De luctu 12

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Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Location of Display
Reference
De luctu 12
Quotation
οἰμωγαὶ δ᾽ ἐπὶ τούτοις καὶ κωκυτὸς γυναικῶν καὶ παρὰ πάντων δάκρυα καὶ στέρνα τυπτόμενα καὶ σπαραττομένη κόμη καὶ φοινισσόμεναι παρειαί: καί που καὶ ἐσθὴς καταρρήγνυται καὶ κόνις ἐπὶ τῇ κεφαλῇ πάσσεται, καὶ οἱ ζῶντες οἰκτρότεροι τοῦ νεκροῦ: οἱ μὲν γὰρ χαμαὶ κυλινδοῦνται πολλάκις καὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς ἀράττουσι πρὸς τὸ ἔδαφος, ὁ δ᾽ εὐσχήμων καὶ καλὸς καὶ καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ἐστεφανωμένος ὑψηλὸς πρόκειται καὶ μετέωρος ὥσπερ εἰς πομπὴν κεκοσμημένος.
Part of Speech
Participle (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
corpse of a dead man
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Wreaths
Visual Work: Clothing
Medium/a Ornamenting
Wreaths and luxurious clothes
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Family of the deceased
Item Identifier
A01255
Determination
Derived directly from text