# P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081 103

Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081, Column 103. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-444-460-466-1073-1074-1081-1081/103

μ ηδ ημ ανδ τὴν Πελ break="no"/>λήνην ἀντὶ τῶν τῆς Παλλήνης λέγε σθαι, καὶ τὸν Ἴ break="no"/>τυλον ἀντὶ τῶν τοῦ Ἤτυ break="no"/>λον, τῶι δὲ μέτρωι διὰ τὸ εὔφωνον καλῶς μετενεχθῆναι. καὶ τούτου δ’ οὐκ ἄλλο τι αἴτιον ἤπερ ὁ ἦχος. ὅταν δὲ λέγη ι τὴν κίονα μακρήν, καὶ ἔ χει δέ τε κίονας αὐτὸς μα κράς, ἐν ἀμφοτέροις ψ εύδεται. τὴν γὰρ κίονα μακράν οὐδεὶς λέγει. τὸ δ’ ἐπὶ πλατεῖ Ἑλλησπόντωι γράφει, στενοῦ ὄντος, δι’ οὐθὲν ἕτερον ἢ διὰ τ ροσ ὸν ἦχον. καὶ ἐν ὧι δ’ ἐωσ παινοῦσιν ὅτι μέγα βράχ ε φήγινος ἄξων εἶπερ ν ἀλλ’ οὐ πρίνινος, ὁ ἦχος αἴτιός ἐστιν· τὸ δ’ ὄνομα τὸ λοιπὸν τούτου ἕνεκα

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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