Zenobius 5.6
Hermodorus was a hearer of Plato, and used to bring his master's compositions to Sicily and sell them. Hence the proverb.
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English
Proverb
Hermodorus was a hearer of Plato, and used to bring his master's compositions to Sicily and sell them. Hence the proverb.
Explanation
Hermodorus was a hearer of Plato, and used to bring his master's compositions to Sicily and sell them. Hence the proverb.
Greek
Proverb
Λόγοισιν Ἑρμόδωρος ἐμπορεύεται
Explanation
ὁ Ἑρμόδωρος ἀκροατὴς γέγονε Πλάτωνος, καὶ τοὺς ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ συντεθειμένους λογισμοὺς κομίζων εἰς Σικελίαν, ἐπώλει. Εἴρηται οὖν διὰ τοῦτο ἡ παροιμία.
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