Μῦς πίσσης γεύεται
a mouse is tasting pitch
Translated by David Whitehead30 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μῦς πίσσης γεύεται· ἐπὶ τῶν νεωστὶ ἀπαλλασσόντων μετὰ κόπου. καὶ Ὅσα μῦς ἐν πίσσῃ, ἀπὸ Μυὸς τοῦ Ταραντίνου, κακῶς Ὀλυμπίασιν ἀπαλλάξαντος.
Betacode
*mu=s pi/sshs geu/etai: e)pi\ tw=n newsti\ a)pallasso/ntwn meta\ ko/pou. kai\ *(/osa mu=s e)n pi/ssh|, a)po\ *muo\s tou= *taranti/nou, kakw=s *)olumpi/asin a)palla/cantos.
Notes (2)
- Similar entry in Photius (mu621 Theodoridis).
- 1For other explanations see however mu 1468 and in the later paroemiographers. ↩
- 2See omicron 680. ↩
Linked from4 entries
- μ1466ΜῦςMys, mouseProper name, of a boxer. It also means a kind of small creature.
- μ1468Μῦς ἄρτι πίττης γευόμενοςa mouse just now tasting pitch[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who begin boldly and shamelessly but are suddenly shown to be cowards. Interpretation of a dream: when a mouse has reappeared, he is crafty in his ways.
- μ1475Μῦς λευκόςwhite mouseDomestic mice are very much impelled to mate, and especially the white ones; these are females. The proverb is applied to those who lack self-control when it comes to sex.
- ο680Ὅσα μῦς ἐν πίσσῃas many as a mouse in pitchThe proverb is applied to those who have won with great effort. But it does not [come] from the creature [of this name]; rather, Mys ["Mouse"] was an athlete from Taras. This man was a competitor at Olympia and took on…
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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