# Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam 481

Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, Section 481. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/anonymi-exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/481

481. ἔνθα μὲν ἷκτο φέρουσα. ἔνθα, φησίν, ἤγαγε τὴν νύκτα ἡ γῆ. ἐξ ἀφανοῦς4 ) γὰρ καὶ ἀοράτου τὰ σπέρματα τὴν αὔξησιν ἐπιδέχονται. ἔκρυψε δὲ τοῦτον τὸν Ζῆνα, ἤγουν τοὺς καρπούς, ἡ γῆ ἐν ἄντρῳ ἠλιβάτῳ, ἤτοι ἐν καταδύσει, ἐν ᾗ ἐπιβαίνοντος ἡλίου δεῖται. εἰ δʼ ἴσως, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀλιταίνειν τῆς βάσεως5 ) ἐτυμολογεῖτο, καλῶς καὶ οὕτως ἔχει. ἐν τόποις γὰρ ἐρήμοις πᾶς τῆς βάσεως ἀλιταίνει, οὐ γὰρ διοδεύει ἐκεῖσε.

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Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, ed. Hans Flach. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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