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Headword: Eipois ta tria para têi aulêi
Adler number: epsiloniota,175
Translated headword: you might say the three things by the court
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Those being led to their death used to have freedom of speech, once they were full of food and wine, to say three things which they wanted; after which they were silenced and led off on the [way] to their death. What is now called an office used to be called a court.
Greek Original:
Eipois ta tria para têi aulêi: tois epi thanaton agomenois parrêsia exên sitou kai oinou plêrôtheisin tria legein, ha boulointo: meth' ha phimôthentes apêgonto tên pros thanaton. to de nun archeion kaloumenon aulê ekaleito.
Note:
See already under alpha 4437, and again tau 154.
Keywords: daily life; ethics; food; law; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 10 August 2005@05:00:26.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (typo, status) on 10 August 2005@23:43:36.
David Whitehead (tweaked translation) on 11 August 2005@01:59:33.
David Whitehead on 26 November 2012@05:21:45.
Catharine Roth (tweaked translation) on 16 April 2018@01:37:50.
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