Zenobius 2.57
Fallen from an ass
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English
Proverb
Fallen from an ass
Explanation
the proverb is set down for great and impossible things; as Aristophanes has, "Fallen from a tomb." And Eupolis, "As if fallen from the earth."
Greek
Proverb
Ἀπ’ ὄνου καταπεσών
Explanation
ἡ παροιμία τέτακται ἐπὶ τῶν μειζόνων καὶ ἀδυνάτων· ὡς Ἀριστοφάνης· Ἀπὸ τύμβου πεσών, Καὶ Εὔπολις, Ὥσπερ ἀπὸ χθονὸς πεσών.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:2.57