Οὐδέν ἐστ' ἄμεινον οὐδ' ἥδιον ἢ φῦσαι πτερά

nothing is better or sweeter than to grow wings

Translated by David Whitehead5 Oct 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Οὐδέν ἐστ' ἄμεινον οὐδ' ἥδιον ἢ φῦσαι πτερά.

Betacode

*ou)de/n e)st' a)/meinon ou)d' h(/dion h)\ fu=sai ptera/.

Notes

Asserted by the chorus at Aristophanes, Birds 785: web address 1.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ο787Οὐδὲν ἔλαττονnot less ο788Οὐδὲν ἐξ ἀγροῦ λέγειςyou are saying nothing out of the countryside ο789Οὐδέν ἐστ' ἄμεινον οὐδ' ἥδιον ἢ φῦσαι πτεράnothing is better or sweeter than to grow wings ο790Οὐδένειαnobodies ο791Οὐδέν ἐστι θηρίον γυναικὸς ἀμαχώτερονthere is no wild beast more unconquerable than a woman, nor fire, nor any panther so shameless

Revision history5 revisions · last 20 Feb 2021

20 Feb 2021tweaked link — Catharine Roth
1 Aug 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
31 Jul 2013Revised — David Whitehead
7 Jan 2005expanded note — David Whitehead
6 Feb 2004added link, set status — Catharine Roth
5 Oct 2001Translated — David Whitehead