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Headword:
Akantha
Adler number: alpha,796
Translated headword: prickle, thorn, spike
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] the plant, and the sea-monster's spine.[1] Also the [fact that] a caltrop [takes its design] from this.[2]
"The wild beast in violent onslaught strikes against his bonds with his spike and cuts through them".[3]
And [there is] a proverb in reference to the dumb and unrefined: "a prickly cicada".[4]
Greek Original:Akantha: to phuton, kai hê rhachis tou kêtous. kai to ex hou tribolos. to de thêrion hormêi biaiai prospeson diakoptei têi akanthêi tous desmous. kai epi tôn aphônôn kai amousôn paroimia, Akanthios tettix.
Notes:
[1] Same or similar glossing in other lexica.
[2] (A marginal addition in two manuscripts.) Caltrops,
triboloi, were spiked triangular objects, designed to injure cavalry or infantry troops.
[3] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler cites
Aelian fr. 224 Hercher for comparison, but the differences are significant.)
[4]
Zenobius 1.51.
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 6 November 2000@21:27:29.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (added note and keyword; cosmetics) on 7 November 2000@03:21:14.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 23 January 2012@05:28:49.
David Whitehead (another note) on 3 May 2015@10:41:48.
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