Zenobius 5.92
A fig for Hermes
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English
Proverb
A fig for Hermes
Explanation
proverb of things lying open for the use of any who wish. For if ever a fig appeared, they would dedicate it to Hermes; and any who wished took it.
Greek
Proverb
Σῦκον ἐφ’ Ἑρμῇ
Explanation
παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν ἐκκειμένων ἐπ’ ὠφελείᾳ τοῖς βουλομένοις. Εἴ ποτε γὰρ φανείη σῦκον, τοῦτο τῷ Ἑρμῇ ἀνἀτιθέασι· τοῦτο δὲ οἱ βουλόμενοι ἀνελάμβανον.
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