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Headword: Ἐκ Μασσαλίας ἥκεις
Adler number: epsilon,499
Translated headword: you are coming from Marseilles
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Applied to effeminate and luxury-loving people, inasmuch as the men of Marseilles are said to wear effeminate, perfumed clothing and tie their hair up, and are a disgrace because of this softness.
Greek Original:
Ἐκ Μασσαλίας ἥκεις: ἐπὶ τῶν θηλυδριῶν καὶ τεθρυμμένων, παρόσον ἐκείνους φασὶ θηλύτερον στολίζεσθαι μεμυρισμένους καὶ τὰς τρίχας ἀναδουμένους, καὶ διὰ ταύτην τὴν μαλακίαν ἀσχημονεῖν.
Notes:
For a variant on this see epsilon 3161.
For Marseilles, ancient Massalia, see mu 242.
Keywords: clothing; daily life; ethics; gender and sexuality; geography; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 21 April 2003@06:24:51.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth on 27 June 2003@00:40:34.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 13 December 2005@06:48:33.
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