Ad M.Caes.i.4.2 (p.94)

ID 1225
Corpus Fronto
Reference Ad M.Caes.i.4.2 (p.94)
Reference 2 VdH 7,6
Date 143 or 145
Source Letter
Author Marcus Aurelius
Addressee Fronto
Citation Greek Code Switch καὶ καπνὸν ἀποθρώσκοντα νοῆσαι ἱμείρετο
Latin Context so<m>nus autem Ulixen ne patriam quidem suam diu agnosceret sivit, cuius καὶ καπνὸν ἀποθρώσκοντα νοῆσαι ἱμείρετο
Inter/Intra Sentential Intra
Function Code Switch Quotation: literary (Homer)
Flagging
Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Parallel of Ulysses used to support MA's argument for wakefulness over sleep.
Comments Odyss.i.58; according to VdH comm. "a popular verse"/Marcus quotes freely and the second hand "supplies blindly": Homer has καπνὸν ἀποθρῴσκοντα νοῆσαι/ἦς γαίης θανέειν ἱμείρεται