Χαρινάδης
Charinades
Translated by David Whitehead28 Apr 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A proper name. This man was sluggish. And [sc. thereby arose] a proverb: 'Charinades is better than you at walking'. In reference to those making slow progress.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χαρινάδης· ὄνομα κύριον. οὗτος νωθὴς ἦν. καὶ παροιμία· κρείττων ἐστί σου Χαρινάδης βαδίζειν. ἐπὶ τῶν βραδυνόντων ἐν τῇ πορείᾳ.
Betacode
*xarina/dhs: o)/noma ku/rion. ou(=tos nwqh\s h)=n. kai\ paroimi/a: krei/ttwn e)sti/ sou *xarina/dhs badi/zein. e)pi\ tw=n braduno/ntwn e)n th=| porei/a|.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Wasps 232 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there. For Charinades see also Peace 1155 (and LGPN ii s.v. no.1, where he is not regarded as a real person).
No such proverb appears in the paroemiographic collections; rather, here as occasionally elsewhere, 'proverb' = a more or less noteworthy phrase in Aristophanes.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 7 Aug 2011
- more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- Modified note — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Added link; raised status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Translated — David Whitehead