Ὄνος ὕεται
a donkey is in the rain
Translated by David Whitehead11 Jan 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are unmoved. Cephisodorus in Amazons [writes]: "you are teasing me; but for my part I am a donkey in the rain at your words".1 Cratinus in Runaways [writes]: "they are running around crying 'bravo!', but the donkey is in the rain".2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄνος ὕεται· ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ ἐπιστρεφομένων. Κηφισόδωρος Ἀμαζόσι· σκώπτεις μ'· ἐγὼ δὲ τοῖς λόγοις ὄνος ὕομαι. Κρατῖνος Δραπετίσιν· οἱ δὲ πυππάζουσι περιτρέχοντες, ὁ δ' ὄνος ὕεται.
Betacode
*)/onos u(/etai: e)pi\ tw=n mh\ e)pistrefome/nwn. *khfiso/dwros *)amazo/si: skw/pteis m': e)gw\ de\ toi=s lo/gois o)/nos u(/omai. *krati=nos *drapeti/sin: oi( de\ puppa/zousi peritre/xontes, o( d' o)/nos u(/etai.
Notes (2)
- Same entry in Photius (omicron358 Theodoridis); and see also Apostolius 12.85.
- 1Cephisodorus fr. 1 Kock (and K.-A.). ↩
- 2Cratinus fr. 52 Kock (56 K.-A.). ↩
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- Revised — David Whitehead
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- Translated — David Whitehead