Λάταξ
wine-drip
Translated by Catharine Roth1 Feb 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λάταξ· ἡ μεγάλη σταγών. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· τοὺς δὲ μεθυστὰς καλλείψω, λατάγων πλέγμασι τερπομένους.
Betacode
*la/tac: h( mega/lh stagw/n. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: tou\s de\ mequsta\s kallei/yw, lata/gwn ple/gmasi terpome/nous.
Notes (2)
- 1cf. lambda 142, kappa 2153, kappa 2154. ↩
- 2Greek Anthology 5.296.5-6 (Agathias Scholasticus), the poet's promise, should his lover agree to spend the night with him. ↩
Linked from3 entries
- κ2153Κοτταβίζεινto play kottabos[Meaning] to play a game. They used to toss a drink up, throwing it into bronze bowls, which are called latageia; and if a louder sound occurred, they thought that [the player] was loved by his lovers. Kottabos is what…
- κ2154Κότταβοςkottabos, cottabus[Meaning] a drop of wine. A bronze bowl, which during dinner they set full of wine, then pouring into small cups they used to toss [wine] from a height [into it] so as to make a noise, which was called kottabos; the…
- λ142Λαταγεῖαwine-vesselsand [sc. also attested] in the feminine [accusative plural], la/tagas ["wine-drops"].
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Revision history4 revisions · last 12 Sep 2023
- augmented n.2, added keyword — Ronald Allen
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth