E00566: Greek epigram, probably by Kyros/Cyrus of Panopolis, from the pillar-shrine of *Daniel (stylite near Constantinople, ob. 493, S00342) at Anaplous (Constantinopolitan suburb on the Bosphorus), praising the virtue of the saint, whom it compares to *Symeon the Elder (stylite of Qal‘at Sim‘ān in Syria, ob. 459, S00343). Late 5th c.; recorded in the 10th c. Greek Anthology.

Greek Anthology, Book 1 (Christian Epigrams), 99


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ἐν τῷ κίονι τοῦ ὁσίου Δανιὴλ ἐν τῷ Ἀνάπλῳ

Μεσσηγὺς γαίης τε καὶ οὐρανοῦ ἵσταται ἀνήρ,
πάντοθεν ὀρνυμένους οὐ τρομέων ἀνέμους.
τοὔνομα μὲν Δανιήλ, μεγάλῳ Συμεῶνι δ᾽ ἐρίζει,
ἴχνια ῥιζώσας κίονι διχθαδίῳ·
λιμῷ δ᾽ ἀμβροσίᾳ τρέφεται καὶ ἀναίμονι δίψῃ,
υἱέα κηρύσσων μητρὸς ἀπειρογάμου.


'Kyros

On the pillar of Saint Daniel in the Anaplous

Betwixt earth and heaven stands a man who trembles not at the winds that gust from every side. His name is Daniel, and he rivals the great Symeon, planting his feet on a double pillar. In his hunger, he is fed with ambrosia, in his thirst, with the spirit, preaching the Son of the Virgin Mother.'


Text and translation: Paton and Tueller 2014; translation adapted.