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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c

Greek Monolingual

η, Ν
1. δισεπίλυτο πνευματικό παιχνίδι
2. συνεκδ. καθετί που απαιτεί κοπιώδη σκέψη για να λυθεί ή να διευθετηθεί.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σπάζω + κεφάλι + κατάλ. -ιά (πρβλ. απλοχεριά)].