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Headword: *lukambia/des
Adler number: lambda,795
Translated headword: Lykambes' daughters, Lycambes' daughters
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
"For if Lycambes' daughters left the light to avoid the harsh sound of Archilochus' iambics [...]."
Greek Original:
*lukambia/des: ei) ga\r fe/ggos e)/lipon a)luska/zousai i)a/mbwn a)/grion *)arxilo/xou fqe/gma *lukambia/des.
Note:
Greek Anthology 7.70.3-4 (Julian, prefect of Egypt), quoted from alpha 1442. Find another extract from this epigram at beta 242.
Keywords: biography; imagery; poetry; women
Translated by: David Whitehead on 21 January 2007@07:56:23.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (cosmeticule, status) on 22 January 2007@21:26:10.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 23 January 2007@03:04:16.
David Whitehead on 23 April 2013@06:22:43.
Catharine Roth (tweaked note) on 23 June 2020@19:22:19.
Ronald Allen (added cross-reference) on 9 September 2023@00:30:00.
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