Ὄζων κἀκ τῶν μασχαλῶν πατρὸς τραγασαίου
and smelling out of the armpits of his Tragasaean father
Translated by David Whitehead29 Aug 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Aristophanes [writes]: "not like the rascally Artemon, too hasty in his music and smelling out of the armpits of his Tragasaean father". This man used to be lampooned for malodorousness, because of smelling as bad as goats. He was a melic poet.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄζων κἀκ τῶν μασχαλῶν πατρὸς τραγασαίου· Ἀριστοφάνης· οὐδ' ὥσπερ ὁ πονηρὸς Ἀρτέμων, ὁ ταχὺς ἄγαν τὴν μουσικὴν ὄζων κἀκ τῶν μασχαλῶν πατρὸς Τραγασαίου. οὗτος ἐπὶ δυσοσμίᾳ διεβάλλετο, διὰ τὴν τράγων δυσωδίαν. ἦν δὲ μελοποιός.
Betacode
*)/ozwn ka)k tw=n masxalw=n patro\s tragasai/ou: *)aristofa/nhs: ou)d' w(/sper o( ponhro\s *)arte/mwn, o( taxu\s a)/gan th\n mousikh\n o)/zwn ka)k tw=n masxalw=n patro\s *tragasai/ou. ou(=tos e)pi\ dusosmi/a| dieba/lleto, dia\ th\n tra/gwn duswdi/an. h)=n de\ melopoio/s.
Notes
- An approximation of Aristophanes, Acharnians 850-853 (e.g. in the headword phrase, twice here,
k'ak should bekako/n , "smelling bad" -- and see further below), with scholion. Text at web address 1.
As implied (but not spelled out) in the comment, "Tragasaean" is a punning ethnikon suggestive in itself of goats (cf. tau 889, etc). But NB: the initial "not like..." here is not in Aristophanes' text, and it raises the suspicion that the lexicographer did not realise that "the rascally Artemon etc." is in fact describing the 'Cratinus' -- probably not kappa 2344 -- named in line 849.
The 'Artemon' invoked here was first mentioned by Anacreon (alpha 1916).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- ο43Ὀδμήsmell, odor, scent[Meaning] effluvia, smell.
- ο72Ὄζουσινthey smell[Meaning] they are full of fragrance. "These [sc. treaties] smell of ambrosia and nectar." In reference to those worthy of acceptance. He is saying [this] about the festival of the Dionysia.
- ο73ὌζωI smellAristophanes in Plutus [writes]: "and he claimed a sweetness smelled from my skin". Meaning he said that there was a sweet smell coming from my body.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 23 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead