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Headword:
Hapanta
gar
toi
brôta
poliorkoumenois
Adler number: alpha,2901
Translated headword: for all things are food to the besieged
Vetting Status: high
Translation: The saying [is] in reference to necessity. For the besieged often grasp even at things they should not.[1]
Greek Original:Hapanta gar toi brôta poliorkoumenois: epi tou anankaiou ho logos. hoi gar poliorkoumenoi pollakis kai hôn ou dei haptontai.
Notes:
The proverb in this form (Arsenius 3.58a has an abbreviated one, with no gloss) is a line of hexameter iambic verse.
[1] An oblique reference to cannibalism.
Keywords: daily life; ethics; food; military affairs; meter and music; poetry; proverbs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 29 November 2000@20:45:24.
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