Δεινόπους ἀρά
terrible-footed ruin
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Sep 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] she who causes fear because of her feet.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δεινόπους ἀρά· ἡ διὰ τῶν ποδῶν δέος ἐμποιοῦσα.
Betacode
*deino/pous a)ra/: h( dia\ tw=n podw=n de/os e)mpoiou=sa.
Notes
- From the scholia to Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 417, where the headword phrase occurs; cf. alpha 1753.
The adjective is better explained in LSJ s.v.: 'as if she were a hound upon the track'.