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A servant ties his sandals? Father, the stranger has no hands.

Gorgo, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gorgo 3 (240e)

The source

"A servant ties his sandals? Father, the stranger has no hands." Gorgo said it in Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gorgo 3 (240e). Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"πάτερ ἔφη ὁ ξένος χεῖρας οὐκ ἔχει."

Original Greek, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gorgo 3 (240e). Greek: Bernardakis 1889 (Teubner) via Perseus.

Who said it

The Spartans (8th–4th century BC). Laconic sayings from Lycurgus, Leonidas, Dienekes and the mothers of Sparta, recorded by Herodotus and Plutarch.

Questions

Who said "A servant ties his sandals? Father, the stranger has no hands."?
Gorgo (8th–4th century BC). Source: Plutarch, Sayings of Spartan Women, Gorgo 3 (240e).
What is the original Greek?
πάτερ ἔφη ὁ ξένος χεῖρας οὐκ ἔχει. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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