Ἰόλαος
μούνη γὰρ ἄγειν οὐκέτι σωκῶ λύπης ἀντίρροπον ἄχθος → I have no longer strength to bear alone the burden of grief that weighs me down, I no longer have the strength to hold up alone the weight of grief that pushes against me, I no longer have the strength to counterbalance alone the weight of grief that acts as counterweight, I have no longer strength to balance alone the counterpoising weight of sorrow
English (Slater)
̆ιόλᾱος (-ος, -ου, οἰ coni., -ᾳ, -ον:
1 ϝιολ- (O. 9.98), (P. 9.79), (P. 11.60), (I. 1.16), fr. 169. 47.) son of Iphikles, companion of Herakles. σύνδικος δ' αὐτῷ Ἰολάου τύμβος in Thebes, where games were held in honour of him and Herakles (O. 9.98) ἔγνον ποτὲ καὶ Ἰόλαον οὐκ ἀτιμάσαντά νιν (= καιρὸν) ἑπτάπυλοι Θῆβαι· τόν, Εὐρυσθῆος ἐπεὶ κεφαλὰν ἔπραθε φασγάνου ἀκμᾷ, κρύψαν ἔνερθ' ὑπὸ γᾶν διφρηλάτα Ἀμφιτρύωνος σάματι, πατροπάτωρ ἔνθα οἱ Σπαρτῶν ξένος κεῖτο (P. 9.79) τὸν Ἰφικλείδαν Ἰόλαον, ὑμνητὸν ἐόντα (P. 11.60) Λαομέδοντα δ' εὐρυσθενὴς Τελαμὼν Ἰόλᾳ παραστάτας ἐὼν ἔπερσεν (Σ, Tricl.: Ἰόλα codd.) (N. 3.37) ἐθέλω ἢ Καστορείῳ ἢ Ἰολάοἰ ἐναρμόξαι μιν ὕμνῳ (Mommsen: Ἰολάου codd.) (I. 1.16) ἐν δὲ Θήβαις ἱπποσόας Ἰόλαος γέρας ἔχει (I. 5.32) ἀμφ' Ἰόλαον ἱππόμητιν (I. 7.9) καὶ Ἰολαο[ς ἐ]ν ἑπταπύλοισι μένω[ν x Θήβαις Ἀμ]φιτρύωνί τε σᾶμα χέω[ν (supp. Lobel) fr. 169. 47.
