Ἱερὸν ἰχθῦν

sacred fish

Translated by David Whitehead30 May 2005Vetting: high7 revisions

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Homer is speaking of the consecrated and self-empowered [sort], not, as some [claim], the beauty-fish or the escort-fish.¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἱερὸν ἰχθῦν· Ὅμηρος τὸν ἄνετον καὶ αὐτεξούσιον λέγει, οὐ τὸν κάλλιχθυν ἢ τὸν πομπίλον, ὥς τινες.

Betacode

*(iero\n i)xqu=n: *(/omhros to\n a)/neton kai\ au)tecou/sion le/gei, ou) to\n ka/llixqun h)\ to\n pompi/lon, w(/s tines.