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Headword: Μὰ γῆν, μὰ παγίδας, μὰ νεφέλας, μὰ δίκτυα
Adler number: mu,12
Translated headword: by earth, by snares, by clouds, by nets
Vetting Status: low
Translation:

Thus they used to swear by random things, [for example] by springs, by rivers. Aristophanes in Birds [sc. illustrates this].

Greek Original:

Μὰ γῆν, μὰ παγίδας, μὰ νεφέλας, μὰ δίκτυα: οὕτω καὶ τὰ τυχόντα ὤμνυον, μὰ κρήνας, μὰ ποταμούς. Ἀριστοφάνης Ὄρνισι.

Note:

Aristophanes, Birds 194 and scholion: the hoopoe is employing some avian swear-words. See text at web address 1. For μά , cf. mu 1 and mu 31.

Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: comedy; daily life; zoology
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 30 November 2003@00:55:31.
Vetted by:

David Whitehead (cosmetics) on 30 November 2003@04:56:19.
Catharine Roth (augmented note) on 30 November 2003@12:17:17.

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