Zenobius 3.66

A deer-hearted man

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English

Proverb

A deer-hearted man

Explanation

of the coward, from the metaphor of the animal; for the deer is timid.

Greek

Proverb

Ἐλάφειος ἀνήρ

Explanation

ἐπὶ τοῦ δειλοῦ, ἐκ μεταφορᾶς τοῦ ζώου. Δειλὸν γὰρ ἡ ἔλαφος.

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