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Headword:
*(o
*karpa/qios
to\n
lagw|o/n
Adler number: omicron,105
Translated headword: the Karpathian (brought in) the hare
Vetting Status: high
Translation: They say that the Karpathians, being islanders,[1] brought in a hare, because they did not have [any] in their territory. But the hares became numerous and ruined their agriculture.
So the proverb is applied to those devising something to their own detriment.
Greek Original:*(o *karpa/qios to\n lagw|o/n: fasi\n o(/ti oi( *karpa/qioi nh=son oi)kou=ntes e)phga/gonto lagw|o/n, ou)k e)/xontes e)n th=| xw/ra|. oi( de\ polloi\ geno/menoi ta\ gew/rgia au)tw=n e)lumai/nonto. ei)/rhtai ou)=n h( paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n kaq' e(autw=n ti e)pinooume/nwn.
Notes:
cf.
lambda 30 and
omicroniota 121; both say that a plurality of hares were introduced, which is surely correct.
[1] The island of
Karpathos, present-day Scarpanto, lies between
Rhodes and Crete. See generally OCD4 Carpathos.
Translated by: David Whitehead on 7 October 2001@06:32:08.
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