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Headword:
Ὁ
Καρπάθιος
τὸν
λαγῳόν
Adler number: omicron,105
Translated headword: the Karpathian and the hare
Vetting Status: low
Translation: They say that the Karpathians, being islanders,[1] brought in a hare, because they did not have [any] in their territory. But the hares became numerous and ruined their agriculture.
So the proverb is applied to those devising something to their own detriment.
Greek Original:Ὁ Καρπάθιος τὸν λαγῳόν: φασὶν ὅτι οἱ Καρπάθιοι νῆσον οἰκοῦντες ἐπηγάγοντο λαγῳόν, οὐκ ἔχοντες ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ. οἱ δὲ πολλοὶ γενόμενοι τὰ γεώργια αὐτῶν ἐλυμαίνοντο. εἴρηται οὖν ἡ παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν καθ' ἑαυτῶν τι ἐπινοουμένων.
Notes:
Cf.
lambda 30 and
omicroniota 121; both say that a plurality of hares were introduced, which is surely correct.
[1] The island of
Karpathos, modern Scarpanto, lies between
Rhodes and Crete. See generally OCD(3) p.294.
Translated by: David Whitehead on 7 October 2001@06:32:08.
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