Οὐδέν ἐστι θηρίον γυναικὸς ἀμαχώτερον

there is no wild beast more unconquerable than a woman, nor fire, nor any panther so shameless

Translated by David Whitehead5 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Οὐδέν ἐστι θηρίον γυναικὸς ἀμαχώτερον, οὐδὲ πῦρ, οὐδ' ὧδ' ἀναιδὴς οὐδεμία πόρδαλις.

Betacode

*ou)de/n e)sti qhri/on gunaiko\s a)maxw/teron, ou)de\ pu=r, ou)d' w(=d' a)naidh\s ou)demi/a po/rdalis.

Notes

Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1014-15 (web address 1); cf. pi 496.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

π496Παρδαλῆleopard-skin[Meaning a] hide of a leopard. Aristophanes [writes]: "I will send against him coot-birds dressed in leopard-skins." 'Leopard': the animal. Homer [writes]: "become the food of swift leopards and wolves." And…

Neighbouring entries

ο789Οὐδέν ἐστ' ἄμεινον οὐδ' ἥδιον ἢ φῦσαι πτεράnothing is better or sweeter than to grow wings ο790Οὐδένειαnobodies ο791Οὐδέν ἐστι θηρίον γυναικὸς ἀμαχώτερονthere is no wild beast more unconquerable than a woman, nor fire, nor any panther so shameless ο792Οὐδὲν ἦλθε ῥαψαμένη σκύτινον καθειμένονshe came having sewn to herself nothing leather and dangly ο793Οὐδὲν ἦν παρά τ' ἄλλα πλὴν ὁ χρυσόςcompared to the rest the gold was nothing

Revision history4 revisions · last 31 Jul 2013

31 Jul 2013Revised — David Whitehead
23 Mar 2010another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Mar 2010fixed link — Catharine Roth
6 Feb 2004added link, set status — Catharine Roth
5 Oct 2001Translated — David Whitehead