Pamphilus of Alexandria Quotes (0-)


About Pamphilus of Alexandria

Pamphilus of Alexandria (Greek: Πάμφιλος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; Latin: Pamphilus Alexandrinus; fl. 1st century AD) was a Greek grammarian, of the school of Aristarchus of Samothrace.

Best Pamphilus of Alexandria Quotes

Shortest
Earliest

Explore our curated collection of the most famous and impactful Pamphilus of Alexandria quotes.

“Why all day long, Pandion's ill-starred child,
Dost twitter mournfully? Is this thy plaint
Grief which thou feelest that thou wert defiled
By Thracian Tereus, using dire constraint?”
“No more on fresh green twigs thou'lt sit a-swinging,—
No more with sweet and penetrative strain,
Noisy Cicada, shall we hear thee singing,
For a child’s hand hath caught thee and hath slain.”
“All day I heard your high heart-broken laughter,
  Swallow, and, hearing, cried, ‘Is there no place
Or time when you forget, Pandîon’s daughter,
  Your maidenhood, and Têreus, King of Thrace?’”
“Poor swallow, as thou glidest by,
Thou dost renew thy plaintive cry;—
  Is this thine only song?
Dost thou remember the sad day
When Tereus stole thy heart away,
  And did thee grievous wrong?”
“No longer perched on the green leaves dost thou shed abroad thy sweet call, for as thou wast singing, noisy cicada, a foolish boy with outstretched hand slew thee.
• W. R. Paton, tr., The Greek Anthology, ii, p. 115”

Quotes About Pamphilus of Alexandria

Gain deeper perspective through quotes about Pamphilus of Alexandria from others.

Julianus the Egyptian on Pamphilus of Alexandria

“The earth bore thee, the sea destroyed thee, and Pluto’s seat received thee, and thence thou didst ascend to heaven. Thou didst not perish in the deep, Pamphilus, as one shipwrecked, but in order to add an ornament to the domains of all the immortals.”

Lilla Cabot Perry on Pamphilus of Alexandria

“Earth brought thee forth and ocean was thy tomb, Ere yet thou shared’st the mansions of the blest: For a brief space was Pluto’s house thy home. Not conquered by the waves thou sank to rest, O Pamphilus, but would’st thy glory shed O’er all the dwellings of the undying dead.”

About Pamphilus of Alexandria

Pamphilus of Alexandria (Greek: Πάμφιλος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; Latin: Pamphilus Alexandrinus; fl. 1st century AD) was a Greek grammarian, of the school of Aristarchus of Samothrace.