Language Humour: Curious Words and Phrases ... Ucalegon : A Ucalegon is a neighbour whose house is on fire. It seems impossible that there should be a word for this, but here you are (courtesy of Trojan legend, in which Ucalegon was an unfortunate, burned-out neighbour of Aeneas).
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Ucalegon (Ancient Greek: ) was one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad and the destruction of his h...
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Iam Deiphobi dedit ampla ruinam volcano superante domus, iam proximus ardet Ucalegon; Sigea igni freta lata relucent. ... The palace of Deiphobus ascends in smoky flames, and catches on his friends. Ucalegon burns next: the seas are bright...
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Citations of Ucalegon ... But who is this Ucalegon below, that cries and makes such a sad moan? ... One of them, Peter Chamberlin, was burnt out; but this Ucalegon lived next door to the Castle, and suffered in consequence.
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Definition of ucalegon with German, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish translations and search. Pronunciation sound files. ... Etymology: Ucalegon, one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad (3.148) and the destruction of his...
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According to the OED, a Ucalegon is a neighbour whose house is on fire. It comes from the Greek for "What-Me-Worry?" and is used in Homer's Iliad to tell how the Gods punish those "who heed not the (warning) eye of the gods."
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