Ταυρηδόν

bull-fashion, bull-style

Translated by David Whitehead22 Mar 2010Vetting: high3 revisions

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Like a bull. Aristophanes [writes] about Aeschylus: "at any rate he bent his head down and gave a look bull-fashion." For this is the kind of bearing Aeschylus had when he was angry.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ταυρηδόν· ὡς ταῦρος. Ἀριστοφάνης περὶ Αἰσχύλου· ἔβλεψε γοῦν ταυρηδὸν ἐγκύψας κάτω. τοιοῦτος γὰρ τῷ σχήματι ὀργιζόμενος ὁ Αἰσχύλος.

Betacode

*taurhdo/n: w(s tau=ros. *)aristofa/nhs peri\ *ai)sxu/lou: e)/bleye gou=n taurhdo\n e)gku/yas ka/tw. toiou=tos ga\r tw=| sxh/mati o)rgizo/menos o( *ai)sxu/los.

Notes

Aristophanes, Frogs 804 (web address 1), with scholion.
For the headword adverb see also under beta 532 and tau 883.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

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τ883Τὠφθαλμὼ παραβάλλῃyou are casting your eyes downAristophanes in Clouds [uses the phrase]. That is, you are lowering your eyes and looking down. Homer [uses the phrase]: "looking askance." For that is how Socrates used to walk. And Plato [says] about him: "looking…

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τ155ΤαυρέαςTaureas τ156Ταυρείη φωνήbull's voice τ157Ταυρηδόνbull-fashion, bull-style τ158Ταυρίδιονbull-calf, bullock τ159ΤαυρικήTaurike, Tauric territory

Revision history3 revisions · last 12 Aug 2011

12 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
4 Apr 2010x-refs — David Whitehead
3 Apr 2010added link and keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
22 Mar 2010Translated — David Whitehead

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

Notes

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