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1445
Δωδωναῖον χαλκεῖον
Dodonian bronze
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who 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 …
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400
Δηλίου κολυμβητοῦ
Delian diver
This [sc.
proverbial
phrase] was uttered in reference to a book of Heraclitus, because it was hard to understand, that it needed a Delian diver who would not be drowned in it. Some entitle …
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319
Δειλότερος τοῦ παρακύπτοντος
more cowardly than a peeper
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference those who are extremely cowardly. For there was a certain cowardly man who, peeping out of a cave and seeing Heracles, was turned to stone; and the stone …
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1076
Δικαιότερον σταχάνης
more just than a stachane
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who love justice; for stachane is what the Dorians call a pair of scales, perhaps by a link with stasis. And [there is] another [version of …
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1267
Δὶς ἑπτὰ πληγαῖς πολύπους πιλούμενος
an octopus pounded with twice seven blows
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who deserve punishment, inasmuch as when the octopus has been caught it is beaten many times to make it tender. And [there is] another
proverb:
"twice …
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86
Δασύπους
shaggy-foot, furry-foot
[Meaning a] hare. And [there is] a
proverb:
"sooner will a tortoise outrun a shaggy-foot [sc. than a certain thing will happen];" in reference to the impossible.
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273
Δεσμοὶ Τυρρηνοί
Etruscan chains, Etruscan fetters
… Hesychius, whose (mysterious) gloss is 'the ones [the] Athenians used'.
Proverbial
in Apostolius 5.97, with the same glossing as here. In Appendix
Proverbiorum
1.96 a second sentence of explanation is added: 'applied to those …
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1029
Διθυραμβοδιδάσκαλοι
dithyramb-directors
… gay man (lambda 264, lambda 278, pi 3225, cf. the
proverb
for homosexual acts, ta\ *kinhsi/ou dra=| 'he does the acts of Cinesias': Michael Apostolius,
Proverbs
15.89) and lampooned for his gruesome appearance, covered …
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1168
Διονύσια
Dionysia
… Many quotations of Aristophanes in the Suda are introduced as
'proverbs'
(paroimiai), even if they would be better described as “pithy sayings”: cf. e.g. delta 1282, epsilon 3234, nu 597. It is possible that …
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1419
Δοῦλος ὢν κόμην ἔχεις
despite being a slave you have [long] hair
[1] Aristophanes, Birds 911 (web address 1), and scholion;
proverbial
in Apostolius 6.34. [2] As at e.g. Herodotus 7.7.1 (web address 2), of Egypt after Xerxes' punitive invasion. Note also the
proverb
'more enslaved …
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1560
Δοῖδυξ
pestle
… word, and a)letri/banos an Asian one. The scholia refer to
proverbial
expressions: scholia to Knights 984b paroimi/a, doi/duc au)/cei: e)pi\ tw=n li/an mikrw=n, "there is a
proverb,
"the grinder causes [things] to augment: [it …
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1164
λέγεται καὶ ἵππος
Diomedeian compulsion
Also found is '[Diomedeian] horse'. A
proverb,
[stemming] from [Diomedes [Author, Myth]] the son of Tydeus or from the Thracian [Diomedes]. The latter compelled his guests to have intercourse with his daughters and then …
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619
Διαλλάττειν
to reconcile
… is] no more trustworthiness than in a wolf agape." The
proverb
[is] in reference to those who pillage other people's property. For in the same way that there is no trustiness in wolves, [there …
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1031
Διθυράμβων νοῦν ἔχεις ἐλάττονα
you have less sense than dithyrambs.
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to silly/unintelligible people.
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1207
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 …
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1423
Δούλων πόλις
slaves' city
A
proverb;
[sc. also a city] in Libya: Ephorus in [volume] 5 [mentions it]. Also another [city] of sacred slaves, in which one man is free. There is also, in Crete, Slave-city [Doulopolis], as …
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28
Δάκτυλοι
fingers, finger[-dates]
… the dates of the date palm. And [there is] a
proverb:
"Daktylos' day"; in reference to those passing their days happily. For Daktylos was a man born in Athens who had the greatest honors.
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32
Δαλός
firebrand
… piece of wood, or half-burnt torch. And [there is] a
proverb:
'a firebrand into fire'.
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58
Δαναΐς
Danaid
… singular] *Danai/+dos, and [genitive plural] *Danai/+dwn. Also look up the
proverb
in [the entry on] a)plhsti/a ["insatiable desire"].
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91
Δατός
Datos, Datus, Daton, Datum
Name of a city. Also [sc. attested is the
proverbial
phrase] "Datos of good things", where [there were] even gold mines.
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92
Δάτος
Datos, Datus, Daton, Datum
A city of Thrace, exceptionally well-favored. From it comes the
proverb:
"Datos of good things". This city and the adjacent territory have names in both feminine and masculine.
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109
Δαιδάλου πτερά
Daedalus' wings
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who employ delay through lack of an appendage.
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110
Δαιδάλου ποιήματα
Daidalos' creations, Daedalus' creations
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those pursuing skills with exactitude. [It arose] because the old craftsmen used to make the eyes closed, but Daidalos opened them, and spread the feet. And Homer …
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160
Δέδοται καὶ κακοῖσιν ἄγρα
the catch has been given even to bad men
[sc. A
proverb]
in reference to those who profit beyond what they deserve.
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174
Δεκάζεσθαι
to be bribed in tens
… themselves into groups of ten. This gave rise to the
proverb:
Lykos's Company of Ten. So from the Company of Ten came [the terms] bribing in tens and to be bribed in tens.
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209
Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυται
a Delphian man has a crown but dies of thirst.
[sc. The
proverb
arises] since these men wear wreaths because they serve as priests for the god, but, lacking the necessities of life, they do not manage.
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212
Δελφῖνα νήχεσθαι διδάσκεις
you are teaching a dolphin to swim.
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who train someone in matters in which they are already expert. Also [sc. attested is] "you are tying a dolphin by the tail"; in reference to …
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298
Δέχεται καὶ βῶλον ἀλήτης
a vagabond accepts even a clod
[Used] with an accusative. [sc. This
proverbial
phrase] is applied to those accepting everything for what is better. Or simply, [it is applied] to those admitting no-one.
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334
Δεινῆς ἀνάγκης οὐδὲν ἰσχυρότερον
nothing is mightier than terrible necessity
[sc. This
proverb
is used] because necessity compels even the gods. And Plato says that not even the gods compel necessity.
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352
Δεινοὶ πλέκειν τοι μηχανὰς Αἰγύπτιοι
Egyptians (are) clever at crafting machines
[sc. A
proverbial
phrase] in reference to those who are exceedingly knavish; for the Egyptians [were] such people. And Homer [writes]: "a terrible gale." Such as, famous Hippodameia.
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