Word ἔκχυτον in IX 395 Epigram of The Greek Anthology

Authors

  • Hanna Zalewska-Jura Uniwersytet Łódzki, Katedra Filologii Klasycznej, Zakład Hellenistyki i Religioznawstwa, ul. Pomorska 171/173, 90–236 Łódź

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-0319.20.08

Keywords:

the Greek Anthology, Greek epigram IX 395, Palladas of Alexandria, word “ekchyton”

Abstract

The article aims to present one of the possible interpretations of a unique noun ekchyton found in the epigram of Palladas of Alexandria AP IX 395. As its meaning seems at least doubtful, it makes the satisfactory translation and interpretation of the poem utterly unachievable. The problem may be solved, if we recognize the word ekchyton as a sociolect, which corresponds with another noun egchytos that is sufficiently attested in ancient Greek literature. The analysis of source texts lets us interpret the meaning of the word egchytos as a kind of elegant baking that consists of finely ground flour, a large amount of honey, eggs and cottage cheese or sour milk. Ekchyton, in that case, can be interpreted as ‘a honey cake with cheese’.

Author Biography

  • Hanna Zalewska-Jura, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Katedra Filologii Klasycznej, Zakład Hellenistyki i Religioznawstwa, ul. Pomorska 171/173, 90–236 Łódź

    Associate Professor, University of Lodz, Chair of Classical Philology. Research interests: ancient Greek literature, archaic Greek epics, archaic Greek monody, the satyr play, Greek epigram, the theory of translation. Selected bibliography: Wątki i elementy mityczne w epigramach „Antologii Palatyńskiej” (Mythological motives and elements in the epigrams of “Greek Anthology”), Ossolineum, Wrocław 1998; W rytmie sikinnis. Studium nad warstwą aluzji i podtekstów w greckim dramacie satyrowym (In the rhytm of sikinnis. Study on allusion and overtones in Greek satyr-play), Wyd. UŁ 2006; Pro Bessarione poeta, “Studia Ceranea” V, 2015, pp. 357–368.

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Published

2017-12-30

Issue

No. 20 (2017)

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Articles

How to Cite

Zalewska-Jura, Hanna. 2017. “Word ἔκχυτον in IX 395 Epigram of The Greek Anthology”. Collectanea Philologica, no. 20 (December): 103-8. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-0319.20.08.
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