Paralipomena

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Paralipomena are things omitted or neglected that are added as a supplement. Origin: paraleipómena (Greek: things omitted, not told (prp. passive of paraleípein), equiv. to para- + leíp(ein) to leave behind + -omena neut. pl. prp. mediopassive suffix.^[1]

It is an obsolete name as well for the Old Testament books of Books of Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Books of Kings.^[2]

Paralipomena is also used in literary analysis, signifying different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition. The term gained prominence when used by Arthur Schopenhauer in his work Parerga und Paralipomena (Accessories and Postscripts). Giacomo Leopardi called his satirical sequel of Homer's Batrachomyomachia (Battle of Frogs and Mice) Paralipomeni della Batracomiomachia (Paralipomena to the Battle of Frogs and Mice).