῾Αδύ τι τὸ ψιθύρισμα καὶ ἁ πίτυς αἰπόλε τήνα,
ἃ ποτὶ ταῖς παγαῖσι μελίσδεται, ἁδὺ δὲ καὶ τὺ
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I'm struggling to see how these first few lines work, specifically what appear to be the neuter plural relative pronouns ἁ. I think the first might go with τηνα? I'm also unsure about whether πιτυς is the subject of the sentence, or if it's actually genitive, because many translations I've read render it 'a sweet thing is the whispering of the pine', as if it is genitive.
Any help would be appreciated.
Theocritus, Idyll 1
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Re: Theocritus, Idyll 1
ἁ and ἃ -- Doric for Att./Ion. ἠ, nom. fem. sing. article and (with accent) relative pronoun.
τήνα = εκεινη.
τὸ ψιθύρισμα καὶ ἁ πίτυς -- both nominative
τήνα = εκεινη.
τὸ ψιθύρισμα καὶ ἁ πίτυς -- both nominative
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