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Headword:
*sklhra=s
a)oidou=
Adler number: sigma,636
Translated headword: of a harsh singer
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] of the Sphinx. That is, of the difficult [singer], because of the riddle. Or of the murderous [singer]. "You came and released the Cadmeians' town[1] from a harsh singer's tribute, which we used to pay."
Greek Original:*sklhra=s a)oidou=: th=s *sfiggo/s. toute/sti th=s dusko/lou, dia\ to\ ai)/nigma. h)\ th=s fonikh=s. o(/s g' e)ce/lusas a)/stu *kadmei/wn molw\n sklhra=s a)oidou= dasmo/n, o(\n parei/xomen.
Notes:
Sophocles,
Oedipus Tyrannus 35 (from which the present headword phrase, in the genitive case, is extracted: web address 1), with
scholia.
For the Sphinx cf.
pi 3083,
sigma 1741,
sigma 1746,
sigma 1747,
omicroniota 34.
[1]
Thebes (cf.
kappa 15,
kappa 17,
kappa 19).
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; geography; imagery; meter and music; mythology; tragedy
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 2 June 2003@01:05:02.
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