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δ1207Διὸς ΚόρινθοςZeus' [son] Korinthos… people would not listen to them, and began to shout 'Zeus' son Korinthos will not put up with this.' So they say that the Megarians threw the envoys out and beat them, saying 'take …Matched in translationhighmedium
α651Ἀηδών καὶ ἀηδοῦςnightingale, songstress… my heart, those which the bird, the sad messenger of Zeus, always wails 'Itys'." In Attic a)/rare/ me. She herself is equal to my heart, meaning we are in harmony, the nightingale and I, …Matched in translationhighmedium
α4660Ἀφύα ἐς πῦρ

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Διὸς Κόρινθος

Zeus' [son] Korinthos

A proverb applying to those who keep saying the same things, it was coined for the following reason: the Megarians, subject to the Corinthians, were oppressed with their orders and clearly vexed on this point.…

Διὸς Κόρινθος· ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ αὐτὰ λεγόντων παροιμία. ἐρρέθη δὲ δι' αἰτίαν τοιαύτην· Μεγαρεῖς ὑπακούοντες Κορινθίοις ἐβαροῦντο τοῖς ἐπιτάγμασι καὶ φανεροὶ δυσανασχετοῦντες ἦσαν ἐπὶ…

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anchovy into fire

… more kinds: one is called the aphritis, which is not born from procreation, but from the foam [aphros] floating at the surface of the sea. Another is called the kobitis ["little gudgeon"], which is …

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αι237Αἲξ οὐρανίαheavenly goat… officials]. Cratinus [says that] just as the goat Amaltheia was Zeus' nurse, so too a heavenly goat was [the nurse of] those accepting bribes. But others are accustomed to call and understand thus that …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε3718ΕὐρύβατοςEurybatos, Eurybatus… from the companion of Odysseus. Also Aristophanes in Daidalos, portraying Zeus changing himself into several things, including a rich man and a ne'er-do-well, [writes]: "if in fact any of you has seen Eurybatos Zeus." …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1510Ἅμματα[Kasiotic] knots… to a Kasiote [?]. Knots, [meaning] ties. In the Epigrams "Zeus cut through the bindings of her untouched golden maidenhood, after slipping into Danae's bronze-wrought chambers." And elsewhere: "with the binding of her dainty …Matched in translationhighmedium

α4257Ἀστρονομίαastronomy, astrology… happen by a heavenly motion around those who are being born. After them Egyptians and Greeks received this [teaching] and attribute those who are begotten to the movement of the stars. Also [sc. attested …Matched in translationhighmedium

γ118Γέλοιοςlaughable… did not know from which of his parents he was born.Matched in translationhighmedium

δ186Δεκάτην ἑστιάσαιto feast the tenthWhen children had been born to the citizens of Athens, it was customary on the 10th night after the birth to call together the paternal and maternal relatives and the closest friends, and when …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ1445Δωδωναῖον χαλκεῖονDodonian bronze… speak a little. For Demon says that the oracle of Zeus at Dodona is surrounded by cauldrons in a circle. They touch each other, and when one is struck all of them resound in …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε760Ἐλάχιστοςthe least [thing]… abundance of goods "someone else's"; inasmuch as we are not born with wealth, but rather naked; and truly we have brought nothing into the world and can take nothing out.Matched in translationhighmedium

ε1421Ἐν παντὶ μύθῳ καὶ τὸ Δαιδάλου μύσοςin every myth (there is) also the defilement of Daedalus… bull made her pregnant. Out of her the Minotaur was born. Minos for certain reasons became angry with the Athenians and used to collect a tribute of seven virgins and an equal number of …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε1546Ἐξάντηdanger-free, out of danger[Meaning] healthy, and outside of ruin. "O Zeus, that I may become danger-free [in respect] of this disease!" The nu is inserted for euphony. "But the wounded man, having come out of his injury, …Matched in translationhighmedium

ι165Ἱερείας ἐνύπνιονpriestess's dream… the heavens, and indeed as she entered the palace of Zeus she beheld a red-haired man bound with an iron chain, below the royal throne. When she asked who he was, she [seemed] to …Matched in translationhighmedium

κ1405ΚέρκωπεςKerkopes, Cercopes, Monkey-men… they were turned to stone because they tried to deceive Zeus. [There is] the proverbial saying "to play the ape" [kerkwpi/zein] which Chrysippus says is metaphorical from animals fawning with their tails [ke/rkos].Matched in translationhighmedium

κ1996Κομῆταιcomets… "torch", [are] fires which arise when thick air has been borne up to the ether-like region. A flame, a kindling of accumulated fire that turns around rapidly and presents the appearance of length. There …Matched in translationhighmedium

χ362Χοᾶchous; pitcher… keep up his strength ... such as kings reared by Zeus eat." Those invited [to dinner] used to bring pitchers, so that they would not share another drinking-vessel because of the blame that befell …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1298Ἀλκυονίδες ἡμέραιAlcyon days, Halcyon days, kingfisher days… seem to have thought of the real kingfisher, beloved by Zeus, who calms the weather for its nesting (Simonides). The Alcyon Sea was so named, according to Strabo, because this corner of the Gulf …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1168ΔιονύσιαDionysia… means that the "girl" had lived three Choes, but was born at the time of the Dionysia, stressing the link with wine. (The scholion Ravennas continues: "[Aristophanes says this] because wine is the subject …Matched in noteshighmedium

ει291Εἰς λατομίαςinto (the) quarries… 2862, delta 1178, and phi 395. [2] The fable of 'Zeus and the tortoise' attributed to Aesop (no. 125 Chambry). This fable is translated by O. and R. Temple in The Complete Fables. Aesop, …Matched in noteshighmedium