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Ἀφύας · Anchovies (α 4659) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near α4659

α4655Africans
α4656ungarrisoned
α4657senseless and foolish
α4658I avoid, I do not consort with
α4659Anchovies
α4660anchovy into fire
α4661without natural talent, naturally unsuited
α4662natural unfitness
α4663unavoidable (things)

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Ἀφύας

Anchovies

Translated by David Whitehead11 Oct 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

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7 words

Translation

[Nick]names of two courtesans, sisters, in Hyperides.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀφύας· ὀνόματα ἑταιρῶν ἀδελφῶν δύο παρὰ Ὑπερίδῃ.

Betacode

*)afu/as: o)no/mata e(tairw=n a)delfw=n du/o para\ *(uperi/dh|.

Notes

From Harpokration s.v., citing Hyperides fr. 24 Jensen, which brings together various sources. The fullest of them -- Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 13.586 A-B (13.50 Kaibel) -- gives the names of these sisters as Stagonion and Anthis, and explains the nickname "Anchovy" (applied not only to them but to at least one other Athenian hetaira, Nikostratis) in terms of light coloring, slender physique, and big eyes.
cf. alpha 4660.

Linked from1 entry

α4660Ἀφύα ἐς πῦρanchovy into fireThe proverb [is used] in reference to those who have a quick end; inasmuch as it happens that an anchovy cooks very quickly. It is said in the singular in Aristophanes in Broilers, a)fu/h; but always [elsewhere] in the…

Neighbouring entries

α4657Ἄφρων καὶ ἄνουςsenseless and foolish α4658ἈφοιτῶI avoid, I do not consort with α4659ἈφύαςAnchovies α4660Ἀφύα ἐς πῦρanchovy into fire α4661Ἀφυήςwithout natural talent, naturally unsuited

Revision history6 revisions · last 11 Sep 2015

11 Sep 2015Revised — David Whitehead
23 Nov 2014coding — Catharine Roth
1 Jul 2011tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
18 Sep 2002Revised — Catharine Roth
29 Aug 2002added note — David Whitehead
29 Aug 2002added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
11 Oct 2000Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀφύας (Adler number alpha 4659), trans. David Whitehead, 11 Oct 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/4659

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗