Ariphron of Sicyon
Ariphron of Sicyon (fl. c. 400 BC) was an ancient Greek poet, and the author of a paean to health (Ὑγίεια) which has been preserved by Athenaeus.
Quotes
edit- Health, eldest of Gods, with thee may I dwell for the rest of my life and find thee a gracious house-mate. If there be any joy in wealth, or in children, or in that kingly rule that maketh men like to Gods, or in the desires we hunt with the secret nets of Aphrodite, or if there be any other delight or diversion sent of Heaven unto man, ’tis with thy aid, blessed Health, that they all do thrive and shine in the converse of the Graces; and without thee no man alive is happy.
- Paean to Health, quoted by Athenaeus, 15. 701f
- Text and translation: J. M. Edmonds, Lyra Graeca, vol. 3 (1927), p. 400. Other translations: C. M. Bowra, The Greek Experience (1957), p. 92; Herbert Kynaston, in E. D. Stone (ed.) A Short Memoir ... with Selections from his Occasional Writings (1912), p. 18
