Zenobius 5.16

The Phrygian, rather

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English

Proverb

Explanation

Croesus, they say, having gathered the wise men, asked which they thought the most fortunate man. Each naming someone different, Aesop the Phrygian, the fable-maker, said that Croesus surpassed the others as much as the sea surpasses the rivers. Croesus, hearing this, said: "The Phrygian, rather!"

Greek

Proverb

Μᾶλλον ὁ Φρύξ

Explanation

συναγαγὼν ὁ Κροῖσος, ὥς φασι, τοὺς σοφοὺς, ἠρώτα, τίνα εἰδεῖεν εὐδαιμονέστατον. Ἄλλου δὲ ἄλλον λέγοντος Αἴσωπος ὁ Φρὺξ, ὁ μυθοποιὸς, τοσοῦτον ἔφη τὸν Κροῖσον τῶν ἄλλων ὅσον καὶ τὴν θάλατταν τῶν ποταμῶν προέχειν. Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Κροῖσος, εἶπε· Μᾶλλον ὁ Φρύξ.

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