Μῦς ἄρτι πίττης γευόμενος
a mouse just now tasting pitch
Translated by David Whitehead30 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μῦς ἄρτι πίττης γευόμενος· ἐπὶ τῶν πρῴην μὲν τολμηρῶν καὶ ἀναιδῶν, ἀθρόον δὲ δειλῶν ἀναφανέντων. λύσις ὀνείρου· Μῦς δ' αὖ φανεὶς ἔνδολος ἐν τρόποις πέλει.
Betacode
*mu=s a)/rti pi/tths geuo/menos: e)pi\ tw=n prw/|hn me\n tolmhrw=n kai\ a)naidw=n, a)qro/on de\ deilw=n a)nafane/ntwn. lu/sis o)nei/rou: *mu=s d' au)= fanei\s e)/ndolos e)n tro/pois pe/lei.
Notes (2)
- 1For other explanations see however mu 1477 and in the later paroemiographers. ↩
- 2From the dream-interpretations, in verse, attributed to Astrampsychus (alpha 4251). ↩
Linked from2 entries
- μ1466ΜῦςMys, mouseProper name, of a boxer. It also means a kind of small creature.
- μ1477Μῦς πίσσης γεύεταιa mouse is tasting pitch[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those just ending [something] with an effort. Also [sc. attested is] "as many as a mouse in pitch", from Mys the Tarentine, who ended poorly at the Olympics.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 30 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead