Χύτραν τρέφειν
to keep a cooking-pot
Translated by David Whitehead26 Nov 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
They placed [sc. such pots] on their roofs, to stop owls coming.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χύτραν τρέφειν· ἐπὶ τῶν τεγῶν ἐτίθεσαν, ὅπως μὴ προσέρχωνται αἱ γλαῦκες.
Betacode
*xu/tran tre/fein: e)pi\ tw=n tegw=n e)ti/qesan, o(/pws mh\ prose/rxwntai ai( glau=kes.
Notes
- Doubtless from the scholia to Aristophanes, Birds 357-8 (web address 1), where such a practice may be mentioned; the reference has, however, puzzled ancient and modern commentators alike. See Dunbar 273-4.