On the curiosity of philocrates (Ep. Arist. 1)

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On the curiosity of philocrates (Ep. Arist. 1). / Druzhinina, Ekaterina.

In: Hyperboreus, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2019, p. 328-339.

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title = "On the curiosity of philocrates (Ep. Arist. 1)",

abstract = "The paper deals with a diffi cult phrase from the beginning of the prologue of the Letter of Aristeas (Ep. Arist. 1), containing the information about Aristeas' addressee Philocrates. The manuscript reading is impossible and defi nitely corrupt. The emendations of Mendelssohn (πομιμνήσκοντα) and Diels (πομιμνήσκειν) imply that Philocrates constantly reminded Aristeas he would be glad to hear the story. Many modern scholars (Wright, Raurell, White) follow this interpretation. According to Zuntz, who corrected πομιμνήσκων into πομιμνήσκοντος, the phrase indicates that Philocrates was ready to listen to Aristeas, when he recalled what he had seen himself. We suggest that original reading was πομιμνησκόντων and by underlining the curiosity and piety of Philocrates, the author wants to imply that his addressee is glad to listen when somebody reminds him what he already knows.",

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