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Headword: Αἰδοῖον
Adler number: alphaiota,88
Translated headword: the shameful thing, pudendum
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
the membrum.
[That] which is also called 'the necessary' by some; since it is a symbol of necessity. [Note] that the one having large shameful things used to be called ἀνδροσάθων ['Manroot'].[1]
Greek Original:
Αἰδοῖον: τὸ μόριον. ὃ καὶ ἀναγκαῖον πρός τινων καλεῖται: ἐπεὶ τῆς ἀνάγκης ἐστὶ συμβόλαιον. ὅτι ὁ μεγάλα ἔχων αἰδοῖα ἀνδροσάθων ἐλέγετο.
Note:
[1] An epithet of Priapos (pi 2275, pi 2276, pi 2277). This supplementary material comes from alpha 1827 and alpha 2189.
Keywords: definition; ethics; gender and sexuality; medicine; religion
Translated by: William Hutton on 22 May 2003@10:32:55.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented note; cosmetics) on 22 May 2003@10:46:03.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 10 October 2005@08:55:06.
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