gelōta sardanion
a sardonic laugh
Source Homer, Odyssey 20.302 (proverbial)
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Etymology
Homeric γέλως Σαρδάνιος; allegedly from a Sardinian plant whose grimace prefigured the dying.
Cicero by Claudegelōta sardanion
a sardonic laugh
Source Homer, Odyssey 20.302 (proverbial)
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Homeric γέλως Σαρδάνιος; allegedly from a Sardinian plant whose grimace prefigured the dying.