Βοῦθος περιφοιτᾷ

Bouthos is wandering around

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 12 Dec 2001 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

It is said about those who are stupid and thick-witted.¹
Also [sc. attested is] Bouthoinas ["Beef-eater"], [meaning] Herakles. For when his son Hyllus was hungry, he feasted and ate one of the plow-oxen of Theodamas.²

Greek original

Βοῦθος περιφοιτᾷ· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀσυνέτων καὶ παχυφρόνων εἴρηται. καὶ Βουθοίνας, ὁ Ἡρακλῆς. Ὕλλου γὰρ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ πεινάσαντος, ἕνα τῶν ἀροτήρων βοῶν Θεοδάμαντος θοινήσας ἔφαγεν.

Betacode

*bou=qos perifoita=|: e)pi\ tw=n a)sune/twn kai\ paxufro/nwn ei)/rhtai. kai\ *bouqoi/nas, o( *(hraklh=s. *(/ullou ga\r tou= ui(ou= au)tou= peina/santos, e(/na tw=n a)roth/rwn bow=n *qeoda/mantos qoinh/sas e)/fagen.

Notes (1)

[1] Cratinus fr. 245 Kock, now 262 K.-A.; Zenobius 2.66 and other paroemiographers. Other lexica assert that this Bouthos was an athlete.
2cf. upsilon 100.

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Neighbours in Adler order

β414Βουγάϊοςbig-mouth, braggart β415Βουδόρῳ νόμῳby an ox-flaying custom β416Βουζύγηςox-yoker β417Βοῦθος περιφοιτᾷBouthos is wandering around β418Βουθυτεῖis ox-sacrificing [to]β419Ὅτι ΒουκελλάριοιBoukellarioi, Bucellarii, Bucellarians, Voukellarii β420Βουκολήσαςcattle-tending

Revisions (6)

3 Jan 2015David Whitehead
1 Jun 2012David Whitehead
12 Jun 2011David Whiteheadaugmented n.1; cosmetics
12 Dec 2001David Whiteheadmodified headword and translation; augmented notes and keywords
12 Dec 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

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