Ἀνόητα
follies
Translated by Jennifer Benedict2 Jul 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] sex and copulation, that is, stupid things. For to have sexual intercourse is what they used to call "being stupid". "Stay away from wine and [...] other follies".1 That is, stupid things; alternatively a)no/hta [in the sense of] unintelligent.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀνόητα· τὰ ἀφροδίσια καὶ ἡ λαγνεία, τουτέστι μωρά. μωραίνειν γὰρ τὸ ἀφροδισιάζειν ἔλεγον. Ἀριστοφάνης· οἴνου τ' ἀπέχῃ καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἀνοήτων. τουτέστι μωρῶν· ἢ ἀνοήτων, ἀνεπιστημόνων.