XIV Argonautae convocati
Iason Aesonis et Alcimedes, Clymenes filiae filius, [et] Thessalorum dux. Orpheus Oeagri et Calliopes Musae filius, Thrax ⟨ex⟩ urbe Pieria, quae est in Olympo monte ad flumen Enipeum, [mantis citharista]. Asterion †Pyremi filius matre Antigona, Pheretis filia, ex urbe Pelinna. alii aiunt †Prisci filium ⟨ex⟩ urbe Piresia, quae est in radicibus Phyllei montis, qui est in Thessalia, quo loco duo flumina, Apidanus et Enipeus, separatim proiecta in unum conveniunt. Polyphemus Elati filius matre Hippe Anthippi filia, Thessalus ex urbe Larissa, pedibus tardus. Iphiclus Phylaci filius matre [Peri]clymene Minyae filia ex Thessalia avunculus Iasonis. Admetus Pheretis filius matre Periclymene Minyae filia ex Thessalia, monte C⟨h⟩alcodonio, unde oppidum et flumen nomen traxit. huius Apollinem pecus pavisse ferunt. Erytus et Echion Mercurii et Antianirae, Meneti filiae, filii ex urbe Alope quae nunc vocatur E⟨p⟩hesus. quidam au⟨c⟩tores Thessalos putant. ⟨A⟩ethalides Mercurii et Eupolemiae Myrmidonis filiae filius. [Hic fuit] Larissaeus. ⟨Coronus, Caenei filius ex⟩ urbe Gyrtone, quae est in Thessalia. [Caeneus Elati filius Magnesius. hic ostendit nullo modo Centauros ferro se posse vulnerare sed truncis arborum in cuneum adactis. hunc nonnulli feminam fuisse dicunt, cui petenti Neptunum propter connubium optatum dedisse ut in iuvenilem speciem conversus nullo ictu interfici posset. quod est nunquam factum nec fieri potest, ut quisquam mortalis non posset ferro necari, aut ex muliere in virum converti.] Mopsus Ampyci et Chloridis filius, ex Oechalia vel ut quidam putant Titarensis. hic augurio doctus ab Apolline. Eurydamas Iri et Demonassae filius: alii aiunt Ctimeni filium, qui[a] iuxta lacum Xynium ⟨Ctimenen⟩ Dolopeidem urbem inhabitabat. Menoetius Actoris filius Opuntius. Eribotes Teleontis filius. [ameleon]. Eurytion Iri et Demonassae filius [ixition]. Oileus †Leodaci et †Agrianomes, Perseonis filiae, filius ex urbe Naryce. ⟨Canthus Canethi filius⟩ ab oppido Cerintho. alii aiunt ex Euboea. Clytius et Iphitus Euryti et Antiopes, Pylonis filiae, filii, reges Oechaliae. [hic concessa ab Apolline sagittarum scientia cum au⟨c⟩tore muneris contendisse dicitur.] [huius filius Clytius ab Aeeta interfectus est.] Peleus et Telamon Aeaci et Endeidos Chironis filiae filii ab Aegina insula. Qui ob caedem Phoci fratris relictis sedibus suis diversas petierunt domos: Peleus Phthiam, Telamon Salaminam, quam Apollonius Rhodius ἀτθίδα ⟨νῆσον⟩ vocat. Butes Teleontis et Zeuxippes Eridani fluminis filiae filius ab Athenis.
Phaleros Alconis filius ab Athenis. ⟨Theseus Aegei et Aethrae Pitthei filiae filius a Troezene; alii aiunt ab Athenis. Pirithous Ixionis filius frater centaurorum Thessalus.⟩ Tiphys Phorbantis et Hyrmines filius Boe⟨o⟩tius. [is fuit gubernator navis Argo.] Phlias Liberi patris et Ariadnes Minois filiae filius ex urbe Phliunte, quae est in Peloponneso. alii aiunt Thebanum * * *. Hercules Iovis et Alcumenae Electryonis filiae filius, Thebanus. Hylas Thiodamantis et Menodices nymphae Orionis filiae filius, eph[o]ebus ex Oechalia. alii aiunt ex Argis comitem Herculis. Nauplius Neptuni et Amymones Danai filiae filius Argivus. Idmon Apollinis et Cyrenes nymphae filius, quidam Abantis dicunt, Argivus. hic augurio prudens, quamvis praedicentibus avibus mortem sibi denuntiari intellexit, fatali tamen militiae non defuit. Castor et Pollux Iovis et Ledae Thestii filiae filii, Lacedaemonii, alii Spartanos dicunt, uterque imberbis. his eodem quoque tempore stellae in capitibus ut viderentur accidisse scribitur. Lynceus et Idas Apharei et Arenae Oebali filiae filii, Messenii ex Pelopo⟨n⟩neso. ex his Lynceus sub terra quaeque latentia vidisse dicitur [neque ulla caligine inhibebatur]. alii aiunt Lynceum noctu †nullum vidisse. [idem sub terra solitus cernere dictus est ideo, quod aurifodinas norat. is cum descendebat et aurum subito ostendebat, ita rumor sublatus eum sub terra solitum videre. item Idas acer, ferox.] Periclymenus Nelei et Chloridis Amphionis et Niobes filiae filius. [hic fuit] Pylius. Amphidamas et Cepheus Alei et Cleobules filii de Arcadia. Ancaeus Lycurgi filius, alii nepotem dicunt, Tegeates. ⟨hic fuit Arcas cursor, iaculator.⟩ Augeas Solis et †Naupidames Amphidamantis filiae filius. [hic fuit] Eleus.⟩
Asterion et Amphion Hyperasii filii, alii aiunt Hip⟨p⟩asi, ex Pellene. Euphemus Neptuni et Europes Tityi filiae filius. Taenarius. hic super aquas sicco pede cucurrisse dicitur. Ancaeus alter Neptuni filius matre Althaea Thestii filia, ab Imbraso insula, quae Parthenia appellata est, nunc autem Samos dicitur. Erginus Neptuni filius a Mileto. quidam Periclymeni dicunt Orchomenius. Meleager Oenei et Alth⟨a⟩eae Thestii filiae filius, quidam Martis putant, Calydonius. Laocoon Parthaonis filius, Oenei frater ⟨non⟩ ex eadem matre, Calydonius. Iphiclus alter Thestii filius matre Leucippe Alth⟨a⟩eae frater, Palaemonius ⟨Lerni filius Calydonius.⟩ Iphitus Nauboli filius Phocensis. [alii Hippasi filium ex Pelopo⟨n⟩neso fuisse dicunt.] Zetes et Calais Aquilonis venti et Orithy⟨i⟩ae Erechthei filiae filii. [hi capita pedesque pennatos habuisse feruntur crinesque c⟨a⟩eruleos] qui pervio aëre usi sunt. [hi aves harpy⟨i⟩as tres Thaumantis et †Ozomenes filias Aëllopoda Celaeno Ocypeten fugaverunt a Phineo Agenoris filio eodem tempore, quo Iasoni comites ad Colchos proficiscebantur. quae inhabitabant insulas Strophadas in Aegaeo mari, quae Plotae appellantur. hae fuisse dicuntur capitibus gallinaceis pennatae alasque et brachia humana unguibus magnis pedibusque gallinaceis, pectus album f[o]eminaque humana. hi autem, Zet[h]es et Calais, ab Hercule telis occisi sunt. quorum in tumulis superpositi lapides flatibus paternis moventur. hi autem ex Thracia fuisse dicuntur.]
Acastus Peliae et Anaxibiae Biantis filiae filius ex Iolco duplici pallio coopertus. [hic voluntarius Argonautis accessit] sponte sua comes Iasonis. ⟨Argus Polybi et Argiae filius. alii aiunt Danai filium. [Hic fuit] Argivus, pelle taurina †lanugine adopertus. [Is fuit fabricator navis Argo].⟩ Hi autem omnes Minyae sunt appellati, vel quod plurimos eorum filiae Minyae pepererunt, vel quod Iasonis mater Clymenes Minyae ⟨filiae⟩ filia erat. Sed neque Colchos omnes pervenerunt, neque in patriam regressum habuerunt. Hylas enim in Mysia a nymphis iuxta Cion flumenque Ascanium raptus est, quem dum Hercules et Polyphemus requirunt vento rapta navi deserti sunt. Polyphemus ab Hercule quoque relictus condita in Mysia civitate perit apud Chalybas. Tiphys autem morbo absumptus est in Mariandynis in Propontide apud Lycum regem, [pro quo navem rexit Colchos Ancaeus Neptuni filius.] Idmon autem Apollinis filius ibi apud Lycum cum stramentatum exisset ab apro percussus decidit. Butes Teleontis filius quamvis cantibus et cithara Orphei avocabatur, victus tamen est dulcedine Sirenum et nataturus ad eas in mare se praecipitavit. eum Venus delatum fluctibus Lilybaeo servavit. Hi sunt qui non pervenerunt Colchos. In reversione autem ⟨hi⟩ perierunt: Eribotes Teleontis filius et Cant⟨h⟩us Cerinthius ⟨Canethi⟩ filius interfecti sunt in Libya a pastore Cephalione Nasamonis fratre, filio Tritonidis nymphae et Amphit⟨h⟩emidis, cuius †fuste pecus depopulabantur. Mopsus autem Am⟨p⟩yci filius ab serpentis morsu in Africa obiit. [is autem in itinere accesserat comes Argonautis, Am⟨p⟩yco patre occiso.]
Item accesserunt ex insula Aria Phrixi et Chalciopes Medeae sororis filii Argus Melas Phrontis Cytisorus. [ut] alii aiunt [vocitatos Phronius] Demoleon Autolycus Phlogius. quos Hercules cum eduxisset habiturus comites, dum Amazon⟨i⟩um balteum petit, reliquit terrore perculsos a Dascylo †qui regis Mansuaden filia.
Hi autem cum exirent ad Colchos Herculem ducem facere voluerunt. ille abnuit, sed potius Iasonem fieri oportere cuius opera exirent omnes. dux ergo Iason regnavit. faber Argus Danai filius, ⟨gubernator Tiphys⟩ cuius post mortem rexit navem Ancaeus Neptuni filius. proreta navigavit Lynceus Apharei filius, qui multum videbat. toecharchi autem fuerunt Zetes et Calais Aquilonis filii qui pennas et in capite et in pedibus habuerunt. [ad proram et remos sederunt Peleus et T[h]elamon.] ad pitulum sederunt Hercules et Idas. post relicto [ab] Hercule loco eius sedit Peleus Aeaci filius. ceteri ordinem servaverunt. celeuma dixit Orpheus Oeagri filius.
Haec est navis Argo quam Minerva in sideralem circulum retulit ob hoc quod ab se esset aedificata ac primum in pelagus deducta. Est haec navis in astris apparens a gubernaculo ad velum, cuius speciem ac formam Cicero in phaenomenis exponit his versibus:
at canis ad caudam serpens praelabitur Argo
conversam prae se portans cum lumine puppim,
non aliae naves ut in alto ponere proras
ante solent rostris neptunia prata secantes.
sicut cum coeptant tutos contingere portus
obvertunt navem magno cum pondere nautae
a[d]versamque trahunt optata ad litora puppim,
sic conversa vetus super aethera labitur Argo.
inde gubernaclum tendens a puppe volante
clari posteriora canis vestigia tangit.
haec navis habet stellas in puppe quattuor in gubernaculo dextro quinque in sinistro quattuor, consimiles inter sese omnino tredecim.
14. The Argonauts assembled
Jason, son of Aeson and Alcimede, daughter of Clymene, [and] leader of the Thessalians. Orpheus, son of Oeagrus and the Muse Calliope, a Thracian ⟨from⟩ the city of Pieria, which is on Mount Olympus by the river Enipeus, [seer and lyre-player]. Asterion, son of †Pyremus and of Antigone, daughter of Pheres, from the city of Pelinna; others say the son of †Priscus ⟨from⟩ the city of Piresia, which is at the foot of Mount Phylleius in Thessaly, where two rivers, the Apidanus and the Enipeus, flowing separately, join into one. Polyphemus, son of Elatus and of Hippe, daughter of Anthippus, a Thessalian from the city of Larissa, slow of foot. Iphiclus, son of Phylacus and of [Peri]clymene, daughter of Minyas, from Thessaly, maternal uncle of Jason. Admetus, son of Pheres and of Periclymene, daughter of Minyas, from Thessaly, from Mount Chalcodonius, from which the town and river took their name; they say that Apollo pastured his herds. Erytus and Echion, sons of Hermes and of Antianira, daughter of Menetes, from the city of Alope, now called Ephesus; some authors think they were Thessalians. ⟨A⟩ethalides, son of Hermes and of Eupolemia, daughter of Myrmidon. [He was] a Larissaean. ⟨Coronus, son of Caeneus, from⟩ the city of Gyrton, which is in Thessaly. [Caeneus, son of Elatus, a Magnesian. He showed that Centaurs could in no way be wounded by iron, but only by tree trunks driven in like a wedge. Some say that he was a woman, and that Poseidon, when she asked for it in return for the union she had desired, granted that, changed into the form of a young man, she could be killed by no blow. But it has never happened and cannot happen that any mortal could not be killed by iron, or be changed from a woman into a man.] Mopsus, son of Ampycus and Chloris, from Oechalia or, as some think, a Titaresian. He was taught augury by Apollo. Eurydamas, son of Irus and Demonassa; others say the son of Ctimenus, who lived near Lake Xynias in the Dolopian city ⟨Ctimene⟩. Menoetius, son of Actor, of Opus. Eribotes, son of Teleon. [ameleon]. Eurytion, son of Irus and Demonassa [ixition]. Oileus, son of †Leodacus and of †Agrianome, daughter of Perseon, from the city of Naryx. ⟨Canthus, son of Canethus⟩ from the town of Cerinthus; others say from Euboea. Clytius and Iphitus, sons of Eurytus and of Antiope, daughter of Pylon, kings of Oechalia. [This one, having received from Apollo the knowledge of the bow, is said to have contested with the giver of the gift.] [His son Clytius was killed by Aeetes.] Peleus and Telamon, sons of Aeacus and of Endeis, daughter of Chiron, from the island of Aegina. Because of the murder of their brother Phocus they left their homes and sought different homes: Peleus Phthia, Telamon Salamis, which Apollonius of Rhodes calls the Attic ⟨island⟩ (ἀτθίδα ⟨νῆσον⟩). Butes, son of Teleon and of Zeuxippe, daughter of the river Eridanus, from Athens.
Phaleros, son of Alcon, from Athens. ⟨Theseus, son of Aegeus and of Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, from Troezen; others say from Athens. Pirithous, son of Ixion, brother of the centaurs, a Thessalian.⟩ Tiphys, son of Phorbas and of Hyrmine, a Boeotian. [He was the helmsman of the ship Argo.] Phlias, son of Father Liber and of Ariadne, daughter of Minos, from the city of Phlius, which is in the Peloponnese; others say a Theban * * *. Heracles, son of Zeus and of Alcmene, daughter of Electryon, a Theban. Hylas, son of Theiodamas and of the nymph Menodice, daughter of Orion, a young man from Oechalia; others say from Argos, companion of Heracles. Nauplius, son of Poseidon and of Amymone, daughter of Danaus, an Argive. Idmon, son of Apollo and of the nymph Cyrene, some say of Abas, an Argive. Skilled in augury, although the birds foretold it, he understood that his death was announced to him, yet he did not fail the fated expedition. Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus and of Leda, daughter of Thestius, Lacedaemonians, others say Spartans, both beardless. It is written that at the same time stars appeared on their heads. Lynceus and Idas, sons of Aphareus and of Arene, daughter of Oebalus, Messenians from the Peloponnese. Of these Lynceus is said to have seen what lay hidden under the earth [and not to have been hindered by any darkness]; others say Lynceus †nullum saw at night. [The same man was said to be able to see under the earth because he knew of gold mines; when he went down and suddenly revealed gold, the rumour arose that he was accustomed to see under the earth. Likewise Idas, keen and fierce.] Periclymenus, son of Neleus and of Chloris, daughter of Amphion and Niobe. [He was] a Pylian. Amphidamas and Cepheus, sons of Aleus and Cleobule, from Arcadia. Ancaeus, son of Lycurgus, others say grandson, from Tegea. ⟨He was Arcas, a runner and javelin-thrower.⟩ Augeas, son of the Sun and of †Naupidame, daughter of Amphidamas. [He was] an Eleian.⟩
Asterion and Amphion, sons of Hyperasius, others say of Hippasus, from Pellene. Euphemus, son of Poseidon and of Europa, daughter of Tityus, of Taenarum. He is said to have run over the waters with dry foot. Ancaeus, the other, son of Poseidon and of Althaea, daughter of Thestius, from the island Imbrasus, which was called Parthenia and is now called Samos. Erginus, son of Poseidon, from Miletus; some say of Periclymenus, an Orchomenian. Meleager, son of Oeneus and of Althaea, daughter of Thestius, some think of Ares, a Calydonian. Laocoon, son of Parthaon, brother of Oeneus ⟨not⟩ by the same mother, a Calydonian. Iphiclus, the other son of Thestius by Leucippe, brother of Althaea, Palaemonius ⟨son of Lernus, a Calydonian.⟩ Iphitus, son of Naubolus, a Phocian. [Others say he was the son of Hippasus from the Peloponnese.] Zetes and Calais, sons of the North Wind (Aquilo) and of Orithyia, daughter of Erechtheus. [They are said to have had winged heads and feet and dark-blue hair], and they used the air as a path. [They drove the harpies, birds, three daughters of Thaumas and †Ozomene, Aellopus, Celaeno and Ocypete, away from Phineus, son of Agenor, at the time when they were setting out as companions of Jason to Colchis. These lived on the Strophades islands in the Aegean Sea, which are called the Plotae. They are said to have been winged, with hens' heads, with wings and human arms, with large claws and hens' feet, a white breast and a human female form. But these, Zetes and Calais, were killed by Heracles with his arrows. On their tombs stones laid on top are moved by their father's breaths. They are said to have been from Thrace.]
Acastus, son of Pelias and of Anaxibia, daughter of Bias, from Iolcus, covered with a double cloak. [He joined the Argonauts as a volunteer], of his own accord a companion of Jason. ⟨Argus, son of Polybus and of Argia; others say son of Danaus. [He was] an Argive, covered with a bull's hide †lanugine. [He was the builder of the ship Argo].⟩ All these were called Minyans, either because Minyas' daughters bore very many of them, or because Jason's mother was the daughter of Clymene, ⟨daughter⟩ of Minyas. But not all reached Colchis, nor did all come home. Hylas was carried off in Mysia by nymphs near the town of Cius and the river Ascanius; while Heracles and Polyphemus were searching for him, they were left behind when the ship was carried off by the wind. Polyphemus, also left by Heracles, died among the Chalybes after founding a city in Mysia. Tiphys was carried off by disease among the Mariandyni on the Propontis at the court of King Lycus, [and in his place Ancaeus, son of Poseidon, steered the ship to Colchis.] Idmon, son of Apollo, there at Lycus' court, when he had gone out to gather litter (stramentatum), was struck by a boar and fell. Butes, son of Teleon, although he was kept back by the songs and lyre of Orpheus, was nevertheless overcome by the sweetness of the Sirens and threw himself into the sea to swim to them. Aphrodite saved him as he was carried by the waves to Lilybaeum. These are the ones who did not reach Colchis. On the return voyage ⟨these⟩ died: Eribotes, son of Teleon, and Canthus of Cerinthus, son of ⟨Canethus⟩, were killed in Libya by the shepherd Cephalion, brother of Nasamon, son of the nymph Tritonis and of Amphithemis, whose flocks they were plundering †fuste. Mopsus, son of Ampycus, died of a snake bite in Africa. [He had joined the Argonauts on the way, after his father Ampycus was killed.]
In addition there came from the island of Aria the sons of Phrixus and of Chalciope, Medea's sister: Argus, Melas, Phrontis, Cytisorus. [As] others say [they were called Phronius], Demoleon, Autolycus, Phlogius. Heracles had brought them out intending to have them as companions, but when he went to get the Amazon's belt he left them behind, struck with terror by Dascylus †qui, the daughter of the king Mansuades.
When they set out for Colchis they wanted to make Heracles their leader. He declined, saying that rather Jason should be the one through whose efforts they all were setting out. So Jason was leader and commanded. The builder was Argus, son of Danaus; ⟨the helmsman Tiphys⟩, after whose death Ancaeus, son of Poseidon, steered the ship. Lynceus, son of Aphareus, who saw far, served as look-out at the bow. The side-officers (toecharchi) were Zetes and Calais, sons of the North Wind, who had wings both on their heads and on their feet. [Peleus and T[h]elamon sat at the bow and oars.] Heracles and Idas sat at the rowing-master's place (pitulus). After Heracles was left behind, Peleus, son of Aeacus, sat in his place. The others kept their order. Orpheus, son of Oeagrus, gave the rowing-cry (celeuma).
This is the ship Argo which Athena placed in the circle of the stars because it had been built by her and was the first to be launched on the sea. This ship appears in the stars from the rudder to the sail, and Cicero in his Phaenomena describes its appearance and shape in these verses:
‘But Argo, gliding like a serpent, slides on to the Dog's tail,
carrying her stern turned towards the front, with its light,
not as other ships are wont to set their prows forward
on the deep, cutting Neptune's meadows with their beaks.
As when sailors, beginning to reach safe harbours,
turn the ship about with great weight
and draw the stern, reversed, to the longed-for shores,
so the old Argo glides backward over the heavens.
From there, stretching its rudder from the flying stern,
it touches the hind feet of the bright Dog.’
This ship has four stars on the stern, five on the right rudder, four on the left, thirteen in all, alike to one another.
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