καταχήνη
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A flouting, mockery, Ar.V.575, Ec.631; Καταχῆναι, αἱ, title of play, IG14.1097.8. II amulet in the shape of a locust offered in the Acropolis of Athens, Hsch.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
καταχήνη: ἡ κατάγελως, περίγελως, καταφρόνησις, Ἀριστοφ. Σφῆκ. 575, Ἐκκλ. 631 (πρβλ. καταχαίνω)˙ Καταχῆναι εἶναι ὄνομα δράματος ἐν τῆ Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 229. 8. ΙΙ. εἶδος φυλακτηρίου ἔχοντος τὸ σχῆμα ἀκρίδος καὶ προσφερομένου ἐν τῇ Ἀκροπόλει τῶν Ἀθηνῶν. Ἡσύχ., ἴδε Λοβεκ. Ἀγλαόφ. 970˙- τὸ «φάσμα» (νυκτερὶς) καλεῖται σήμερον ἐν Ρόδῳ καταχανᾶς, C. T. Newton.
