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Headword: Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει, δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυται
Adler number: delta,209
Translated headword: a Delphian man has a crown, but dies of thirst.
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Since these men wear wreaths because they serve as priests for the god, but, lacking the necessities of life, they do not manage.
Greek Original:
Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει, δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυται: ἐπεὶ οὗτοι διὰ τὸ ἱερᾶσθαι τῷ θεῷ ἐστεφανωμένοι, τῶν δὲ ἐπιτηδείων ἀποροῦντες οὐκ ἀπαλλάσσουσιν.
Notes:
cf. Diogenianus 4.26 and other paroemiographers, where the explanation is clearer.
For Delphi see delta 210.
Keywords: botany; daily life; food; geography; proverbs; religion
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 8 May 2002@00:26:28.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note) on 8 May 2002@04:13:19.
David Whitehead (tweaked tr; augmented notes and keywords) on 2 December 2011@05:25:19.
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