Zenobius 5.91
You are asking for a fig
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English
Proverb
You are asking for a fig
Explanation
said of flatterers. The Athenians used to flatter the farmers, wishing to take from them the early figs; and they augured well that the like would come again next year.
Greek
Proverb
Σῦκον αἰτεῖς
Explanation
αὕτη λέγεται κατὰ τῶν κολακευόντων. Οἱ γὰρ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐκολάκευον τοὺς γεωργοὺς, βουλόμενοι παρ’ αὐτῶν λαμβάνειν τὰ πρώϊμα σῦκα· οἰωνίζοντο γὰρ αὐτοῖς καὶ πάλιν ἐλθεῖν εἰς νέωτα.
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