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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