Καλαμίνθη
calamint
Translated by David Whitehead2 Dec 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A kind of plant, which also, when burning, drives away snakes.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "you would smell of calamint".1 Something that drives away a snake.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καλαμίνθη· εἶδος βοτάνης, ἥτις καὶ ὄφεις ἐλαύνει καιομένη. Ἀριστοφάνης· σὺ δέ τ' ὄζοις καλαμίνθης. ὄφεως ἐλατική.
Betacode
*kalami/nqh: ei)=dos bota/nhs, h(/tis kai\ o)/feis e)lau/nei kaiome/nh. *)aristofa/nhs: su\ de/ t' o)/zois kalami/nqhs. o)/fews e)latikh/.