Κρόνου πυγή
Kronos' buttock
Translated by David Whitehead13 Dec 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] ancient and unfeeling flesh.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κρόνου πυγή· τὸ ἀρχαῖον καὶ ἀναίσθητον κρέας.
Betacode
*kro/nou pugh/: to\ a)rxai=on kai\ a)nai/sqhton kre/as.
Notes
- cf. Diogenianus 5.64 and other paroemiographers.
For other proverbial phrases involving Kronos (kappa 2466) see kappa 2469, kappa 2470, and cf. kappa 2471.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 18 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead