Zenobius 3.27
The hailstone drachma
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English
Proverb
The hailstone drachma
Explanation
under Diophantus the theatre-allowance was a drachma; and since hail fell from the sky at that time, they jokingly called it the "hailstone drachma."
Greek
Proverb
Δραχμὴ χαλαζῶσα
Explanation
ἐπὶ Διοφάντου τὸ θεωρικὸν ἐγένετο δραχμή· ἐπεὶ δὲ ἔπεσε χάλαζα τότε ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀέρος, χαλαζῶσαν αὐτὴν ἐπέσκωπτον.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:3.27