Λύκος
Lykos, Lycus
Translated by David Whitehead6 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Lykos] is a hero who has the shape of the beast [sc. of a wolf]. A stone monument to him stands near the jurycourts in Athens; to this, those bribing by tens used to rally. This gave rise to the proverb "Lykos' ten-company". So out of the ten-company [came] the [terms] bribing in tens and to be bribed in tens.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λύκος ἐστὶν ἥρως, μορφὴν ἔχων τοῦ θηρίου. πρὸς δὲ τοῖς ἐν Ἀθήναις ἀνεστήλωται δικαστηρίοις· πρὸς ὃν οἱ δωροδοκοῦντες κατὰ δέκα γινόμενοι ἀνεστρέφοντο. ἔνθεν καὶ ἡ παροιμία Λύκου δεκάς. ἐξ οὖν τῆς δεκάδος τὸ δεκάζειν καὶ δεκάζεσθαι.
Betacode
*lu/kos e)sti\n h(/rws, morfh\n e)/xwn tou= qhri/ou. pro\s de\ toi=s e)n *)aqh/nais a)nesth/lwtai dikasthri/ois: pro\s o(\n oi( dwrodokou=ntes kata\ de/ka gino/menoi a)nestre/fonto. e)/nqen kai\ h( paroimi/a *lu/kou deka/s. e)c ou)=n th=s deka/dos to\ deka/zein kai\ deka/zesqai.
Notes
- From delta 174; cf. lambda 820 and eta 271.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Jun 2020
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead