Σάκανδρος
cunt, sakandros
Translated by David Whitehead20 Sep 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
The female sex-organ.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σάκανδρος· τὸ γυναικεῖον αἰδοῖον.
Betacode
*sa/kandros: to\ gunaikei=on ai)doi=on.
Notes
- The headword occurs only at Aristophanes, Lysistrata 824. Its implications seem to be hairiness and/or age. See J. Henderson, The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) p.133 #116, briefly recapitulated in his commentary on the play (Oxford 1987) ad loc. (p.173). See also upsilon 672.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Aug 2011
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead