Zenobius 2.25

Comparing a cat to Athena

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English

Proverb

Explanation

proverb of those who badly compare the better to the worse on account of some slight resemblance — as if one should compare the cat to Athena because of its grey-green eyes.

Greek

Proverb

Ἀθηνᾷ τὸν αἴλουρον

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν κακῶς συγκρινόντων τὰ κρείττονα τοῖς ἥττοσι διὰ σμικρὰν ὁμοιότητα ἡ παροιμία εἴρηται· ὡς εἴ τις διὰ γλαυκότητα τὸν αἴλουρον τῇ Ἀθηνᾷ συγκρίνοι.

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