Ὄνος πρὸς αὐλόν
a donkey [listens] to the aulos
Translated by Catharine Roth2 Jan 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
A proverb in reference to those who do not express agreement or praise, because of the donkey's utter insensitivity.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄνος πρὸς αὐλόν· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ συγκατατιθεμένων μηδὲ ἐπαινούντων· διὰ τὸ παντελῶς ἀναίσθητον τοῦ ὄνου.
Betacode
*)/onos pro\s au)lo/n: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n mh\ sugkatatiqeme/nwn mhde\ e)painou/ntwn: dia\ to\ pantelw=s a)nai/sqhton tou= o)/nou.
Notes
- This entry (out of alphabetical order) is lacking in manuscripts AF; Adler indicates it as an interpolation.
cf. already omicron 384, and again (especially) omicron 391.
Linked from2 entries
- ο384Ὄνος ἀκροᾷ σάλπιγγοςa donkey hears a trumpetEupolis in Taxiarchs [sc. says this].
- ο391Ὄνος λύραςa donkey to a lyreMenander in Psophodees [uses the phrase]. The complete proverb [is]: "a donkey was listening to a lyre and a pig to a trumpet". It is said of those who do not express agreement or praise. Ammonianus the grammarian…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 4 Jul 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth