Symphosius Riddle 39: Centaurus
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Date: Fri 01 Jul 2022Original text:
Quattuor insignis pedibus manibusque duabus
Dissimilis mihi sum, quia sum non unus et unus.
Et vehor et gradior, quia me mea corpora portant.
Translation:
Famous for my four feet and two hands
I am unlike myself, because I am not one and the same.
I both ride and walk because my bodies carry me.
Centaur
Notes:
This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
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