Zenobius Proverbs

Greek and English proverb entries from the Leutsch-Schneidewin Zenobius.

Zenobius 1.51

An Acanthian cicada

Illustrated proverb 1.51

English

Proverb

An Acanthian cicada

Explanation

said of the voiceless and unmusical, since the cicadas of Acanthus do not sing.

Greek

Proverb

Ἀκάνθιος τέττιξ

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν ἀφώνων καὶ ἀμούσων λέγεται, παρόσον οἱ ἀκάνθιοι τέττιγες οὐκ ἄδουσιν.

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