Symphosius Riddle 86: Malleus
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Date: Sat 10 Sep 2022Original text:
Non ego de toto mihi corpore vindico vires,
Sed capitis pugna nulli certare recuso:
Grande mihi caput est, totum quoque pondus in illo.
Translation:
I do not claim strength with my whole body,
But in a fight of heads I do not refuse to compete against anyone:
My head is big, also all my weight is in it.
Hammer
Notes:
This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
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