# Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam 780

Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, Section 780. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/anonymi-exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/780

780. παῦρα δὲ Θαύμαντος. ὀλιγάκις δέ, φησί, φαίνεται ἡ Ἶρις, ἤτοι τὸ τόξον, ἡ θυγάτηρ τοῦ Θαύμαντος, ἤτοι ἡ θαυμαστή, ἡ ὠκέα, παρόσον3) ἐξαίφνης εἴωθε γίνεσθαι καὶ οὖ διαλύεσθαι. πότε; ὁπότε συμβῇ ἀταξία γίνεσθαι. ὁ δὲ Ζεύς, φησίν, ἐκπέμπει ταύτην ἐνεγκεῖν ὕδωρ, τοῦτο4) δηλοῦντος τοῦ λόγου, ὅτι ἢ προηγησαμένου ὑετοῦ ἢ μέλλοντος γίνεσθαι, εἴωθε φαίνεσθαι ἡ Ἶρις· ὃ ὕδωρ ἀπὸ πέτρας ἠλιβάτου, ἤτοι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (ἐφ’ οὗ ὁ ἥλιος βαίνει), κατέρχεται.

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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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