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Headword:
Κάλυντρα
Adler number: kappa,270
Translated headword: brooms
Vetting Status: low
Translation: Brushes.[1]
"Carrying a broom instead of a spear and a sieve instead of a shield and a basket instead of a helmet, seated on an ass."[2]
Greek Original:Κάλυντρα: κόσμητρα. ἀντὶ δὲ τοῦ δόρατος κάλυντρον φέρων καὶ κόσκινον ἀντὶ τῆς ἀσπίδος καὶ κόφινον ἀντὶ κράνους, ἐπὶ ὄνου καθήμενος.
Notes:
[1] Neuter nominative/accusative plural; similarly glossed in other lexica; evidently quoted from somewhere. Same spelling at
kappa 2513 and
kappa 2515, but cf. the entry for
κάλλυνθρον (sic) in LSJ.
[2] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler suggested
Aelian.)
Translated by: Ryan Stone on 10 March 2008@20:12:37.
Vetted by: David Whitehead (augmented and modified notes; another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics) on 11 March 2008@05:09:41.
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