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Headword: Ὄνος εἰς ἄχυρα
Adler number: omicron,389
Translated headword: an ass into husks
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
A proverb in reference to those who, contrary to hope, fall into good things and enjoy them unstintingly.
Greek Original:
Ὄνος εἰς ἄχυρα: παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν παρ' ἐλπίδας εἰς ἀγαθὰ ἐμπιπτόντων καὶ τούτοις ἀπολαυστικῶς χρωμένων.
Note:
cf. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 52E, where the line "you are an ass [going] into husks of sweetmeats" is attributed to Philemon (fr.188 Kock).
Keywords: comedy; daily life; food; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 21 July 2006@07:07:15.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (set status) on 21 July 2006@15:57:05.
David Whitehead (added note and another keyword) on 23 July 2006@05:17:05.
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