Zenobius 5.20

Prouder than Peleus over his sword

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English

Proverb

Prouder than Peleus over his sword

Explanation

Anacreon mentions it, and Pindar in the Nemean Odes. They say it was given by Hephaestus as a gift to Peleus from the gods on account of his temperance, and using it he succeeded in everything, both in battles and in hunts.

Greek

Proverb

Μέγα φρονεῖ μᾶλλον, ἢ Πηλεὺς ἐπὶ τῇ μαχαίρᾳ

Explanation

μέμνηται ταύτης Ἀνακρέων, καὶ Πίνδαρος ἐν Νεμεονίκαις. Φασὶ δὲ αὐτὴν ὑπὸ Ἡφαίστου γενομένην δῶρον Πηλεῖ σωφροσύνης ἕνεκα παρὰ θεῶν δοθῆναι, ᾗ χρώμενος πάντα κατώρθου καὶ ἐν ταῖς μάχαις καὶ ἐν ταῖς θήραις.

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