Ἄπις κρατῶν τις ἀστοχεῖ τῶν ἐλπίδων
a certain Apis though prevailing fails in his hopes
Translated by Catharine Roth · 30 Aug 2000 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions
Translation
[no gloss]
Greek original
Ἄπις κρατῶν τις ἀστοχεῖ τῶν ἐλπίδων.
Betacode
*)/apis kratw=n tis a)stoxei= tw=n e)lpi/dwn.
Notes
- An iambic trimeter, from the dream-interpretations, in verse, attributed to Astrampsychos (alpha 4251). Perhaps a reference, of oracular obscurity, to the death of an Apis-bull (see alpha 3201).
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