Λευκοπύγους

white-bottomed

Translated by David Whitehead19 Jan 2007Vetting: high3 revisions

8 words

[Meaning] cowardly [men], like brave men [are] black-bottomed.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λευκοπύγους· δειλούς, ὡς μελαμπύγους τοὺς ἀνδρείους.

Betacode

*leukopu/gous: deilou/s, w(s melampu/gous tou\s a)ndrei/ous.

Notes

Likewise or similarly in other lexica: see the references at Photius lambda223 Theodoridis. The headword, accusative plural of this adjective, is presumably quoted from somewhere.
cf. mu 449.

Linked from1 entry

μ449Μελαμπύγου τύχοιςmay you meet a black-bottomBlack-bottoms were braggarts, sons of Limne. When they were behaving most disgracefully, their mother said they should watch out in case they fell in with a hairy-arse. So when they had fallen in with Heracles they were…

Neighbouring entries

λ333ΛευκόνιονLeukonion, Leuconium λ334ΛευκονοιεύςLeukonoian, Leuconoean λ335Λευκοπύγουςwhite-bottomed λ336Λευκοὺς λίθους ἔχοντες αὐχοῦσι μέγαhaving white stones they boast greatly λ337Λευκόχρωςpale-fleshed, white-fleshed

Revision history3 revisions · last 15 Apr 2013

15 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
20 Jan 2007augmented note — David Whitehead
19 Jan 2007typo, status — Catharine Roth
19 Jan 2007Translated — David Whitehead