Zenobius 4.85
The hare runs for his very flesh
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English
Proverb
The hare runs for his very flesh
Explanation
the creature is exceedingly cowardly; whence too "Rhegine hare" became a saying, for the comic poets lampooned the Rhegines for cowardice. There is a proverb, "The hare runs for his very flesh," set down for those risking their lives and for that reason struggling stoutly.
Greek
Proverb
Λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν τρέχων
Explanation
δειλὸν ἄγαν τὸ ζῶον· ὅθεν καὶ Ῥηγῖνος λαγὼς ἐλέχθη, καὶ γὰρ τοὺς Ῥηγίνους ἐπὶ δειλίᾳ ἐκωμῴδουν. Παρομία δέ τις ἐστὶν, Ὁ λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν τρέχει, ἐπὶ τῶν διακινδυνευόντων ταῖς ψυχαῖς καὶ πρὸς τοῦτο καρτερῶς ἀγωνιζομένων τασσομένη.
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