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Κατωνάκης · of a katonake (κ 1115) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near κ1115

κ1111I slipped down, they slipped down
κ1112from the shoulders, on the shoulders
κ1113Cato
κ1114katonake
κ1115of a katonake
κ1116submerging
κ1117they danced in triumph over
κ1118glutton
κ1119to be furnished with eyebrows; to frown, to be stern

Suda/Κ kappa/κ1115

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Κατωνάκης

of a katonake

Translated by David Whitehead18 Jul 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

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1 note · 24 words

Translation

[sc. A katonake is] a tunic for slaves and not for free men.¹ "Depilated in the cunt katonake-fashion."² He is referring to the slave-women.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κατωνάκης· δουλικὸς καὶ ἀνελεύθερος χιτών. κατωνάκῃ τὸν χοῖρον ἀποτετιλμένας. τὰς δούλας φησί.

Betacode

*katwna/khs: douliko\s kai\ a)neleu/qeros xitw/n. katwna/kh| to\n xoi=ron a)potetilme/nas. ta\s dou/las fhsi/.

Notes (1)

[1] On the katonake see already kappa 1114. This genitive singular of the noun is probably quoted (despite what follows: see next note) from Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1155.
2Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 724 (web address 1), preceded by comment from the scholia there. See generally J. Henderson, The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) 131-2, #110 on xoi=ros as cunt and #111 on female genital depilation. But to be depilated "katonake-fashion" must mean either not depilated (so Ussher ad loc.) or else depilated roughly and crudely.

References

Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae, edited with introduction and commentary by R.G.Ussher (Oxford 1973 and reprints).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

κ1114ΚατωνάκηkatonakeIt is a cloak [which has] a fleece [nakos] [hanging] from the lower [kato] parts, that is a wrapped-around hide. They seem to have adopted this garment when the Athenians were under duress from the [Peisistratid]…

Neighbouring entries

κ1113ΚάτωνCato κ1114Κατωνάκηkatonake κ1115Κατωνάκηςof a katonake κ1116Κατώρηςsubmerging κ1117Κατωρχήσαντοthey danced in triumph over

Revision history4 revisions · last 15 Feb 2013

15 Feb 2013upgraded link, coding — Catharine Roth
11 Feb 2013Revised — David Whitehead
11 Sep 2003cosmetics — David Whitehead
10 Sep 2003supplemented translation, added link — Catharine Roth
18 Jul 2001Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Κατωνάκης (Adler number kappa 1115), trans. David Whitehead, 18 Jul 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/1115

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗