vv.

I355-6.

Again

in

Bk.

I.

804

ss.

Hypsipyle

tells

Jason

of the

conduct of

the

Lemnian

men,

repeating

the

substance

of

vv.

6xo

ss.:

801-2 avrrfft

SaE6'eipova

2tliSa

aKovpa1i

6eip' aiyov.

804

d6

yap

Kovptdia'

/lev

alratrvyov,

EK

dc

yejeaopuwv,

j iar7iy

elfavrec,

a7neacevovro

yvvailKa.

avarp

itd6eaCat

optKcr^rait

apiavov,

aXertot.

6i

dRj

yap

Kovpidiaq

iev

arrWvi,vavro

ywvaKaf.

avipeCf

eX07pavTre,

eXov

d'

t

e'

7Li6eeaatcv

rptXrvv

epov,

af

avroi

ayiveov

avr7trep)7Oev

OpL7tKivp

6ovrTEf.

Another

illustration

of

the

same

tendency

is

to be

found in

IV. iio6 ss. and III8 ss.

II 8

7rapOevtirj

v

vaav

Fi'

o

oav

Coy

rorTi

6uara

rarpo

EK6ifaetv,

ticVrpov

de cvv

avept

ropoaivovaav

OVKeii

KOVpStdlt

LLV

aTrorTf/etv

stR6r7TroC.

i

I06

irap6eviK7v

pev

ioiaav

e

ir

7r

rarpi tcoiKro

at

i6ivvo'

iicKrpov

e eavv

dvept

rropaivovaav

oV

ytv

tov

r6tof

voaQiaovoat'

In

III.

409

ss.

Aeetes

speaks

to

Jason,

but the

report

of the

speech by Jason

contains

only

one

verse

which

is

repeated.

409

dotl)

foi

T

e6ov

rT

'Aptoov

ai4tvl,voovrat

rapwo

xa?K67rode,

or6ouartl

26oya

?valto6vre.

495

&

0

divo

irediov

rt

'Apitov

aizQtvipea6at

....

...............

.fvao6vra6

The


speech

of

Aeetes

is

re-

stated

in

different

words

and

phrases.

A

third case

of

the

same

kind

occurs

in

Jason's

report

of

the words of

the

Ipcwcrtaa

n

IV.

1347

ss.

Here

v.

1358

is

an

exact

repetition

of

1323:

vpJaat,

Atflpc

T/tjfiopot

7j6d

Ovyarpe(,

of

which

the

first

three

words also

appear

in

v.

I309.

V.

I354,

except

for

the

pronoun, reproduces

v.

1328.

These three

are

all

that

occur

in

related

speeches.

In

other

passages Apollonius

has

avoided

repetition.

Thus vv.

13I3-4

of

Bk.

IV.:

al

6e

aXesov

AiaoviSao

Carav,

iEov

d'airo

xepapiKaparof

rjpeia

7rEa'rov.


Earav

Vrczrp

KeOa2OLf

pta'

tarXedo6V

av

d6';SaRviav/

~7rTrov

pvaacdluevat

KovWr/

epi.

Vv.

1325-7

of Bk.

IV.

are

differently

given

in vv.

I355-6.

Again

in

Bk.

I.

804

ss.

Hypsipyle

tells

Jason

of the

conduct of

the

Lemnian

men,

repeating

the

substance

of

vv.

6xo

ss.:

801-2 avrrfft

SaE6'eipova

2tliSa

aKovpa1i

6eip' aiyov.

804

d6

yap

Kovptdia'

/lev

alratrvyov,

EK

dc

yejeaopuwv,

j iar7iy

elfavrec,

a7neacevovro

yvvailKa.

avarp

itd6eaCat

optKcr^rait

apiavov,

aXertot.

6i

dRj

yap

Kovpidiaq

iev

arrWvi,vavro

ywvaKaf.

avipeCf

eX07pavTre,

eXov

d'

t

e'

7Li6eeaatcv

rptXrvv

epov,

af

avroi

ayiveov

avr7trep)7Oev

OpL7tKivp

6ovrTEf.

Another

illustration

of

the

same

tendency

is

to be

found in


II 8

7rapOevtirj

v

vaav

Fi'

o

oav

Coy

rorTi

6uara

rarpo

EK6ifaetv,

ticVrpov

de cvv

avept

ropoaivovaav

OVKeii

KOVpStdlt

LLV

aTrorTf/etv

stR6r7TroC.

i

I06

irap6eviK7v

pev

ioiaav

e

ir

7r

rarpi tcoiKro

at

i6ivvo'

iicKrpov

e eavv

dvept

rropaivovaav

oV

ytv

tov

r6tof

voaQiaovoat'

In

III.

409

ss.

Aeetes

speaks

to

Jason,

but the

report

of the

speech by Jason

contains

only

one

verse

which

is

repeated.

409

dotl)

foi

T

e6ov

rT

'Aptoov

ai4tvl,voovrat

rapwo

xa?K67rode,

or6ouartl

26oya

?valto6vre.

495

&

0

divo

irediov

rt

'Apitov

aizQtvipea6at

....

...............

.fvao6vra6

The


speech

of

Aeetes

is

re-

stated

in

different

words

and

phrases.

A

third case

of

the

same

kind

occurs

in

Jason's

report

of

the words of

the

Ipcwcrtaa

n

IV.

1347

ss.

Here

v.

1358

is

an

exact

repetition

of

1323:

vpJaat,

Atflpc

T/tjfiopot

7j6d

Ovyarpe(,

of

which

the

first

three

words also

appear

in

v.

I309.

V.

I354,

except

for

the

pronoun, reproduces

v.

1328.

These three

are

all

that

occur

in

related

speeches.

In

other

passages Apollonius

has

avoided

repetition.

Thus vv.

13I3-4

of

Bk.

IV.:

al

6e

aXesov

AiaoviSao

Carav,

iEov

d'airo

xepapiKaparof

rjpeia

7rEa'rov.


Earav

Vrczrp

KeOa2OLf

pta'

tarXedo6V

av

d6';SaRviav/

~7rTrov

pvaacdluevat

KovWr/

epi.

Vv.

1325-7

of Bk.

IV.

are

differently

given

in vv.

I355-6.

Again

in

Bk.

I.

804

ss.

Hypsipyle

tells

Jason

of the

conduct of

the

Lemnian

men,

repeating

the

substance

of

vv.

6xo

ss.:

801-2 avrrfft

SaE6'eipova

2tliSa

aKovpa1i

6eip' aiyov.

804

d6

yap

Kovptdia'

/lev

alratrvyov,

EK

dc

yejeaopuwv,

j iar7iy

elfavrec,

a7neacevovro

yvvailKa.

avarp

itd6eaCat

optKcr^rait

apiavov,

aXertot.

6i

dRj

yap

Kovpidiaq

iev

arrWvi,vavro

ywvaKaf.

avipeCf

eX07pavTre,

eXov

d'

t

e'

7Li6eeaatcv

rptXrvv

epov,

af

avroi

ayiveov

avr7trep)7Oev

OpL7tKivp

6ovrTEf.

Another

illustration

of

the

same

tendency

is

to be

found in


II 8

7rapOevtirj

v

vaav

Fi'

o

oav

Coy

rorTi

6uara

rarpo

EK6ifaetv,

ticVrpov

de cvv

avept

ropoaivovaav

OVKeii

KOVpStdlt

LLV

aTrorTf/etv

stR6r7TroC.

i

I06

irap6eviK7v

pev

ioiaav

e

ir

7r

rarpi tcoiKro

at

i6ivvo'

iicKrpov

e eavv

dvept

rropaivovaav

oV

ytv

tov

r6tof

voaQiaovoat'

1999999


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JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY.

MERICAN


MERICAN


The

repeated

verses

noted

above,

since

they

occur

close to-

gether

in

related

passages

are

cases

of deliberate

repetition.

It

is

interesting

to see

that the instances

of what

is

probably

un-

conscious

repetition

of

whole

verses are

extremely

few.

The

best

example

is to be

found

in

I.

526-7

and

IV.

582-3:

(66pv)

r6

p'iava

e'aa,cv

areipav

'AOlvai7l

Awsovidog

ipyoae

q7jyoi.

Examples

of verses

partly

coincident are:

II.

1154

ei

6E KaU

ovvo/ua

d6iev

irtOiEit

6eSdaHicOat

III. 354 el 6e

ait

vvoLiadfOev

Ert0eiEt yevEVjv

TE

I.

463

Alaovis7,

riva rtvde

/tera

Opeal

/uTlrtV

'Xicuet

;

IV.

355

Aiaovidr,

riva

r'vdSe cvvaprvvacse

piEvotviv

III.

404

66oa

rot

Xpaov

ov

ayeiv

6epoS

IV.

87

L

6e

Ey/

(

A

very good

example

is

I.

249

and

885:

249

eivX6ievat

v6aroio

rTLOf

O

v7di6C

oirattrat.

885

EiX6,uevat

uaKapeoaav

adr

jova

v6arov

biradaat.

Frequently in Homer, speeches are introduced by the same

verse.

Schmidt,

op.

cit.,

p.

viii,

notes

51

occurrences

of the

verse:

Kai

ltv

(ao0ea)

9wvfioaa

....

7rpoa7pi6a

(dov).

Similarly

stock

verses are used to indicate the close of

a

speech.

V.

Schmidt,

s.

vv.

W

,aB0',

s

a0ro,

etc.

Apollonius

has

avoided

apparently

with

intention

such

verses,

for there is

only

one

such verse

repeated,

I.

103

=

III.

145:

Cjg

d0ro,

r7 6'

ac'raUrbv

'rog

yEver'

eicatovri.

This

is

a

noteworthy

departure

from Homeric

precedent.

There

are,

however,

some

introductory

verses which

differ

only slightly

from

one

another:

II.

885

rov

6'

arT'

A7aovo

vlbt

a,uiyxavEuv

TrpoaeEnrev

I.

1336

i

irt4padSow

II.

1134

pceevev.

I.

294

lteI?LtioLtf

reeaatv

7rapyiyopEuv

7rpoaetirev.

II.

621

trapap/3djv

IV.

394

repetition in the argonautica of appolonius

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