Original Greek version of a text.

August 10, 2006 7:46 AM

Can you help me find the original Greek version of something?

I'm looking for Hesiod's "Works and Days", specifically verso (ll. 678-694). Here's a copy in English.

I can't seem to find it in the Greek. Help?

posted by taumeson to Religion & Philosophy (4 answers total)

This site has the Greek version, but their server seems to be down. Here is the direct link.
posted by ifranzen at 8:11 AM on August 10, 2006

If you can't get Perseus (ifranzen's link) to work, try here or here (Greek with facing English translation).
posted by Urban Hermit at 2:39 PM on August 10, 2006

From Urban Hermit's link:

WD.694 μέτρα φυλάσσεσθαι: καιρὸς δ' ἐπὶ [2πᾶσιν ἄριστος.2]
WD.694 Keep measure in all things, always observe due proportion.
posted by taumeson at 10:57 AM on August 14, 2006

the same line, a little better looking, from Perseus:

μέτρα φυλάσσεσθαι· καιρὸς δ᾽ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν ἄριστος.
posted by taumeson at 10:57 AM on August 14, 2006