Ὄνος λύρας
a donkey to a lyre
Translated by Malcolm Heath4 Sep 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Menander in Psophodees [uses the phrase].1 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 happened to acquire a donkey as an audience for his wisdom. Look under 'Ammonianus'.2
Ammonianus the grammarian happened to acquire a donkey as an audience for his wisdom. Look under 'Ammonianus'.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄνος λύρας· Μένανδρος Ψοφοδεεῖ. ἡ δ' ὅλη παροιμία, ὄνος λύρας ἤκουε καὶ σάλπιγγος ὗς. λέγεται ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ συγκατατιθεμένων μηδὲ ἐπαινούντων. ὅτι Ἀμμωνιανῷ τῷ γραμματικῷ συμβέβηκεν ὄνον κεκτῆσθαι, σοφίας ἀκροατήν. καὶ ζήτει ἐν τῷ Ἀμμωνιανός.
Betacode
*)/onos lu/ras: *me/nandros *yofodeei=. h( d' o(/lh paroimi/a, o)/nos lu/ras h)/koue kai\ sa/lpiggos u(=s. le/getai e)pi\ tw=n mh\ sugkatatiqeme/nwn mhde\ e)painou/ntwn. o(/ti *)ammwnianw=| tw=| grammatikw=| sumbe/bhken o)/non kekth=sqai, sofi/as a)kroath/n. kai\ zh/tei e)n tw=| *)ammwniano/s.
Notes (2)
- The first paragraph of this entry is also in Photius (omicron355 Theodoridis, with other references there).
- 1Menander fr. 527 Kock (418 K.-A.); cf. Misoumenos 295 Sandbach = 696 Arnott. Compare omicron 384, omicron 385, and see generally Tosi [cited under alpha 378] no.1934. ↩
- 2[alpha 1639] Ammonianus. ↩
Linked from3 entries
- α1639ἈμμωνιανόςAmmonianos, AmmonianusGrammarian, honoured by his association with Syrianus and also by their innate similarity in character and physique -- in Homer's words, 'in appearance and stature and nature most similar'; for each of them was…
- ο384Ὄνος ἀκροᾷ σάλπιγγοςa donkey hears a trumpetEupolis in Taxiarchs [sc. says this].
- ο385Ὄνος πρὸς αὐλόνa donkey [listens] to the aulosA proverb in reference to those who do not express agreement or praise, because of the donkey's utter insensitivity.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 22 Jan 2021
- coding — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- expansions and adjustments — David Whitehead
- expanded n.1; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added x-refs and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Malcolm Heath