Φρὺξ μηδὲν ἧττον Σπινθάρου
a Phrygian no less than Spintharos
Translated by David Whitehead22 Nov 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
This Spintharos is the butt of comedy for being a non-Greek and a Phrygian.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φρὺξ μηδὲν ἧττον Σπινθάρου· οὗτος ὁ Σπίνθαρος κωμῳδεῖται ὡς βάρβαρος καὶ Φρύξ.
Betacode
*fru\c mhde\n h(=tton *spinqa/rou: ou(=tos o( *spi/nqaros kwmw|dei=tai w(s ba/rbaros kai\ *fru/c.
Notes
- The headword phrase comes from Aristophanes, Birds 762 (web address 1), and the gloss (already at sigma 946) from the scholia thereto.
cf. generally phi 751.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- φ751Φρυγίλος ὄρνις τοῦ Φιλήμονος γένουςchaffinch bird of the family of Philemon*frugi/los ["chaffinch"] [is] a name of a bird. Philemon is being lampooned as a Phrygian and a foreigner and a Carian. Aristophanes says [this phrase].
- φ772Φρὺξ ἀνὴρ πληγεὶς ἀμείνων καὶ διακονέστεροςa Phrygian man is better and more serviceable after a beating[Said] because Phrygian slaves seem to be rather lazy and rather sluggish.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 18 Dec 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Added link — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — David Whitehead