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Headword: Ἐπειδὴ τὸν Ταντάλου λίθον τῆς κεφαλῆς ἀπετιναξάμεθα
Adler number: epsilon,2119
Translated headword: since we shook Tantalus' stone off our head
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
[This proverb is used] in reference to some danger which has arrived and has passed by; alternatively to one who has begun an undertaking but has then made light of it.
Greek Original:
Ἐπειδὴ τὸν Ταντάλου λίθον τῆς κεφαλῆς ἀπετιναξάμεθα: λέγεται ἐπὶ κινδύνου τινὸς ἐπηρτημένου καὶ παρελθόντος: ἢ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀρξαμένου τινὸς πράγματος, εἶτα ὀλιγωρήσαντος.
Notes:
Apostolius 7.60, etc.
For Tantalus cf. generally iota 620, sigma 659, tau 77, tau 78, tau 79 (stone), tau 80, tau 81 tau 147.
Keywords: daily life; mythology; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 21 April 2003@12:02:36.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (modified translation) on 3 July 2003@00:16:50.
David Whitehead (added more x-refs) on 3 July 2003@09:25:06.
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