Ἀνδροβόρων

man-devouring

Translated by Jennifer Benedict1 Nov 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 21 words

[Meaning] man-eating. "Colleague of man-devouring dogs, wickedest cat, you are one of Actaeon's pups."¹
[Spelled] with omicron because of the meter.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀνδροβόρων· ἀνθρωποφάγων. ἀνδροβόρων ὁμότεχνε κυνῶν, αἴλουρε κακίστη, τῶν Ἀκταιονίδων ἐσσὶ μία σκυλάκων. διὰ τοῦ ο μικροῦ διὰ τὸ μέτρον.