Langue |
Grec |
Auteur |
Dion Chrysostome |
Références |
Discours à Célènes, XXXV, 23 |
Sujet |
A propos de fourmis en Inde qui extraient de l'or |
Descripteurs |
fourmis; Inde; or; renard; |
Hypertexte |
http://mercure.fltr.ucl.ac.be/Hodoi/concordances/intro.htm#Dion_chrysostome |
Extrait Grec |
t??t??? ?????? ?µ????e?? ?µ?? e?da?µ??est?????, t?? d? ????? ?µ??, p???
???? ?????p?? ?t? ??????, t?? p??????s?t?t??. t? d? ???s??? ?aµß????s?
pa?? µ??µ????. ??t?? d? e?s?? ???p???? µe????e?, t???a d? ?µ???? t??? pa?´
?µ??. ???tt??s? d? ?at? ???, ?spe? ?? ???p?? µ??µ??e?. ? d? ???? a?t??? ?st?
???s??? ?a?a??tat?? p??t?? ???s??? ?a? st??p??tat??. e?s?? ??? p??s???
?fe???, ?spe? ??????? t?? ???µat??, ?a? t? ped??? ?pa? ?st??pte?. ?a?ep??
??? ?de?? ?st? p??? t?? ?????, ?a? p????? t?? ?p??e?????t?? ?de?? t?? ??e??
d?ef????sa?.
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Traduction française |
It must be admitted that the people of India are more fortunate than you are, but that
you are more fortunate than all otherswith the exception of just one more race of
mortals, namely, those most rich in gold. And their gold is obtained from ants.
These ants are larger than foxes, though in other respects similar to the ants we have.
And they burrow in the earth, just as do all other ants. And that which is thrown out
by their burrowing is gold, the purest of all gold and the most resplendent. Now
there are close to one another a series of what might be called hills of gold dust, and
the whole plain is agleam. Therefore it is difficult to look thereon in the sunlight, and
many of those who have made the attempt have lost their sight.
Trad. anglaise : J.W. COHOON - H. Lamar CROSBY, Dio Chrysostom. Vol. III. London, Heinemann, 1940 |
Date : |
25-10-2007 |
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