Λύκος ἀετὸν φεύγει
a wolf is fleeing an eagle
Translated by Catharine Roth23 Nov 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things that are inescapable.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λύκος ἀετὸν φεύγει· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀφύκτων.
Betacode
*lu/kos a)eto\n feu/gei: e)pi\ tw=n a)fu/ktwn.
Notes
- From Photius lambda451 Theodoridis; also in Diogenianus 6.19 and other paroemiographers.
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