Τέρας
monster, portent, wonder
Translated by Marcelo Boeri29 May 2012Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] monstrosity, begotten against nature; or a sign.1
In the case of portents matter is the cause, because [such a thing] must [exist] in accordance with the quantity as well as the quality of the suitableness of matter; but matter of animals [is] the menstrual. So this [matter] endowed with quality, whether it is excessive or deficient or against nature, is the cause of portents.2
In the case of portents matter is the cause, because [such a thing] must [exist] in accordance with the quantity as well as the quality of the suitableness of matter; but matter of animals [is] the menstrual. So this [matter] endowed with quality, whether it is excessive or deficient or against nature, is the cause of portents.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τέρας· παράπλασμα, παρὰ φύσιν τεχθέν· ἢ σημεῖον. ὅτι ἐπὶ τῶν τεράτων ἡ ὕλη ἐστὶν ἡ αἰτία, ἐπειδὴ δεῖ καὶ ἐπιτηδειότητος τῆς ὕλης κατά τε τὸ ποσὸν καὶ τὸ ποιόν· ὕλη δὲ τῶν ζῴων τὸ καταμήνιον. αὕτη οὖν ἢ πλεονάζουσα ἢ ἐνδέουσα ἢ παρὰ φύσιν πεποιωμένη τῶν τεράτων ἐστὶν αἰτία.
Betacode
*te/ras: para/plasma, para\ fu/sin texqe/n: h)\ shmei=on. o(/ti e)pi\ tw=n tera/twn h( u(/lh e)sti\n h( ai)ti/a, e)peidh\ dei= kai\ e)pithdeio/thtos th=s u(/lhs kata/ te to\ poso\n kai\ to\ poio/n: u(/lh de\ tw=n zw/|wn to\ katamh/nion. au(/th ou)=n h)\ pleona/zousa h)\ e)nde/ousa h)\ para\ fu/sin pepoiwme/nh tw=n tera/twn e)sti\n ai)ti/a.
Notes (2)
Linked from3 entries
- τ324Τεράωνof portents[Meaning] of signs.
- τ326Τέραςmonster, portent, wonder[Meaning] what has com into being against nature. Aristophanes [writes]: "having seen such a portent, I was not greatly afraid, but I endured going to war on your behalf".
- τ327Τεράστιαmonsters, monstrous [things][Meaning] signs, marvels. Aelian [writes]: "the offspring begotten seemed [to be] monsters [created] by a mixture of animal and human bodies."
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Revision history4 revisions · last 11 Jul 2022
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri