νεροπαππούλης

[altan]

Hi friends,
Another word again from "Αναφορα στον Γκρεκο".


σαν αγαθός νεροπαππούλης μου φάνταξε

Thanks.

 

[Palavra]

Hi again!
I'm copying a larger portion of the phrase here, for reference purposes:

Την πρώτη φορά που τον είδα να μπαίνει στο σπίτι, έσυρα φωνή∙ έτσι με τις φαρδιές βράκες του, με το κόκκινο ζωνάρι, φεγγαροπρόσωπος, γελαστός, σαν αγαθός νεροπαππούλης μου φάνταξε, σαν ένα στοιχειό της γης, που τώρα, νά, βγήκε από τα περβόλια​

 

[nickel]

Hi. Judging from "στοιχειό της γης", I can only guess he is using this term as a description of some water sprite, some gnome associated with water. This is not a common term. I haven't even found "παππούληδες" used in connection with fairies and sprites.

 

[altan]

Thanks friends.

 

[altan]

Hi Nickel,
It seems that Sotiris Skippis has used νεροπαππούλης before Nikos Kazantzakis.

 

[nickel]

Hi, Altan. I'd seen that as one of the few Google hits, right after Report to Greco. I don't, however, think that Kazantzakis was basing his use of the term on the character in Skipis' little known play. It is more likely they are both making use of a folklore term that we just have not located in the older books made available to us on the web.

 

[altan]

Thanks Nickel.