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- κ2550Κοινὰ τὰ τῶν φίλωνthe property of friends is common propertyThey say that Pythagoras the philosopher persuaded those who associated with him as students to pool their property -- hence the proverb.
- η462ἩρακλείδηςHerakleides, Heracleides, Heraclides[a] Of Oxyrhynchus. Philosopher; the son of Sarapion; he was nicknamed Lembus. He lived under Ptolemy VI, who made the treaty with Antiochus. He wrote philosophical and other works. [b] Heraclides of Lycia, a …
- δ1352ΔομετιανόςDomitian, Domitianus, Dometianos… shorn and brought into court in fetters. And when the philosopher did not relent in his ridicule of the things that had happened on account of him and in his criticism of the things …
- ει291Εἰς λατομίαςinto (the) quarriesPhiloxenos the dithyrambic poet could not stand the poetry of the tyrant Dionysius because it was so bad. On one occasion Dionysius sent him to the quarries, but later decided to have him brought …
- α2862Ἄπαγέ με εἰς τὰς λατομίαςtake me away into the quarries… put up with what is unworthy. For they say that Philoxenus the dithyrambic poet was staying at the court of Dionysius the tyrant, and when the tyrant read out his hackneyed verses refused to …
- ν192ΝεοκλῆςNeokles, NeoclesAthenian, philosopher, brother of Epicurus. [He wrote a work] in defence of his own school. The [phrase] 'live unobtrusively' is Neokles'.
- χ445Χωρὶς τὰ Μυσῶν καὶ Φρυγῶν ὁρίσματαseparate are the boundaries of Mysians and Phrygians… And elsewhere: "it is not the part of one doing philosophy to profess and practice the art of prophecy nor any other sacred discipline; for the boundaries of the philosophers and those of the …
- α4121ἈρχύταςArchytas, Arkhutas… son of Hestiaios or Mnesarchos or Mnasagetes or Mnasagoras; Pythagorean philosopher. This man saved Plato from being murdered by the tyrant Dionysios. He championed the [Greek-]Italian federation, and was chosen general with full powers …
- ε336Ἔθυσας ἀντιθύσῃyou sacrificed [so] you should sacrifice in turnThe Cyclops says this to Odysseus in Philoxenus. For they misinterpret the [Homeric line] "and then we kindled a fire and sacrificed;" in the Poet [this] is said about sheep, and does not mean …
- α1019Ἀκροσφαλεῖςprecarious… in the [act of] walking. That is the Huns. In Philoctetes: "...that all things are awful for mortals and uncertain: to fare well or to fare otherwise. It is necessary for one who is …
- ε1368Ἔνθ' οὔτε μίμνειν ἀνέμους οὔτ' ἐκπλεῖν ἐᾷthe wind allows neither staying there nor sailing out… in reference to those who have fallen into difficult circumstances. Philoctetes in Aeschylus speaks it.
- ε410Ἐκκέκοφθ' ἡ μουσικήthe culture has been cut outThey say that whereas the ancients engaged in philological enquiry during their symposia, their successors introduced the singing-girls and kithara-girls and dancing-girls. Hence some people used to use this saying when criticizing innovation.
- α4523Αὐτὸς ἔφαhe himself said; ipse dixit"This proverbial [phrase], in reference to Pythagoras the philosopher, entered into [usage in everyday] life." For this man, glorifying his own word and life in his lectures, used to say "he said himself"; meaning …
- η358Ἢ Μορσίμου τὶς ῥῆσιν ἐξεγράψατοor (if) someone has copied out a passage of Morsimos… Morsimos was a tragedian, a rather frigid writer, son of Philokles, ophthalmologist, small; he had a son, Astydamas.
- α1298Ἀλκυονίδες ἡμέραιAlcyon days, Halcyon days, kingfisher days… book] Concerning Animals, but Demagoras of Samos [says] 7, and Philochorus 9. Hegesander tells the myth about them in his Memoirs as follows. They were the daughters of the giant Alkyoneus: Phosthonia, Anthe, Methone, …
- κ2141Κόσμειput in order… is set before my life, if I do not abandon philosophy even when she is suffering misfortune."
- κ710Κατὰ πῆχυν ἐπεδίδουwas advancing [cubit] by cubit… to those who progress towards greater things. "Unhindered in practicing philosophy, he continued to make a contribution and was advancing [cubit] by cubit, to speak simply, until the panic misfortune."
- δ1178ΔιονύσιοςDionysius, Dionysios… ill-treatment [inflicted] on any state." Concerning the tyrant Dionysius and Philoxenus the dithyrambic poet, see in the [entry] 'take me away to the quarries'.
- α3459Ἀπ' ὄνου καταπεσώνhaving fallen from a donkey… as if you had fallen from a donkey?" But the philosopher Plato says the proverb with "the mind" taking the place of the animal, like so: "[I should not], as if my mouth were …
- κ1719ΚλεόβουλοςKleoboulos, Cleobulus… those of his time for strength and beauty, he studied philosophy in Egypt. He had a daughter named Kleobouline who composed riddles in hexameter verse. Kleoboulos wrote songs and riddles in 3,000 verses. Of …
- α249Ἀγκώνelbow… proverbial expression: wiping one's nose with the elbow. Bion the philosopher said: "my father was a freed slave, wiping his nose with his elbow;" it indicated clearly the saltfish-importer. See another proverbial expression, 'sweet …