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Book 34 - Chapter 3

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<w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="ei%29pw%5Cn">εἰπὼν</w> <w lemma="dihgei%3Dtai">διηγεῖται</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="galewtw%3Dn">γαλεωτῶν</w> <w lemma="qh%2Fran">θήραν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="suni%2Fstatai">συνίσταται</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="%2Asku%2Fllaion">Σκύλλαιον</w>.
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<w lemma="skopo%5Cs">σκοπὸς</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="e%29fe%2Fsthke">ἐφέστηκε</w> <w lemma="koino%5Cs">κοινὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28formou%3Dsin">ὑφορμοῦσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="dikw%2Fpois">δικώποις</w> <w lemma="skafidi%2Fois">σκαφιδίοις</w> <w lemma="polloi%3Ds">πολλοῖς</w>, <w lemma="du%2Fo">δύο</w> <w lemma="kaq%27">καθ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fkaston">ἕκαστον</w> <w lemma="skafi%2Fdion">σκαφίδιον</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29lau%2Fnei">ἐλαύνει</w>, <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="prw%2F%7Cras">πρῴρας</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fsthke">ἕστηκε</w> <w lemma="do%2Fru">δόρυ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxwn">ἔχων</w>, <w lemma="shmh%2Fnantos">σημήναντος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="skopou%3D">σκοποῦ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pifa%2Fneian">ἐπιφάνειαν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="galew%2Ftou:">γαλεώτου·</w> <w lemma="fe%2Fretai">φέρεται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="tri%2Fton">τρίτον</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fcalon">ἔξαλον</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="zw%3D%7Con">ζῷον</w>.
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<w lemma="suna%2Fyantos">συνάψαντος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffous">σκάφους</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fplhcen">ἔπληξεν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="xeiro%2Fs">χειρός</w>, <w lemma="ei%29%3Dt%27">εἶτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29ce%2Fspasen">ἐξέσπασεν</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="sw%2Fmatos">σώματος</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fru">δόρυ</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="e%29pidorati%2Fdos:">ἐπιδορατίδος·</w>
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<w lemma="a%29gkistrw%2Fdhs">ἀγκιστρώδης</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="xalarw%3Ds">χαλαρῶς</w> <w lemma="e%29nh%2Frmostai">ἐνήρμοσται</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="do%2Frati">δόρατι</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%2Fthdes">ἐπίτηδες</w>, <w lemma="kalw%2F%7Cdion">καλῴδιον</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="makro%5Cn">μακρὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29chmme%2Fnon">ἐξημμένον</w>. <w lemma="tou%3Dt%27">τοῦτ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pixalw%3Dsi">ἐπιχαλῶσι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="trwqe%2Fnti">τρωθέντι</w>, <w lemma="te%2Fws">τέως</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="ka%2Fmh%7C">κάμῃ</w> <w lemma="sfada%3D%7Czon">σφαδᾷζον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="u%28pofeu%3Dgon:">ὑποφεῦγον·</w>
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<w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Flkousin">ἕλκουσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="gh%3Dn">γῆν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ska%2Ffos">σκάφος</w> <w lemma="a%29nalamba%2Fnousin">ἀναλαμβάνουσιν</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fga">μέγα</w> <w lemma="h%29%3D%7C">ᾖ</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="sw%3Dma">σῶμα</w>.
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<w lemma="ka%29%5Cn">κἂν</w> <w lemma="e%29kpe%2Fsh%7C">ἐκπέσῃ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="qa%2Flattan">θάλατταν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fru">δόρυ</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29po%2Flwlen:">ἀπόλωλεν·</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="phkto%5Cn">πηκτὸν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fk">ἔκ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="druo%5Cs">δρυὸς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29la%2Fths">ἐλάτης</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="baptizome%2Fnou">βαπτιζομένου</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="drui+%2Fnou">δρυΐνου</w> <w lemma="ba%2Frei">βάρει</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fwron">μετέωρον</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="loipo%5Cn">λοιπὸν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="eu%29ana%2Flhpton">εὐανάληπτον</w>.
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<w lemma="sumbai%2Fnein">συμβαίνειν</w> <w lemma="de%2F">δέ</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="titrw%2Fskesqai">τιτρώσκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="skafidi%2Fou">σκαφιδίου</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="kwphla%2Fthn">κωπηλάτην</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fgeqos">μέγεθος</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="ci%2Ffous">ξίφους</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="galewtw%3Dn">γαλεωτῶν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29kmh%5Cn">ἀκμὴν</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="zw%2F%7Cou">ζῴου</w> <w lemma="suagrw%2Fdh">συαγρώδη</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="qh%2Fran">θήραν</w>. <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fek">Ἔκ</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftwn">τοιούτων</w> <w lemma="ei%29ka%2Fzoi">εἰκάζοι</w> <w lemma="tis">τις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fn">ἄν</w>,
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<w lemma="fhsi%2F">φησί</w>, <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Asikeli%2Fan">Σικελίαν</w> <w lemma="gene%2Fsqai">γενέσθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pla%2Fnhn">πλάνην</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28%2Fomhron">Ὅμηρον</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Asku%2Fllh%7C">Σκύλλῃ</w> <w lemma="prosh%3Dye">προσῆψε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fthn">τοιαύτην</w> <w lemma="qh%2Fran">θήραν</w>, <w lemma="h%28%5C">ἣ</w> <w lemma="ma%2Flist%27">μάλιστ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29pixw%2Frio%2Fs">ἐπιχώριός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="%2Askullai%2Fw%7C">Σκυλλαίῳ</w>,
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Axaru%2Fbdews">Χαρύβδεως</w> <w lemma="legome%2Fnwn">λεγομένων</w> <w lemma="o%28moi%2Fwn">ὁμοίων</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="porqmou%3D">πορθμοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fqesi">πάθεσι</w>.
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<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tri%5Cs">τρὶς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w> <w lemma="t%27">τ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29ni%2Fhsin">ἀνίησιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nti%5C">ἀντὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="di%5Cs">δὶς</w> <w lemma="grafiko%5Cn">γραφικὸν</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="a%28ma%2Frthma">ἁμάρτημα</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="i%28storiko%2Fn">ἱστορικόν</w>.
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<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Amh%2Fniggi">Μήνιγγι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2Alwtofa%2Fgwn">Λωτοφάγων</w> <w lemma="ei%29rhme%2Fnois">εἰρημένοις</w> <w lemma="sumfwnei%3Dn">συμφωνεῖν</w>.
<head>Fishing for Swordfish</head>Fishing for sword-fish at the Scyllaean rock is carried on<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note4">Fishing for sword-fish.</note>in this way. A number of men lie in wait, two each in small two-oared boats, and one man is set to look out for them all. In the boat one man rows, while the other stands on the prow holding a spear. When the look-out man signals the appearance of a sword-fish (for the animal swims with one-third of its body above water), the boat rows up to it, and the man with the spear strikes it at close quarters, and then pulls the spear-shaft away leaving the harpoon in the fish's body; for it is barbed and loosely fastened to the shaft on purpose, and has a long rope attached to it. They then slacken the rope for the wounded fish, until it is wearied out with its convulsive struggles and attempts to escape, and then they haul it on to land, or, if its size is not too great, into the boat. And if the spear-shaft falls into the sea it is not lost; for being made of two pieces, one oak and the other pine, the oak end as the heavier dips under water, the<pb n="482" />other end rises above it and is easily got hold of. But sometimes it happens that the man rowing is wounded, right through the boat, by the immense size of the animal's sword; for it charges like a boar, and hunting the one is very like hunting the other.This would lead us to conjecture that the wandering described by Homer was near <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sicily&groupId=973&placeId=1724">Sicily</a>, because he has assigned to Scylla the kind of fishing which is indigenous to the Scyllaean rock; and because what he says of Charybdis correctly describes what does happen in the Straits. But the<quote><l>"Thrice sends she up the darksome tide,"</l></quote>in stead of twice "a day," is an error to be ascribed to the copyist or the geographer.<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note5">Island of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Meninx&groupId=754&placeId=1374">Meninx</a>, off the lesser Syrtis. See<ref target="b1c39" targOrder="U">1. 39</ref>.</note><note anchored="yes" place="unspecified" id="note6"><bibl n="Hom. Od. 12.105" default="NO" valid="yes"><title>Odyss.</title>12, 105</bibl>.</note>So also <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Meninx&groupId=754&placeId=1374">Meninx</a> answers to his description of the <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Lotophagi&groupId=698&placeId=1279">Lotophagi</a>.