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Headword:
*pa/nq'
o(/moia
kai\
*(rodw=pis
h(
kalh/
Adler number: pi,191
Translated headword: all things alike -- even beautiful Rhodopis
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Rhodopis was a courtesan. So the saying refers to those who lost a lot of money, seeing the difference of the [sc. cost of] intercourse [with her] by comparison with the other women.
Greek Original:*pa/nq' o(/moia kai\ *(rodw=pis h( kalh/: h( *(rodw=pis e(tai/ra e)ge/neto. tou\s ou)=n polu\ a)pole/santas a)rgu/rion, to\ dia/foron th=s mi/cews pro\s ta\s a)/llas gunai=kas sunorw=ntas, e)pifwnei=n to\ lego/menon.
Notes:
(Entry lacking, Adler reports, in ms F.)
A more pointed gloss on the proverb than the one given at
alpha 2897 and
rho 210.
Keywords: biography; daily life; economics; gender and sexuality; proverbs; women
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 1 December 2000@17:33:33.
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