Προκέφαλος

prominent-headed

Translated by David Whitehead27 Apr 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

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Philocles was prominent-headed, like a hoopoe. He was a comic poet. [This adjective] is used of those with pointed heads.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προκέφαλος· προκέφαλος ἦν ὁ Φιλοκλῆς, ὡς ἔποψ. ἦν δὲ κωμῳδίας ποιητής. εἴρηται ἐπὶ τῶν ὀξυκεφάλων.

Betacode

*proke/falos: proke/falos h)=n o( *filoklh=s, w(s e)/poy. h)=n de\ kwmw|di/as poihth/s. ei)/rhtai e)pi\ tw=n o)cukefa/lwn.

Notes

From the scholia to Aristophanes, Birds 281, where he is mentioned (web address 1). For Philocles (actually a tragic poet) see phi 378, phi 379; and for 'with pointed heads' see also phi 577.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

φ379ΦιλοκλῆςPhilokles, PhiloclesA comic poet, ugly in appearance. He was prominent-headed, like a hoopoe, i.e. pointy-headed; a son of a sister of Aeschylus. But others maintain that his nickname was Briny, because of his being bitter; for brine is…

Neighbouring entries

π2462Προκατεύχομαί σουI pray beforehand for you, I pray beforehand over you π2463Πρόκενσονprocession, progress π2464Προκέφαλοςprominent-headed π2465Προκεχωρηκότοςhaving come forward π2466Προκείμενονgiven, existing

Revision history4 revisions · last 16 Oct 2013

16 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
18 Sep 2011fixed link — Catharine Roth
31 May 2004augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
19 Jan 2004augmented note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
27 Apr 2003Translated — David Whitehead