Zenobius 3.41
The brain of Zeus
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English
Proverb
The brain of Zeus
Explanation
the proverb is set down for those living in indulgence. Clearchus, in the fifth book of his On Lives, says that among the Persians the most expensive dishes are called "the brain of Zeus and of the king."
Greek
Proverb
Διὸς ἐγκέφαλος
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν ἡδυπαθούντων ἡ παροιμία τέτακται. Κλέαρχος δὲ ἐν τῷ πέμπτῳ περὶ βίων φησὶ, τὰ πολυτελῆ βρώματα παρὰ τοῖς Πέρσαις Διὸς καὶ βασιλέως ἐγκέφαλον καλεῖσθαι.
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