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Headword: Τὸν Ὕλαν κραυγάζεις
Adler number: tau,769
Translated headword: you are shouting Hylas
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
The proverb applies to those labouring and shouting in vain; after Hylas had vanished, Herakles disembarked from the ship Argo and searched for him but did not find him.
Greek Original:
Τὸν Ὕλαν κραυγάζεις: ἐπὶ τῶν μάτην πονούντων καὶ κραυγαζόντων ἡ παροιμία: ἐπεὶ τὸν Ὕλαν ἀφανῆ γενόμενον Ἡρακλῆς ἀποβὰς τῆς νεὼς Ἀργοῦς καὶ ζητήσας οὐχ εὗρε.
Note:
cf. Apostolius 8.34. See also upsilon 90.
Keywords: daily life; mythology; proverbs
Translated by: Bobbiejo Winfrey on 23 February 2003@12:49:03.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note; augmented keywords; cosmetics) on 24 February 2003@03:47:10.
David Whitehead (cosmetics) on 14 August 2011@09:58:38.
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