ε3402Εὐδαιμονέστερος τῶν Καρκίνου στροβίλων
happier than the pirouettes of Karkinos
Meaning most unhappy. [Said] in irony. 'Pirouettes' is what Aristophanes is calling the sons of the poet Karkinos, whom he has previously called 'quails' and 'long-shaped wallet-necks' because of their bodily sharpness.…
Εὐδαιμονέστερος τῶν Καρκίνου στροβίλων· ἀντὶ τοῦ κακοδαιμονέστατος. ἐν εἰρωνείᾳ. στροβίλους φησὶν Ἀριστοφάνης τοὺς υἱοὺς Καρκίνου τοῦ ποιητοῦ, οὓς ἀνωτέρω ὄρτυγας καὶ…
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