Fragment 120
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ἠοῦς καὶ ἑσπέρας τέρματα ἡ ἄρκτος καί ἀντίον τῆς ἄρκτου οὖρος αἰθρίου Διός
The limits of dawn and evening are the Bear and, opposite the Bear, the guardian of bright Zeus.
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Commentary
[ Hide commentary ]Punctuating this fragment is difficult. The natural reading is the one given here, Burnet's translation. Kahn, however, was not pleased with that reading. He punctuated as follows: "The limits of dawn and evening are the Bear; and opposite the Bear [is] the guardian of bright Zeus." Burnet's translation says that there are two limits: the Bear and the guardian of bright Zeus. Kahn's translation says that there is one limit: the Bear.