ΑΙΔΩΣ Δ’ ΟΥΚ ΑΓΑΘΗ: <i>Works and Days</i> 317-319
In Hesiod’s αἰδὼς δ’ οὐκ ἀγαθή (<em>Erga</em> 317), αἰδώς is not a divided concept referring here to the poor man’s shame, but is litotes for its opposite, ἀναιδείη, which offers to the indolent an easy but short-lived prosperity.<br />
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| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/13001 |