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Headword: *gunh\ ei)s *(hrakle/ous ou) foita=|
Adler number: gamma,502
Translated headword: a woman does not go into Heracles' house
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. A proverbial caution directed] toward those unworthy of affairs;[1] inasmuch as Herakles was a slave to Omphale.[2] Also [sc. attested is] "a woman serves as general",[3] in reference to something paradoxical.[4]
Greek Original:
*gunh\ ei)s *(hrakle/ous ou) foita=|: pro\s tou\s a)naci/ous tw=n pra/cewn: paro/son *(hraklh=s e)dou/leusen *)omfa/lh|. kai\ *gunh\ strathgei= kai\ gunh\ strathgei=tai, e)pi\ tou= parado/cou.
Notes:
[1] Appendix Proverbiorum 1.88.
[2] cf. alpha 301, alpha 1272.
[3] Two Greek forms of this are given: gunh\ strathgei= and gunh\ strathgei=tai; but see next note.
[4] cf. Apostolius 5.76, etc. (where however the second verb is strateu/etai, 'goes on campaign'). See generally Tosi [cited under alpha 378] no.288.
Keywords: daily life; ethics; gender and sexuality; military affairs; mythology; proverbs; women
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 19 July 2002@13:24:21.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added keywords; cosmetics) on 20 July 2002@11:19:44.
David Whitehead (notes; cosmetics) on 15 November 2005@09:40:14.
David Whitehead (tweaking) on 12 June 2012@05:28:45.
David Whitehead on 15 August 2012@03:16:10.
David Whitehead on 30 September 2015@04:06:59.
Catharine Roth (added note numbers) on 10 May 2016@23:28:55.

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