Ὅθεν αἱ τριήρεις αἱ καλαί
from where the fine triremes (come)
Translated by David Whitehead7 Oct 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
That is, out of Athens; for the Athenians took great pride in naval warfare. For after the question "What country by race [are you from]?" they said "from where the fine triremes [come]".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὅθεν αἱ τριήρεις αἱ καλαί· τουτέστιν ἐξ Ἀθηνῶν· μέγα γὰρ ἐφρόνουν Ἀθηναῖοι ἐπὶ ναυμαχίᾳ. εἰρηκότος γάρ· ποδαπὸν τὸ γένος; εἶπον, ὅθεν αἱ τριήρεις αἱ καλαί.
Betacode
*(/oqen ai( trih/reis ai( kalai/: toute/stin e)c *)aqhnw=n: me/ga ga\r e)fro/noun *)aqhnai=oi e)pi\ naumaxi/a|. ei)rhko/tos ga/r: podapo\n to\ ge/nos; ei)=pon, o(/qen ai( trih/reis ai( kalai/.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Birds 108 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there.
For triremes see tau 974, tau 975, tau 977.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 23 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
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- Translated — David Whitehead