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Headword:
Dios
Korinthos
Adler number: delta,1207
Translated headword: Zeus' [son] Korinthos
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A proverb applying to those who keep saying the same things, it was coined for the following reason: the Megarians, subject to the Corinthians,[1] were oppressed with their orders and clearly vexed on this point. Corinthian envoys went to Megara, grew irritated when the people would not listen to them, and began to shout 'Zeus' son Korinthos will not put up with this.' So they say that the Megarians threw the envoys out and beat them, saying 'take that, Zeus' son Korinthos'!
Greek Original:Dios Korinthos: epi tôn ta auta legontôn paroimia. errethê de di' aitian toiautên: Megareis hupakouontes Korinthiois ebarounto tois epitagmasi kai phaneroi dusanaschetountes êsan epi toutôi. Korinthiôn de presbeis êlthon eis ta Megara kai tou dêmou mê prosechontos autois aganaktountes eboôn: ouk anexetai tauta ho Dios Korinthos. phasin oun tous Megareis ekballontas autous paiein kai legein: paie ton Dios Korinthon.
Notes:
cf. the
scholia to
Aristophanes,
Frogs 439, and
Plato,
Euthydemus 292E (both of which passages mention the proverb); and
Zenobius 3.21. For an alternative explanation to the one given here see
omicron 40.
[1] Other versions have Corinth and Corcyra.
Translated by: David Whitehead on 12 May 2003@08:23:45.
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