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Headword: Βοῦς ἐν αὐλίῳ κάθῃ
Adler number: beta,459
Translated headword: You are an ox sitting in a fold
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
A proverb [applied] to useless things.
Greek Original:
Βοῦς ἐν αὐλίῳ κάθῃ: παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν ἀχρήστων.
Notes:
In Cratinus fr.32 Kock. (The modern equivalent would be: a square peg in a round hole.)
Cf. beta 458 (end).
Keywords: comedy; daily life; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 4 June 2002@22:00:15.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified headword; added notes and keywords) on 5 June 2002@03:12:11.
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