Καταθύμιος θάνατος
a death suiting one's heart
Translated by Catharine Roth24 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
In Homer [this means] not one which is desired, but [one which] weighs on the heart.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καταθύμιος θάνατος· παρ' Ὁμήρῳ οὐχ ὁ ἐπιθυμητικός, ἀλλ' ἐνθύμιος.
Betacode
*kataqu/mios qa/natos: par' *(omh/rw| ou)x o( e)piqumhtiko/s, a)ll' e)nqu/mios.