Greek Proverb of the Day

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.

Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς δύο.

• οὐδέ.
• Ἡρακλῆς.
• πρός.
• δύο, from δύο.

Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς δύο.

Not even Heracles (fights) against two.

In other words: don't pick a fight where your enemies outnumber you. The saying appears in a fragment of the archaic poet Archilochus. Meanwhile, you can read about the exploits of the hero Hercules at Wikipedia: Heracles.

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

_______ φύλαττε.

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Φιλίαν φύλαττε.

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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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____ διὰ πάντα τελευτᾷ.

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Θεὸς διὰ πάντα τελευτᾷ.

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Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς ______.

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Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς δύο.

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

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