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- γ230Γῇ θάλατταν συναναμίγνυσινthey mix up the sea with the earthThe proverb [is used] in reference to those who are excessively angered.
- γ258Γῆς βάροςearth's weight… to those contributing to nothing. And [there is] another proverb: "earth's guts", in reference to those worth nothing.
- α4099Ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστονFirst, not to be born is best for earth-bound men, and not to look upon the rays of the sharp sun; but, once born, [best] to drive as quickly as possible through Hades' gates[Applied] to those who have lived miserably.
- β457Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh ox… "How, being an ox, do you not cut furrows of earth, but lie down like a rustic drunkard? And how are you, goat, not running off to pastures but stood up as a silver …
- α1183Ἀληλεσμένονground-up… change of life, previously wild and thorny, before tending the earth and seeds came about. Hence from this care came the saying a)lhlesme/non bi/on.
- γ184Γέρανοι λίθους καταπεπωκυῖαιshe-cranes which have swallowed stones… finished their journey; but if [the stone goes] to the earth, they take a rest. Aristophanes says this: "cranes having swallowed stones". Cranes flying carry pebbles in their mouths as a support so as …
- α732Ἀθηναίων δυσβουλίαAthenians' ill-counsel… were the first to work the soil [chthon], namely the earth, or on account of their not being incomers.
- ν163Νέμεσιςnemesis, Nemesis… "Nemesis was present, she who watches the things of the earth"; or in other words, she who watches unjust acts. Babrius says [this] in the Fables. And Aelian [writes]: "palpable evidence of Nemesis the …
- κ1405ΚέρκωπεςKerkopes, Cercopes, Monkey-menThere were two brothers on [the] earth, who displayed every sort of wickedness, and they were called Kerkopes, taking this name from the terrible nature of their deeds. For one of them was called …
- α2082Ἀνάστατοιanastatoi… when the sun and the moon appear early over the earth; but Apollodorus [says that it is] because they fasten bundles of firewood to them when bringing them. But a phthoïs are[sic!] pastries, which …
- α517Ἀδώνιδος κῆποιAdonis' gardens… of lettuce and fennel, which they used to sow in earthenware pots. They apply the proverb to the superficial and shallow. Adonis' gardens: in reference to things that are untimely and transitory and have …