Ὁ ἐν Τεμέσῃ ἥρως
the hero at Temesa
Translated by David Whitehead23 Dec 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Whenever someone is found making a request [sc. for exemption] but still owing, then "the hero at Temesa" is said.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὁ ἐν Τεμέσῃ ἥρως· ὅταν τις ἀπαιτῶν τι μᾶλλον προσοφείλων εὑρεθῇ, τότε λέγεται ὁ ἐν Τεμέσῃ ἥρως.
Betacode
*(o e)n *teme/sh| h(/rws: o(/tan tis a)paitw=n ti ma=llon prosofei/lwn eu(reqh=|, to/te le/getai o( e)n *teme/sh| h(/rws.
Notes
- For "the hero at Temesa" see already under epsilon 3510; also (e.g.) Strabo 6.1.5; Aelian, Varia Historia 8.18. Temesa, in the toe-end of Italy, had a shrine in honour of the hero Polites (or Alybas), friend of Odysseus. His presence there was considered malign and the locals collected tribute for him until (in the early C5 BCE) the Olympic boxer Euthymos put a stop to this.
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