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Headword:
*daida/lou
ptera/
Adler number: delta,109
Translated headword: Daedalus' wings
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who employ delay through lack of an appendage.
Greek Original:*daida/lou ptera/: e)pi\ tw=n di' a)pori/an prosqh/khs xrwme/nwn parelku/sei.
Notes:
Glossed more intelligibly in
Diogenianus 4.25 (and other paroemiographers): "in reference to those who, at a loss, employ an extraneous appendage".
For Daedalus see also
delta 107,
delta 110.
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 10 December 2003@16:02:21.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (added notes; modified keywords; cosmetics) on 11 December 2003@05:41:27.
David Whitehead (expanded note; more keywords) on 15 June 2012@13:10:50.
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