Τέρας
monster, portent, wonder
Translated by Marcelo Boeri29 May 2012Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] what has com into being against nature.1
Aristophanes [writes]: "having seen such a portent, I was not greatly afraid, but I endured going to war on your behalf".2
Aristophanes [writes]: "having seen such a portent, I was not greatly afraid, but I endured going to war on your behalf".2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τέρας· τὸ παρὰ φύσιν γενόμενον. Ἀριστοφάνης· τοιοῦτον ἰδὼν τέρας οὐ κατέδεισ', ἀλλ' ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν πολεμίζων ἀντεῖχον.
Betacode
*te/ras: to\ para\ fu/sin geno/menon. *)aristofa/nhs: toiou=ton i)dw\n te/ras ou) kate/deis', a)ll' u(pe\r u(mw=n polemi/zwn a)ntei=xon.
Notes (2)
Linked from3 entries
- τ324Τεράωνof portents[Meaning] of signs.
- τ325Τέραςmonster, portent, wonder[Meaning a] monstrosity, begotten against nature; or a sign. 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…
- 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 history5 revisions · last 12 Jul 2022
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- cross-references — Catharine Roth
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri