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Headword:
*)en
trio/dw|
ei)mi\
logismw=n
Adler number: epsilon,1489
Translated headword: I am at a crossroads in my calculations
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A proverbial saying in reference to matters which are unclear and uncertain. For he who has reached a crossroads does not know which road to take.
Greek Original:*)en trio/dw| ei)mi\ logismw=n: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n a)dh/lwn kai\ a)mfibo/lwn pragma/twn. e)peidh\ ga\r o( e)n trio/dw| geno/menos ou)k oi)=de poi/a| xrh/setai o(dw=|.
Notes:
Theognis 911;
Plato,
Laws 799C;
Zenobius 3.78; etc.
'Crossroads' sounds natural in English, but note that the Greek has
triodos, literally a three-road junction. (cf. Oedipus' murder of his father 'where three wagon-tracks meet':
Sophocles,
Oedipus Tyrannus 716).
Keywords: daily life; imagery; mythology; philosophy; poetry; proverbs; tragedy
Translated by: David Whitehead on 28 November 2002@07:49:42.
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