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Headword: Rhodon anemônêi sunkrineis
Adler number: rho,203
Translated headword: you are comparing a rose to an anemone
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those juxtaposing dissimilar things.[1]
And another saying: 'you have spoken roses of me', meaning what you have said about me is roses. Aristophanes [sc. uses this].[2]
And another saying: 'come to Rhodes and search no longer', in reference to those delighting in something.[3]
Greek Original:
Rhodon anemônêi sunkrineis: epi tôn anomoia sumballontôn. kai hetera paroimia: Rhoda m' eirêkas, anti tou emoi ta para sou eirêmena rhoda estin. Aristophanês. kai hetera paroimia: Rhodon parelthôn mêketi zêtei palin, epi tôn kudainontôn tinas.
Notes:
[1] Gregorius 3.7, etc. For the anemone, see alpha 2266.
[2] Aristophanes, Clouds 910 (web address 1), with comment from the scholia there.
[3] Gregorius 3.60, etc. For Rhodes see rho 196, rho 205.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: botany; comedy; daily life; ethics; geography; imagery; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 24 April 2003@04:39:35.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (added link) on 14 April 2004@00:48:55.
David Whitehead (typo in tr; augmented n.3) on 14 April 2004@03:53:58.
David Whitehead (cosmetics) on 25 August 2011@04:08:54.
Catharine Roth (fixed link) on 19 September 2011@22:11:54.
David Whitehead on 28 October 2013@09:50:08.
Catharine Roth (cross-reference) on 11 January 2022@16:53:29.
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