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Headword: *(\us u(po\ r(o/palon
Adler number: upsilon,694
Translated headword: a hog under the cudgel
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
A proverb in Dinolochus,[1] applied to those propelling themselves toward destruction.
Greek Original:
*(\us u(po\ r(o/palon: paroimi/a para\ *deinolo/xw| e)pi\ tw=n e(autou\s ei)s o)/leqron e)mballo/ntwn.
Notes:
Likewise in Photius (upsilon308 Theodoridis); cf. Apostolius 17.70 and other paroemiographers.
[1] See generally delta 338; this is his fr. 14 Kaibel (and K.-A.).
Keywords: comedy; daily life; ethics; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 20 March 2006@08:43:25.
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