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*)iapeto/s
Adler number: iota,41
Translated headword: Iapetos, Iapetus
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A proper name.[1]
[Meaning] idiotic, stupid, ancient, one of the Giants. "And not to call [your father] Iapetos and reproach him for his age, from when you were reared in your infancy." ['Reared'] i.e. were brought up. That is, idiotic, stupid.[2]
Greek Original:*)iapeto/s: o)/noma ku/rion. lh=ros, mwro/s, a)rxai=os, ei(=s tw=n *giga/ntwn. mh/d' *)iapeto\n kale/santa mnhsikakh=sai th\n h(liki/an, e)c h(=s e)neottotrofh/qhs. oi(=on e)tra/fhs. toute/sti lh=ron, mwro/n.
Notes:
[1] That of one of Greek mythology's Giants; see below (and already under
alpha 4716).
[2]
Aristophanes,
Clouds 998-9 (web address 1), with scholion. Iapetos was a brother of Kronos, so for the jibe cf. generally
kappa 2470 (from an earlier passage in this same play).
Web address 1
Keywords: children; comedy; daily life; definition; mythology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 19 April 2006@03:56:28.
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