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Headword: Αὐθιγενής
Adler number: alpha,4429
Translated headword: born here, native to this place
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Autochthonous, genuine.[1]
"'I am Persian, and from the time of my fathers a Persian native to this place, yes master. To defile fire is more grievous to us than a difficult death.'"[2]
Greek Original:
Αὐθιγενής: αὐτόχθων, γνήσιος. Πέρσης εἰμὶ καὶ ἐκ πατέρων Πέρσης αὐθιγενής, ναὶ δέσποτα: πῦρ δὲ μιῆναι ἡμῖν τοῦ χαλεποῦ πικρότερον θανάτου.
Notes:
[1] Same glossing in other lexica.
[2] Greek Anthology 7.162.2-4.
Keywords: definition; ethics; geography; poetry
Translated by: William Hutton on 24 March 2002@11:02:52.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note; cosmetics) on 11 April 2002@08:15:19.
David Whitehead (another note; more keywords; tweaking) on 30 April 2012@06:57:40.
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