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Headword: *gunaiko\s o)/leqros
Adler number: gamma,499
Translated headword: a woman's ruination
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are being killed pitifully; inasmuch as many are terribly ruined by women.[1] Also [sc. attested is] "a woman's buttocks", in reference to the idle. Or because it is necessary for women to remain at home.[2]
Greek Original:
*gunaiko\s o)/leqros: e)pi\ tw=n oi)ktrw=s a)nairoume/nwn: paro/son polloi\ deinw=s u(po\ gunaikw=n a)pw/lonto. kai\ *gunaiko\s pugh/, e)pi\ tw=n a)rgw=n. h)\ o(/ti xrh\ ta\s gunai=kas oi)/koi me/nein.
Notes:
[1] cf. Apostolius 5.78 (where the proverb itself is couched in plurals).
[2] Appendix Proverbiorum 1.87.
Keywords: daily life; ethics; gender and sexuality; proverbs; women
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 19 July 2002@13:15:50.
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