Βλαυτίοις
slippers
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Dec 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] sandals.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "as happens to a drinking man when he wants to take a shit, I will use your manners just like [I would] your slippers."2 Since those who drink are accustomed to use the shoes of others, if they are in urgent need of a [chamber-]pot. "Cauldrons"3 [lasana] are large pots, cooking [pots], in which meat is prepared for the council after sacrifices.4