Στεφανωσάμενος καλάμῳ
crowned with a reed, garlanded with a reed
Translated by David Whitehead26 Sep 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
For such a crown/garland [is] simple and artless. It was a peculiarity of the Dioskouroi1 to be crowned/garlanded with a reed.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Στεφανωσάμενος καλάμῳ· λιτὸς γὰρ καὶ ἀπερίεργος ὁ τοιοῦτος στέφανος. ἦν δὲ τῶν Διοσκούρων ἴδιον στεφανοῦσθαι καλάμῳ.
Betacode
*stefanwsa/menos kala/mw|: lito\s ga\r kai\ a)peri/ergos o( toiou=tos ste/fanos. h)=n de\ tw=n *dioskou/rwn i)/dion stefanou=sqai kala/mw|.
Notes (1)
- The headword phrase abridges Aristophanes, Clouds 1006 (the adjective "white" is here omitted: web address 1); the glossing material is from the scholia there.
- 1delta 1209. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 19 Aug 2011
- expanded primary note, for clarity; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- x-ref; another keyword — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead