# P.Herc. 994, 1419, 1676, 1677 Column b

Philodemus, P.Herc. 994, 1419, 1676, 1677, Column b. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-994-1419-1676-1677/Column%20b

λαμβανόμ ενα καὶ ἀνάπαλιν ἀποτιθέμενα ἐπὶ τῶν ὀνομά των ἢ τῶν ῥημάτων καὶ τῶν ἄλλων μερῶν τοῦ λόγου καὶ τῶν παρακειμ ένων αὐτοῖς συμβεβηκότων, πάντα πλὴν τούτου διδόσθωι τό γε ἐφ' ἡμᾶς εἶναι στίχον δὲ καὶ στροφὴν εὔρυθμον ἢ ἄ ρυθμον ὁ μ ο ίως διανοῆσαι κατὰ μ έρος τὴν ἀκοήν. ʼωιόμεθα γὰρ δήπου καὶ ὑπὸ ῥυθμ ῶν καὶ ὑπὸ μέτρων α ὐτὴν γαργαλίζ εσθαι, τὰ δ' ἀπὸ τούτου φανερῶς ο ὐ φιλακρι βεῖν ν ομίζομεν, καὶ πρῶτον τὸ τὰς τοι ούτων πολλάκι θέσεις ὁμο ι οῦν μὴ λυπεῖν διὰ τὸν ἦχον, ὡς τὸν λωτὸν καὶ τοὺς Λωτοφάγους ἂν μηδὲν ἄλυπον εἶναι διὰ τὸ τοὔνομα κατὰ τὸν ἦχον ἡδὺ τῆι

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 994, 1419, 1676, 1677. 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.
License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg1595.dclp62433.local001/.