Zenobius 2.85
Achilles has thrown two and four with his dice
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English
Proverb
Achilles has thrown two and four with his dice
Explanation
this is from Euripides. And Euripides, in revising his Telephus, removed the dice-game. It is said of the witless.
Greek
Proverb
Βέβληκ’ Ἀχιλλεὺς δύο κύβω καὶ τέτταρα
Explanation
τοῦτο Εὐριπίδου ἐστί. Καὶ Ἀριστόξενος δὲ φησὶν, ὅτι Εὐριπίδης διορθῶν τὸν Τήλεφον ἐξεῖλε τὴν πεττείαν.
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