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Ton
hippon
ho
Skuthês
Adler number: tau,764
Translated headword: the Skythian [and] the horse
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those secretly desirous of something, but in public repelled. Another version is: 'the Skythian [toying with] the horse'.
See in the [entry] '[the] Skythian'.[1] See the same proverb also in the [entry] 'acting coyly'.[2]
Greek Original:Ton hippon ho Skuthês: epi tôn krupha tinos ephiemenôn, phanerôs de apôthoumenôn. legetai de kai, ho Skuthês ton hippon. zêtei kai en tôi Skuthês. zêtei tên autên paroimian kai en tôi akkizomenos.
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Keywords: daily life; ethics; geography; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 20 May 2010@05:18:55.
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