# Scholia in Euripidem (scholia vetera) 21.2-3

Scholia In Euripidem, Scholia in Euripidem (scholia vetera), 21.2 to 21.3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/scholia-in-euripidem/scholia-in-euripidem-scholia-vetera/21.2

Ἕκτορός τ’ ἀπόλλυται ⟨ψυχή: τὸ αἷμα νῦν⟩ ψυχήν φησι. πολλοὶ γὰρ οὕτως ἐδόξασαν, αἶμα εἶναι τὴν ψυχὴν, ὡς καὶ Ὅμηρος [Ξ 518]· ψυχὴ ⟨δὲ κατ’⟩ οὐταμένην ὠτειλὴν ἔσσυτ’ ἐπει⟨γομένη· τὸν δὲ σκότος ὄσσ’ ἐκάλυψεν. ἔνιοι δὲ περιφραστικῶς τὸν Ἕκτορά φασι⟩: — M † τὸ αἶμα λέγει ψυχήν, ἐπεὶ ἡ ψυχὴ ἐτυμολογεῖται παρὰ τὸ ψύχω τὸ ζωογονῶ, τὸ ζωογονοῦν τὸ σῶμα. ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐκχυθέντος τοῦ αἵματος τὸ σῶμα μένει νεκρὸν, καλῶς λοιπὸν ἀπεφήνατο ψυχὴν τὸ αἷμα:

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Scholia in Euripidem, Scholia in Euripidem (scholia vetera), ed. Eduard Schwartz. 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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