================================================================================
Πειρίθους Ἀποσπάσματα
Pirithous, Fragments
Κριτίας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
by Critias of Athens
================================================================================

[fr a]
δρακοντ̣[] τηνου[]

[5]
Χο(ρός) ὀψὲ ξυνεὶς̣ [.....]ο..[] ⸏θεοὺς c̣εβεc̣.....οτ[] Ἡ(ρακλῆς) Ἰξίονος πα̣[ῖ, πο]λ̣λὰ δ[] εἶδον λόγ̣ῳ τ̣’ ἤ̣κουσα [] οὐδ’ ἐγγὺς οὐδέν’ η̣ι̣[]

[10]
τῇ σῇ πελάζο̣ντ’ ἀλ̣[λ] δυσπραξίᾳ τοὺς π[] σκῆψιν τιν’ ητι.[] ⸏ἄτης ἀπρούπτως .[] Πει(ρίθους) ἥδ’ οὐκέτ’ ἐστ’ ἄσ̣ημο[ς οὐδὲ]

[15]
ὀνειρατώδης ἀλλ’ ο[] Ἕλλην· ἰδεῖν δὲ τὸν λέ̣[γοντ’] οἷός τ’ ἂν εἴην, πέπτατ̣[αι] ἀχλὺς πάροι̣θε τῶν ἐμῶ̣[ν ὄσσων] ἄθλους ἐρωτᾷς τοὺς ἐμ[οὺς]

[20]
⸏γλώσσης γὰρ ἠχὼ τῆσδ̣ε̣ πρ..[] Ἡ(ρακλῆς) οὐδέν τι πάντως θαῦμ[α]

[25]
⸏καὶ σῆς· ἀναμνήσω δὲ̣ .[] Π(ειρίθους) σιγηcιν̣αρ[.....].[] φων̣[] τηc[]

[28]
[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

[fr b]
[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

[1]
ἐσφηλα[] .....[] κατελ.[] ἐλθὼν .[]

[5]
Ἑλλην[] βωμω[] θεὸς δὲ μανία[] ἔπεμψεν ἄτη̣[ν] Νεφέλην γυναῖκ̣[α]

[10]
ἔσπειρεν εἰς τοὺς θε̣[] θυγατρὶ μίσγοιτ’ ε[] τοίων δὲ κόμπω[ν]

[15]
οἰστρη[λ]άτοισιν ωχ̣[] ἄπυστο̣[.] ἀνθρωποι̣[] ἔκρυψε̣ν, ἀλλὰ Βορε̣[] διεσπα̣[ρ]άχθη σῶμ[α·] πατὴ̣[ρ ἁ]μαρτὼν εἰς θε̣[οὺς]

[20]
ἐγὼ̣ [δ’ ἐκ]είνου π[ή]ματ’ .[]

[fr c]
[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

[1]
[]ο̣cη̣.[] [].πη[] []ν πόνου [± 9].cοι τ.[......] ἡδὺ νῦ̣ν δοκεῖ

[5]
(Θη)[± 8].ος, Ἡράκλ̣εις, σ̣[ὲ] μέμψομα̣ι̣ [± 8]η̣, πιστὸν γὰρ̣ ἄ̣νδρα καὶ φίλον [αἰσχρὸν πρ]οδοῦναι δυσμ[εν]ῶς εἰλημμένον. (Ἡρ) [σαυτῷ τε], Θησεῦ, τῇ τ’ Ἀθηναίων πό[λει] πρέ̣ποντ’ ἔλεξας· τοῖσι δυσ̣[τυ]χ̣οῦσι γὰρ

[10]
ἀεί ποτ’ εἶ σὺ σύμμαχος· σκῆψιν δ̣[έ τ]οι ἀεικές ἐστ’ ἔχοντα πρὸς πάτραν̣ μολεῖν̣. Εὐρυσθέα γὰρ πῶς δοκεῖς ἂν ἄσμενον, εἴ μοι πύθοιτο ταῦτα συμπράξαντά σε ⸏λέξειν ἂν ὡς ἄκραντος ἤθληται πόνος;

[15]
(Θη) ἀλλ’ οὗ σὺ χρῄζεις π[.......] ἐμὴν ἔχεις

[20]
(Ἡρ) ὦ φ.[ ] []ι̣ας [ὑ]π̣ηρετῶ []. θν̣[η]τ̣ῶν̣ φρένας [] γ̣νώμης ἄτερ

[25]
[τοῦ]τό σοι φίλον []δ̣ι̣κώτ̣ατ’ αἰτιᾷ θεοὺς []η πᾶς [ἀ]νέρριπται κύβος []..οντα μὴ μάταιον ᾖ []ην ἔχω .εξα[.] δὲ χρὴ

[30]
[]δ̣[] μαθεῖν ὅτου []..[...]υcι[] []..[] [] π̣άλ̣η [] ἀλλαγὴν

[35]
[]ν []ρενι []. θεῷ [] νερτέρων []φ̣ες

[39]
[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

[fr d]
[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

[1]
[ ].[] [ ]c̣θε[] [ ]ενοc[] [ ]

[5]
[ ].εραcc̣[] [ ]cον ῥω[] [ ].υ̣c̣...[] [ ]νηcθει.[] [ ]λ̣λ̣ον ἀθλο.[]

[10]
[ ]αρουcτα̣[] [ ]....[] [ ]......[] [ ].λ̣οπ̣λα̣[] [ ].....[]

[15]
[ ]..[] [ ]..π̣ειν[] [ ]..[]

[17]
[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

[fr e]
[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

[1]
[ ]...ω[] [ ]υ̣ροι̣μ̣[] [ ]ο̣φεω.[] [ ]εν̣η̣χ[]

[5]
[ ]πορωγ[] []..ν̣τ̣ερεαc̣[] [ ].καὶ γην[] [ ].[..].μαcε[] [ ]ν̣ε̣[]

[9]
[ [Break in Text (point at which text breaks off for an unknown length)] ]

[fr f]
[τ]ὰ πολλὰ ἀθ(ετεῖται) ε[]