• Ebooty

  

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  Re: Mr. Apollinax epigraph

  Fri, November 4, 2005 - 3:19 PM

  Very difficult
  
  The first is the symbol/word Omega - the end.
  The next word that looks like TNG either means nubile or mediocre - in the context of the poem, which i think alludes to Bertrand Russell's affair with his first wife, I assume it's the latter.
  The very last word means human.
  
  And that's about all I could do, sorry.
  
  Good luck!
  
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• • barnaby

    

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    Re: Mr. Apollinax epigraph

    Fri, November 4, 2005 - 10:34 PM

    Thanks for the effort. The amazing thing is, none of the versions of the poem I've looked at translate it. When I could not find it in the Cambridge Companion to Eliot, I started to despair.
    
    It seems to be something about the mechanical Hercules and his paradoxical tongue, from what my Greek friends tell me. If I get anything more clear, I'll let you know.

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  • • Ebooty

      

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      Re: Mr. Apollinax epigraph

      Sat, November 5, 2005 - 12:33 PM

      happy hunting!

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• Brian

  

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  Re: Mr. Apollinax epigraph

  Thu, December 28, 2006 - 12:05 AM

  Barnaby, if you're still wondering about this after over a year, here goes:
  
  "Oh, man is skilled at contriving marvelous tales of Heracles' novelty."
  
  This wasn't so hard with the aid of my trusty Liddell & Scott Greek Lexicon. Don't leave home without it!

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