Φελλαγωγία
Fellagogia, Phellagogia, Phallagogia
Translated by Catharine Roth7 Dec 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
A festival celebrated among Romans, in which they used to slander themselves.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φελλαγωγία· πανήγυρις ἐπιτελουμένη παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις, ἐν ᾗ διέβαλλον ἑαυτούς.
Betacode
*fellagwgi/a: panh/guris e)piteloume/nh para\ *(rwmai/ois, e)n h(=| die/ballon e(autou/s.
Notes
- According to Adler, a legal gloss in 'Labbe' (i.e. the glosses on Greek law published in 1607 by the Parisian attorney Charles L.).
This spelling,fellagwgi/a , is attested only here; it could be a mistake forfallagwgi/a orfallagw/gia , attested as a phallic festival.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 5 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; another keyword; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth