Κέσκος οὐκ ἦν
it was not Keskos
Translated by David Whitehead19 Jul 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Keskos is] a city in Cilicia, with a nearby river named Anous. Because of this the comic poets, in jest, say that those who have no sense [nous] do not have Keskos.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κέσκος οὐκ ἦν· πόλις ἐν Κιλικίᾳ, καὶ παρ' αὐτὴν ποταμὸς Ἄνους ὄνομα. διόπερ οἱ κωμικοὶ παίζοντες τοὺς νοῦν οὐκ ἔχοντας Κέσκον φασὶν οὐκ ἔχειν.