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Headword: Ἡβητήρ
Adler number: eta,20
Translated headword: a man in his prime
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Also ἥβη ["youthful prime"], the first growth of [beard] hair.
In the Epigrams: “Youths in their prime [are] not fine. For I detest that hair growing fast.”[1]
Greek Original:
Ἡβητήρ. καὶ Ἥβη, ἡ πρώτη ἔκφυσις τῶν τριχῶν. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι: οὐ καλὸν ἡβητῆρες. ἀπεχθαίρω γὰρ ἐκείνην τὴν τρίχα τὴν ταχὺ φυομένην.
Note:
Greek Anthology 5.277.3-4.
Keywords: daily life; definition; gender and sexuality; poetry
Translated by: Marcelo Boeri on 25 October 2003@01:35:22.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (modified translation, added note and keyword, set status) on 25 October 2003@02:15:27.
David Whitehead (another keyword; cosmetics) on 26 October 2003@04:42:21.
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