Πηγὰς γάλακτος

springs of milk

Translated by David Whitehead29 Feb 2004Vetting: high6 revisions

13 words

[Meaning] a lot of milk. Just as springs of tears [means] many tears.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πηγὰς γάλακτος· πολὺ γάλα. ὡς πηγὰς δακρύων, πολλὰ δάκρυα.

Betacode

*phga\s ga/laktos: polu\ ga/la. w(s phga\s dakru/wn, polla\ da/krua.

Notes

Sophocles, Electra 895 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there. (For 'springs of tears' see Antigone 803.)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from3 entries

Neighbouring entries

π1482ΠηγάζωI gush forth π1483Πήγανονrue π1484Πηγὰς γάλακτοςsprings of milk π1485ΠηγαίPegai, Pegae π1486Πηγαῖον ὕδωρspring water

Revision history6 revisions · last 22 Jun 2016

22 Jun 2016tweaked tr; expanded note — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
22 Sep 2013supplemented note — Catharine Roth
15 Sep 2011fixed link, added keyword, raised status — Catharine Roth
28 Jun 2004expanded tr — David Whitehead
28 Jun 2004added link, set status — Catharine Roth
29 Feb 2004Translated — David Whitehead