Greek word for "wanker."
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Greek word for "wanker."
I read in an article that Demosthenes uses the word α?τολεκύθος to describe men as "wankers," but I can't find it in LSJ. Can anyone corroborate this for me?
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Thanks for your reply. Oswyn Murray in his article "The Affair of the Mysteries: Democracy and the Drinking Group" merely translates it as "Wankers." I found a more balanced discussion here.
http://books.google.com/books?id=bMG0Iq ... g#PPA21,M1
http://books.google.com/books?id=bMG0Iq ... g#PPA21,M1