Zenobius 2.40
Enough of acorns
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English
Proverb
Enough of acorns
Explanation
the proverb is said of those passing from a meaner diet to a better. For in early times men, fed on the acorns of the oak, later took to the fruits of Demeter when they were discovered.
Greek
Proverb
Ἅλις δρυός
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν ἐκ φαυλοτέρας διαίτης ἐρχομένων ἐπὶ βελτίονα εἴρηται ἡ παροιμία. Ἐπειδὴ τὸ ἀρχαῖον οἱ ἄνθρωποι βαλάνοις δρυὸς τρεφόμενοι, ὕστερον εὑρεθεῖσι τῆς Δήμητρος καρποῖς ἐχρήσαντο.
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