Μηδέποτε δουλεύσασα γυνὴ δέσποινα γένηται
may a woman who has been a slave never become a mistress
Translated by David Whitehead27 Sep 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[no gloss]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μηδέποτε δουλεύσασα γυνὴ δέσποινα γένηται.
Betacode
*mhde/pote douleu/sasa gunh\ de/spoina ge/nhtai.
Notes
- Not in the paroemiographic collections, but explictly called proverbial in Greek Anthology 10.48.1-2.
Neighbouring entries
μ874Μηδὲν μακρὰν ἀπέλθῃςdon't go far awayμ875Μηδέν ποτ' εἴην ἄλλο πλὴν θεῷ φίλοςmay I never be anything other than a friend to godμ876Μηδέποτε δουλεύσασα γυνὴ δέσποινα γένηταιmay a woman who has been a slave never become a mistressμ877Μηδέποτ' εὖ ἔρδειν γυναῖκα μηδὲ γείτονος κύνα μηδὲ κυβερνήτην φίλυπνον μὴ λάλον κωπηλάτηνnever do good to a woman or a neighbour's dog or a sleep-loving helmsman or a garrulous rowerμ878ΜήδειαMedeia, Medea
Revision history4 revisions · last 20 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- added note and another keyword — David Whitehead
- modified headword phrase, added keyword, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead