Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
boxing match
French translation:
combat à mains nues/pancrace
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Pierre-Olivier Vilain
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boxing match
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Should I take this literally here?
On two occasions, Hipponax removes his cloak, in fr. 104 and then again in fr. 120 where,
in a re-enactment of the scene in Odyssey 18, the
Odysseus-Irus boxing match following an exchange of abuse that itself parallels the
Thersites episode, the poetic ego invites someone to ‘take my cloak, I’ll hit Boupalus in the eye’.
On two occasions, Hipponax removes his cloak, in fr. 104 and then again in fr. 120 where,
in a re-enactment of the scene in Odyssey 18, the
Odysseus-Irus boxing match following an exchange of abuse that itself parallels the
Thersites episode, the poetic ego invites someone to ‘take my cloak, I’ll hit Boupalus in the eye’.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | combat à mains nues/pancrace |
Pierre-Olivier Vilain
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| 4 | "pugilat" |
bigmimi
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Mar 23, 2012 10:54: Pierre-Olivier Vilain Created KOG entry
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combat à mains nues/pancrace
As boxing did not exist as we know it today, I would refer to it as "combat à mains nues" indicating thats the opponents did not use any weapon.
Ancient Greece also had a sport called "pancrace" (pankration) wich seems to be a more violent version of boxing but this could be a bit too technical and organized according to the story...
Ancient Greece also had a sport called "pancrace" (pankration) wich seems to be a more violent version of boxing but this could be a bit too technical and organized according to the story...
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"pugilat"
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