Κηφισοφῶν
Kephisophon, Cephisopho
Translated by David Whitehead1 Dec 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A proper name.
Aristophanes [writes]: "'bravo, o Palamedes, o wisest intellect; but did you invent this yourself, or [did] Kephisophon?' -- 'I alone [did it]; but Kephisophon [contributed] the vinegar-cruets'".1
Aristophanes [writes]: "'bravo, o Palamedes, o wisest intellect; but did you invent this yourself, or [did] Kephisophon?' -- 'I alone [did it]; but Kephisophon [contributed] the vinegar-cruets'".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κηφισοφῶν· ὄνομα κύριον. Ἀριστοφάνης· εὖ γ', ὦ Παλάμηδες, ὦ σοφωτάτη φύσις, ταυτὶ δέ ποτ' αὐτὸς εὗρες, ἢ Κηφισοφῶν; ἐγὼ μόνος· τὰς δ' ὀξίδας Κηφισοφῶν.
Betacode
*khfisofw=n: o)/noma ku/rion. *)aristofa/nhs: eu)= g', w)= *pala/mhdes, w)= sofwta/th fu/sis, tauti\ de/ pot' au)to\s eu(=res, h)\ *khfisofw=n; e)gw\ mo/nos: ta\s d' o)ci/das *khfisofw=n.