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Headword:
*au)tokto/na
Adler number: alpha,4504
Translated headword: self-destructive
Vetting Status: high
Translation: "Thus self-destructive gifts are sent from enemies, holding the lot of doom in the pretence of kindness."[1] About Ajax and Hector.
Greek Original:*au)tokto/na: ou(/tws e)c e)xqrw=n au)tokto/na pe/mpeto dw=ra, e)n xa/ritos profa/sei moi=ran e)/xonta mo/rou. peri\ *ai)/antos kai\ *(/ektoros.
Notes:
The headword, neuter plural of this adjective, is extracted from the quotation given.
[1]
Greek Anthology 7.152.7-8 (author unknown). On the exchange of gifts between Ajax and Hector, see
Homer,
Iliad 7.303-305 (web address 1). Find additional quotes from this epigram at
pi 1458 and
phi 203.
Web address 1
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; mythology; poetry
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 2 August 2001@18:04:45.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (added keywords; cosmetics) on 3 August 2001@04:34:48.
David Whitehead (another note and keyword; cosmetics) on 3 May 2012@06:50:56.
David Whitehead on 11 September 2015@04:16:23.
Ronald Allen (expanded n.3, added cross-references, added keyword, added link) on 12 September 2023@23:32:47.
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