Ὀξυθύμια
gallows-refuse
Translated by David Whitehead29 Sep 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Whatever Athenians, when purifying their houses, were in the habit of taking out at night and depositing at the crossroads, this used to be known as gallows-refuse.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀξυθύμια· ὅσα καθαίροντες τὰς οἰκίας Ἀθηναῖοι νύκτωρ ἔθος εἶχον ἐν ταῖς τριόδοις τιθέναι, ταῦτα ὀξυθύμια ἐλέγετο.
Betacode
*)ocuqu/mia: o(/sa kaqai/rontes ta\s oi)ki/as *)aqhnai=oi nu/ktwr e)/qos ei)=xon e)n tai=s trio/dois tiqe/nai, tau=ta o)cuqu/mia e)le/geto.
Notes
- Also in Photius (omicron378 Theodoridis), and paralleled elsewhere.
See further under omicron 425.
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