Odisseu πολύτροπος

The aim of this article is to translate and comment on an excerpt from Antisthenes of Athens, preserved by the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry (Porphyr. schol. ad Od. α 1 = SSR VA 187 = D.C. 51 = S.P. t. 187), on the meaning of the Homeric epithet “πολύτροπος” (Od. I.1; X.330) attributed to Odysseus. We begin our article with a brief presentation of Antisthenes and a contextualization of this excerpt, then we will move on to the translation and, finally, we will offer a commentary on the main textual and conceptual issues enclosed in Antisthenes’ fragment.