Τερατεία
talking marvels, telling tall tales
Translated by Marcelo Boeri4 Jan 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τερατεία· ψευδολογία. παραδοξολογία. τοῖς ὑπὸ τῶν τερατευομένων καὶ γοήτων περὶ ἐπῳδῶν καὶ δαιμόνων ἀποπομπῆς.
Betacode
*teratei/a: yeudologi/a. paradocologi/a. toi=s u(po\ tw=n terateuome/nwn kai\ goh/twn peri\ e)pw|dw=n kai\ daimo/nwn a)popomph=s.
Notes (2)
Linked from3 entries
- τ328Τερατευόμενοςtalking marvels[Meaning he] telling a falsehood, and saying nothing true or sound. "[They] talking marvels and boasting, as if the cognition of the place were useful for many things."
- τ330Τερατολογίαιtelling of marvels, marvelous tales[Meaning] false accounts. Those telling wondrous and surprising things as myths. 'To tell of marvels' is the term for narrating improbabilities, and speaking of matters beyond human scope.
- ψ55Ψευδομυθίαtall-tale-telling[Meaning] tall-story-telling.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Jan 2014
- more; keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- coded title — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri