Βάταλος
Batalos, Batalus
Translated by David Whitehead12 Oct 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
So Demosthenes was called while he was young, for being effeminate; but when older [he was called] Argas, from a snake of that name.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βάταλος· οὕτως ἐκλήθη ὁ Δημοσθένης νέος ὢν, ὡς γυναικώδης· γηράσας δὲ ἀργὰς, ἀπὸ ὄφεως οὕτω καλουμένου.