Zenobius 5.70
To kick against the goad
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English
Proverb
To kick against the goad
Explanation
proverb mentioned by Euripides: "I, a mortal, would kick against god's goad." Aeschylus too mentions it.
Greek
Proverb
Πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν
Explanation
παροιμία, ἧς μέμνηται Εὐριπίδης· Πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζοιμι θνητὸς ὢν θεῷ. Καὶ Αἰσχύλος δὲ ταύτης μέμνηται.
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