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[148] κερδαλέον. Through the sense of ‘gain-getting,’ the derivatives of “κέρδος” take almost any colouring, from the wise counsel of a goddess, “κερδοσύνῃ ἡγήσατ᾽ Ἀθήνη Il.22. 247, to the selfishness of Agamemnon, who is called “κερδαλεόφρων Il.1. 149; or the craftiness of Sisyphus, “ὃς κέρδιστος γένετ᾽ ἀνδρῶν Il.6. 153.Compare also the titles “κερδαλέη” and “κερδώ” for the fox, in Pindar and Archilochus.

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