Greek Proverb of the Day: October 17

Here is today's proverb from the blog with a LOLcat and vocabulary too! This is a repeat of a proverb you've seen before, but the vocabulary list is new. The vocabulary links go to Logeion.

Γλαῦκας εἰς Ἀθήνας.

• γλαῦκας, from γλαύξ.
• εἰς, from εἰς.
• Ἀθήνας, from Ἀθῆναι.

Γλαῦκας εἰς Ἀθήνας.

(Bringing) owls to Athens.

This refers to a foolish effort: there's no need to bring owls to Athens because Athens is full of owls. The owls that lived in the Parthenon were a symbol of Athens, and the coins of Athens were stamped with owls. Compare the English proverbial phrase, "coals to Newcastle."

And here's a quiz covering the past five cats (answers at the blog only, not in the email):

Ἔργου ______ οἱ λόγοι.

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Ἔργου σκιὰ οἱ λόγοι.

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Γλαῦκας εἰς ______.

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Γλαῦκας εἰς Ἀθήνας.

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Μακραὶ ______ χεῖρες.

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Μακραὶ τυράννων χεῖρες.

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____ διὰ πάντα τελευτᾷ.

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Θεὸς διὰ πάντα τελευτᾷ.

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Κοσκίνῳ ______ ἀντλεῖς.

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Κοσκίνῳ ὕδωρ ἀντλεῖς.

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And to finish up, here's a random LOLCat too:

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