Zenobius 6.4
The talents of Tantalus
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English
Proverb
The talents of Tantalus
Explanation
Tantalus was renowned for wealth, so that he passed into proverb. The proverb is double: one form, "Tantalus' talents are tantalised"; the other, "the talents of Tantalus."
Greek
Proverb
Τάλαντα Ταντάλου
Explanation
διεβεβόητο ὁ Τάνταλος ἐπὶ πλούτῳ, ὡς καὶ εἰς παροιμίαν διαδοθῆναι. Διπλῆν δὲ συμβέβηκεν εἶναι τὴν παροιμίαν, καὶ τὴν μὲν, Ταντάλου τάλαντα τανταλίζεται· τήν δὲ, Ταντάλου τάλαντα.
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