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Headword: *(/ina mh\ fa/gh| sko/roda mhde\ kua/mous
Adler number: iota,364
Translated headword: so that he may [never] eat garlic or [black] beans
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
That is, so that he may not serve on a jury or in the army. For into war they used to take garlic; but the jurymen used to nibble on beans, in order not to fall asleep.
Greek Original:
*(/ina mh\ fa/gh| sko/roda mhde\ kua/mous: toute/stin i(/na mh\ dika/sh| mhde\ polemh/sh|. ei)s ga\r to\n po/lemon e)/feron sko/roda: oi( de\ dikastai\ e)/trwgon kua/mous, i(/na mh\ koimhqw=sin.
Notes:
An approximation of Aristophanes, Lysistrata 690 (web address 1), with scholion.
For garlic and soldiers cf. epsilon 3157.
For jurors and beans cf. kappa 2577, kappa 2578.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: botany; comedy; daily life; food; law; military affairs
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 18 December 2005@22:50:13.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (tweaked tr) on 19 December 2005@03:20:52.
David Whitehead (tweaked headword and tr; augmented notes) on 13 April 2006@04:37:46.
David Whitehead on 11 January 2013@07:39:15.
Catharine Roth (upgraded link) on 11 January 2013@23:32:05.
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