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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2009
There are two undoubted instances of this use of Neaera in Prudentius which are cited by Mr. Ullman in support of his contention that in Horace another proper name may be similarly employed. I imagine however that to an unprejudiced sense of Latin usage these instances will themselves seem to be strange and in need of explanation.
page 121 note 1 American Journal of Philology XXXIII. p. 457. Mr. UUman's words are ‘an exact parallel’ (that is to the use which he supposes Glycera to have in Horace Odes I. 33) ‘is to be found in the use of Neaera (one of the names, by the way, that Horace uses) by Prudentius, etc’—I might be tempted to use this opportunity to rebut the charge of misrepresentation of his theories which Mr. Ullman there puts forward; but the considerateness of the Editor in allowing Mr. Ullman's complaints to follow immediately upon my paper (‘Albius and Tibullus,’ ib. pp. 450–455) has happily made this unnecessary.
page 122 note 1 His comment on II. 5. 616 I subjoin, though less relevant to our present purpose, νεíαιον κάνονθα γagr;οτéρα øηοìν ή τò τνç γαóτπç υεíατου εγουν éοχατου ή èπιθετικ ç δι ήç υéονται τά οιτíα καθά προεíπηται. καλ éοτι τò άπαθèç υéαιρα δ καì κúριóυ èοτι παρά τοìç éοτερον óνομα. παρά τò νéα μéντοι èκεìνο íνα δηλοì τήν νεαράν ó τιç èπì τήç γαοτπòç άοτεíοεοται διά τò éνδελεχç νεάξειν αèτòν εìç őρεξιν èοτì δè καì παì' ‘Ομήρψ èν ’Οδνοεíά κèριον őνομα Νéαιρα. The reference is to od. 12. 133 Φαéθονσά τε λαμπετíη τε | άç τéκεν 'ΗελíΨ 'Τπερíονι δια Νéαιρα
page 122 note 2 From khgr;οîροç cf. Varro R. R. II. 4. 10 ‘nam et nostrae mulieres, maxime nutrices, naturam qua feminae sunt in uirginibus appellant porcum, et Graecae choeron.’
