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Headword: Αἰγὸς τρόπον
Adler number: alphaiota,69
Translated headword: goat-fashion, like a goat
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
In reference to those who bring an evil on themselves. From a Corinthian proverb, "The nanny-goat giving the knife."[1]
Greek Original:
Αἰγὸς τρόπον: ἐπὶ τῶν ἑαυτοῖς ἐπιφερόντων κακόν. ἀπὸ Κορινθιακῆς παροιμίας, ἡ αἲξ δοῦσα τὴν μάχαιραν.
Note:
[1] The full story appears at alphaiota 235; alphaiota 236 was copied from here.
Keywords: daily life; proverbs; religion; zoology
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 6 October 2002@22:16:30.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified translation; added keyword) on 7 October 2002@03:14:48.
David Whitehead (alternative headword) on 15 June 2004@07:59:45.
Catharine Roth (typo, status) on 15 June 2004@11:27:25.
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