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XVI. LICYMNIUS

1. 怷巹庢庣彖 庰廔庰庰巹帢 Licymni怷 adsignat Plato Phaedr. 267 C (B XIV 10), quod quadrat et ad dithyramborum poetam et ad rhetora, 怷帠巹怷 彖怷庣帢峸 audit Dionysio de Lys. p. 11, 3 U. R., hinc eius 帢庣庰庣 庥帢廔 帢怷弮怷庣庰庣 庥帢廔 帢怷彖怷弮帢巹帢庣 庥帢廔 廒彖庣庛峟庰庣 Dionys. de Thuc. p. 363, 1 sq. (p. 424, 13 sq.).

 

2. Hermias in Plat怷nis Phaedr. p. 239, 12 (p. 192 Ast): 廔 庣庥弮彖庣怷 廔裕 彃僇銜諺 廒帤巹帤帢徆庰彖 廔彖怷弮峎彖 庣彖廔區 帤庣帢庣峟庰庣, 怷廒煎諺 怷彃帢 庥庣帢, 怷彃帢 彖庛庰帢, 怷彃帢 廒帤庰弇峎, 怷彃帢 廒巹庛庰帢, 庥帢廔 廒弇弇帢 怷弇弇廔 廔裒 庰廔峟庰庣帢彖. Schol. ad Platonis Phaedr. 267 C: 廔 庣庥弮彖庣怷 帤廔 弇怷 帤庣帤峎庥帢弇怷. 廔 帤庣彃庰庣 廔 廔彖弮帢帢 庰廒區 庥庣帢, 彖庛庰帢, 廒帤庰弇峎, 廒巹庛庰帢, 庥帢廔 庰廒區 廒弇弇帢 庣彖峎.

At Polus Licymnii praeceptor sec. Sudam (s. v. 彃僇銜諫). Contrarium fortasse ductum e Platonis verbis (Phaedri 267 C) 廔彖怷弮峎彖 庰 庣庥弮彖庰巹彖, 廒 廒庥庰巹彖彃 (i. e. 弇彃) 廒帤峸帢怷 (scil. 庣庥弮彖庣怷).

 

 

3. Aristot. rhet. 1405 b 6: 庥帢廔 廒廔 庥帢弇彃僇: 庥峎弇弇怷 帤廔 廔彖弮帢怷 廔 弮廔統 廔甩庰 庣庥弮彖庣怷 弇峟帠庰庣, 廒彖 怷彃 怷庣 廒 彃 庢弮帢庣彖怷弮峟彖彃, 庥帢廔 帢廒剿怷 帤廔 廔+帢. 廒庣 帤廔 巹怷彖 廔 弇庰庣 廔裕 怷庣庣庥廔裕 弇帠怷彖: 怷廔 帠廔區 廔+ 廒庢 彖 怷廔庛峟彖帢 帢廒區怷弇怷帠庰彃彖, 庰廒棲庰 廔 帢廔廔 庢弮帢巹彖庰庣 帤庰 廒彖廔 怷彃缶棒 庰廒區庰彃彖: 怷彃羊怷 帠峎 廒庣彖 庰彃缶棒諫: 廒庣彖 帠廔區 廒弇弇怷 廒弇弇怷 庥庣庰怷彖 庥帢廔 廔﹡樁諺圖弮峟彖怷彖 弮彄僇銜銜諺 庥帢廔 怷廒匿睡舒圖庰怷彖, 彃 怷庣庰彃彖 廔 彄僇割樁 廔 廔弮弮峎彖. 廒庣 怷廔 廔弮怷巹 廒怷彖 庢弮帢巹彖庰庣 帤庰 庥帢廔 帤庰, 廔甩庰 庥帢廔 怷廔 廒弇弇怷 廒弇弇怷 庥峎弇弇庣怷彖 庥帢廔 帢廒棲庣怷彖 庛庰峟怷彖: 廒弮 弮廔統 帠廔區 廔 庥帢弇廔裕 廒 廔 帢廒區廔裕 庢弮帢巹彖怷庣彖, 廒弇弇彄 怷廔 彄 庥帢弇廔裕 廒 怷廔 彄 帢廒區彖: 廒 帢彃羊帢 弮峟彖, 廒弇弇廔 弮彄僇銜銜諺 庥帢廔 廒彷怷彖. 廒庣 怷廔 廔弮怷巹 廒怷彖 庢弮帢巹彖庰庣 帤庰 庥帢廔 帤庰, 廔甩庰 庥帢廔 怷廔 廒弇弇怷 廒弇弇怷 庥峎弇弇庣怷彖 庥帢廔 帢廒棲庣怷彖 庛庰峟怷彖: 廒弮 弮廔統 帠廔區 廔 庥帢弇廔裕賦慰 廔 帢廒區廔裕 庢弮帢巹彖怷庣彖, 廒弇弇彄 怷廔 彄 庥帢弇廔裕 廒 怷廔 彄 帢廒區彖: 廒 帢彃羊帢 弮峟彖, 廒弇弇廔 弮彄僇銜銜諺 庥帢廔 廒彷怷彖. 廔區 帤廔 弮庰帢怷廔區 廒彖庰彃缶裕舒 怷廒區峟怷彖, 廒廔 庥帢弇彃僇 廒 彃 彖彃 廒 彃 帤彖峎弮庰庣 廒 彃 廔庰庣 廒 廒弇弇彃 庣彖廔 帢廒區庛峸庰庣. 帤庣帢峟庰庣 帤彄 庰廒區庰彃彖, 怷廒煎諺 彃用諺棒諺棒疥磁弇怷 廒廔樞 弮彄僇銜銜諺 廒 怷庣彖庣庥怷帤峎庥弇怷, 廒 廒庣 帢弇庰怷彖 廒庛怷帤峎庥弇怷.

 

4. Aristot. rhet. 14l4 b 15: 帤庰彃 帤廔 庰廒僇棲 庣 弇峟帠怷彖帢 庥帢廔 帤庣帢怷廔匿 廔彖怷弮帢 巹庛庰庛帢庣繚 庰廒 帤廔 弮峸, 帠巹彖庰帢庣 庥庰彖廔裕 庥帢廔 弇庢彃僇棒舜, 怷廒煎諺 庣庥弮彖庣怷 怷庣庰彃 廒彖 彃 峟彖彃, 廒怷庣彖 廔彖怷弮峎庤彖 庥帢廔 廒怷弇峎彖庢庣彖 庥帢廔 廔庤怷.

3 廒怷庣彖 vel 廒峟庣彖 libri dett.

Ductum 廒怷庣 a verbo 廒怷 quod est secundo vento vehi宎 (怷廔怷), inde narratio intellegi videtur, quae bene fluit. Hamberger 80 sq. (Immisch, Rh. M. 48, 522 sq.). Plato Politici 263 AC: 廒﹡樁菲... 廒廔 怷彃 怷庰庛峟彖怷 弇帠怷 庰弇帢彖峸弮庰庛帢... 廒帢彖巹弮庰彖 峎弇庣彖... (C) 廔 彃 廒怷弇帢彖峸庰 廔庛庰彖 廒﹡澄噤 帤庰彃羊宎 廒及割敖割舒. Ceterum huius saltem generis atque aetatis etiam 廒怷庣庥怷帤怷弮庰彃彖 sive 廒怷庣庥怷帤弮庢庣彖 fuisse puto, quam augendi formam postea 庥弇巹弮帢庥帢 nominaverunt (Aristoteles rhet. 1365 a 16, de animal. gen. 724 a 29, Anaxim. 3 p. 30, 6 H., auctor de subl. XXXIX 3, Eustathius B 101, 峊 214.)

 

5. Crat. Juni怷r fr. 峇帢帢彖巹彖彖, Mein. fr. Com. III, p. 376:

廒庛怷 廒廔僇 帢廔怷彃, 廒彖 庣彖宎 廒匿棒嫗蝸庢彖 怷庛廔統

弇峎帣庣彖 庰廒區庰弇庛彖帢, 帤庣帢庰庣弮庰彖怷彖

彃 彃僇 弇帠彖 彃甩弮庢, 帢峎庰庣彖 庥帢廔 庥庥彄僇

怷彃 廒彖庣庛峟怷庣, 怷彃 峟帢庣, 怷彃 帢庣弮帢庣彖,

怷彃 廒怷弇峎彖怷庣, 怷彃 弮庰帠峟庛庰庣彖 彖怷帣庣庥彃剿.

庰帢彖庣庥 Phaeax dicitur, v. s. B XIII 1

 

6. Anon. in Aristot. rhet. p. 227, 34 Rabe: 廔 庣庥弮彖庣怷 彃用晅 廒缶. 廔區 廒帢彖帢弇峸庰庣 廒弇庰帠庰彖 廒庥庰彃彖怷 廒怷怷庰庣. 廔 怷廔彖 廔彖怷弮帢 怷彃羊怷 廔 廒怷巹 廒庣彖 廒帢廔紮 庥帢廔 怷廔 帢庣彄 庥帢廔 帤庢弇怷彃, 巹 庢弮帢巹彖庰庣. 庥帢廔 弇怷庣彖, 庰廒 怷廔 帤庢弇怷彃, 巹 庢弮帢巹彖庰庣, 弇怷庣廔裕 庥庰彖彖 廒庣 廔 庰廒僇棒諫 怷彃羊怷, 庰廒 帠庰 廒帠彖彖 廒庣彖 廒﹡澄彖. [f. 71v] 廒怷庣 庥巹 廒廔 廔 廒庰彖庛弮峸弮帢帢 廔 彖庰怷巹庤怷彖帢 庥帢廔 帣怷庢庛怷彃缶誕帢 怷彃 廒彖庛弮峸弮帢庣繚 庥帢廔 廒弇彃剿, 廔帢 弇峟帠怷彖帢庣 帣怷庢庛怷彃缶誕帢 彃 廒怷帤庰巹徆庰庣 怷彃 峎帠弮帢怷, 庥廒彖 怷彃 峎帠弮帢怷 廒庥 庰廒區庣, 弇峟帠怷彖帢庣 廒怷怷庰庣. [b 17] 廒怷弇峎彖庢巹彖 庣彖庰 弇峟帠怷庣 廔棒 廒庣帤庣峸帠庢庣彖, 庣彖廔紮 帤廔 廔 廒徆 怷彃 峎帠弮帢怷 弇庰帠弮庰彖帢, 弮帣帢弇弇弮庰彖帢 帤廔 庰廒區 廔區 廒怷帤庰巹徆庰庣 庥帢廔 帣怷庢庛怷彃缶誕帢. 廔庤怷 弇峟帠庰庣 廔 廒庥帢, 廒反怷庣 廔 怷怷巹弮庣帢 庥帢廔 怷廔磁 廒庣弇帠怷.

 

7. Schol. B Il. B 106: 庣庥弮彖庣怷 帤廔 帢帢帤庢弇怷彃羊庛帢巹 庢庣 弇庰弇庢庛 廔棒 廒庛帢彖, 廒舒諄 弮廔 弇怷庣帤怷峸彃 廔 帠峟彖怷. 廔 弮廔統 帠廔區 帤彃僇睡脾 庣弇巹帢 庰庥弮峸庣怷彖, 廔 帤峟 庥帢帢弇庣庰彃彖宎 廒彖峎帠庥庢, 帤庣廔 廒宎 廔形 弮廔統 彃 廒帤庥庰彖宎 廒峸帢怷, 峟宎 廔形 帤廔 彃 廒弇庣庰彖宎. Similiter schol. Townl.

Fusius de hoc loco egit W. O. Friedel, Diss. Halens. I 185 sq.

 

XVI. Licymnius

1.   Plato (Phdr. 267C) attributes creation of good diction (poi礙sis euepeias, cf. XIV 10) to Licymnius, which corresponds to both the dithyrambic poet and the rhetorician, companion of Gorgias (D.H. On Lysias 11.3, where his parisoseis and paromoioseis and paronomasia, D.H. On Thucydides 1- (p. 424.13-14)

 

2.   Hermias, On Platos Phaedrus p. 239.12: Licymnius taught Polus certain distinctions among words: which kinds are principal, which are combined, which are related, which are supplemental, and many others with regard to good diction. Scholion ad Phdr. 267C Licymnius is the teacher of Polus who divided words into principal, combined, related, supplemental, and some others.

However, according to the Suda, on Polus, Polus was teacher of Licymnius.  The contrary is perhaps inferred from Phdr. 267C: the Licymnian terms, which he (Licymnius) had taught that man (Polus).

 

3.   Aristotle, Rhetoric 3.2.13 1405b6-12: (Metaphors should also be derived from) things that are beautiful.  The beauty of a word is on the one hand, as Licymnius says, in the sounds or the meaning, and its ugliness in the same way. But there is also a third condition, which refutes the sophistic argument; for it is not the case, as Bryson (25.2) said, that no one speaks in an ugly way if saying this instead of that indicates the same thing; this is false; for one word is more proper than another, more of a likeness, and better suited to putting the matter before the eyes.  Further, this word or that does not signify a thing under the same conditions; thus for this reason also it must be admitted that one word is fairer or fouler than the other. Both, indeed, signify what is fair or foul, but not qua fair or foul; or if they do, it is in a greater or less degree. Metaphors therefore should be derived from what is beautiful either in sound, or in signification, or to sight, or to some other sense. For it does make a difference, for instance, whether one says rosy-fingered morn, rather than purple-fingered, or, what is still worse, red-fingered.

 

4.   Aristotle, Rhetoric 3.13.4 1414b15- But one must only apply a word to describe a certain species or a difference; otherwise, it becomes empty and silly, like the terms Licymnius creates in his Techne, where he speaks of wafting, wandering, and ramifications.

Wafting is supposed to be derived from the verb to waft (epouroo), which means to be carried by a favoring wind (ouros).  So it seems to be understood as a narration that flows well.  Plato, Statesman 263a-c We have already strayed away from our subject more than we ought, and you wish us to go still further afield. So for the present let us return to our subject, as is proper; then we will go on the trail of this other matter by and by, when we have time. (c) That from which our present digression started.

 

5.   Cratinus the Younger, Tarentinians, fr. Com III, p. 376 There is a custom among them, if they receive some private person entering from somewhere, one who is experienced with the strength of words, cleverly to upset and stir him up with contradictions, conclusions, parallelisms, wanderings, and magnitudes.

Perantikos ("conclusive") is said of Pheaex, see above, B XIII 1.

 

 

 

6.   Anonymous, On Aristotles Rhetoric p. 227.34 Rabe Licymnius was a rhetorician.  He used to call resumptions waftings.  This term, wafting, is unclear and does not signify or clarify what is meant.  And it remains, if it does not clarify what is meant, it remains that this area is empty, since it is unknown to us.   Wafting is mainly added enthymemes that waft together and support the enthymemes.  Basically, what they say that supports the demonstration of the subject, if it is outside the subject, they are speaking waftings.  Some people call supplementary narration wandering, others call it what is said outside the subject but contributes to the demonstrations and supports them.  He calls them the ends of a branch, that is, the prooimia and the epilogues.

 

7.  Scholion B Iliad 2.106 Licymnius says that hostility is being implicitly intimated, so that he does not insult the clan.  For gave is a sign of friendship, but left to is a sign of necessity.  Therefore in some circumstances he used gave and in other left." 

An especially thorough analysis of this passage in W. O. Friedel, Diss. Halle I 185 f.