Μικρός ἡλίκος Μόλων

small (but) as big as Molon

Translated by David Whitehead9 Jul 2001Vetting: high2 revisions

22 words

[sc. A saying] in reference to very short men. But there were two Molons, one an actor, and [the other?] a thief.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μικρός, ἡλίκος Μόλων· ἐπὶ τῶν πάνυ βραχέων. δύο δὲ ἐγένοντο Μόλωνες, εἷς ὑποκριτής, καὶ λωποδύτης.

Betacode

*mikro/s, h(li/kos *mo/lwn: e)pi\ tw=n pa/nu braxe/wn. du/o de\ e)ge/nonto *mo/lwnes, ei(=s u(pokrith/s, kai\ lwpodu/ths.

Notes

From the scholia to Aristophanes, Frogs 55 (web address 1), where the headword phrase occurs. (See mu 1203 and the notes there.) Became proverbial, as the glossing suggests: Apostolius 11.69.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

μ1203ΜόλωνMolonA proper name. Aristophanes [writes]: "small, as big as Molon". In reference to men small in stature. "How great a desire? -- Small, as big as Molon." But there were two Molons, actors and thieves.

Neighbouring entries

μ1051Μικροπρεπείας ῥήματαterms of triviality μ1052Μικρός γε μῆκος οὗτος ἀλλὰ πᾶν κακόνsmall in stature, this man - but all of it bad μ1053Μικρός ἡλίκος Μόλωνsmall (but) as big as Molon μ1054Μικρὸς ὁ σὸς ἀεὶ πῶλοςyour foal is always small μ1055Μικροῦ δέωlittle I am lacking

Revision history2 revisions · last 22 May 2013

22 May 2013augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
17 Oct 2003cosmetics, added link and keywords, set status — William Hutton
9 Jul 2001Translated — David Whitehead