Zenobius 2.50

An eagle in the clouds

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English

Proverb

An eagle in the clouds

Explanation

this is also an oracle; said of those hard to catch, inasmuch as the eagle when in the clouds is not caught.

Greek

Proverb

Ἀετὸς ἐν νεφέλαις

Explanation

ἔστι μὲν οὖν χρησμός· εἴρηται δὲ ἐπὶ τῶν δυςαλώτων, παρόσον ὁ ἀετὸς ἐν νεφέλαις ὢν οὐχ ἁλίσκεται.

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