Ὄνος ἐν μελίτταις

a donkey among bees

Translated by David Whitehead21 Jul 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 15 words

Crates in Tolmai [uses the phrase].¹ Also [attested is] 'a donkey in perfume', a proverb.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὄνος ἐν μελίτταις· Κράτης Τόλμαις. καί, ὄνος ἐν μύρῳ, παροιμία.

Betacode

*)/onos e)n meli/ttais: *kra/ths *to/lmais. kai/, o)/nos e)n mu/rw|, paroimi/a.

Notes (2)

Same entry in Photius (omicron354 Theodoridis, with other references there).
1Crates fr. 36 Kock (38 K.-A.); "of one who has got into a scrape" (LSJ). ↩
2cf. "a clown at a feast" (LSJ); or a pig in clover. ↩

Neighbouring entries

ο386ὈνόσανδροςOnosandros, Onosander, Onasandros, Onasander ο387Ὀνόσαιτοmight blame ο388Ὄνος ἐν μελίτταιςa donkey among bees ο389Ὄνος εἰς ἄχυραa donkey into husks ο390Ὄνος εἰς Κυμαίουςa donkey into Kymaians

Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Jul 2013

4 Jul 2013Revised — David Whitehead
23 Jul 2006expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
21 Jul 2006set status — Catharine Roth
21 Jul 2006Translated — David Whitehead