Χῆνα ὀμνύναι
to swear by a goose
Translated by David Whitehead26 Oct 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
So as not to name the gods in all circumstances Rhadamanthys ordered [people] to swear by a goose and a ram; not, as some [say], Socrates.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χῆνα ὀμνύναι· ὑπὲρ τοῦ μὴ τοὺς θεοὺς ἐπὶ πᾶσιν ὀνομάζειν Ῥαδάμανθυς ἐκέλευσε κατὰ χηνὸς καὶ κριοῦ ὀμνύναι· οὐχ ὥς τινες Σωκράτης.
Betacode
*xh=na o)mnu/nai: u(pe\r tou= mh\ tou\s qeou\s e)pi\ pa=sin o)noma/zein *(rada/manqus e)ke/leuse kata\ xhno\s kai\ kriou= o)mnu/nai: ou)x w(/s tines *swkra/ths.