Zenobius 5.48

Here's another Heracles

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English

Proverb

Explanation

Clearchus, expounding the proverb, says that Heracles called Briareos came to Delphi, and taking, by some ancient custom, one of the treasures lying there, set out for the so-called Pillars of Heracles, and got the better of those there. Some time later the Tyrian Heracles came to Delphi to consult the oracle; and the god addressed him as "another Heracles." So the proverb gained currency.

Greek

Proverb

Οὗτος ἄλλος Ἡρακλῆς

Explanation

Κλέαρχος ἐξηγούμενος τὴν παροιμίαν φησὶ τὸν Βριαρέω καλούμενον Ἡρακλέα ἐλθεῖν εἰς Δελφοὺς, καὶ λαβόντα τὶ τῶν ἐκεῖ κειμηλίων κατά τι παλαιὸν ἔθος, ὁρμῆσαι ἐπὶ τὰς Ἡρακλέους στήλας καλουμένας καὶ τῶν ἐκεῖ περιγενέσθαι. Χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερον τὸν Τύριον Ἡρακλέα ἐλθεῖν εἰς Δελφοὺς χρησόμενον τῷ μαντείῳ· τὸν δὲ θεὸν προςειπεῖν αὐτὸν ἄλλον Ἡρακλέα· καὶ οὕτω τὴν παροιμίαν κρατῆσαι.

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